As a medical professional with over 35 years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work in various clinical settings and countries throughout my career. I am currently licensed as an Emergency and Family Nurse Practitioner, a Registered Nurse and a Critical Care Paramedic.

I started my career as a Firefighter Paramedic in St. Louis, Missouri after serving in the Marine Corps.

After leaving the fire service I worked in remote and austere locations for the US Department of State (DOS) in the Middle East and Africa for over 10 years. I supported field operations for diplomatic security and taught trauma courses and prolonged field care to embassy health units in Africa. I also served as a medical officer to US diplomats and families at several embassies, before leaving Govt service.

I have experience working for the UN, during Ebola I was a project manager for the UN AMET team in Sierra Leon. A medical officer during COVID in NYC. I developed a COVID pre-deployment curriculum for all UN peacekeepers; I also coauthored the FMAC course for UN peacekeepers.

I have worked in remote and underserved Emergency Rooms in the US as a solo provider, providing emergency and inpatient care. I also have experience in seeing occupational med patients and workmen’s comp injuries.

I am skilled in Emergency, Remote, Tropical and Austere Medicine. I have 25 plus years of experience in training and precepting. I have experience in Operational Medical Planning, a background in Health and Safety, Emergency Management and Field Operations. I have experience in Firefighting, HELO Operations, Search and Rescue, prehospital EMS, High Threat Protection and Special Tactics.