Experience

The Roosevelt Group

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Advisor

  • Sep 2020 - Present



Air Tractor, Inc.

• United States
• Aviation & Aerospace
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development and Special Operations Representative

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  Strategic Advisor and Team Member at Air Tractor in support of AT-802U military aircraft development, promotions, and sales. Strategic Advisor and Team Member at Air Tractor in support of AT-802U military aircraft development, promotions, and sales.



Sandoval Custom Creations Inc.

• Larkspur, Colorado

• Vice President

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Vice President for Government Relations and Business Development for an industry leader in video surveillance. SCCI custom designs and manufactures surveillance systems and is one of the largest providers of video surveillance equipment to Federal, State, and Local government as well as non-government entities. Vice President for Government Relations and Business Development for an industry leader in video surveillance. SCCI custom designs and manufactures surveillance systems and is one of the largest providers of video surveillance equipment to Federal, State, and Local government as well as non-government entities.



Leading-Edge Vortex LLC

• San Antonio, Texas Area

• Senior Partner

  • Aug 2018 - Present

  Independent management consultant, strategic advisor, national security expert. Currently under contract with multiple nationally recognized clients. Independent management consultant, strategic advisor, national security expert. Currently under contract with multiple nationally recognized clients.



United States Special Operations Command

• Fort Bragg, NC

• Deputy Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Identified, analyzed and assessed rigorous training requirements for critical military operations under sensitive conditions to disrupt and defeat threats to the U.S. Homeland • Managed resources totaling $10B of infrastructure a $1.9B annual budget, and 1,750 team members in a multi-service environment to conduct strategic planning and solve our nation’s hardest problems; Led Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Council making critical basing and collection priority decisions for the military’s largest ISR consumer • Led coordination between agency partners within the U.S. Federal government. Managed 75 relationships within the US intelligence community, federal law enforcement agencies, and foreign military partners Show less



NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• NACD Battlefield to the Boardroom Attendee

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2018



Special Operations Command Europe

• Stuttgart Area, Germany

• Commander, Special Operations Command Europe

  • Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Senior U.S. military officer leading 2,500 personnel and managing risk for all U.S. special operations forces in Europe; built, trained, exercised, and led a cohesive team of 9 NATO Allies for a year-long commitment to respond to crisis anywhere in the world on short notice • While working collaboratively with European political and military leadership, transformed focus and vision of U.S. and European special operations forces to counter Russian aggression, expose propaganda, and illuminate coercion and malign activities Show less



United States Air Force Academy

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commandant of Cadets

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Dean of Undergraduates and Military Commander of 4,000 U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets – with a team of 300 colleagues. Developed strategy to build millennials into loyal, productive, professional Air Force leaders • Focus on standards, discipline, accountability to reduce alcohol related incidents by 35% • Transformed basic military training for new cadets by emphasizing training cadre leadership over freshman trainee compliance resulting in the lowest attrition rate in 45 years among an entering freshman class of 1,300 Show less



Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)

• Belgium
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Officer to The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Managed and led a 100 person staff supporting the senior military officer in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance - the Supreme Allied Commander Europe • Trusted advisor to senior leaders in critical negotiations with heads of state, defense ministers, chiefs of defense, and worldwide media resulting in a 30% reduction in NATO headquarters structure • Managed and led a 100 person staff supporting the senior military officer in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Alliance - the Supreme Allied Commander Europe • Trusted advisor to senior leaders in critical negotiations with heads of state, defense ministers, chiefs of defense, and worldwide media resulting in a 30% reduction in NATO headquarters structure



United States Air Force

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

• Commander, 1st Special Operations Wing

  • Nov 2008 - Jun 2010

  • Senior officer in charge of US Air Force’s busiest deployed flying unit – over 13,000 combat missions, and Air Force base supporting 7,500 active military and 10,000 family members • Winner of 2008 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence recognizing the outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations – $1M prize for base quality of life improvements • Led organization through unprecedented growth and change – added a squadron of a new class of aircraft – the CV-22 “Osprey” tiltrotor, accommodated a 30% increase in manned reconnaissance aircraft, and completed business plan approval for $150M new training center Show less



U.S. Central Command

• Iraq

• Commander, Joint Special Operations Air Component

  • Jun 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Led a 1,000 personnel and operations management of 6,700 sensitive aviation missions on a 1-year deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. national security policy • Laid foundation for future success by building new communications infrastructure to command and control six aviation units supporting conducting 7,000 missions annually • Led a 1,000 personnel and operations management of 6,700 sensitive aviation missions on a 1-year deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of U.S. national security policy • Laid foundation for future success by building new communications infrastructure to command and control six aviation units supporting conducting 7,000 missions annually



The Brookings Institution

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 500 - 600 Employee

• National Defense Fellow

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  • Peer-reviewed research and communications skills resulted in Air Force level award winning Department of Defense Energy Strategy: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks • Completed Brookings’ Executive Education programs “Inside Washington” and “National Security Policy”; handpicked member of Brookings’ 21st Century Defense Initiative • Peer-reviewed research and communications skills resulted in Air Force level award winning Department of Defense Energy Strategy: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks • Completed Brookings’ Executive Education programs “Inside Washington” and “National Security Policy”; handpicked member of Brookings’ 21st Century Defense Initiative



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

  • Jun 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Managed schedule, executive correspondence, information flow, and weekly Secretary of Defense/President one-on-one meeting topics – screened 50,000 documents annually • Integral part of Pentagon office staff and travel team--planned and executed visits to over 50 countries • Managed schedule, executive correspondence, information flow, and weekly Secretary of Defense/President one-on-one meeting topics – screened 50,000 documents annually • Integral part of Pentagon office staff and travel team--planned and executed visits to over 50 countries