Operations Officer, PD Joint Services

• Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Acquisition Advisor for Air and Missile Defense / Asst. Capability Manager for ACM AAMDC

• Mar 2019 - Apr 2021

Assistant Army Capability Manager Army Air and Missile Defense (ACM AAMDC) Integration, and Senior Acquisition Advisor to Director AAMDC, responsible for integration for 5 x ACAT I Programs with a value of $11.7 Billion annually. Integrates, synchronizes, and coordinates efforts across all DOTMLPF-P domains. Synchronizes test resources for all ACM AAMDC programs. Mentors 1 x Acquisitions Officer and supervises 2 x support contractors. Assistant Contract Officer Representative for 5 x TRADOC Contract Support Specialists.

Military Deputy, METC, CCDC Armaments

• Jul 2017 - Mar 2019

Military Deputy and senior advisor to the Executive Director (Tier 1 SES) Munitions Engineering Technology Center (METC), Munitions Engineering and Technology Center (METC), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Armaments (CCDC Armaments) leading a workforce of 1200 military and civilian personnel. Assist in managing cost, schedule, performance for munitions Science and Technology (S&T) projects and production support valued at $450 million annually. Applies military operational and acquisition experience to inform munitions and Explosive Ordnance Disposal modernization efforts and lifecycle engineering support focused on the Army 6 modernization priorities and corresponding with Cross Functional Teams (CFT). Army Futures Command S&T efforts include Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA), Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP), cross-domain Fires, Army Combat Vehicle Modernization Strategy (CVMS), Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) replacement, Terrain Shaping Obstacles (TSO), smart munitions, and Next Generation Squad Automatic Weapon. Leads senior leader engagements and S&T support to TRADOC Centers of Excellence, Program Executive Offices, Joint Services, and Combatant Commands for munition technology initiatives including the Army's interface with the Navy Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Division. Serves as acting CCDC Armaments Deputy as required.

Munitions System Technical Manager

• May 2016 - Jul 2017

Assistant Product Manager U.S. Army CCDC Armaments, METC, who assists with management of cost-schedule-performance of Science and Technology (S&T) efforts valued in excess of $400 million supporting Army and Joint munitions requirements. Expedites S&T materiel development supporting TRADOC Fires Center of Excellence, Maneuver Center of Excellence, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, and Aviation Center of Excellence, Headquarters Department of Army Rapid Equipping Force, and operational units for future force development. Advises Armaments Research Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) and Program Executive Office /Program Manager leadership on technology strategies and user evaluations of ARDEC programs to increase the velocity of technology maturation for modernization. Leads and serves on multiple munitions system acquisition Integrated Product Teams (IPT), and ensures user feedback is incorporated into the S&T Armament Strategy supporting future munitions technology concepts.

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Army Test and Evaluation Command System Team (AST) Chair

• Jan 2015 - May 2016

Serves as the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command System Team (ATEC AST) Chair, US Army Ballistic Missile Defense, Operational Test Agency for Terminal Hight Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Army Navy / Transportable Radar Surveillance. Responsible for development and execution of multi-service operational testing and independent evaluations of the $8 billion Ballistic Missile Defense Systems (BMDS). Uses operational testing experience and understanding of the acquisition of missile defense systems to influence how multi-service and external agencies conduct ballistic missile operational testing. Develops resource requirements and justification based on expert knowledge of the acquisition, operational testing, and evaluation processes. Develops and defines program risk to directorate and command decision makers.

Military Evaluator, THAAD and AN/TYP-2

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

Serves as the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command System Team (ATEC AST) Military Evaluator for Terminal Hight Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Army Navy / Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TYP-2). Responsible for development and execution of multi-service operational testing and independent evaluations of the $8 billion Ballistic Missile Defense Systems (BMDS). Uses operational testing experience and understanding of the acquisition of missile defense systems to influence how multi-service and external agencies conduct ballistic missile operational testing. Develops resource requirements and justification based on expert knowledge of the acquisition, operational testing, and evaluation processes. Develops and defines program risk to directorate and command decision makers.

Assistant Product Manager, Common Remotely Operating Weapon Station (CROWS), PM Crew Served Weapons

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

Assistant Product Manager (APM) Remote Weapons Stations (RWS), Program Manager Soldier Lethality responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of the Army's $4 Billion current and future ACAT IC RWS programs. Primary responsibility is Product Director of the $94 Million Low Profile Common Remotely Operated Weapons Station (CROWS) for the M1A2 Abrams, as well as test, production and fielding of the Program of Record M153 CROWS. Leads 40 technical and support personnel responsible for detailed planning, budgeting, testing, supportability, and safety verifications of M153 CROWS Product improvements which include the M1A2 Low Profile CROWS, Containerized Weapons Station, Escalation of Force Kit and 360 degree situational awareness kit. Coordinates system life cycle management with officers from Headquarters Department of the Army and U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command. Works directly with the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command(TRADOC) Maneuver Center of Excellence, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, Army Test and Evaluation Command, Special Operations Command, and Joint services to provide customer support and requirement refinement.

Assistant Project Manager, Counter IED

• Apr 2010 - Jun 2012

Armaments Systems Manager for the Combating Terrorism Technology Team (CTTT), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command - Armaments. Responsible for managing and integrating all phases of research, development, engineering, cost, schedule, and performance relating to acquisition and fielding of new material solutions to meet the Warfighter’s requirements. Quickly developing material solutions to answer OND and OEF identified technology gaps for the US Army and Joint forces. Responsible for assisting the Director, CTTT, in planning, coordinating and executing all aspects of Warfighter projects and support. Represent CTTT and ARDEC at Joint IED Defeat Organization and RDECOM meetings. Supports and interacts with deployed units to ensure that the latest capabilities are available to the Warfighter and ARDEC is positioned to provide material solutions to defeat emerging and future threats. Deploys as a science and technology advisor when required.