Currently serving as Special Assistant to the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Most recently was the Commanding Officer of the Mine Countermeasures ship, USS CHAMPION (MCM 4). I have previously served as a foreign exchange student at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Before that, I was a three-sport athlete at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I love woodworking and Crossfit--although not at the same time. I have a passion for learning languages and enjoy international travel.