Experience

Department of the Air Force Chief Data and AI Office
• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Deputy Director, Dept of the Air Force Special Programs

  • Sep 2014 - Present

Dept of the Air Force
• Deputy Director, Air Force Special Programs Directorate

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2022


DARPA

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Program Manager, AEO

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Special Assistant for Adaptive Technologies in the Advanced Execution Office (AEO). Charged with conceiving, developing, coordinating, and executing technology and capability transition strategies spanning the Department of Defense that meet agency emergent and future war fighting needs in the pursuit of U.S. national security objectives. Furthers DARPA support to the regional Combatant Commanders and the Air Force through recurring engagements to demonstrate, field trial, accelerate, or transition game-changing DARPA technologies into DoD capabilities. Show less



US Air Force

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Deputy Director, Special Programs

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

  •Provided the Asst Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) w/ objectively based information & analysis for making decisions on the policy & programmatic aspects of operations & management, as well as effectiveness & efficiency of operations, resources, programs •Acted as liaison between Asst Secretary, Air Staff, other Services, commercial companies & Defense Industry leaders on acquisition processes, policies & initiatives w/ regard to advanced technologies •Conducted special reviews, worked sensitive projects & recommended options to the Assistant Secretary, senior military and civilian Air Force leadership •Assisted the Director, Special Programs & Asst Secretary (Acquisition) in planning, reviewing, approving, & executing major DoD Air Force advanced aerospace systems •Worked w/ Congress, OSD, Joint Staff, Air Staff, MAJCOM, & applicable labs & program offices to plan, organize, direct, & evaluate Air Force Special Program acquisition •Advisor to organizations w/in USAF & other DoD orgs, various Federal Agencies & industry •Led, guided, mentored workforce in dealing w/ complex problems •Led & managed organizational interactions w/ customers from a strategic standpoint •Established & led teams carrying out complex programs & projects •Determined, communicated organizational positions on projects or policies to senior DoD leaders •Formulated org strategies, tactics, manpower & action plans to acquire & allocate resources •Maintained knowledge of the Planning, Programming, Budget & Execution process with respect to acquisition programs; strategic planning, program planning, & budget cycles Show less



505th Training Group

• Commander

  • 2008 - 2010

  •Supervised, commanded, and managed three squadrons and 379 personnel. •Led command and control training and exercises as well as military, civilian, and contractor personnel in the execution of the Air Operations Center (AOC) training and exercise mission. •Managed a small organizational unit & performed a full range of supervisory duties such as selection, performance plans & ratings, employee development and assignment of work. •Planned, formulated, justified and executed the organizational budget. •Served as primary procurement official in approving purchase orders, requisitions, and travel. Responsible for directing $3M in the Operational Command Trng Prgm involving 7 USAF Sr Mentors. •Led personnel in conducting AOC training, senior leader formal training, and field training during theater level exercises. Show less



USAF

• Guinea
• International Trade and Development

• Chief, US Strategy & Policy USFK/J5-J

  • 2006 - 2008

  •Led the Combatant Commander’s handpicked, Joint Policy and Strategy Division. •Prepared Deputy Asst Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Department of State representatives for the numerous, yearly U.S. & ROK government Security Policy Initiative national defense forums & Secretary of Defense for the annual Ministerial level Security Consultative Meeting. •Authored, edited, submitted complex U.S. Forces Korea Commander’s Posture Statement for three Congressional Committees (SASC, HASC, HAC-D MilCon) in prep for the Commander’s annual budget hearings & testimony ensuring full compliance w/ agency requirements & tight deadlines. •Drafted Commander’s documents regarding international matters and Host Nation Notifications in coordination with the U.S. Embassy (Seoul) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. •Established, built, and cultivated coalitions with a variety of host nation (Korean) government agencies including ROK Ministries of National Defense and Foreign Affairs and Trade and U.S. high level Departments of State and Defense officials including the U.S. Ambassador to the ROK, the Chief of Pol/Mil, U.S Embassy (Seoul) to resolve issues and achieve common national security objective pursuits. •Developed U.S. negotiating position and strategy over two years in the Special Measures Agreement, host-nation burden sharing negotiations, U.S. Status of Forces Agreement, and Host Nation force-structure Notifications. •Scheduled the Commander’s Congressional Office Calls as well as wrote and briefed all preparatory material. Conducted in theater Congressional and Staff Delegation visits to the Republic of Korea. Show less

• Commander, 492d Fighter Squadron

  • 2004 - 2005

  •Commanded 94 operations, support, intelligence, and life support personnel in combat and training. •Established and executed planning, training, operations and budgeting policy. •Conducted daily operations on 28 F-15E aircraft valued at over $1.5 billion, $485 million in facilities and equipment, and executed a $45 million annual budget. •Certified 72 aircrew as qualified and mission ready for war time contingency operations. •Commanded 94 operations, support, intelligence, and life support personnel in combat and training. •Established and executed planning, training, operations and budgeting policy. •Conducted daily operations on 28 F-15E aircraft valued at over $1.5 billion, $485 million in facilities and equipment, and executed a $45 million annual budget. •Certified 72 aircrew as qualified and mission ready for war time contingency operations.