Gerard spent 42 years in civil service as a GS-12 Program Manager, 35 years in the military (4 years in the regular Air Force, 10 years in the Navy Reserves, and 17 years in the California Army National Guard). He currently owns and operates his own business – Holistic Intervention, and is completing his studies toward a Ph.D. in Metaphysics with a concentration in Holistic Life Coaching.