Joe is a decorated U.S. military veteran with more than 25 years of active service as a United States Marine.  His long career was as diverse as the men and women he fought alongside during more than 20 years of war.  Joe reached senior ranks as both enlisted and officer, fulfilling roles such as Aviation Mechanic, Master Trainer, Physical Training Instructor, Infantry Officer, and Communication Strategy Officer.  His leadership and charisma allowed him to thrive in some of the most miserable and chaotic situations over the course of five overseas tours.  Joe’s experience and successes destroying a violent and oppressive insurgency in the infamous Sangin District of Afghanistan resulted in his selection to join an elite anti-terrorism team that specialized in U.S. Embassy Security, Close Quarters Battle, Raids, and Recapture Tactics.  Joe is a 3^rd Degree Black Belt in Marine Corps Martial Arts and proficient in the use of all weapons organic to an infantry battalion. Additional certifications include Combat Conditioning Specialist, Non-Lethal Weapons, Riot Control Tactics, Combat Life Saver, Helo-Assaults, Advanced Urban Tactics, Close Air Support Coordination, Cold Weather Survival, Hot Weather Survival, Combat Swimming, and is a credentialed Master Training Specialist. Joe’s broad experience led to his selection to run the Marine Corps’ effort to team manned and unmanned technologies such as artificial intelligence and weaponized robotics and drones.  Joe finished his career serving as the Marine Corps’ only Entertainment Liaison Officer. His final mission was to serve as an advisor and mentor for storytelling, assisting producers and writers with attaining military resources and finding great American stories to tell.  He further assisted with screenplay development and accuracy reviews, firearms and tactics instruction for cast and crew, safety advisor for crew, and other functions unique to senior military advisors.

 

Joe often leveraged his massive network to cut costs and resource experience.  He teaches and trains talent to ensure truth in lending and accurate storytelling. Joe has assisted on projects such as Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible 7, Mending the Line, Ronin 3: The Battle For Sangin, NCIS, United States of Al, Tough as Nails, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Hungry Heroes, Impossible Engineering, Coffee or Die’s Recon Sniper, Born and Raised Outdoors, and several features not yet released.