His duty assignments and positions spanning over 20 years of service include Carpenter, Charlie Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, Aurora, CO; Pershing Missile Crewmember, Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, Neu-Ulm, Germany; Warhead Technical Specialist, Headquarters Service Battery, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, Neu-Ulm, Germany; Cartographer, 175 Engineer Company, 20th Airborne Engineer Brigade, Ft. Bragg, NC; Field Recruiter and Assistant Station Commander, Salt Lake City Recruiting Battalion, duty detailed to Cedar City, UT; Construction Supervisor, Alpha Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, Boulder, CO; Platoon Sergeant, Alpha Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, Boulder, CO; Construction Inspector, Headquarters Support Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, Denver, CO; First Sergeant, Alpha Company, 244th Engineer Battalion, Boulder, CO.
His military occupational specialties and schools include 51W-Carpentry and Masonry Specialist, 15E-Pershing Missile Crewmember and 81C-Cartographer. Noncommissioned Officer Courses include Primary Leadership Development Course at Bad-Toelz, Germany, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course at Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri and Ft, Belvoir, Virginia, Advance Noncommissioned Officer Course at Camp Williams, Utah and Devils Lake, North Dakota. Functional Area Courses include Basic Airborne Course and the Army Recruiter Course.
His awards include, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal 2nd Award, Army Achievement Medal 5th Award, Good Conduct Medal 3rd Award, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal with M-Device and Bronze Hourglass, National Defense Service Medal 2nd Award, Southwest Asia Service Medal with two Campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon 3rd Award, Army Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserves Component Overseas Training Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait). Other awards include the Basic Parachutist Badge, Driver Badge, Army Recruiter Badge and the Bronze DeFleury Medal. Permanent unit awards include the Army Superior Unit Award. He is authorized to wear both the 20th Airborne Engineer Brigade and 4th Infantry Division combat patches.
He resides in Loveland, Colorado with his wife Alexis, children Andrew, Ryan and Rebecca.
