 Thus, his skills continued to develop throughout his entire 20-year career toward his mastery of most all of the areas required of a person engaged in working within the music profession (performance, composition, arranging, teaching, management and leadership).He concluded his career at the rank of First Sergeant and in the position of Enlisted Bandleader, which was the highest position attainable for performing artists working in the military music system.He is a highly decorated military veteran, who has performed thousands of concerts and whose formal honors include