Director, Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)

• Jul 2022 - Present

SSVF provides a continuum of specialized housing services, case management, linkage to Veteran and mainstream benefits, temporary financial assistance, and other supportive services in order to address housing stabilization for Veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The SSVF Program is a housing-first model designed to combat the disproportionate number of Veterans experiencing homelessness. Assistance to Veterans emphasizes quickly housing those who are homeless and then providing services as needed. The program operates in the state of Kansas and in a ten county region of Missouri including Andrew Atchison, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Holt, Jackson, Nodaway, Platte, and Ray Counties. Show less

Security Specialist

• Dec 2022 - Present

Director of Operations

• Aug 2020 - Apr 2022

• Oversee planning and operations with enterprise-wide educational responsibilities. • Enhance the institutional flexibility and operational focus of professional military and civilian learning systems to increase academic rigor and relevance. • Expand the educational prestige of secondary and post-secondary institutions, promulgate best management practices, and increase institutional agility in meeting learning needs.

Professional Military Education Team Chief

• Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

• Evaluated mandatory and directed training for the inclusion of proponent topics into the Army education system. • Translated requirements into post-secondary educational outcomes for the learning enterprise.• Collaborated with the learning enterprise to provide professional military education guidance and resources in an annual academic review, affecting more than 150,000 students annually.

Organizational Structure & Design Analyst

• Jul 2016 - Feb 2019

• Developed, revised, and maintained organizational designs and reference sheets. • Conducted analysis and research to review proponent proposals to change organization designs for accuracy based on emerging doctrine, concepts, and guidance from senior leaders. • Analyzed and recommended resource-informed organizational solutions to capability gaps for the operational Army. • Participated in analytical efforts with outside agencies; represented the Force Design Directorate at meetings and conferences. Show less

Executive Officer/Chief Operating Officer

• May 2015 - Jun 2016

• Second in command and chief of staff; directed a 40-person staff to manage personnel, operations, training, planning, workforce development, logistics, and maintenance for an organization with 665 employees and 150 tactical vehicles.• Coordinated the integration of operations and logistics within and external to the organization; ensured the organization was prepared for all assigned and projected full spectrum of operations.• Developed systems and processes within the constraints of the organization’s functions, achieving 95% fleet availability. Show less

Director Of Operations

• May 2014 - Apr 2015

• Led a 20-person operations section that planned, coordinated, and executed operations for an organization of 665 employees and a fleet of 150 vehicles. • Participated in planning processes to produce timely plans and orders, and to synchronize operations. • Coordinated all organizational activities to ensure effective time management, integration, and synchronization of effort within and outside the organization.

Operations Officer

• Jul 2013 - May 2014

• Planned and coordinated operations to ensure guidance and directives were clearly understood. • Managed the operational picture for the organization to ensure collaborative planning and situational awareness.• Provided command and control observation and training to a multinational current operations staff.

Student

• Jul 2012 - Jun 2013

Student, Command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC). Command and General Staff Officers' Course consists of two components, the CGSOC Common Core Course, and the Advanced Operations Course which is the credentialing course for field grade officers in the operational Army. Students complete these courses in an experiential learning environment which yields adaptive, self-aware, field-grade leaders of character and competence who are capable of shaping the joint operational environment.

Instructor/Facilitator

• Jun 2010 - Jul 2012

• Forged the leadership, mentoring, and professional development of over 900 maneuver students. • Trained junior managers to become senior managers of 100-200 person organizations and to serve as primary staff officers. • Planned, prepared, resourced, and executed 2500 hours of instruction in operations and doctrine.

Company Executive Officer

• Apr 2001 - Sep 2002

Platoon Leader

• May 1998 - Apr 2001

Sales Associate

• Aug 1999 - Aug 2002

Knowledgeable in all departments, pro team, forklift driver trainer Knowledgeable in all departments, pro team, forklift driver trainer

Sales Associate

• Nov 2000 - Dec 2000

Worked part time as a sales associate during the holiday season in conjunction with full time job. Worked part time as a sales associate during the holiday season in conjunction with full time job.

Apprentice Commercial Roofer

• Jun 1998 - Sep 1998

Served as an apprentice doing commercial roofing. Focus areas were tear-off, patchwork, and torch-down. Served as an apprentice doing commercial roofing. Focus areas were tear-off, patchwork, and torch-down.