Hampton, Virginia, United States
I am currently a F-22 Evaluator & FTU Instructor Pilot stationed in Virginia. Formerly, I was a F-22 Instructor Pilot in Anchorage, Alaska and previously a F-15C Instructor Pilot stationed in Okinawa, Japan. I was raised in Northern California where I participate in numerous sports and earned the rank of Eagle Scout during High School. I graduated the Air Force Academy with academic honors in 2015 with a B.S. in Legal Studies and a minor in French. During my time at the academy, I spent a semester abroad at the Royal Military College of Canada as well as interned with the General Counsel at the National Reconnaissance Office in Chantilly, VA. Following college, I attended pilot training at Vance AFB, Oklahoma where I flew the T-6, earning Top Stick honors. After the T-6, I flew the T-38 and graduated pilot training as a distinguished graduate in addition to earning the AETC Commanders Trophy and Flying Training Award. I attended Intro to Fighter Fundamentals at Sheppard AFB, Texas, graduating as a distinguished graduate. I was selected to fly F-15C’s and moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon in June 2017. I finished the F-15C B course in February 2018, earning the top academic award. I attended Squadron Officer School at Maxwell Air Force Base, graduating as a distinguished graduate in December 2021. I completed my Masters of Business Administration in August, 2023 from Oklahoma State University.