Federal Responses - Planning Section Chief


HHS/Incident Management Team, Texas: Hurricane Harvey Response –
Aug 2017


HHS/IRCT Valdosta, GA:  Hurricane Matthew Response - Oct 2016
FEMA/HHS, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Zika Unified Command Group/Zika Task Force -
Oct 2016
HHS/IRCT Washington DC: Louisiana Floods and Hurricane Hermine Response -
Aug-Sept 2016
HHS/IRCT Cleveland, OH: Republican National Convention -
Jul 2016
HHS/IRCT Washington DC: Police Officer Memorial -
May 2016

​HHS/IRCT, Wash DC: Presidential SOTUA** -
Jan 2014

HHS/IRCT, Baton Rouge, LA, Hurricane Isaac** -
Aug-Sep 2012
HHS/IRCT, New York City, NY, Hurricane Sandy** -
Oct-Nov 2012

​HHS/IRCT, Wash DC: Presidential SOTUA** -
Jan 2012

HHS/IRCT, Wash DC: Presidential SOTUA** -
Jan 2011
HHS/IRCT, New Madrid Earthquake, National Level Exercise, Missouri** -
May 2011

​HHS/IRCT, Haitian 7.0 Earthquake, Port Au Prince Haiti** -
Feb-Mar 2010

​HHS/IRCT, Wash DC: Presidential Inauguration** -
Jan 2009
HHS/IRCT, DC: Presidential State of Union (SOTUA)** -
Feb 2009
FEMA HQs, Pandemic Influenza, Trained FEMA HQs Staff -
May 2009

FEMA JFO, Hurricanes Gustav/Ike, Baton Rouge, LA** -
Aug/Sep 2008
FEMA JFO, Hurricane Ike, Austin, TX** -
Sept 2008
FEMA RRCC, New England Ice Storm, , Maynard, MA** -
Dec 2008

​FEMA DMAT, Langley AFB Air Shows, Hampton, VA** -
2004-2009

FEMA Management Support Team, Hurricane Rita – Florida** -
2006
FEMA Management Support Team, Hurricane Rita – Texas** -
2006
FEMA DMAT, Hurricane Katrina, Picayune, MS** -
Sep 2006
FEMA DMAT, Hurricane Katrina, Chalmette, LA** -
Oct 2006

​FEMA Joint Mgt Team, Hurricane Ivan, Ft Rucker, AL** -
Sep 2004
FEMA Group Supervisor Pensacola, FL Hurricanes Ivan/Jeanne -
2004

FEMA HQs Wash DC: Hurricanes Bonnie, Charlie, Frances

Disaster Operations & Mission Deployments

DOD Medical Operations Officer / Planner


Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City - 2002

State of the Union Addresses -
2001 & 2002

Terrorist Response Planning for Presidential Inauguration -
2001
World Monetary Fund -
Oct 2001
9/11: New York World Trade Center Attack ( First Arriving Senior DoD Liaison Officer) -
11 Sept 2001

Operation Southern Watch, Saudi Arabia - Aug 1999 to Jul 2000

Kosovo Campaign - 
Spring 1999

​Operation Desert Focus/Strike, Saudi Arabia** -
Aug-Nov 1996

Operation United Shield, Rescue of UN from Somalia** -
1995

Operation Safe Haven Cuban Refugee Camp Ops in Panama** -
1994-1995
Operation Distant Haven Cuban Refugee Ops in Surinam** -
1994-1995

Operation Sea Signal, Haitian/Cuban Refugee Ops in Cuba** -
1994
Operation Restore Democracy/Haiti Invasion/Restoration** -
1994
Operation Vigilant Warrior, response to Iraqi threats** -
1994

Mogadishu, Somalia - Operation Restore Hope, UN Medical Director, 95 casualty events with 42 mass casualty incidents, including major combat incidents of 144, 122, 109, 102, 88, 65, 56, 43, and 33 wounded; and accidents of 44, 31, and 22 injured* -
1993-1994

Operations Southern Samaritan, Southern Cross and Southern Hope, Humanitarian Health Care missions in 13 Latin American Countries** -
1991-1993

​Operations Support Justice I & II, Counter Drug Operations

Persian Gulf Crisis - forward headquarters planner later, Commander of two 150 bed Staging Hospitals in Saudi Arabia/Bahrain

