CAREER SUMMARY

I am a retired Oceanographer and former Director of Operations for the Naval Oceanographic Office, where I managed a staff of 300 professionals and the world-wide activities of 12 survey ships, two survey aircraft and several unmanned submersibles.  During my more than thirty-year career with the federal government, I received Department of the Navy Meritorious, Superior and Distinguished Civilian Service medals.  The Distinguished Civilian Service award is the highest honor that the Secretary of the Navy personally approves and confers upon a civilian employee.

I have held a Mississippi Real Estate Broker license for more than twenty-five years but did not begin practicing full-time until 2003.  Since then, I have consistently receive Mississippi Gulf Coast Association of Realtors’ Top Producer Club commercial awards. I am also an Alabama Broker.

B. Sc., Earth Science and Biology, State College at Boston, Massachusetts
M. B. A., University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., Political Science / Public Administration, University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., Public Relations, University of Southern Mississippi
M. Ed., Adult Education, University of Southern Mississippi
Senior Executive Fellow, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government
Air War College Graduate, United States Air Force
International Business Certificate, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Navy Cares! Board of Directors
Handicapped Scuba Association (HSA) Gulf Coast Board of Directors
NAUI, PADI, SSI and HSA Scuba Instructor and Instructor Trainer
Who’s Who in Science and Engineering
Who’s Who in America