Hayden is a Creative Specialist providing digital, media, and graphic support across the SBCC strategic communications portfolios for United States Strategic Command and Air Force Global Strike Command. Hayden’s writing, photography, and short films have appeared in Ink Lit Magazine, the Red Cedar Review, Earthwinds, Bijou Open Screen, the Snake Alley Film Festival, among others. Prior to this, Hayden worked as a defense sub-contractor and graphic designer for United States Air Force Strikewerk. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he earned a B.A. in Cinema and English Creative Writing and managed photography and video journalism for The Daily Iowan.