Experience

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  MSI-Defence Systems US LLC

  • Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

  • Senior Business Development Manager

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States

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  Centurum

  • Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

  • Director Of Business Development

    • Sep 2021 - Feb 2023
    • Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

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  BecTech, Inc.

  • United States
  • Defense & Space
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Program Manager

    • Dec 2020 - Sep 2021

  • Senior Combat Systems Engineer, Communications

    • Jul 2018 - Sep 2021

    Working the communications and electronic warfare systems for the Future Submarine Program in Australia.

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  Valkyrie Enterprises

  • Senior Analyst

    • Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

    Support IDFOR N8 Requirements Directorate by providing necessary consulting, managerial, analytical, and organizational skills to assist in identifying and analyzing Navy ID and communications related capability gaps. • Provide subject matter expertise in AEHF and protected military communications requirements. Additionally, the Contractor shall possess organization/planning/communication skills to support all facets of capability gaps identification and analysis, and support to include review and concepts, communications requirements, acquisition documents, concept of operations, and other technical and non-technical documents. • Retrieve data from a variety of sources and individuals to identify the scope and breadth of communications gaps, to analytically and creatively evaluate the data, and to craft collaborative and well researched solution proposals. • Interact with IDFOR, Fleet Cyber Command (FCC), USFF, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) staff, Fleet and Type Commanders, Platform Agents, Warfare Centers of Excellence, Program Offices, and other relevant Navy organizations, services, and Department of Defense (DOD) agencies. • Review Navy’s AEHF/EHF/Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) communication management strategy. Working with other services and stakeholders, identify fleet capability gaps and related analysis for EHF communications management. • Identify gaps in AEHF/EHF management processes and recommend improved methodologies to most effectively manage EHF resources for surface, submarine, and other Navy EHF consumers. • Identify best practices for Numbered Fleets to assist in the EHF communications management process. Recommendations should include strategies for managing EHF images and global scenarios, and contingency mission planning.• Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), or other guiding documents as required by IDFOR.

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  Serco Inc

  • Chesapeake, Virginia

  • Senior Manager

    • Nov 2015 - Feb 2017
    • Chesapeake, Virginia

    • Senior Program Manager at Serco Inc. for their east coast Global Installations Contract (GIC) responsible for the C4I upgrades to Navy ships, submarines and shore installations on the east coast.• Accountable for managing multiple task orders with multiple customers. Contracts ranging from $3 - $20M.• Developed and provided technical proposals for all east coast bids to the government.• Managed teams in excess of 50 people that executed the installation of C4I upgrades that included procurement, sub-contractors, logistics, fabrication and daily reports for both the internal and external customers.• Developed and fostered relationships within SPAWAR, the government and the Serco organization in order to maintain cost, schedule and production efforts in many industrial environments.

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  Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic, Hampton Roads Detachment

  • Norfolk, Virginia Area

  • Officer in Charge

    • Feb 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Norfolk, Virginia Area

    • Led and managed the SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic, Hampton Roads Detachment Logistics and Fleet Support competency of approximately 800 widely diverse and geographically dispersed personnel consisting of both Navy Working Capital and Mission Funded billets.• Provided Governance for Logistics and Fleet Support efforts in support of Program Executive Offices (PEO), Program Managers, Business Units and other customers.• Process owner for all Logistics and Fleet Support policies, processes, tools and output metrics.• Responsible for the professional development and work assignment of individuals within the Competency to ensure that sound Logistics and Fleet Support principles are applied throughout the program life cycle.• Provided policy and process for In-Service support efforts, including Fleet Support Teams and In Service Engineering Agents providing visibility of SPAWAR readiness performance, targets for readiness improvement, and root causes of readiness degraders.• Lead development of installation policies, processes and contracts across the enterprise, in compliance with approved Defense and Navy policies.• Conducted Independent Logistic Assessments to assist PEOs in evaluation of the supportability of their acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.• Served as liaison with major Department of Defense commands for construction and integration of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) projects such as Command Centers, Operational Control Centers, and Joint C4I facilities.

