30 years US Army, and US Air Force, Graduate of US Military Academy and several advanced degrees. He has served as a National Defense Fellow in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Washington, DC, and as a Fellow at the National Security Agency (NSA). His military service includes tours as a Commander with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), multiple combat deployments and assignments with both Ground and Air units in combat. He spent the last 3 years integrating technology and working with many of the innovation efforts across DoD and US Government as a SETA and Director of Industry and Innovation for the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.