I am an Assistant Research Professor at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU), where I support education, curriculum development, and applied research focused on special operations, strategic competition, and the information environment.

I am a retired U.S. Army Colonel with more than 25 years of active and reserve service, including over 20 years in Psychological Operations. Key assignments included Commander, 14th Psychological Operations Battalion; Information Operations Branch Chief for the Levant at U.S. Central Command; Policy Officer at U.S. Special Operations Command; and Deputy J-7, Force Development and Design Directorate at U.S. Special Operations Command.

I am fluent in Spanish and hold a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University, and a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of South Florida.