Experience

THE RAND COROPORATION

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Analyst

  • Dec 2017 - Present

  Brought real world experience from DoD to a more academic environment at RAND to produce key studies informing major, pressing decisions in areas such as:- Solving the contentious question of which entities should transition to the newly created Space Force vs remain with their parent organization- Developing new designs for the Space Force headquarters organization, with special focus on analytic capabilities - Driving new ideas and analysis approaches to improve the US Army's ability to operate in contested wartime environments



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2017

  I reported to the CAPE Director, a key advisor to the Secretary of Defense. I took over the Analysis & Integration Deputate when there was isolation/mistrust between deputates, which I rectified by vastly improving collaboration with my peers. I also led teams in generating $10 billion in ground breaking solution options, including:- Reducing risk via innovative operating concepts linked to equipment upgrades- Leveraging data analytics and new metrics to profoundly change senior leaders' view of readiness- Employing facts and strong narrative to convince high level warring stakeholders (e.g., Hill members, governors) to agree on a major reallocation of attack assets across Army components- Trained future female leaders via co-founding the first women's mentoring group in OSD************************For my success I received the Distinguished Rank Award ($64,000), given to only 1% of career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES)

• Director, Land Forces Division, CAPE, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense

  • Feb 2012 - Jul 2014

• Director, Tactical Air Forces Division, CAPE, in the Office of the Secretary of Defense

  • Apr 2005 - Feb 2012

  Directed senior civilian and military analysts in assessing Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aviation programs in building the annual DoD program/budget. During this time I also served as Acting Director of Naval Forces Division, vigorously leading studies on Navy ship acquisition- Managed analysis that led to $20+ billion in resourcing changes to rectify underfunding for F-35 aircraft and scale back premature production - Led analysis that informed the DoD decision on the right number of F-22 fighters- Established CAPE’s first high fidelity modeling capability for aircraft vulnerability, devising $4.5 billion in mitigation options - Led teams that convinced Congress of the need for an Air Force cruise missile and new radars on Navy ships and aircraft despite breaching cost thresholds- Directed the first three DoD Long Range Aviation Plans delivered to Congress*************For my success I received the Meritorious Rank Award ($33,000), given to only 5% of career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES)



LMI

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Researcher

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2005

  Research Fellow providing analytic support to the US government, including in these key areas:- As a lead analyst on the “Aldridge Study,” designed a new resourcing process via capabilities-based analysis and execution feedback- Conducted a detailed assessment of DoD's Future Year Defense Program data; the results convinced the client to overhaul data categorization



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Branch Head and Deputy Branch Head, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV/N-81)

  • Jul 2000 - Apr 2003

  As Head of the Force Structure and Analysis Branch (SES) and Deputy of the Warfare Assessment Branch (GS-15), I led studies that provided the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) a compelling transformation narrative and helped move the Navy into the post-9/11 world. - Led effort that created an entirely new operational concept that fundamentally changed the way the Navy organized and deployed--This concept doubled the number of strike groups by reallocating surface combatants and submarines between aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious assault ships- Directed the development of the first post-9/11 Shipbuilding Study for Congress, which addressed warfighting and industrial base needs in the new era*************For these efforts, the CNO asked me and a team member to accompany the Secretary of the Navy on his executive jet and brief him on the Navy's new deployment concept



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Joint Data Support in Program Analysis and Evaluation, OSD

  • Oct 1997 - Jul 2000

  In my first US government job, I led a start-up organization to acquire/scrub/integrate data for joint studies, changing DoD’s paradigm to rely on high quality, agreed data vs. dated, "homegrown" info- I succeeded in establishing this thriving organization after 2 predecessors had failed and were relieved of their duties



GRCi

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Aug 1984 - Oct 1997

  During this time I worked my way up from junior analyst to Operations Director on site with the DoD client. I ultimately managed a 50-person team providing data and analysis that informed US and allied deliberations on capabilities and resourcing