Experience

Office of the Secretary of Defense

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• PROGRAM MANAGER, STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  ● Serving in an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment as a Program Manager delivering capabilities focused on long range fires. ● Serving in an Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment as a Program Manager delivering capabilities focused on long range fires.



Georgia Tech Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ENGINEER

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  ● Provides technical support to OSD Strategic Capabilities Office acquisition programs for test event planning and execution, project proposal evaluation and capability gap assessment. ● Supports GTRI Space Programs focused on development and optimization of payloads for small satellites. ● Provides technical support to OSD Strategic Capabilities Office acquisition programs for test event planning and execution, project proposal evaluation and capability gap assessment. ● Supports GTRI Space Programs focused on development and optimization of payloads for small satellites.


US Navy
• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee
• SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER

  • Jun 1989 - May 2019
• PROGRAM MANAGER, STRATEGIC CAPABILITIES OFFICE

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  ● Program Manager delivering capabilities focused on long range fires and autonomous systems. ● Program Manager delivering capabilities focused on long range fires and autonomous systems.



Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center

• United States
• Military and International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DIRECTOR, INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE DIVISION

  • Jul 2015 - Jan 2019

  ● Led 87 military, civilian, and contractor personnel with budgetary authority in excess of $12 million to produce cutting edge tactics, advanced training including the Integrated Air & Missile Defense Warfare Tactics Instructor course, Fleet reach-back operational mission planning support, and warfare area assessments to identify gaps and recommended solutions ● Led execution of over 120 missile firing exercises and introduction of revolutionary, fully-informed Carrier Strike Group-wide Integrated Fire Control training at the Air Defense Strike Group Facility using high fidelity simulators ● Led the assessment of the October 2016 combat operations in the Red Sea, identifying recommendations for improving Fleet capabilities and performance. Led communication of this message to audiences including Congressional staffs, Secretary of the Navy, Combatant Commanders, Chief of Naval Operations, and Fleet Commanders to support resourcing and operational decisions Show less



Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N9I)

• EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR, WARFARE INTEGRATION

  • Aug 2013 - Jul 2015

  ● Guided the development and integration of two budget submissions encompassing cumulative warfighting resources exceeding $450 billion across the Future Year Defense Program (FYDP) in support of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) process ● Fostered a collaborative environment instrumental in ensuring programming inputs from across all resource sponsors were well integrated to achieve CNO’s warfighting objectives ● Managed the coordination and oversight of Fleet Readiness accounts, as well as manpower and training requirements totaling $135 billion ● Oversaw the development of the Navy Integrating Capability Concept for Integrated Fire Control and the strategic roadmap for the Next Generation Strike Capability Show less



USS SHILOH (CG 67)

• COMMANDING OFFICER

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

  ● Responsible for the operation, safety, crew training, maintenance, and quality control of $2 billion warship while leading a crew of 400 personnel while in Afloat Major Command ● As Seventh Fleet Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Commander, exercised tactical command of as many as eight ships across thousands of miles to counter ballistic missile threats, including two North Korean space launch events, while balancing the demands of multiple Combatant Commanders and allied regional defense coalitions with Japan and the Republic of Korea ● Served as Air and Missile Defense Commander for GEORGE WASHINGTON Carrier Strike Group and conducted multiple high visibility port visits in the Western Pacific Show less



Navy Air and Missile Defense Command

• ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OPERATIONS, MISSION SUPPORT, AND ASSESSMENTS

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  ● Led multi-service effort to develop an Integrated Air and Missile Defense command and control architecture briefed to and approved by the Joint Chiefs of Staff ● Led cross-organizational team in the development of the Navy roadmap to achieve Phase I of the President’s European Phased Adaptive Approach for the Ballistic Missile Defense of Europe ● Led collaborative effort comprised of physicists and engineers from Missile Defense Agency, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, and Naval Surface Warfare Center to develop Ballistic Missile Defense reach-back analysis and mission planning capability to enable employment of Aegis BMD ships Show less



USS MUSTIN (DDG 89)

• COMMANDING OFFICER

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

  ● Responsible for the operation, safety, crew training, maintenance, and quality control of $2 billion warship while leading a crew of 350 personnel ● Served as Air and Missile Defense Commander for an Expeditionary Strike Group while supporting multi-national exercises and Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief operations in the Indian Ocean ● Conducted multiple high visibility Humanitarian Civil Action-focused port visits in the Western Pacific ● Responsible for the operation, safety, crew training, maintenance, and quality control of $2 billion warship while leading a crew of 350 personnel ● Served as Air and Missile Defense Commander for an Expeditionary Strike Group while supporting multi-national exercises and Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief operations in the Indian Ocean ● Conducted multiple high visibility Humanitarian Civil Action-focused port visits in the Western Pacific



