Fire Chief, Apple Valley Fire Protection District, Apple Valley CA Deputy Fire Chief, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Sacramento CA Fire Chief, City of South Lake Tahoe, South Lake Tahoe, CA Management Consultant, Sierra Nevada Strategies, Reno NV Fire Chief, City of Leavenworth, Leavenworth KS Fire Chief, City of Grandview, Grandview MO Assistant Fire Chief, City of Independence, Independence MO Firefighter/Paramedic, Engineer, Captain, Battalion Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Chief, San Diego County, CA Flight Medic, Life Flight Eagle, San Diego CA

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama MBA/MPA Friends University, Wichita, Kansas Organizational Management and Leadership University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Leadership Certificate California State Board of Fire Services, Sacramento, California Certified Fire Chief Center for Public Safety Excellence, Chantilly, Virginia Chief Fire Officer Designation

Columbia Southern University, Orange Beach, Alabama MBA/MPA Friends University, Wichita, Kansas Organizational Management and Leadership University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Leadership Certificate California State Board of Fire Services, Sacramento, California Certified Fire Chief Center for Public Safety Excellence, Chantilly, Virginia Chief Fire Officer Designation

Whitepaper "The Service Loop" - Self Whitepaper "Straight Frame vs. Tractor Drawn Truck Company" - Self Whitepaper "Continuity of Rescue Training in the US&R Environment and the Regional Task Force" - Self

Firefighter of the Year 1996 - Independence Missouri Life-Saving Award - 1983 & 1987 Cardiac Saves - 1982, 1983 1991, 1992 and 1994