"The Naval Postgraduate School affords officers a unique opportuity to work simultaneously as full-time officer and as full-time student, each demanding in its own right. It was at NPS, while serving as a Naval Officer, a student, and a professor, that I truly understood the need for absolute determination and resolve to perform my best in order to accomplish my goals. Those challenging yet rewarding years equipped me with the skills to distinguish the opportunities that lie within or result from hard work. And, opportunity is what drives my engagement, excitement and pursuit of innovative science and technology solutions for our Warfighters."