I was born in Louisville and have lived in the western Kentucky area for over 30 years. I have been employed by Bell South in Paducah for the last 34 years.

I served our country and received my formal education through the United States Air Force

K9 Handler for 18 years
Instructor in Kentucky Carrying Concealed Deadly Weapon training
Paducah Citizen Police Academy (CPA) 2006
Kentucky BSAR Basic Search and Rescue
Kentucky Search and Rescue Management
Kentucky IS-195 Basic Incident Command Systems
Certified Diver
Certified Black Water Diver (Dirty Diving)
Dive Rescue 1
Fitz’s Dive - River Diving in Search and Recovery
EKU Rescue School (Eastern Kentucky University) Swift water Rescue (2 years)
EKU Rescue School Alzheimer’s Education
EKU Rescue School Dive Rescue
EKU Rescue School Maps as tools in Research-Rescue
EKU Rescue School Urban Search and Rescue
EKU Rescue School First Responder to An Air plane Crash
EKU Rescue School Using dogs in Search and Rescue
EKU Rescue School Water Body Recovery
EKU Search and Rescue Response System
EKU Search and Rescue School – Search and Rescue Dogs – Water Recovery
Barren River Emergency service School SAR Dog Fundamentals
Barren River (ESS) Urban Search and Rescue 
North American Search Dog Network - Cadaver Training
North American Search Dog Network – Multipurpose K9 Handler Theory and Techniques
Network of Canine Detection Services – K9 Seminar
Kentucky (EMI) Radiological Emergency Management – Fundamental, Response Team
Monitor Instructor and Defense Officer
United States Power Squadron BOAT SMART
SKYWARN Advance weather spotter
Kentucky State Fire-Rescue HIV/AIDS Education and Infection control
North Coast K9 Services - Cadaver training using K9’s
INKY SAR: Indiana/Kentucky Search and Rescue Conference. (3 years) week long Training Search and Rescue and using K9’s 
CSAR (Canines Search and Recovery) Seminar (5 years, week long Seminars) in Search and Rescue Techniques and K9 Training 
Northcoast K9 Services - Working Cadaver with K9”s ( 3 years)
28 Years Experience of Search and Rescue
20 Experience in K9 Training
National Fire Academy – Fire Service Management
Volunteer Fire Fighter Louisville KY
Volunteer Fire Fighter Symsonia KY
McCracken County Fiscal Court – Outstanding Acts of Citizenship

IS-00100.HC – Introduction to Incident Command System for HealthCare/Hospitals 
IS-00200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents 
IS-00700 – National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction 
IS-00800.A – National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction

In my spare time I like to be outdoors and play trivia with friends.