1966 - 1970    U.S. Navy.  Received extensive training in emergency medical rescue equipment and procedures.

1979 - 1981   El Cajon Fire Department.  Served as a Firefighter/EMT.

1978 - 1979   Invented and developed the Kendrick Extrication Device™ (KED™).  This      device is used to extricate accident victims from automobiles and confined spaces & immobilize patients with suspected neck or spinal injury.  The KED™ is currently the industry standard throughout the U.S. and much of the civilized world.  It is used extensively in the U.S. military, NASA and many foreign military systems.

1979 - 1983  Medi-Ked, Inc.  Secretary and Director of Product Development, Production and Quality Control.  During this period, the company expanded to approximately $1.8 million  annual sales.  The product quality was unparalleled in the industry.

1980 - 1983    Kendrick Mfg. Co. (dba: El Cajon Awning).  Director of Operations, Production
and Quality Control.  During these years, the company grew from $950K to an Average of $2.5 million annual sales.  Successfully coordinated the production and installation, on a nationwide basis, of approximately 9,000 awnings for a fast food chain.  This project transformed El Cajon Awning from a local awning company to a nationally recognized company.

1985 - 1986   Invented and developed the Kendrick Traction Device™ (KTD™).  The KTD™ is a unique and innovative rescue medical device used to apply leg traction to a patient with a suspected fractured femur.  The KTD™ rapidly became a product to be reckoned with in the rescue medical equipment market.