Programs

NASA Research Pilot & Owner of Vertical Views Photography

Education
  •  B.S. Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University
  •  B.S. Electronic Systems Technologies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
  •  M.S. Systems Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School
  •  PhD Candidate, Systems Engineering, Colorado State University (Expected graduation date of May 2021)
  •  DAWIA Level III SPRDE, Level III PM and Level I T&E certified

Received The Following Special Honors
  •  Nine (9) Air Medals Strike Flight
  •  Joint Service Commendation Medal
  •  Two (2) Navy Commendation Medals
  •  Two (2) Navy Achievement Medals
  •  Iraqi Campaign and Afghanistan Campaign Medals
  •  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals
  •  Astronaut Scholarship (NC State University, 1998-1999)

Experience
  •  Enlisted Marine Corps avionics technician supervisor with VMAQ-2 (1990-1995)
  •  Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1999
  •  Winged a Naval Aviator in January 2002 and designated an F/A-18 Hornet Pilot in June 2003
  •  Flew combat missions in the F/A-18A+ strike-fighter jet off the USS Harry S. Truman
     (VMFA-115, 2004-2005) and from Al Asad Air Base, Iraq (VMFA-533, 2006) in support of
     Operation Iraqi Freedom
  •  Reported to NAS Patuxent River, MD in 2006 where he served as the V-22 Osprey Interoperability
     and Key Performance Parameter Integrated product Team Lead
  •  Instructor Pilot for the UC-35C/D business jets at Joint Base Andrews, MD (2009-2012).
  •  Deployed to the Middle East several times supporting Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom in the UC-35D
  •  Head Instructor Pilot at the Flight Instructor Training Unit at NAS Corpus Christi, TX and trained over
     70 instructor pilots during his tenure (2012-2014)
  •  Retired from the Marine Corps in 2014
  •  Part-time contractor Simulator Instructor for the T-45C Advanced and T-6B Primary Training
     Programs (2014-2017)
  •  Full-time Senior Aerospace Engineer for the US Army’s Research and Development Engineering Command
  •  Flown more than 3,600 flight hours in 22 different aircraft, 695.0 combat flight hours, 175 combat missions,
     and 165 carrier-arrested landings.
  •  Owner of Vertical Views Photography®, a professional aerial photography business.
  •  Business success through networking and marketing through Small Business Associations and
     philanthropy.
  •  Advised the startup of two new LLCs.

NASA Experience
  •  Research Pilot/Airworthiness and Maintenance Manager (A&MM) at NASA Wallops Flight Facility
     (Goddard Space Flight Center, May-Dec 2017).
  •  Managed the Wallops Flight Facility contract responsible for maintenance and logistics support for their
     seven Research Aircraft, which encompassed 30 maintenance personnel and contractor Research Pilots.
  •  T-38N Instructor and Functional Check Flight Pilot at the Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) at Ellington
     Field, TX supporting the Space Flight Readiness Program flying the T-38(N) and Gulfstream III
     Research Aircraft (2018-Present).
  •  Gulfstream III Aircraft/Mission Commander. Performs research flights globally mapping glaciers, fault lines,
     permafrost layers, and more (2018-Present).
  •  Gulfstream III Project Pilot where he coordinates, staffs, and flies Gulfstream missions all over the world.
     He is a T-38 Instructor Pilot and Gulfstream III Aircraft/Mission Commander supporting the Airborne
     Science Program and training Astronauts.