Vice President

• Jan 2023 - Present

Director

• Oct 2021 - Jan 2023

Contract Manager for a 65-person Construction Support Contract. Oversees teams of project managers to provide planning, design, estimating, construction and facilities management for $100M+ of annual construction, renovations and maintenance at a large government campus.

Senior Program Manager

• Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

Assumed responsibility for the accelerated transformation of operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard Housing portfolio of 4,000 housing units, including policy formulation, financial management, and business case development to fundamentally change the way service is provided, prioritized and funded across the United States. Developed a $200M re-investment plan for military family housing facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently developing the funding, messaging and… Show more Assumed responsibility for the accelerated transformation of operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard Housing portfolio of 4,000 housing units, including policy formulation, financial management, and business case development to fundamentally change the way service is provided, prioritized and funded across the United States. Developed a $200M re-investment plan for military family housing facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently developing the funding, messaging and execution strategy with Executive leadership and our Congressional liaisons. • Stood up the Coast Guard’s first lead, asbestos and radon abatement program for a portfolio of 1,100 pre-1979 owned and occupied homes across the Nation. • Developed strategic overarching enterprise policy and tactical execution guidance for the field, formulated and then executed a $27M budget, leveraging 6 Coast Guard civil engineering offices geographically dispersed across the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. • Formulated the program’s execution strategy to best remediate the lead, asbestos and radon findings based on interpreting the HUD and EPA guidelines, Coast Guard policy and fiscal law. • Translated internal health and safety program policy and internal housing program requirements, into an action plan with appropriate resources, reigning in a diverse group of stakeholders with competing interests and guiding them to timely resolution. • Stood up and funded the first Coast Guard housing regional maintenance teams in New England, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to service 500 remote and understaffed Coast Guard owned housing units. • Leading a diverse team of engineers and human resource staff, developed detailed business case proposals to support the controversial decision to divest of hundreds of Coast Guard owned homes in high cost metro regions.

Chief of Resource Management, Office of Civil Engineering

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2020

Joined the Coast Guard Headquarters team as the civilian equivalent of Corporate Director of Budget and Real Estate Development. Oversaw planning, policy development, budgeting/forecasting and execution strategies for a $21B Real Estate portfolio. Formulated investment proposals, led high-level multi-agency engagement/approvals, and managed $2B of multi-year construction and facilities management projects. • Balanced competing political and financial demands to secure $1.5B+ of multi-year… Show more Joined the Coast Guard Headquarters team as the civilian equivalent of Corporate Director of Budget and Real Estate Development. Oversaw planning, policy development, budgeting/forecasting and execution strategies for a $21B Real Estate portfolio. Formulated investment proposals, led high-level multi-agency engagement/approvals, and managed $2B of multi-year construction and facilities management projects. • Balanced competing political and financial demands to secure $1.5B+ of multi-year acquisition, construction and infrastructure funding and substantiate upwards of 7.5% YOY funding increases to serve diverse organizational needs. • Formulated alternative funding and execution strategies to secure $450M-$650M incremental investments/capital. • Developed the strategic proposals culminating in $1.4B in Congressionally approved supplemental appropriations to repair/rebuild shore infrastructure in the aftermath of 10 different hurricanes over a period of 4 years. • Engaged senior leadership in strategic planning and decision-making to delineate investment strategies, priorities and programs/projects with greatest impact on diverse operations nationwide. • Advised senior leadership on budget, policy, execution strategy and external communications. • Shaped internal controls and financial management sections of hurricane supplemental program management plan, requiring enterprise-level funding/resources assessment/allocations to complete $1B+ of projects in 5 years. • Dedicated considerable time to risk management, including mitigating risk to budgets/timelines, and proactively implementing contingencies to secure funding/resources to address key priorities. • Developed a systematic prioritization system to manage $200M annual maintenance budget and keep 44K buildings fully operational while providing preventative and emergency repairs. • Defined priorities for $345M of annual construction projects supporting diverse military operations.

Team Leader -> Project Director -> Head Of Department, Facilities Engineer

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2016

Advanced through senior leadership roles overseeing key initiatives of a 4-year, $1B multi-phase campus build-out, relocation and realignment of 1.2M square foot headquarters operations on a newly constructed 176-acre DHS campus. Stood up the first Headquarters Facilities Engineering Department overseeing facilities management and long-term project planning, funding and execution of improvement projects, and staff restructuring. • Realigned newly established 15-member team to better… Show more Advanced through senior leadership roles overseeing key initiatives of a 4-year, $1B multi-phase campus build-out, relocation and realignment of 1.2M square foot headquarters operations on a newly constructed 176-acre DHS campus. Stood up the first Headquarters Facilities Engineering Department overseeing facilities management and long-term project planning, funding and execution of improvement projects, and staff restructuring. • Realigned newly established 15-member team to better utilize talent, and enacted training, mentoring and career development, including creative solutions to add highly skilled talent in spite of budgetary restrictions. • Represented the Coast Guard on a GSA technical evaluation board for a $105M, 5-year HQS maintenance contract. • Brokered DHS cost-sharing agreements, and leveraged GSA contracts to provide support services at no cost. • Identified facility gaps, and negotiated solutions with DHS, GSA and contractors for $80M+ in incremental funding. • Conducted in-depth 3-year forecast and justification for $109M centralized lease account to fund 3M sf of leased space. • Defined sustainable controls and efficient processes for funding, capitalization and execution to reduce the highest risks areas impacting CFO Act Compliance. Facilitated audits and contract reviews. • Spearheaded contribution to DHS real property financial assessment to garner DHS support and justify budget requests.

Chief of Planning and Real Property

• Jul 2009 - Jun 2012

Promoted to Regional Director for 1 of 6 civil engineering offices supporting operations spanning 14 states and Washington, DC. Developed plans for a $4B real estate portfolio and oversaw $2.3B in capital, operating and project budgets. Substantiated key investments for critical operations, obtained scarce funding and negotiated real estate development investments. Developed key policies and procedures to best leverage use of current and future facilities.

Executive Officer

• Jul 2007 - Jun 2009

Financial and Construction Manager

• Jan 2004 - Jun 2007

Graduate Student

• Aug 2002 - Jan 2004

Deck Watch Officer

• Jun 2000 - Jul 2002