SILO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

• 2023 – present: Silo Independent School District
  • World History Instructor
  • Military History Instructor

• U.S. History Teacher – Durant ISD, Durant, OK
• Social Studies Teacher – Shawnee Public Schools, Shawnee, OK

Previous Career:

• United States Department of State

  • Embassy Diplomatic Courier. Embassy of the United States in Copenhagen, Denmark. Responsible for classified material going in and out of mission. Interacted with, and provided translation services for, U.S. and foreign Diplomats, U.S. military liaisons, the FBI, the U.S. Secret Service, and other agencies. Communications Security Custodian. 

  • Career Highlights:

    • Met the 41^st President of the United States George H. W. Bush, and the 43^rd U.S. President, George W. Bush

    • Met First Lady Laura Bush, and First Lady Michelle Obama

    • Provided direct support to the White House Communications Agency, the White House Transportation Agency, and the United States Secret Service during Presidential state visits by George W. Bush and Barack Obama

    • Met Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell, and Secretary of State Condolezza Rice

    • Courier for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the United Nations COP 15

    • One car chase (...it was enough!)

• United States Air Force
  • Aircrew Egress Systems Journeyman: F-15, F-16, T-38, B-52
    • (Aircraft Mechanic on fighter aircraft and bomber’s)

My wife and I have five (5) grown kids and we are proud of the adults they have become. The two oldest of our children have both gotten their Master degree’s and one is an educator in Shawnee, OK, and the other is an Electrical Engineer in Tokyo, Japan. Our middle child has his Bachelor degree in Computer Science and has his own business. The two youngest have just graduated from university and high school respectively.

My wife is an RN, MSN and an instructor in the Nursing program for Murray State College at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. We have two Cocker Spaniels named Mickey and Paulie.