US Air Force 1959 to 1963 - member of the Ready Reserve 1963 to 1965. Also served in the US Army Reserve.
Tulsa Police Department 1964-1964
Tulsa Fire Dept. 1964 - 1998 - retired as Chief of Emergency Medical Services
March 1988 to November 1998: Chief Officer, Tulsa Fire Department. Served in the positions of Chief of Research and Development, Chief of Training, and Chief of Emergency Medical Services. Directly supervised up to ten employees. Also served in the positions of Firefighter, Fire Equipment Operator, Fire Captain, Code Enforcement Officer (commissioned law enforcement position), Arson Investigator (commissioned law enforcement position), and Training Officer prior to promoting to Chief Officer. Certified as a hazardous materials technician, aircraft rescue firefighter (ARFF), fire inspector/code enforcement officer, arson investigator, law enforcement officer, fire service instructor, online instructor,
and online course developer.

EDUCATION AND HONORS:
Master of Science in Executive Fire Service Leadership, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona (4.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale)
Bachelor of Arts in psychology, Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma (4.0 GPA on
a 4.0 scale). Graduated with distinction.
Associate in Applied Science (fire protection technology), Tulsa Junior College, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Graduated with high honors.
Executive Fire Officer Program, National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, Maryland. An intensive eight-week fire officer development program addressing executive development, emergency operations, risk management and executive leadership.
President's Charter List of Distinguished Students, Tulsa Junior College, President’s List, Langston University, Northeastern (Oklahoma) State University, and Grand Canyon University. Recipient of the “Best of Tulsa Community College” award, 2001. Received the Tulsa Community College Instructor-Adviser of the year award, 2002. Cumulative college GPA (200+ semester-hours) 3.98 on a four-point scale. Nominated for the National Professor of the Year Award by the President of Tulsa Community College, 2005.
The Fire and Emergency Services Program at Tulsa Community College received national recognition when it was selected as a model fire science program by the National Fire Academy in 2003. I made a presentation on the Program at the annual Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education Conference at the National Fire Academy in June 2003. Enrollment in the FES program at Tulsa Community College more than doubled since my fifteen-year tenure at the College.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Served as a Reserve (volunteer) Deputy Sheriff for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office from 1993 to 2013, donating an average of approximately 200 hours per year to that program. Currently serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Tulsa Fire Fighters Credit Union. Served on the Board of Directors for the Astronomy Club of Tulsa. Served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Green Country (northeast Oklahoma) Fire Chiefs Association for 17 years (1994 to 2011). Played trumpet in the Tulsa Community College Community Band and Orchestra for ten years. Presently play trumpet in the Claremore (Oklahoma) Civic Band (trumpet section leader). Volunteer as a bugler to play taps at the funerals of police officers, firefighters, and military veterans.

Sat beside Leon Russel (Russel Bridges) in music theory and harmony class. I spent the night at his house and he spent the night at my house. Lost track of him after I went in the Air Force.
I played in a trombone trio my senior year at Will Rogers. We played at civic events in Tulsa. We showed up at Boston Avenue United Methodist Church one evening to play a gig. We were warming up backstage when David Barnett said "Oh my God!" I asked him what was the matter. He replied "I forgot my music!" I handed him my music for the second trombone parts for the 6 or 7 pieces we were going to play. He asked "but who will play the first part?" I told him I would play the first part, even though I had never played the first parts before. Fortunately, I had the ability to play by ear, and was able to play the first part of all of the numbers in spite of the fact that I had never played them before. David was dumbfounded that I could do that. :-)

Earned a master's degree with a 4.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale, hunted grizzly bear in Alaska, have explored the Atlas Mountains in north Africa, placed three mule deer in the Boone and Crockett Record Book, hunted mountain lion in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado, promoted to Chief Officer on the Tulsa Fire Department, was the first Tulsa Fire Department officer to complete the National Fire Academy's Executive Fire Officer Program (1993), played trumpet in the Tulsa Starlight Band, was first chair trumpet in the Tulsa Community Band, was principal trumpet in the TCC Community Orchestra, was first chair trumpet in the TCC Community Band.