Robert E. Hoffman 06-19-194*-*** 663-****-***** Willow Tree Ct. E. ad0w5z@r.postjobfree.com Enumclaw, WA 98022-8050.

(While this shows an Enumclaw address, my residence is in Pierce County near Greenwater, WA (about 24 miles East of Enumclaw in Crystal River Ranch off SR 410 on the USFS 74 Road.)

Brief Synopsis: My background is primarily as an Army Infantry Officer/Helicopter Pilot and Law Enforcement Officer after that. I have a lot of experience as an instructor, in both flying and teaching First Aid, CPR, and classes in Law Enforcement. I am not current in anything at this time, but do not believe it would take me long to requalify. I am a team Player and have always enjoyed working with a good team. I am older than most applicants, but except for A-Fib, I am in decent shape. I enjoy working outdoors and have reasonable computer skills. During my stay in the Army, I carried a Secret Clearence. I am currently qualified to carry a concealed weapon and maintain proficiency with that weapon (a 9mm S&W model 59).

Work History:

I grew up as a “Military Brat,” the son of an Army Master Sgt. In the Military Police. I spent some time in Japan in my early years, but my High School years were at Highland Falls, New York which is just outside of West Point, the U.S. Army Military Academy, where my dad was stationed.! went through High School at Highland Falls High and graduated in 1961. I wanted to attend West Point but did not obtain an Appointment. I had taken a battery of tests just before graduation and qualified for the Army’s Preparatory School at Fort Belvoir, VA. I graduated too late to attend the class of ‘61-’62, so I spent a year in the Army before attending the class of ‘62-’63. I was not able to obtain an appointment but attended the Army Infantry Officers Candidate School in mid ‘63 and was Commissioned as a 2nd Lt of Infantry in late ‘63. I also went through Airborne School right after graduating. I served as a Rifle and Weapons Platoon leader and had two assignments as an Aide to a General Officer, one before and one after Flight School.

I attended the Army Helicopter Flight School at Ft. Wolters, TX in mid ’65 and graduated in November of ‘65. I was assigned as an Aide to a visiting General Officer immediately after graduation.

I was then assigned to Vietnam, arriving in March of ‘65 and was assigned to the 118th AHC at Bien Hoa in III Corp, S. Vietnam which is just North of Saigon. I flew “slicks” (Troop Carriers) for six months and then flew “Guns” (Attack Helicopters) for six months. When my tour was up, I was assigned to attend Army Fixed Wing Transition at Ft. Stuart, GA. After completing that I was assigned to the Army Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, AL as an Attack Helicopter Instructor Pilot and Primary Instructor on two, Army wide Doctrine platform classes. I did that for two years.

I was then selected to attend the OH-6A IP/SIP Instructor class prior to returning to Vietnam. I did that and arrived back in Vietnam in May of ‘69. After a brief period as the Executive Officer of an

Assault Helicopter Company, I was assigned as the Team Leader of the OH-6A Training Team at Vung Tau in III Corps. In this role I led a team focused on training Army Helicopter Pilots during transitioning to the OH-6A Scout Helicopter. This was a 10 hour, weeklong, flight and ground training on how to fly the helicopter but not how to use it tactically. That was done by the unit the pilot worked for because the tactics had to match the terrain, threat, and mission of the unit. We spent the 10 hours doing autorotation's and emergency procedures. I spent about 16 months there, but resigned my Commission in August of 1970 and left the Army.

I then attended Washington State University in Pullman and in Late 1971 I was hired by the Pullman Police Department, in Pullman, WA as a patrol officer. I was promoted to Detective after about 15 months and Det. Sgt. about another 15 months later. I enjoyed working there but looked for a more active area. I applied to the Pierce County Washington Sheriff’s Department in mid-1977 and was hired by them in September 1977.

I was initially assigned as a Patrol Officer and spent about 3 years doing that and then was selected for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) which conducted Narcotics, Prostitution, Intelligence, and other investigations as assigned. I did this for three years and then was assigned as an “Outpost” Deputy where I worked in the White River District of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest out of a Cabin owned by the USFS. This was a grant funded by the Forest Service. During this period, I was qualified as an EMT, First Aide Instructor, and CPR Instructor and taught several classes to Deputies, Firefighters, and Civilians. I also took part in many Searches and Rescues throughout my area of responsibility as well as aiding the fire department on motor vehicle accidents. I served there for 6 years and built a house and moved in there and live there to this day. I was offered a position as a Detective, based on competitive written and oral exams in 1983 but turned it down as I was enjoying my current position.

In 1989, I took the Detectives Exam and finished first and was promoted in 1990. I worked in all aspects of Investigations, set up the “Sexual Offender Database,” and supervised the required checking of those on the Database.

Around 1993 I was promoted to Det. Sgt. and assumed responsibility for supervising investigations. In 1995, I was assigned to lead one of our Homicide and Major Investigations Teams. I did this until my retirement in March of 1998. I left because I wanted to go to Alaska and fly as I had continued to fly during my Law Enforcement career and had received my Civilian Fixed and Rotary Wing Rating, my Fixed Wing Instrument Instructor’s rating, multi-engine rating, and CFI, (Certified Flight Instructor) rating.

I flew for Homer Air in Homer, Alaska (S. Of Anchorage, Alaska) for 4 years flying both Single engine and multi-engine airplanes throughout South Central Alaska. I left in the Fall of 2001 because the owner that hired me sold the company, and the new owner was not someone I wanted to work for.

After that, I worked for the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney on a Federal Grant to provide training and investigation of complicated financial crimes to Detectives from both the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and the Tacoma Police Department. I did this for 2.5 years until the Grant expired in late 2004.

Then, in early January 2005, I began training after being hired to fly for Central Airlines, a subsidiary of FedEx, in the Cessna 208B. I completed my training and was assigned to Aberdeen, South Dakota to fly from Aberdeen to Sioux Falls, S. Dakota where we met the large jet to pick up the freight for our area and return it to there so the ground crews could deliver it. I only flew for about 10 months when I had to have my annual flight physical. During this, it was discovered that I had Atrial Fibrillation, and my flying days were over. I decided to forgo approximately two years of treatment and then an operation that “might” resolve that problem and instead decided to finish my flying career.

After that, there was a lot of volunteer work at Yellowstone National Park as Campground Hosts in a small NPS Campground in the Park and volunteer work at the North American Bear Center in Ely, MN because I had promised my wife, we would do what she wanted when I stopped flying and she held me to it.