Chief Executive Officer/Commanding Officer

• 2020 - Present

Honored to serve amongst and lead the Navy's arsenal, a civilian command that conducts research, development, testing, evaluation, scale-up and industrial-scale manufacturing, and in service support for energetics and energetic systems in support of the Department of Defense. Also provides technology and technical data in support of joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) needs for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardsmen. Director, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology, Department of Defense. Immediate Superior in Charge, Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE. Show less

Chief Executive Officer / Commodore / Commanding Officer

• 2018 - 2020

Honored to stand alongside and serve as CEO and Brigade-level Task Force Commander of over 1,500 Navy Expeditionary Combat Forces in the US Navy's SEVENTH FLEET area of operations, encompassing all areas within INDO-PACIFIC west of the international dateline, from NE and SE Asia through Oceania and into the Indian Ocean. Executed operational command of staff and forces for maritime expeditionary security, explosive ordnance disposal/diving, construction/Seabee, and navy expeditionary logistics operations. Led the core Navy Expeditionary Battle Staff for crisis response and major combat operations in the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and surrounding areas. Show less

Director, Counter Improvised Threat/Explosive Device Fusion Directorate, Iraq/Syria

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

Forward deployed to Iraq for a 9-month period, honored to serve amongst and lead a team of over 30 military and civilian personnel forward deployed to Iraq and Syria, embedded in and responsible for supporting a very large multinational military organization of both general purpose and special operations forces, formed of U.S., ally and partner teams, directly supporting the successful recapture of Mosul and return of large swaths of Iraq from ISIS insurgents back to the Iraqi people. Worked directly alongside ally and partner forces from many different countries and backgrounds, as well as interagency, international and non-governmental organizations, using a team-of-teams approach to achieve a variety of goals in support of the various peoples of Iraq and Syria, even when challenged by ambiguity and uncertainty in a very dynamic environment. Led mission focused, geographically dispersed, cross functional team to overcome daily complex challenges, providing analysis, operational planning and assessments, innovative solutions, hands-on training, and key advice and assistance from the working level up to the senior executive levels of leadership, including partner nation senior military representatives, ambassadorial level and ministerial level. Show less

Division Chief

• 2016 - 2017

Honored to serve with and lead a newly formed start-up Exercises Division with multiple branches composed of very talented civilians and military officers, operating dispersed across the United States and overseas in a dozen locations. Provided realistic training to large military organizations, in both simulated and live fire field environments. Used innovating and disruptive techniques to get out of the comfort zone and harness the power of unique diverse thinking and full team contribution to achieve difficult objectives in a complex and ambiguous environment. Show less

Student/Distinguished Graduate/Senior Acquisition, National Defense University

• 2015 - 2016

One-year full time in-person graduate study, including focused study as part of the senior acquisition cohort, the highest level in-resident acquisition program in the Department of Defense. Selected along with a small group of other incredibly talented senior civilians and uniformed personnel from across the joint services, non-DoD agencies, and dozens of partner nations. The multi-disciplinary curriculum used a combination of seminar based study, written analysis, electives, exercises and field analyses of domestic and foreign industries. Also participated in Environmental Industry Study focused on fresh water availability, ecological challenges, demographics and human population growth, energy production and a variety of other relevant topics. Show less

Chief Executive Officer of 200-person organization/Commanding Officer

• 2012 - 2015

Honored to serve with and lead a geographically dispersed organization providing high risk training on a daily basis, to both individuals and small teams, tailored to specific training and enabling objectives, ranging from single day lecture style courses to multi-month field training including parachuting, diving, live day/night small arms fire, and live demolitions training. Organization also responsible for evaluation of emerging technology for task suitability, feasibility, adaptation and rapid fielding. Worked within the organization to encourage continuous assessment and improvement towards a variety of objectives, sparked outside-the-box innovation in revolutionary deployment and employment of a variety of unmanned tools and robotics, resulting in ahead of schedule emergency fielding of new underwater technology to the field to greatly reduce risk to personnel and equipment. First deployment of UUVs from fixed wing aircraft to respond anywhere around the globe in support of forward deployed naval forces. Responsible for both instructor cadre training and all administrative support, personnel management, logistics, maintenance, sustainment, financial management, IT and communication support across all dispersed offices within the organization. Master Training Specialist. Show less

Executive Assistant to General Officer/Director, Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell, Joint Staff

• 2011 - 2012

Executive Assistant to the Director, Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell, Joint Staff, the Primary Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) for all issues Pakistan and Afghanistan at the height of U.S. Department of Defense involvement in Afghanistan. Honored to serve with and directly assist the director’s planning, coordination and execution of all support and advice to the Chairman and National Security Staff. Planned all daily activities for the Director, including short notice meetings with the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Undersecretary and Assistant Secretaries of Defense, National Security Staff, members of Congress, members of the press, international defense ministers, and various senior executives throughout the Department of Defense, Department of State and US Agency for International Development. Gathered, reviewed and approved all preparatory and accompanying materials for relevancy and content. Identified and tasked actions to a cross functional staff before and after each engagement. Directly supervised both civilian and military personnel. Operated at the TS/SCI level with additional compartmentalized and special access. Show less

Chief Operations Officer/Executive Officer/Commanding Officer

• 2007 - 2010

As Executive Officer and Acting Commanding Officer, honored to stand shoulder to shoulder with and oversee a 220-member, overseas combat unit comprised of a 60-member headquarters/C-suite element, eleven subordinate combat force explosive ordnance disposal platoons/teams, one flyaway dive recompression team, and two shore-based detachments responsible for daily live explosives and diving operations. Directly supervised 7 department heads and additional special staff in the daily conduct of high risk training and operations, as well as all required administrative, personnel management, logistics/sustainment, and command and control requirements. Achieved solutions for complex problems through technical problem solving, critical thinking, and innovative solutions from teams and leaders built within an incredibly positive organizational culture. Provided organized, trained and equipped EOD and dive teams for tactical execution of counter IED, unexploded ordnance, sensitive site exploitation, emergent diving, naval underwater mine countermeasures, special operations air mobility, and homeland defense missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Republic of the Philippines, and across the Indo-Pacific theater of operations. Show less

Mine Warfare / Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) / Diving Officer

• 2005 - 2007

Weapons Action Officer / Chair, Project Officers Group

• 2003 - 2005

Weapon Station EOD Detachment Officer in Charge

• 2001 - 2003

EOD Task Unit Commander / Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Officer

• 2000 - 2001

EOD Mobile Detachment Officer in Charge

• 1999 - 2000

Assistant Chief Engineer / Damage Control Assistant / Diving Officer

• 1995 - 1998