Author, Keynote Speaker, Veteran, Husband, Father of Three Daughters

My first book, Lessons from the Admiral, Naval Wisdom and Sea Stories for Leaders, has sold over 6000 copies since its release in January 2025.

My first children's book in my Shipshape Shipmate series, Andy the Admiral and the USS Shipshape, is now available for preorder and releases officially on September 1, 2026. It's already a award winner with five star reveiws.

I still work full time, but find the time to write and speak at aviation events, national law conferences, association events, and universities. My audiences include corporate executives, lawyers, aviation enthusiasts, veterans, and aspiring leaders.

I spent thirty years in the Navy as a Naval Flight Officer, retiring as a Captain, having commanded three units including a P-3 squadron. I chased Soviets submarines around the world during the Cold War.

I am a career aviation lawyer and have been a law firm partner and adjunct professor of aviation law. I was the Chief Operations Attorney for Delta Air Lines on 9/11 and currently am a Vice President for the world's largest aerospace company, The Boeing Company.

In my free time, I read four daily newspapers and nonfiction books, and I write - a lot.

I live in my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, with my wife, whom I met in 1989 when I was in the Navy, and our three daughters.