MIDDLE EAST SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT; AUTHOR & CO-AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS ON MIDDLE EAST AND COUNTERING TERRORISM. FIVE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY NAVAL INSTITUTE PRESS.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
INSTRUCTOR, NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTOR, NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY
USS GUAM
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
COMPHIBRON TWO
NAVAL HOSPITAL GREAT LAKES, IL
NAVAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL
INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
DEFENSE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL 3
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL NAVY 3
JOINT SERVICE ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL NAVY 2
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION
'MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL 2
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL
SEA SERVICE DEPLOYMENT RIBBON 2
NATO MEDAL BOSNIA
ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL ARMY 
ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL ARMY 
ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL 2
NAVY RECRUIT TRAINING SERVICE RIBBON NAVY 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON NAVY 
ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 4
SURFACE WARFARE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER INSIGNIA NAVY 
OFFICE OF THE SECDEF SERVICE BADGE
IRAQI CAMPAIGN MEDAL
* GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SERVICE MEDAL
MILITARY OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER MEDAL 2
JOINT MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD 3
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SERVICE BADGE
2005 INDUCTION ARMY PROFESSIONAL WRITING COLLECTION ARMY 
2010 NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY WRITING AWARD