Experience

Woodbury Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employee & Client Manager

  • Aug 2011 - Present

  Contributes to the success of a private-sector, woman-owned, small business, government contract company by providing the operational leadership, management and oversight for all clients, contracts and employees in my region. * Responsible for the senior leadership, management and administration of 80+ employees on 21 contracts for 9 clients in three states.* Achieved a 200% growth in Medical Services, Staffing and Information Technology contracts in 3 years.* Maintains a 95% or greater fill rate through proactive recruiting practices, a thorough hiring process of exceptional candidates, and attentive leadership and management.* Maintains exceptional customer ratings through proactive and continuous communication with our government clients in order to respond in a timely manner.* Provides continuous support to ensure our employees are successful, including employee performance reviews and awards, effectively addressing customer concerns and issues, and maintaining continuous communication lines with all parties.* Represents the President & CEO, and corporate staff to present and future employees, clients, strategic partners and other organizations. * Serves as the principal corporate staff member and liaison continually engaging in client interaction, personal employee management and identification of future opportunities for growth. * Leads, manages and advocates for employees through constant communication, recognizing exceptional performance and providing continuous feedback.* Continually interfaces and communicates with our clients and employees through on-site visits, phone calls, email messages and written correspondence.* Optimizes the corporate resources available in order to maximize efficiencies and enhance our employees' effectiveness on behalf of our clients and their organization's mission, goals and objectives.* Collaborates with the business development team in identifying and acquiring new business opportunities.



USNORTHCOM, J3 Domestic Operations & Standing Joint Force Headquarters

• Senior Consultant/Strategic Plans & Operations Officer

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2011

  Senior Plans & Operations Officer providing joint & inter-agency military planning expertise within ESF8 of the NRF for USNORTHCOM, components and subordinate organizations; and local, state, tribal, federal and private-sector/non-governmental partners.* Branch Chief for a joint and cross-functional team of senior plans officers responsible for joint & inter-agency mission assessment, military planning & operational support for a wide range of emergency situations from local & state to tribal, national & international in scope.* Conducted consequence management planning to meet OSD and CJCS mission sets to execute a graduated, joint, inter-agency & multi-functional medical support plan for multiple operations, joint training exercises and National Special Security Events, including JTF – Democratic National Convention, 2009 Presidential Inauguration & G-20 Summit.* Deployed without notice to provide USAID, HHS/CDC, USSOUTHCOM, & JTF – Haiti with complex, strategic-level analysis, liaison, advisory assistance, crisis action planning & humanitarian assistance planning support to resource the response force assuring over 500,000 survivors received post-disaster medical care.* Resourced a joint, inter-agency health care system in coordination with local, state and federal partners to support over 150,000 daily participants without incident for the JTF - 2010 National Scout Jamboree's 100th Anniversary.* Emergency Management Specialist for several local, state & federal exercises, training events, conferences and forums.* Chief, Joint Influenza Fusion Cell responsible for monitoring pandemic influenza, the regional, federal & international response plans, analyzing and assessing impacts & providing oral and written recommendations to the Director.* Joint Medical Planner Course Instructor for 250+ US and Canadian defense personnel.* Member of the Interagency Coordination Directorate’s PS/NGO Working Group.



Office of the Chief, Medical Service Corps

• Senior Advisor & Chief of Staff

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2008

  Chief of Staff for the Office of the Chief, U.S. Army Medical Service Corps (MSC) providing continuous and comprehensive support to the Chief, Medical Service Corps, the Senior Leadership Team and staff.* Coordinated, synchronized and facilitated strategic planning efforts – including emerging policies, directives and initiatives – for a globally-distributed, 32-person Senior Leadership Team, including monthly, quarterly and annual planning sessions and publication of the Annual Report.* Served as senior facilitator and strategic planner that orchestrated the completion of the MSC Strategic Plan & Balanced Scorecard as a compliment and amplification to the Vision, Mission, Goals & Objectives of the U.S. Army Medical Department, including the development of the MSC officer life-cycle management plan for 23 separate specialties. * Represented MSC interests to multiple U.S. Army, joint, inter-agency and private-sector organization partners including the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and led a 400% increase in award nominations as a member of the Joint MSC Planning & Awards Committee.* Served on the Army Medical Department Museum Steering Committee that oversaw the refurbishment and remodeling of the AMEDD Museum.* Initiated the MSC History Project to document and record the oral, written and photographic history of the Medical Service Corps from 1992 to present day for future publication of Volume II of the MSC History.* Awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit for a career of global contributions to the Medical Service Corps, the Army Medical Department and the United States Army. * Synchronized, prioritized and integrated the operational requirements and available resources of the Office of the Chief, MSC across three time zones with a 9-person staff, a $168,000 budget and executed a $44,000 contract.* Prepared senior Army staffing packages of briefings, papers and reports for senior U.S. Army leadership.