Missile Defense Agency

• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• PROGRAM INTEGRATOR

  • Jul 2005 - Feb 2007

  ● Aegis BMD Deputy Director for Joint Operations and Integration facilitating the integration of maritime forces into the global Ballistic Missile Defense System ● Served as the Program Office’s principal liaison to the Fleet for addressing operational reach-back support, training, and integrated logistics support ● Program integrator addressing fielding and training challenges associated with the activation of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) in the U.S. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility ● Served as the Agency’s liaison to the United States Forces Japan (USFJ), coordinating pre-deployment efforts for the Forward Based X-Band Transportable Radar (FBX-T/TPY-2) to Japan Show less



Commander, Seventh Fleet

• FLAG SECRETARY

  • Oct 2003 - Jul 2005

  ● Assigned to the 3-star personal staff of Commander, Seventh Fleet to provide executive support during operations including UNIFIED ASSISTANCE relief efforts following the South Asia Tsunami and counter-terrorism efforts in the southern Philippines ● Served as the Executive Officer for 350 staff personnel and supervised the embarkation of 400 personnel and 15 Flag and General Officers during three major joint and combined exercises ● Assigned to the 3-star personal staff of Commander, Seventh Fleet to provide executive support during operations including UNIFIED ASSISTANCE relief efforts following the South Asia Tsunami and counter-terrorism efforts in the southern Philippines ● Served as the Executive Officer for 350 staff personnel and supervised the embarkation of 400 personnel and 15 Flag and General Officers during three major joint and combined exercises



USS COWPENS (CG 63)

• EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  • May 2002 - Oct 2003

  ● Oversaw the daily operation of a forward deployed Aegis cruiser and 420-person crew homeported in Japan ● Experience included joint and combined exercises, ship’s maintenance availabilities, and operations in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM during which COWPENS successfully executed Tomahawk missile strikes ● During the opening stages of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, COWPENS was directly responsible for all aspects of air defense planning and execution as the Air and Missile Defense Commander for units operating in the Arabian Gulf Show less



National Reconnaissance Office

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• PROJECT OFFICER

  • Aug 2000 - May 2002

  ● Served as a liaison between Navy warfighters and National programs and as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative for joint multi-intelligence systems leveraging remote sensing capabilities while overseeing streamlined acquisition efforts totaling over $30M ● Orchestrated several short-notice installations and operational efforts in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM ● Served as a liaison between Navy warfighters and National programs and as a Contracting Officer Technical Representative for joint multi-intelligence systems leveraging remote sensing capabilities while overseeing streamlined acquisition efforts totaling over $30M ● Orchestrated several short-notice installations and operational efforts in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM



USS PRINCETON (CG 59)

• WEAPONS OFFICER / COMBAT SYSTEMS OFFICER

  • Jul 1997 - Jul 2000

  ● Oversaw the installation of over $18 million of upgrades to ship’s weapons, communications and information systems, and managed the training of 95 personnel in the maintenance and operation of upgraded systems ● Responsible for the execution of a system test and check out plan that included the launching of five surface to air missiles and led PRINCETON’s Tomahawk team during strike operations in support of Operation DESERT FOX ● Effectively managed the maintenance and operation of the Aegis Weapons System over a demanding Western Pacific and Southwest Asia deployment during which PRINCETON served as Air Defense Commander for the CARL VINSON Battle Group ● Led the design and implementation of the data link architecture for major multi-national exercise RIMPAC 98, providing tactical data link connectivity between over seventy units from six countries Show less

• ASSISTANT FIRE CONTROL OFFICER / COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

  • Jan 1990 - Jun 1994

  ● Assigned as Assistant Fire Control Officer during ship’s commissioning, Aegis Weapons System testing, Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials, and SM-2 Block-III/IIIA developmental and operational testing which included the firing of 30 surface to air missiles ● Served as Communications Officer and stood Tactical Action Officer and Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator watch positions during an Arabian Gulf Deployment during which COWPENS served as Air Defense Commander for the KITTY HAWK Battle Group and participated in Tomahawk strike operations in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Show less