Dr. Nathaniel L. Carr was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and traveled throughout the world in the US Air Force. Currently, he owns and operates Aunt Clara’s Healthy Tea and Carr International (an internet business development company) while researching and writing on emotional intelligence.
Lt Col Carr earned a BS from Michigan State University; MBA from Golden Gate University; Doctorate of Management from University of Phoenix and is currently 15 hours in to the Masters of Accounting program at University of West Florida.
Lt Col Carr joined the military in 1967 as an Airman Basic working as an F-102 and F-4D avionics maintainer. As a Staff Sergeant he earned his commission to the Officer Corps. He served as Intelligence Squadron Commander (150 people), Operations Officer, Safety Officer, Requirements/Contracts Officer, Director, and Fighter Aviation Officer. He has flown F-15E, F-4G, and F-105G aircraft. He was the co-author of “Reassessment of War-fighting Capability” consistent with the U. S. Defense Department objectives and strategies for the entire Pacific region. He developed operational guidelines to handle the shoot down of KAL 007 by the Soviet military and later developed the electronic combat and integration plan for Desert Storm. Lt Col Carr revived $2 billion Joint STARS (Surveillance & Target Attack Radar System) program on an international basis and it is being used in the current terrorist conflict and Iraq. He served as the Requirements Director for space-borne and electronic defense system contracts and led satellite driven intelligence network for fighter aircraft from design through demonstration. He was the chief negotiator for USAF with the Japan and Korea combat training program. His father, Nathaniel Carr, Sr., is a retired Air Force Colonel and original Tuskegee Airman from WWII.
Since leaving the military, Lt Col Carr has pursued several business avenues. He was the Customer Service Manager for AT&T, managing and training 25 customer service representatives and was the Team Leader for crises phone calls (i.e. suicide threats). Additionally, he was the Marketing Manager for ACME Aerospace and worked 4 years as Manager for Customer Service at Sea Ray Boats, Inc. of Phoenix. He is currently a certified instructor for the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration training airport baggage screeners on explosive detection and customer service.
He and his covenant wife, Kai, an RN, have three children – Nathaniel (Attorney), Jayson (Physical Therapist and Chef), and Kristen (ASU graduate completing second bachelors degree in Nursing) and two grandsons, Tyler (5-yrs old) and Jackson (3-yr old).