Position:
Deputy Director, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at United States Air Force
Work:
United States Air Force
- Maxwell AFB AL since Jul 2012
Deputy Director, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
US Army Public Health Command
- Aberdeen Proving Grounds May 2012 - Jul 2012
Physical Scientist/Meteorologist
United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
- Maxwell AFB AL 2008 - 2011
Group Deputy Commander (Civilian Equivalent: Chief Operating Officer)
United States Air Force, 9th Operational Weather Squadron
- Shaw AFB SC 2006 - 2008
Director of Operations
United States Air Force, Multi-National Task Force
- Baghdad Iraq 2005 - 2006
Joint Weather Director
United States Air Force, Air Combat Command Weather Directorate
- Langley AFB, SC 2003 - 2005
Branch Chief, Contingency & Readiness / Branch Chief, Standardization & Evaluation
United States Air Force, 7th Weather Squadron
- Heidelberg, Germany 2000 - 2003
Branch Chief, Current Operations
United States Air Force, 22nd Air Refueling Wing
- McConnell AFB, KS 1997 - 2000
Weather Flight Commander
United States Air Force, Southern European Task Force
- Vicenza, Italy 1994 - 1997
Officer-in-Charge
United States Air Force, Electronic Systems Command
- Hanscom AFB, MA 1991 - 1994
Branch Chief, Command and Control Support
Education:
University of Massachusetts at Lowell 1991 - 1993
Masters of Science, Environmental Studies
Creighton University 1985 - 1988
Bachelor of Science, Atmospheric Science
Air War College (DL), Air Command & Staff College (DL), and Squadron Officer School (In-Res)
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
Weather Forecasting School
Weather Observing School
Skills:
Program Manager, Team Leadership, Building Strong Teams, Microsoft Office, Meteorology, Environmental Management, College Instruction, Budget Management, Strategic Planning
Honor & Awards:
Awards:
- Air Force 2006 Weather Field Grade Officer of the Year Award
- Air Force 1996 Moorman Award (outstanding specialized weather unit)
- Air Force 1992 Zimmerman Award (best application of climatology)
- Air Mobility Command 1999 Weather Operations Support Officer of the Year
- 22 Operations Support Squadron 1999 Company Grade Officer of the Year.
Medals include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (x5), Air Force Commendation Medal (x2), Army Commendation Medal, and Air Force Achievement Medal (x2).
Performance report excerpts: #1 of 128 AFROTC Lt Cols--Dave is a summa cum laude leader, warrior…My #1 of 35 stellar Lieutenant Colonels (x3)…#1 of 4 Deputy Region Commanders…My #1 of 2 Majors…My #1 of 6 Air Force Field Grade Officers and easily #1 of 3 weather officers…My #1 Flight Commander…#1 weather officer in command
