Experience

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  JFrog

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Channel Leader, Public Sector

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

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  IBM

  • ISV Partner Specialist

    • Mar 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Senior Business Success Manager

    • Sep 2021 - Feb 2022

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  Special Operators Transition Foundation

  • Gig Harbor, Washington, United States

  • Special Operations Transition Foundation Fellow

    • Mar 2021 - Sep 2021
    • Gig Harbor, Washington, United States

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  1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) U.S Army

  • JBLM, WA

  • Battalion Command Sergeant Major

    • Mar 2019 - Mar 2021
    • JBLM, WA

    Senior Leader of a 500 person Special Forces Battalion that supports 18 teams of Green Berets to conduct global special operations.- Led a Task Force of over 2,000 people including 15 NATO partners in an Afghan pressure campaign resulting in a reduction in violence and a negotiated settlement, the first of its kind in over 18 years.- Managed a budget of $5.5 million to conduct the largest training mission to date; successfully prepared a Special Forces Battalion for combat.- Supervised over 40 engagements in the Pacific theater spanning 10 strategic partner nations, and training thousands of soldiers, police and intelligence agencies to support U.S. Defense Strategy.

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  1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) U.S Army

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Chief of Operations (Group Operations SGM)

    • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

    Chief of Operations for a 2,524 man Special Forces Group with a budget in excess of $38 million. - Executed 3 strategic training exercises with South Korean forces at the height of nuclear tension with North Korea. The formidable show of force was directly responsible for North Korea’s capitulation to hold peace talks with the U.S.- Oversaw the day to day operations of 1st Special Forces Group, a 2,500-person organization with world-wide commitments, priority partnerships and combat deployments; the leading Special Operations organization in the Pacific theater.

  • Senior Manager (Company Sergeant Major)

    • Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

    Senior leader of a 88 man Special Forces Company with six teams of Green Berets and $17,500,000 of equipment. Supervises special operations in the Pacific and Middle East regions. - Led a Special Forces Company in a combat deployment to Afghanistan; oversaw all Special Operations in the Southern 10 provinces; integrated 4 Afghan Battalions towards a unified front.- Managed 6 teams by training and mentoring over a hundred Service Members; deployed and operated successfully in a fast-paced, decentralized construct for over six months.

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  10th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

  • Operations Manager (Team Sergeant)

    • Jan 2012 - May 2015
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

    Team Sergeant of a 12-man reconnaissance (recce) detachment part of the U.S. Africa Command Commander’s Crisis Response Force. Capable of resolving sensitive crisis situations in the Africa region. Supervises high-risk live fire, close quarters combat and non-standard demolitions training. Supervises the maintenance and accountability of $2 million of detachment equipment. Maintains proficiency in the French language.

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  Special Missions Unit

  • Fort Bragg, NC

  • Principal Consultant / Individual Contributor

    • Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
    • Fort Bragg, NC

    Serves as a Reconnaissance and Surveillance Team Sergeant on a Special Forces Team in a Special Mission Unit. Utilizes commercial and military-grade components to build highly sophisticated, advanced systems that critically enhance high priority missions. Deploys globally with no-notice to support crisis and contingency operations. Responsible for the maintenance and accountability of over $15,000,000 of equipment.

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  U.S. Army 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

  • United States
  • Armed Forces
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Principal Consultant to the U.S. Embassy

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

    Serves as a Special Operations Military Liaison to the U.S. Embassy Country Team. Operates in a forward deployed element for extended amounts of time. Provides special operations subject matter expertise in a joint, interagency, and multi-national environment coordinating operations with other Government Agencies, Host Nation partners, DOS, CIA, DAO, DOJ, FBI, and the DEA. Serves as the senior counter-terror advisor to the U.S. Ambassador.

  • Communications Sergeant

    • Jan 2002 - Dec 2007

    Green Beret that serves as a Communications Sergeant for Special Forces Operational Detachment – Alpha. Responsible for planning and conducting communication operations in support of all Special Forces missions. Proficient in all aspects of tactical communications to include frequency management, antenna wave theory, tactical satellite, and high-frequency radio systems. Ensures detachment members are thoroughly cross-trained on all detachment communications systems. Performs routine maintenance of detachment equipment. Responsible for over $175,000 of equipment.

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  75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army

  • Hunter Army Airfield

  • Team Leader

    • Oct 1997 - Dec 2000
    • Hunter Army Airfield

    Assigned as a Team Leader in a special operations airborne Ranger Battalion; Responsible for the health, welfare, morale, and combat readiness of a four man squad; Assists the squad leader in developing and implementing individual training; provides technical guidance and support to subordinates in administrative matters; supervises maintenance; ensures compliance with all directed, specified, and implied tasks; responsible for the accountability of $125,000 in weapons, optics, and organizational equipment.