Experience

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  U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF)

  • Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

  • Director, Knowledge Management Office, Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF)

    • Oct 2020 - Present
    • Vicenza, Veneto, Italy

    As a senior civilian advises command leadership on knowledge management and information configuration strategies to establish SETAF-AF as the top DoD performer in mission command strategies. The KM team completed a large Microsoft 365 SharePoint Online migration in coordination with stakeholders and is working on deployment of impactful Power Platform developments to support enhanced collaboration optimize support for a complex set of missions. Tasks a team of knowledge management professionals, SharePoint administrators / developers, records administrators, and content management technicians to re-structure a dynamic data / knowledge architecture. Supervises government and contracted personnel using project management techniques and scheduling. Briefs newcomers on the knowledge management strategic message and communicates across organizations about transformation. Champions the use of technology by advocating usage of tools and provides training for a vast knowledge management representatives (KMRs) network. Completes coded websites for leadership on demand to solve specific requirements.

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  U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa

  • Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate

  • Chief Knowledge Officer

    • Apr 2018 - Oct 2020
    • Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate

    Provides executive advisory services from a knowledge strategic perspective for a very large organization at the enterprise level, information systems administration, SharePoint 2013 and SP Online site collections admin for many environments, project management, personnel supervision of a highly specialized I.T. team, establishes wide-scope policy to support enterprise objectives, leads working group engagements, and performs contract acquisitions and coordinates for personnel from other sources. Operates a Microsoft technical team to deliver solutions. Uses SharePoint Designer 2013 to facilitate customizations. Operates an extensive work tracker to prioritize executive requirements for a large organization. Additionally, implements HTML, CSS and JavaScript to SharePoint environments to establish a satisfying user experience (UX) design for our customers.

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  Defense Logistics Agency

  • IT Project Manager

    • Jan 2016 - Apr 2018

    Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) IT Project Manager since January 2016 with the Records and Information Management (J62BM) directorate at the enterprise level with the Project Management Office (PMO); I am the lead for I.T. projects pertaining to Document Automated Content Server – Records Management (DACS RM). As part of J6, I routinely engage with external directorates to provide project support and customer service. I also provide SharePoint support internally with training, site developments and building dynamic portals to support our external projects worldwide.

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  US Army

  • Daegu, South Korea

  • Knowledge Management Officer/Microsoft SharePoint Site Collections Administrator

    • Apr 2013 - Jan 2016
    • Daegu, South Korea

    Served as the Knowledge Management Officer (KMO) primary for a one-star US Army logistics command in South Korea with over 3,000 assigned personnel from April 2013 to December 2015. As a former US Army Major assigned as a Special Staff primary to the Commanding General (CG), reporting to a Chief of Staff (CoS, a US Army Colonel), I provided knowledge management and SharePoint 2007 and 2010 tech support to the command and to subordinate organizations to improve information flow. I created an array of organized knowledge sites SP Designer 2010 in multiple SharePoint site collection to optimize file and document storage solutions for the short and long-term for Peninsula-wide exercises, for current operations and continuity. I worked across every staff level (G-staff) and provided support three levels down to the company or at the flight level.

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  US Army

  • Germany, Brussels, Belgium, Korea and other countries

  • Logistics Officer; Planner; Operations Officer; Tasking Officer, US Army Europe (USAREUR) G3

    • Nov 1993 - Dec 2012
    • Germany, Brussels, Belgium, Korea and other countries