Education
University of South Dakota
Masters in Business Administration 01-01-1989 -
University of Maryland, College Park
B.A. in Law Enforcement 01-01-1981 -
University of Maryland, College Park
B.S. in Computer Sciences 01-01-1983 -
Work Experience
Search Team Manager
Boone County Fire Protection District 01-08-1995 - 01-09-2023 On-call emergency responder for the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Supervised K9 teams and other specialists in disaster situations. Responses have included: World Trade Center, Hurricane Katrina, Colorado floods, multiple hurricanes
Partner/Vice President
Cloverleaf Cold Storage 01-08-1982 - 01-01-2019 Family-owned business with 20 facilities in 11 states with 1,800+ employees; the business was sold after being in the family for more than 57 years. Responsible for maintaining two TBM-850's, one Citation 560 Encore, and one King Air 90 for family business. Responsible for coordinating pilot training for five pilots. Designed and implemented redundant internet connections as an IT Director with 22 remote Cloverleaf sites and over 1,000 users. Designed and implemented Disaster Recovery Site and Restoration Protocol. Implemented VMware infrastructure that supported 75 servers and 50 Virtual Desktops
First Officer B777
Southern Air/Atlas Air 01-01-2019 - 07-01-2024