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  US Navy

  • Norfolk, Virginia Area

  • Fleet Support Officer

    • Feb 2012 - Feb 2014
    • Norfolk, Virginia Area

    • Supervised and mangaged 40 military and 20 civil servants at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic. Provided Governance for Logistics and Fleet Support efforts in support of Program Executive Offices (PEO), Program Managers, Business Units and other customers, specifically for NTCSS and OOMA.• Process owner for all Logistics and Fleet Support policies, processes, tools and output metrics.• Responsible for the professional development and work assignment of individuals within the Competency to ensure that sound Logistics and Fleet Support principles are applied throughout the program life cycle.• Provided policy and process for In-Service support efforts, including Fleet Support Teams and In Service Engineering Agents providing visibility of SPAWAR readiness performance, targets for readiness improvement, and root causes of readiness degraders.• Conducted Independent Logistic Assessments to assist PEOs in evaluation of the supportability of their acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.

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  US Navy

  • Norfolk, Virginia

  • C5I Officer on USS BATAAN (LHD 5)

    • Nov 2009 - Nov 2011
    • Norfolk, Virginia

    • Senior Department Head; led a department of 120 officers, chief petty officers, and enlisted Sailors in the preventative and corrective maintenance of over 5000 pieces of electronic gear, maintaining a 98% state of operational readiness.• Led the direct support for all communications to the Commander of the task force responsible for the operations in Haiti following the earthquake in January 2010.• Responsible for all ship board internal and external communications, to include the Data Links.• Coordinated the installation of numerous upgrades during a major availability. Responsible for the schedule, quality assurance and inter-departmental synchronization to complete the installations on time and under budget.• Developed an outstanding training team for combat systems. These efforts gave flexibility and cohesiveness while the ship deployed on two weeks’ notice to the operations off the coast of Libya in 2011.

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  United States Navy

  • Deputy N74 for Commander Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

    • Sep 2007 - Sep 2009

    • Principal Assistant to the Training and Readiness Officer; developed, executed and graded training scenarios for all of the military bases in the region. As team lead, ensured the bases conformed to all DoD, and DoN instructions.• Small Arms Range Manager; improved the environmental clean-up process at all ranges throughout the region so that the Navy was in compliance with all EPA regulations.. • Executive Officer for the Theater Field Confinement Facility at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait from March to November 2008. Responsible for the facility’s day to day operations, safety of the inmates, administrative requirements, military requirements for 40 Cadre, and the execution of returning inmates stateside from Kuwait. In 9 months 100 inmates were safely transferred back to the United States.

  • Weapons and Combat Systems Officer USS PREBLE (DDG 88)

    • Oct 2004 - Aug 2007

    • As Combat Systems department head; led a department of 65 officers, chief petty officers and enlisted Sailors in the preventative and corrective maintenance of the AEGIS combat system, and ship’s interior and exterior communications. Managed the installation of numerous upgrades to these systems on schedule and under budget.• Extensive knowledge of the AEGIS combat system and all associated warfare areas.• Senior Watch Officer; responsible for the training and development of junior officers throughout their first ship tour.• As the Combat Systems Training Team Lead, developed large scale training scenarios to support the combat operations of the ship while deployed to the Middle East.• Managed and executed numerous ship board exercises which included the successful launch of two Tactical Tomahawk missiles.• As Weapons Officer department head; led a department of 75 officers, chief petty officers and enlisted Sailors in the preventative and corrective maintenance of ship’s gun weapon system, missile launching system and the anti-submarine warfare systems. • Responsible to the Commanding Officer for all Force Protection matters.• Well versed in the operation and tactical employment of the AN/SQQ-89 sonar suite.• Planned, scheduled, trained and executed the ship’s first Visit Board Search and Seizure team. Responsible for the small arm and rifle qualifications of all watch standers for eight duty sections.• Managed and executed the ship’s 12 week availability that included the first ever complete installation of a CIWS 1B, the upgrade of the Tomahawk weapons system and the self-defense system, NULKA on a DDG Flight IIA.

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  United States Navy

  • Mayport, Florida

  • Fire Control Officer USS ROOSEVELT (DDG 80)

    • Sep 1999 - Jun 2001
    • Mayport, Florida