Awards:

• Management Recruiters International; Top Producing Account Executive Award
• Countrywide Home Loans; Branch Expansion Award
• Military Awards include:
  • Two Navy Achievement Medals (one for garrison operations and one for combat operations)
  • Combat Action Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Citation
  • Good Conduct Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • Two Southwest Asia Service Medals
  • Two Sea Service Deployment Ribbons
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal, awarded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal, awarded by the Emirate of Kuwait
  • Commanding Generals Certificate of Commendation for leadership in the U.S. Military Literature Review Program
  • Commanding Officers Meritorious Mast for service above and beyond the call of duty
  • Citation from the United States Marine Corps for exceptional work in the field of Recruiting
  • Recognized as Non-Commissioned Officer of the quarter for two quarters
  • Rifle Expert, second award.

Education:

• University of Colorado at Boulder: B.A. in Psychology, with a strong emphasis in behavioral neurophysiology
• University of Colorado at Boulder: Graduate work in behavioral neurophysiology with an emphasis in electro neurophysiology
• John F. Kennedy University; Graduate work in Human Resource and Organizational Development

Certification:

• Society for Human Resource Management certification for Senior Professional in Human Resources (pending) 

Training:

• OFCCP Audit Regulations
• General Administration
• Legal Administration
• Correspondence
• Command Directives
• Marine Corps Directives System
• Navy Directives
• Order Directives
• Staff Evaluations
• File Methodology
• Fundamentals of Military Leadership
• Finance of Operations
• Southwest Asia Intelligence Analysis