Doug completed one tour of active duty in the military and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. After his discharge from the military, Doug returned to his hometown of Old Town to begin his EMS career. In 1996 he became a member of the Eastern Maine Medical Center neonatal transport team. From there he went on to become a paramedic in 1999. He worked with LifeFlight as a paramedic from 2001 to 2006, when he left to pursue his nursing degree. With his nursing degree under his belt, he returned to LifeFlight in 2009 to work as a nurse/paramedic and is also a full time employee with Capital Ambulance in Bangor. Doug also enjoys spending time with his family, golfing and snowmobiling.