He hase over 33 years of experience in Disaster Response. He helped form and command Disaster Medical Assistance Team of California #3 under the National Disaster Medical System. This was the first rapid deployment mental health team for the Federal Government. He spent 9 years as the Senior Mental Health Officer for the National Medical Response Team- Central U.S. This is a team who specializes in medical response to Weapons of Mass Destruction. Currently, Ihe is a Psychologist for National Disaster Medical System #1 - Operations. He is in the Operations sections of the National Disaster Medical System and the Emergency Managment Committee for McKee Medical Center in Loveland, Colorado. He wrote the guidelines for the development of Disaster Response Team in the Mental Health Centers for the State of Colorado.