86th Combat Support Hospital

• Chief of Staff & Director of Operations

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2005

  Chief of Staff for an organization of 4 separate units and over 600 Soldiers including a 248-bed, 474 Soldier, deployable hospital providing combat health support for US & Coalition Forces during contingency operations as a component of the Rapid Deployment Force. * Directed, coordinated and supervised a brigade-equivalent staff ensuring the Commander’s intent and decisions were communicated and executed through detailed planning, coordination and execution. * Implemented initiatives to synchronize & integrate processes across the staff and gain efficiencies in time & resources while maintaining the unit’s operational readiness in personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, information management and medical and ground maintenance. * Supervised the management and execution of a $665,000 annual budget & the maintenance of a 98% operational readiness rate for property and equipment valued in excess of $30 million dollars.* Led the planning, coordination and execution of the hospital modernization plan with 100% equipment accountability & synchronized the reception, housing, transportation, training and integration of 228 individual augmentees to the hospital staff in preparation for deployment.* Rear Detachment Commander assuring the contingency readiness of 4 assigned units & 117 Soldiers while supporting the deployed Soldiers’ families by renovating the Family Readiness Group Center & establishing only the 2nd DOD virtual Family Readiness Group Homepage.



101st Airborne Division

• United States

• Director of Medical Planning & Operations

  • Jul 2002 - Oct 2003

  Responsible for the direction, coordination, synchronization & integration of health support planning and execution in support of 101st Airborne Division’s combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom.* Served as the Division’s Senior Combat Health Support Planner, ensuring all aspects of the medical plan were coordinated, synchronized and integrated within the division & across coalition partners.* Planned, wrote and executed the 101st Airborne Division’s Health Service Support Plan for the invasion of Iraq and Operation Iraqi Freedom, including unique and innovative solutions to provide continuous and overlapping, aero-medical evacuation coverage for the division’s operations from Kuwait to the northernmost regions of Iraq.* Provided senior medical expert analysis and cross-functional medical staff consultation support and advice to Iraqi healthcare leaders and staff in support of the establishment of a coordinated healthcare system at the local, province and national level.* Proactively assured the medical equipment and personnel readiness of all 101st Airborne Division units, including the acquisition and fielding of automated medical logistics requisition and distribution systems prior to deployment and conducting combat operations.* Managed career assignments for 30 Army Medical Department officers within the division in coordination with U.S. Army Human Resources Command and advised, assisted and mentored the division’s company commanders and medical platoon leaders through formal and informal activities.* Developed health support plans for all operations with Division, Corps, Theater & Joint elements.* Provided medical analysis and advice, and prepared briefings, reports and papers for the Division's senior leadership.



Headquarters, Department of the Army

• Program Manager & Organizational Integration Officer

  • May 2000 - Jun 2001

  Served as the U.S. Army Subject Matter Expert in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff (G3), Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), The Pentagon. Responsible for the personnel and equipment life-cycle management of 400 active duty & reserve component medical organizations. * Obtained Chief of Staff, HQDA approval for the FY03 Command Plan number and type of medical units in the force, their organizational design & the programming of activations, conversions & in-activations. * Assured wartime mission success with integrated HQDA staff actions required to properly man, equip, train & sustain all components (active duty, US Army Reserve and National Guard) of the U.S. Army Medical Force Structure.* Served as a key member of the Army Medical Department Transformation Working Group that paved the way ahead for the successful Medical Reengineering Initiative and Transformation resulting in the state-of-the-art U.S. Army medical force that provided superior, world-class medical care in OIF and OEF.* Provided superior input to three Quadrennial Defense Review Panels & detailed staff analysis to the Joint Staff & Office of the Secretary of Defense.



U.S. Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Manager & Operations Officer

  • May 1989 - Aug 1998

  Superior performance as a Medical Plans & Operations Officer in positions of increasing leadership, authority and responsibility within various U.S. Army units and organizations, including:* Nominated and selected to serve as Special Assistant to the Chief, Medical Service Corps providing junior officer perspective and advice to U.S. Army Medical Command senior leadership while independently managing several unique MSC programs and initiatives.* Recognized for superior performance as Company Commander & Battalion Operations Officer in the 1st Cavalry Division including two highly successful deployments to the National Training Center. Selected ahead of peers to serve as battalion operations officer.* Recipient of the John R. Lynch Leadership Award presented by peers & Honor Graduate, Officer Advanced Course.* Medical Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer and Battalion Maintenance Officer in the 101st Airborne Division including outstanding performance during mass casualty and crisis operations while providing innovative leadership during deployment and combat operations for Operation Desert Shield & Desert Storm. * Awarded the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps Award of Excellence as the #1 MSC junior officer worldwide on active duty.