2025
Google Project Management Certificate
Project lifecycle, stakeholder management, risk, and Agile delivery.
Education
Training
& Study
Naval technical schooling taught a method: learn the system down to the component level, then be responsible for it working. Two degrees and a stack of certifications since have been the same method applied to networks, to business, and to people.
3.43GPA — BA, Business Administration
3.59GPA — AS, Network Administration
5×President’s Honor Roll & Dean’s List
44Weeks of Navy technical schooling
Formal education
Degrees
2022 –
Apr 2025
Apr 2025
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration
Management and Operations IT — Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
- Business Analytics, Operations Management, Management Information Systems
- Organizational Behavior, Employee Relations, Contemporary Organizations & Management
- Managerial Accounting, Financial Management, Micro- and Macroeconomics
- Business Ethics, Cybersecurity Ethics, Legal Environment of Business, Marketing Principles
2013
Associate of Applied Science, Network Administration
Information Technology — Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, VA
- Linux System Administration, UNIX, MS Server Administration, Computer Operating Systems
- Network Concepts, Network Security Basics, Legal Topics in Network Security
- PC Hardware & Troubleshooting, Software Design
Naval technical education
Fire control schools
As recorded in Block 14 of DD Form 214.
Sep 1990
Fire Controlman ‘A’ School
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL. The Navy’s foundational rating school for fire controlmen: electronics theory, radar and servo fundamentals, weapons-system logic, and the fault-isolation discipline used to troubleshoot a live combat system down to the failing component. Preceded by Basic Electricity and Electronics at the same command.
Mar 1993
MK 92 Gun Fire Control System ‘C’ School
Fleet Combat Training Center, Dam Neck, VA. Advanced maintenance course on the MK 92 Fire Control System: the Combined Antenna System, the Separate Target Illumination Radar, and the fire control computer complex that provide detection, tracking, and engagement solutions for a frigate’s missile and gun batteries.
1989 – 1994
Leadership & supervisory training
- Total Quality Leadership Training
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Management for Supervisors (ADAMS)
- Safety Supervisor
Certifications
Credentials
2025
Six Sigma White Belt
Process improvement fundamentals, waste identification, and the DMAIC framework.
2023 · Udemy
Project Management
Applied planning, scheduling, and delivery practice.
2022 · Udemy
Product Owner
Backlog ownership, prioritization, and working with delivery teams.
2011
Chrysler Gold Certified Technician
Top-tier manufacturer certification. Also Ford and Kia certified.
2000
ASE Certified Master Technician
Full ASE master certification across automotive service areas.