More than three decades in special operations — Combat Controller, Special Tactics Officer, commander — beginning as an infantry paratrooper. In Mogadishu, during Operation Gothic Serpent, he is credited with saving the lives of a Ranger and a Team Six SEAL under heavy fire.

He conceived, founded, and commanded two special operations squadrons — one of which’s name and purpose remains classified — and finished his career as JSOC’s director for weapons of mass destruction across the U.S. interagency and intelligence community.

Now: author, executive producer, professor, inventor, songwriter, adaptive ski instructor. He lives in Utah with his wife Julie, a retired NSA cyber warfare specialist.