As of March 2020, Jim officially retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, SMCR, IMA (Prior active duty) where he attained the second highest enlisted rank of Master Sergeant (E-8).

Jim first enlisted in the U.S. Marines on January 12, 1990. Then PFC Hunsicker started as an 0811, Field Artillery Cannoneer. Fast-forward to Post-9/11, Sgt Hunsicker transitioned into the intelligence community as an 0231, Intelligence Analyst. Then SSgt, and then GySgt, and, finally, then MSgt Hunsicker became an Intelligence Chief and Senior Joint Intelligence Chief, where he gained many years in both the Intelligence Community (IC) and extensive enlisted leadership experience.

MSgt Hunsicker’s deployments spanned from routine rotations to Okinawa & Mainland, Japan, to civil/military & intelligence operations within the Horn of Africa, to the various combat environments of Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

In addition to operating Lake City’s only Alpine Loop Technical Consulting, LLC since March 2022, Jim also packs a diverse 20+ year Information Technology corporate career behind him. This high-tech career spanned across end-user support, systems & network administration, systems & software implementation, data & business analysis, release/change management, and project, program & portfolio management - including, but not limited to, being responsible for staff, budgets, client escalation, etc., along with many other endeavors within the realm of digital transformation.

Most importantly, Jim’s third career in law enforcement, while admittedly not super long, began in 2014 when he graduated as Class President of his Law Enforcement Academy at Red Rocks Community College and where he also obtained his CO POST Certification. Jim then started as a Police Officer in Sterling, CO, and subsequently worked at several other agencies in western CO. Prior to coming back to the Hinsdale County Sheriff’s Office to serve as the Undersheriff, Jim also briefly worked as a Sheriff’s Deputy K9 Handler (dual-purpose) in eastern CO. Jim also holds certifications as a CO POST EVOC Driving Instructor and Level 1 Krav Maga for LEO Instructorship.

Jim also possesses two degrees:

• B.S. Geological Land Use, Metropolitan State University of Denver (then MSCD)

• A.A.S. Law Enforcement, Red Rocks Community College, 2014

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