Experience

Thayer Leadership

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Faculty Member

  • May 2017 - Present



U.S. Army Combined Arms Center

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mentor -- US Army Mission Command Training Program

  • Apr 2017 - Present

  Provides executive coaching and mentorship to a portfolio of leader development programs in the U.S. Army and private sector. Provide executive coaching to senior commanders during Army and Joint Warfighter Exercises. Provides senior leadership and insight to capability development and operations analysis war games. Teaches leadership seminars to to Army Colonels as part of their command preparation. Serves on the faculty of the Thayer Leader Development Group and provides instruction to business leaders on a variety of leadership tools. Show less



U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM)

• Germany
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Operations

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Conceptualized, synchronized and directed strategy formulation, operational design, military operations and military crisis response in coordination with U.S. interagency and international partners to achieve national objectives on the continent of Africa. Served as the Command’s primary interlocutor with the Joint Staff, National Security Council Deputies Committee, and State Department. Negotiated policy objectives, military authorities, and force resources to achieve theater campaign objectives. Communicated Command guidance to, and managed, a staff of over 330 military and civilian professionals. Show less



The Joint Staff

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Vice Director of Joint Training and Force Development

  • Aug 2013 - Jan 2014

  Directed Joint force development activities including warfighting concept development, operations analysis, Joint lessons learned publication, capability requirements validation, models and simulations development, and global training exercise execution across the Department of Defense. Synchronized the staff activities of over 1800 military and civilians to achieve the force development vision and objectives of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Managed an annual operating budget of over $700M. Show less



International Security Force Afghanistan

• Afghanistan

• Theater Engineer

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  Planned and directed all facets of theater-level engineer support to achieve national and operational objectives during combat operations in Afghanistan. Decision authority on the engineer force composition, allocation, equipping, training, and mission assignment. Oversaw construction, maintenance, and closure/turnover of all U.S. base camps in Afghanistan. Synchronized military engineer contributions to the reconstruction and improvement of Afghanistan’s national infrastructure in the power, water, and transportation sectors. Led a force of over 4,600 military engineers and civilians. Managed $2B military construction program. Show less



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commandant, Army Engineer Regiment

  • Mar 2009 - Aug 2011

  Responsible for formulating and implementing a vision for the Army engineer profession that ensures its units and personnel meet the changing warfighting needs of Commanders. This included guiding adaptation in engineer warfighting doctrine, organization design, equipment procurement, recruitment, Soldier training and qualification, leader development, personnel management policies, as well as directly overseeing engineer professional education curriculum.

• Division Chief of Staff, 1st Armored Division

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2009

  Directed a 600 person staff of an Army Armored Division in during both garrison and combat operations in Iraq to meet the Division Commander's decision making needs; served as the primary conduit for conveying the Commander's guidance and intent to produce the necessary plans, orders, and execution monitoring for major operations. Principal executive responsible for synchronizing all staff efforts including: operations, logistics, intelligence, resource management, communications, personnel, and engineering. Show less

• Engineer Brigade Commander -- Ist Infantry Division

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

  Commanded an Engineer Brigade comprised of 1500+ Soldiers providing the full spectrum of combat and construction engineering in support of the 1st Infantry Division. Responsible for developing and synchronizing execution of operational and tactical level engineer support plans in support of division combat and logistical units across the Division.