VOLUNTEERING:
I am a Mass Care Specialist and a Disaster Instructor for the American Red Cross. I was a 9/11 responder for the American Red Cross at Ground Zero in NYC, Staten Island Landfill in NJ, and ARC 9/11 Headquarters as a Dispatcher & Courier for a total of 83 days.
I have worked many other large scale disasters such as the Show Low Arizona Wildfires, Hurricane Lili, Miami Floods, West Virginia/Southwest Virginia floods and local disasters ranging from multiple family fires, murder scene to support Law Enforcement, Forensics, hail storms, and a chemical spill on the interstate.
Other ARC Training: Disaster Computer Operations, Damage Assesment, Family Services - Emergency Assistance, Logistics
Chairman - ARC Disaster Services Diversity Task Force National Headquarters Washington, DC - 01/02
Co-Creator ARC Respite Center Operation Guide National Headquarters Washington, DC - 2002
Chairman SSRC - 05/06, 06/07
Regulations Advisor SSRC - 06/07
Citizens Police Acedemy - 2006 - Bristol Tennessee
GAMING:
PC Games - Half-life 2, Far Cry and Unreal Tournament 2004
COMPUTERS:
Working on computers, building, upgrading, etc.
CAMPING:
Into hiking, camping, and generally being in the outdoors.
CERTIFICATES:
USAF Air Cargo Specialist, USAF OJT Training, USAF Leadership Training, USAF Honorable Discharge, Psychiatric Technician, Managing Aggressive Patients, Organic Mental Disorders, ARC Volunteer Service, ARC Disaster Action Team, ARC Winter Storm & Flood, ARC Flood & Hail Storm, ARC 9/11 Local, ARC 9/11 National, ARC Chairman/Diversity Task Force, ARC HAZMAT Spill, ARC Spontaneous Volunteers, ARC SW-Virginia Floods 02, ARC Arizona Wildfires, ARC Lee County Wildfire, ARC SW-Virginia Floods 03, ARC Tropical Storm Isadore, ARC Hurricane Lili, FSRC Chairman 05-06, FSRC Secretary 05-06, Citizens Police Academy 2006, SSRC President 06-07, SSRC Vice-President 06-07, SSRC Regulations Advisor 06-07
DUE TO MY SITE BEING PHISHED BY SOME LAME ASS I DO NOT ALLOW HTML COMMENTS OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY GAME APPLICATIONS
Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty) New Country Artists like Eric Michael Hopper and Keith Anderson. I mostly watch music videos on my cell phone, but I have everything from Country to Rap and Easy Listening on my iPod if that gives you an idea.
The Shining and Pet Sematary are two of my favorites. I like mostly horror and some of the older action/drama. The Lord of the Rings was an excellent trilogy and I really liked the XMen series, Underworld and Van Helsing.
Law & Order - Special Victims Unit, LOST, CSI, the Pretender, Science Channel and the Military Channel.
I don't read books. I can read, just not into it...lol
The people I worked with at Ground Zero and the rest of the 9/11 Responders! All people who Volunteer their time and/or resources to help other people!