Truk Island, Typhoon Disaster -
Nov 1987

Operation Urgent Fury, Grenada Rescue Operation -
Oct 1983

Sacramento, CA - F‑111 Bomber Crash, 2 injured* -
Feb 1982

McClellan AFB, CA - Chemical Fire, (6 injured)* - ​
Oct 1980

Incident Management Team Responses - East Valley Incident Management Team (EVIMT)


Pat Tillman Run, Arizona State University/Tempe, AZ - 2013
Exercise Angel Thunder, Mesa, AZ -
2013
PAC 12 Football Championship Game, Tempe, AZ -
6 Dec 2013

Salt River Memorial Day Weekend -
May 2012

    

* On‑Scene Medical or Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Director

** Planning Section Chief/Lead Planner
*** Incident Commander 


Medical Incident Commander - Mass Casualty Incidents


Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia - Mass Casualty bus rollover, 23 Injured*** - 13 Oct 1999

Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 123 Wounded, Insurgent Attack*** -
3 Jun 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 84 Wounded, Insurgent Battle*** -
17 Jun 1993
​Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 63 Injured, Insurgent Buss Rollover*** -
29 Jun 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 53 Wounded, Insurgent Attack/Battle*** -
2 Jul 1993
Baidoa, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 43 Wounded, Bus Explosion from Mine*** -
29 Jul 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 27 Wounded, UN Sweep Operations*** - ​
6 Aug 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident 113 Wounded, Mine and Insurgent Ambush*** -
9 Sep 1993
Belet Weyne, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 33 Wounded, Mine incident with bus*** -
3 Oct 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Mass Casualty Incident, 81 Wounded, 17 Fatalities, Mogadishu Ranger Battle
and 38 other Mass Casualty Events*** -
3-4 Oct 1993
Mogadishu, Somalia - Multiple Mass Casualty Incidents - 32 Incidents involving 5-20 Wounded/Injured*** -
Jun-Dec 1993

Osan Korea - Mass Casualty Incident, 46 Injured/16 Dead, Fuel Tank Explosion/Fire*** -
5 Apr 1985

Civil Fire Fighter / EMT-Paramedic / EOC Staff Officer (Major Incidents)



Arizona -Super Bowl XLIX, Planning Section Chief – City of Scottsdale, Arizona EOC - 
Jan/Feb 2015

​Arizona - Floods/SAR for stranded persons*** -
Sept 2013
Arizona - 7 Missing/Lost person/aircraft search missions*** -
2013

Arizona - 10 Missing/Lost person/aircraft search missions*** -
2012

Arizona - 9 Missing/Lost person/aircraft search missions*** -
2011

Mesa, Arizona - 4 Emergency Aircraft Locator Missions -
2010
​Arizona - 8 Missing/Lost person/aircraft search missions*** -
2010

Yorktown, VA - County EOC Tropical Storm Ernesto -
2006

Yorktown, VA - County EOC Hurricane Gaston -
2004

Yorktown, VA - Tornado Incident, 5 homes damaged -
July 2003
Yorktown, VA - County EOC Hurricane Isabel -
Sept 2003

Yorktown, VA - Civil Rights Demonstration Incident -
Apr 2002

New York City - World Trade Center (Ground Zero) -
11 Sep 2001

Yorktown, VA -  Christmas Eve Ice Storm -
1998
Yorktown, VA -  Hurricanes -
1995-1998

Austin, TX  - Christmas Floods, Dec 91, 6 Rescues/Saves*** -
Dec 1991

New Baden, IL - Tornado Disaster, 108 injured -
Dec 1982
Sacramento, CA - Foothill High School Fire -
Apr 1982

Sacramento, CA - Interstate 80 Hazardous Chemical Spill -
Oct 1981

North Sacramento, CA - Conflagration, 36 Structures -
Aug 1979

Riverside, CA - B-52 Bomber Crash -
Nov 1978

​Topanga Canyon, Elsinore Lake Canyon, Lake Perris, Mt Baldy, and 12 other major fires -
1974-1980

DOD Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) Operations Officer


Mogadishu, Somalia - Multiple Combat Casualty Evacuation Missions (39 mass casualty incidents)* - Mar 1993 - Feb 1995

Eglin AFB Parachute Disaster, 32 injured* - Feb 1983
Caracas, Venezuela - Refinery Fire, 15 burn patients* -
May 1983

Malaga, Spain - DC‑10 Crash, 69 injured* -
Oct 1982
Memphis, TN - Refinery Fire, 7 Burn patients* -
Dec 1982