Experience

Rhombus Power Inc.

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Client Success Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present



United States Air Force

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

• Chief of Program Integration (The Engine Room)

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2023

  As the Chief of the Engine Room, I spent 3 federal budget cycles coordinating among 16 investment specialty teams (140 professionals) as a peer leader, building and defending the annual USAF budget and future years financial investment decisions. I led 22 direct reports as the focal point who evaluates, prioritizes, and integrates multi-faceted, technical, and interdependent funding inputs covering all manpower, infrastructure, systems, and programs required for current and future USAF operations. Highlights include: + Strategic Advisory: Ordered exhaustive, systematic business case analyses to guide financial tradeoff decisions and direction of $950B budget. Ensured efficacy and ROI of funds - redirected $107B to more precisely structure assets to support new defense strategy + Communications Planning: Wove comprehensive, detailed vision, and built associated presentations that successfully defended the scope and necessity of proposed investments to the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and US Congress + Resilient Management: Ensured continuation of operations despite rapid transformation to remote work in response to COVID pandemic. Balanced risks to employees while fully accomplishing national security needs + Peer Collaboration: Built cross-functional consensus on hard decisions when USAF budget cut by $30B; realigned limited resources away from narrow interests to produce coherent, functional, enterprise-focused plan; maintained accountability among all functional leaders + DE&I Leadership: Strategized, organized, and coordinated thru highest level of USAF leaders the creation of first position to represent and champion resourcing priorities focused on the enlisted force who are 80% of AF personnel Show less



Air Force Global Strike Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Commander, 341st Missile Wing

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2020

  Senior-most executive running the USAF’s largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) wing, directing all operational, security, business operations, and administrative activity. Led 4,000 military and civilian personnel. Managed $6B in assets and ran budget of $120M. Personal liaison to national authorities on nuclear security of 165 missile facilities and operational readiness of workforce and systems. Responsibility included fostering a culture of continuous improvement, testing various mission-related technical solutions, and providing system-level feedback to acquisition and testing agencies on proposed operations and maintenance improvements. Highlights include: + Workforce Culture: Awarded “best in USAF” Blanchard Trophy for building culture of trust, high-level support, and inspirational leadership leading to exceptional organizational performance against benchmarks + Bold Innovation Culture: Designed and stood up centralized control center without top line budget increase; convinced senior leaders of value proposition; first in command and now model for new $81B weapons system + Business Operations Improvement: Oversaw development of streamlined contracting process enabling approval of $92M of construction contracts 90% faster: from 8 months to 3 weeks, speeding necessary facility improvements + Special Initiative Leadership: Contributed significant economic impact to state of Montana and local community by devising, coordinating, and hosting first USAF Air Show at Malmstrom Air Force Base since 9/11. 17K Montanans oriented to unique nuclear mission; $5M+ in economic impact in single weekend; grassroots support for new mission begun years ahead production and system installation + Customer Engagement: Regularly met with local city manager, US senators, and state governor; advocated for/successfully changed legislation easing professional license requirements for military spouses Show less



Air Education and Training Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Commander, 381st Training Group, Air Education and Training Command

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

  As a geographically separated commander, I had full financial and operational responsibility for $363M training organization across 15 facilities. Coached and professionally developed talent pipeline of 250 students annually to meet exacting space and nuclear job qualification criteria. Ensured availability to maintain effective staffing levels across breadth of USAF enterprise manpower needs. Met all finance objectives for $6.4M annual budget. Superior intergenerational cultural communicator. Highlights include: + Results-driven Leadership: Earned second-ever “Highly Effective” distinction out of initial 75 annual evaluations completed by parent organization + Standards-based Talent Development: Created coaching culture and mentored middle management to become more accountable supervisors through comprehensive understanding of performance standards, metric creation, and goal-setting. Result: Organizational promotion rates across their teams increased 44% above USAF-wide averages + Workforce Development: Analyzed metrics and put together successful business case for 19% budget increase that modernized training programs with new learning technology Show less



The Joint Staff

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

• Division Chief, National Military Command System Operations Division

  • Jan 2015 - Jul 2016

  Led 24/7 alert teams in national command center continually monitoring and mitigates risks to US interests around the world

• Deputy Division Chief, National Military Command System Operations Division

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2015



United States Air Force

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

• Deputy Chief, Space Operations Division

  • Aug 2013 - Sep 2014



USCENTCOM

• Armed Forces
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Planner, J3 Plans Division

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2014



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Commander, 50th Operations Group

  • May 2012 - Aug 2013



Air War College

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student, Air War College

  • Jun 2011 - May 2012



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commander, 2d Space Warning Squadron

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011



NORAD & US Northern Command

• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Aide de Camp to the Commander, NORAD/USNORTHCOM

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2009



United States Strategic Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Executive Officer to the Chief of Staff, USSTRATCOM

  • Nov 2006 - Apr 2007

• Chief of Special Programs

  • Jul 2006 - Dec 2006



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• AFSPC Chief of Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

• Chief, Wing Weapons and Tactics

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2005



USCENTCOM

• Armed Forces
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations Planner

  • Nov 2002 - Apr 2003



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Missile Combat Crew Commander

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002



Air Education and Training Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Training Development, Instructor Defense Support Program

  • Aug 1996 - Dec 1999



Air Force Space Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Crew Commander, Chief of Training Defense Support Program

  • Sep 1994 - Aug 1996