Retired US Army Master Sergeant with 20+ years of service, Tony served 14 years in 1/160th SOAR in multiple positions from powertrain repairer, to technical inspector ultimately culminating as the Regimental Maintenance non-commissioned officer for A/MH-6 series aircraft. Upon his departure from the special operations community Tony served as the maintenance subject matter expert (SME) for the US Army Armed Scout Helicopter Project Management Office. Duties there ranged from advising the project and product managers on all maintenance and armament related issues to directly training soldiers both in CONUS and deployed. Tony has served in all levels of leadership from team leader through First Sergeant including multiple combat deployments as a special operations unit Senior Enlisted Advisor. Tony has DOD Acquisition experience as an SME and member of numerous integrated product teams. Upon his retirement from the military in April 2013 Tony joined Fulcrum Concepts LLC as a Technical Program Manager for Emerging Technologies, where he leverages his diverse background to provide innovative solutions to unique requirements. Tony has DOD Acquisition experience as an SME and member of numerous integrated product teams as well as commercial aviation experience as an FAA certified mechanic holding Airframe and Powerplant certificates with Inspection Authorization. (A&P/ IA)