Biography

Courses completed:

•FCC Amateur Radio License, General Class
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ISC-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System Certification.
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ISC-700 National

Incident Management System Introduction Certification.
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ISC-200a ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents Certification.
•FEMA, EMI, ICS-802, Emergency Support Function #2- Communications.
•FEMA, EMI, ICS-805, Emergency Support Function #5- Emergency Mgt.
•FEMA, EMI, ICS-809, Emergency Support Function #9- Search & Rescue
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ICS-800b National Response Framework, an Introduction Certification.
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, Professional Development Series Certification, (ICS-001, ICS-120A, ICS-130, ICS-139, ICS-230A, ICS-235, ICS-240, ICS-241, ICS-242, ICS-244, ICS-250, ICS-288).
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ICS-300 Intermediate Incident Command (ICS) for Expanding Incidents.
•FEMA, Emergency Management Institute, ICS-400 Advanced (ICS) Command and General Staff-Complex Incidents.
•U.S. Department of Homeland Security All-Hazards Type III Communications Unit Leader and Unit Technician (COML & COMT).
•ARRL, Asst. Section Emergency Coordinator, 2010.
•ARRL, Emergency Communications I (Basic EmComm 1).
•ARRL, Public Service and Emergency Communications Management for Radio Amateurs (Advanced EmComm ll & lll)
•ARRL, Certified Emergency Communications Field Examiner, 2010.
•ARRL, Certified Emergency Communications Field Instructor, 2010.
•ARRL, Volunteer Examiner (VE), 2010.
•American Red Cross, Certified Emergency Medical Responder, (EMR), 2014.
•American Red Cross, Certified for Administering Emergency Oxygen, 2014.
•American Red Cross, Certified CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers and Health Care Providers, 2014.
•American Red Cross, Certified Bloodborne Pathogens Training, 2014.
•American Red Cross, Certified Asthma Inhaler and Anaphylaxis/Epinephrine Auto-Injector Training, 2014.

My interests are in the area of ARES, APRS, DMR, Emergency Communications, Search & Rescue, DX'ing and rag chewing when I have a chance.

Community Service:

•Former Communications Officer, Squadron SER-TN-133, TN Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
•Former Logistics Officer, Squadron SER-TN-133, TN Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
•Former Communications Officer, Group 3 HQ, TN Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
•NET Control Operator, Williamson County, TN Emergency Hospital NET.
•Certified Emergency Communications Volunteer, National Registry of Certified EmComm Volunteers, (NRCEV).
•Former Assistant Section Emergency Coordinator for Red Cross, Tennessee Section, ARRL.
•Member, Williamson County, TN ARES (WCARES).
•NET Control Operator, Williamson County, TN ARES (WCARES).

Equipment

I-Com 756Pro, Heil Pro Set 3 headset, 9:1 unun 135' end-fed wire.