OBJECTIVE:

An accomplished performer and team player with a proven track record of four years experience in the Air Traffic Control and Communications fields and two years experience in the Public Services field. Seek to secure an employment opportunity capable of combining my solid technical experience and organizational and interpersonal skills with a growth-oriented environment.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

April 1996 - Present

Forward Air Controller / Enlisted Terminal Attack Controller

• Four years experience providing Close Air Support (CAS), ground communication and direction to attack aircraft.
• Advise the Army ground commanders on specific aircraft capabilities and limitations.
• Extensive knowledge of aircraft weaponry and targeting abilities.
• Expert in land navigation.
• Built field antennas for various military radio frequencies.
• Attained status of Enlisted Terminal Air Controller (ETAC) in association with the Air Force’s Tactical Air Control Party (TACP).

• Installation and configuration of MS Office Suite, Windows 95/98, Windows NT Workstation and Server
• ARIN and interNIC whois searches
• HTML, Dynamic HTML, JavaScript, Paint Shop Pro, FTP (working knowledge)
• Website design and promotion.
• Basic knowledge of LINUX and IRIX.
• Hardware overclocking and modification.
• Have built custom peltier junction and liquid based PC chip coolers.
• 4 years experience building custom Intel based computers.

September 1994 - 1996

• Transportation of team equipment to the events and cleanup afterward.
• Lead team stretches and warm-up exercises.

April 1994 – April 1996

• Fought over 190 Wildland fire initial attacks as Lead Sawyer.
• First lineman during initial attack on new fires.
• Scouted and directed placement of fire line for a 20 man fire crew.
• Decided width of landscape cut and scrape for specific environment and conditions.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the wildland fire environments.
• Oversaw cleaning and preventive maintenance of crew chainsaws and hand tools.

Snowboard Repair Technician

• Provided quality customer support and timely repair of equipment.
• Extensive knowledge of ski and snowboard repair, edge tuning and wax application techniques.
• Expert knowledge of Grindrite tuning machines.

Community College of the Air Force

AA, Communications Technology, April 1998

United States Air Force

Tactical Air Control Journeyman, March 1999

Courses and Accomplishments:

Military:

• Joint Firepower Control Course, Nellis AFB, NV, April 1999
• 10^th Mountain Division Unit Armorer Certification, Fort Drum, NY, August 1998
• 10^th Mountain Division Air Assault Course, Fort Drum, NY, May 1998
• 2^nd Place, 10^th Mountain Division Air Assault Course 12 Mile Ruckmarch, Fort Drum, NY
• Vermont Army National Guard Mountain Warfare School, Ethen Allen Firing Range, VT, June 1997
• Participant in Dragon Challenge - 1999 East Coast 1C4 competition, Fort Campbell, KY
• 1^st Place Team, Obstacle Course, Dragon Challenge, 1999
• 2^nd Place Team, 16-mile Ruck March, Dragon Challenge, 1999
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, EMT 1, November 1998
• Northern California Emergency Medical Services, EMT 1, May 1993

• Two years professional World Cup level snowboard racing