Billy Jackson

Billy is an Iraq War Veteran with over eight years in the Marine Corps from 2001 to 2009. He served in two deployments to the Middle East in 2005 and 2007 as a CH-46E helicopter pilot. He received Norwich University’s William D. Hassett Prize in Political Science as a senior in college in 2000. His military awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Air Medal-Strike (4 Awarded), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal (Kuwait), Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (2 Awarded), Iraq Campaign Medal(with one Bronze Service Star), the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and a Boeing Rescue Citation for the evacuation of civilian casualties in Iraq in 2005. He has a BA in Political Science from Norwich University (2001) and a Masters in Business Administration from University of Wisconsin-Consortium (2013). Billy has also worked in manufacturing for 6 years serving as a Quality Supervisor, Quality Engineer, Departmental Quality Manager and Six Sigma Black Belt. He has a number of certifications from Villanova University in Six Sigma and Lean. His intrigue with the latest developments in International Affairs, Sociology and Cultural Conflict, Technology and Science, Health, and Mathematics is evident in his books.