Ian
Ian is originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a current 25 year veteran of the United States Army as a Special Forces Warrant Officer - a department manager. He served as a artillery fire direction coordinator and later as a Special Forces Communication sergeant with 1st Special Forces Group. He deployed in support of countless training events in Bangladesh, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinee, India, Philippines, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia including three combat deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Philippines.
He served as the Assistant Detachment Commander and later as Detachment Commander for a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha. Ian also assisted in the planning and support of numerous President of the United States/First Lady of the United States security assignments assisting the Secret Service while traveling in and around Asia.
Ian has worked as the Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) Sensitive Activities current/future Operations Manager. Performing multiple U.S. Embassy Emergency Action Committee conferences and assisting in constructing plans of action for Department of State and Department of Defense analytical capabilities and operation management strategies. Ian's final assignment was a Director for the Special Forces Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Certification course at the Special Operations Center of Excellence.
He is actively pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.
Static line Jumpmaster course
Military Freefall Jumpmaster course
Special Forces Communication Sergeant’s Course
Survival Evasion Resistance Escape (SERE) High Risk course
Special Forces Advanced Reconnaissance Target Exploitation Technique Course
Special Forces Sniper Course
Special Forces Warrant Officer Technical and Tactical Course
Special Forces Warrant Officer Advanced Course
Advanced Special Operations Techniques Course
Advanced Special Operations Managers Course
Joint Personnel Recovery Course
Non-Conventional Assistance Recovery Course
Special Access Program/Special Technical Operations planner Alternative Compensatory Control Measure Program Coordinator
Special Operations Military Deception Planners Course
Warrant Officer Intermediate level education Foreign Language Capabilities (Korean & Indonesian)