Employment

Jan 2022—Dec 2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant at West Virginia University. Responsible for developing and presenting course material, developing and grading assignments, and supporting regular faculty.

Sep 2001—Sep 2021

Served in the US Army for twenty years in numerous roles across multiple assignments before retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer 3. Service includes time spent in the infantry, Signals Intelligence, and approximately ten years in various Cyber related roles at both the National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command. Transferable skills include leadership, basic understanding of Mandarin Chinese, and substantial experience in multiple computer topics: cyber security; forensics; cryptography; quantum computing; and, programming in C, C++, Python, Java, and shell scripting. A more detailed military history is available upon request.

Sep 1995—Aug 2001

System and network administrator at Techline in Aberdeen and Elma, WA. Responsible for maintenance of systems for local Internet Service Provider, customer technical support, and network programming.