Experience

AirBoss Defense Group

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• Chief Strategy Officer

  • Oct 2020 - Jan 2022



Gryphon Defense Group and Mad Minute, LLC

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2018 - Oct 2020

  Detroit - Washington D.C. Manage investment in, and operations of, Defense and Domestic Security companies focused on securing critical supply chains and operationalizing disruptive technologies.



Northrop Grumman

• Airlines and Aviation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Strategy and Global Relations (Technology Services)

  • Oct 2016 - May 2018

  Herndon, Virginia Enabled corporate capability development, growth, and profitability across a full spectrum of Defense, Civil, and International programs



Defense Safety Systems

• United Arab Emirates
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2016

  Singapore Produced and applied advanced protective coatings that provided blast, erosion, and corrosion protection to vehicles and structures



United States Department of Defense

• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Maintenance)

  • 2008 - Dec 2015

  Pentagon Led oversight, policy development, and program guidance on $80B Department of Defense weapon system maintenance program



International Security Assistance Force - Afghanistan

• Executive Director, Sustainment and Logistics, Afghan Security Forces

  • May 2013 - Feb 2014

  Afghanistan Led advice and training mission to mature logistics and readiness generation and sustainment capabilities of afghan security ministries and military and police forces



U.S. Forces - Iraq

• Director, Advisory and Training Mission, Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Securty Forces Logistics

  • 2010 - 2011

  Iraq Led advice and training mission to mature operational capability of Iraqi ministry of defense Led advice and training mission to mature logistics capabilities and ensure materiel readiness of Iraqi military and police forces



U.S. Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Systems Command

• Deputy Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers and Director, Industrial Operations

  • 2005 - 2008

  Patuxent River Naval Air Station Led command of approximately 14,000 military and civilian personnel executing depot and intermediate-level maintenance of naval aircraft, engines, components and support equipment with annual budget of approximately $4B



U.S. Army Materiel Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Special Assistant to the Commanding General

  • 2004 - 2005

  Fort Belvoir



U.S. Aviation and Missile Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Deputy Commander for System Support

  • 2002 - 2004

  Redstone Arsenal Managed repair and overhaul of all aviation and missile systems returning from Iraq and Afghanistan



U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Principal Deputy for Systems Acquisition

  • 2000 - 2002

  Huntsville, Alabama Managed over 20 Army Aviation, Missile, and Ground Systems with annual budget of over $1B



U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command

• Associate Director for Systems

  • 1996 - 2000

  St Louis, Missouri Led provision of engineering support to all Army Aviation Systems