- Tulare County Sheriff’s Posse Mounted SAR (Search and Rescue) Unit. 1995. Includes 10+ years command post duty as a trained volunteer.
- NASAR Mounted SAR committee chair 2002+
- Recognized as an ICS Mounted SAR Technical Specialist to provide input to emergency / disaster incident management Planning regarding effective use of the resource.
- NIMS compliant & other national level credentials including ICS through ICS 400
- Experience in multi-operational area incidents working with unified command
- 2002-2006 CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Program Coordinator and Citizen Corps (Homeland Security program) for Tulare and Kings Counties in CA; State of CA CERT Workgroup member; Citizen Corps representative to state level. Includes experience as CERT Liaison Officer, exercise design, etc.
- Instructor for SAR, Mounted SAR, CERT, ICS
- Nevada POST Mounted SAR ManTracker and instructor in collaboration with Professional Tracking Services
- Participated in ASTM developing international standards for SAR / Mounted SAR, and Homeland Security
- Developed training module on Mounted SAR for CA OES for SAR / Incident Management training
- Published author of numerous articles
- National level conference speaker (SAR, CERT)
- Licensed Amateur Radio KJ6JCD - ARRL EmComm Level I training
- Paint horse breeder: CEOates Ranch since 1995
- Member, Backcountry Horsemen of California, Sequoia Unit and conference instructor, statewide BCHC Rendezvous
- 2002-2005 Red Cross Disaster Action Team
- 1979-1987 Reserve Police Officer, California (POST Academy and various Advanced Peace Officer training courses.)
Trained volunteer in Public Safety starting in 1979