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Officer and a Gentleman
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Retired US Army Special Forces Officer
I'm a retired US Army Special Forces officer, living and working in Washington, DC. I returned from Germany in Sep 2006, and began working as the Lead Physical Security Specialist for NOAA, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. My present position requires me to travel all over the US and assess the level of security at NOAA installations, buildings, and vessels. I have travelled extensively in the Pacific Rim, South and Central America, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, and Mexico. I am a Spanish linguist, and have also studied Thai, Bahasa, and Mandarin Chinese. I commanded a Special Forces Company in 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), at Ft Lewis, WA and two separate SF A teams in 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Panama and Ft Bragg, NC while on active duty. I participated in the invasion and liberation of Panama in 1989-90 during Operation Just Cause, for which I received the Combat Infantryman's Badge. I was actively involved in Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and then in 1993 in Mogadishu. I was also involved, as one of only 3 SF Company Commanders, in Haiti in 1994-95, during Operation Uphold Democracy. I am a rated civilian skydiver with a D license from the United States Parachute Association and have over 3000 civilian jumps. I was also a military static-line jumpmaster and HALO jumpmaster and have been awarded the Master Parachutist Badge and the Military Free Fall Jumpmaster Badge with over 100 static-line jumps and over 250 military free-fall jumps.
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My Hobbies & Interests
The activity I spend the most time and money on is skydiving, which I've been involved in for about 12 years. It is one of my great passions. I have a Falcon 265 9-cell main and a Swift Plus 225 7-cell reserve. I've participated in a 60-way and have turned 8 points on an 8-way. I have some skydiving experience, in that I have just over 3000 civilian jumps and 250 military freefall jumps including an O2 jump from 28,000 feet in Uruguay, which was a country record for altitude at that time. My mountain-climbing experience is sparse, but since joining a 4-man team in 1994 I have climbed Mt Rainier in 3-days, and Mt Hood in 4-days. I took my old Kawaski ZX-11 to Bonneville Salt Flats, and with it's normally aspirated engine achieved a one-time speed of 201 mph. Unfortunately on the return trip, for record, I only got 197 mph and the two times averaged together only gave me a max combined speed of 199 mph. I am hoping to do better with my new Suzuki Hayabusa, especially after I get it turbocharged. I also own a 2007 Mustang GT, soon to get a Kenne Bell supercharger, which I drive much too fast. I have studied karate for over 20 years, and have black belts in Kenpo, Tae Kwon Do, and Wing Chun Kung Fu, although I seldom practice the arts anymore. Some of my other interests are skiing, scuba-diving, wind-surfing, sailing, golf, tennis, and travel.
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Guam, at 10,000 feet.
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Uruguay at 28,000 feet, and a new country record for altitude. I'm the lower jumper in all black. This was a combat equipment, O2 (oxygen) jump.
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On the left my present motorcycle, 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa. The fast one.
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My previous bike, ZX-11. And my present car, Ford, Mustang GT 2007, which has been supercharged by Kenne Bell, and now has over 450 hp.
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