Transitioning Service Member (US Army)

• 2023 - Present

M.P.A. Candidate

• Jan 2021 - Present

Deputy Director Acquisition, Reporting & Management (Acting)

• Mar 2021 - Dec 2022

Acquisition Planning Team Lead (CsUAS)

• Mar 2020 - Feb 2021

Acquisition Planning Lead for the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems office. Responsible for synchronization and coordination of acquisition projects and prototyping efforts. Engage Joint services, and industry partners to support the facilitation and integration of critical technologies to the Warfighter that meet operational materiel requirements. Acquisition Planning Lead for the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems office. Responsible for synchronization and coordination of acquisition projects and prototyping efforts. Engage Joint services, and industry partners to support the facilitation and integration of critical technologies to the Warfighter that meet operational materiel requirements.

Regional Command Advisor-Afghanistan

• Sep 2019 - Feb 2020

Served as the Regional Command Advisor for Afghanistan to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology). Coordinate and synchronize the organizational operations with task force commanders. Provide oversight, assistance and guidance on cost, schedule and performance to program manager teams. Ensure equipping and sustainment of critical operational requirements for the U.S. and international forces. Coordinate with interagency partners, and Army staff on requirements, equipment staging, contracts, and sourcing. Provided force protection, logistics, and communication for international forces. Show less

Assistant Associate Director

• Jul 2016 - Jul 2019

Principle advisor to the associate director for the vehicle survivability program. Assisted with the alignment of the science and technology portfolio valued at $79 million. Advise and communicate program activities to key stakeholders to enable the transition of the combat vehicles into programs of record within the Department of Defense. Developed equipment transition strategies, represented the Army at International symposiums and conferences regarding leading edge technologies for combat vehicles. Show less

Assistant Product Manager

• Jun 2011 - Jun 2016

Assistant Product Manager for Army Clothing and Individual Equipment and the Tactical Communication and Protection System programs. Responsible for the lifecycle management of all Army basic training uniforms that included 13 product lines within the uniform portfolio and the tactical communication systems with a total value in excess of $238 million. Led a diverse team of governmental and contract personnel in the development, testing, fielding, and training of products. Accountable for $3.5M of research and development accounts. Interfaced with external governmental agencies, Army Staff, and the Industrial base to coordinate the development of new uniform and tactical communication products for approval semi-annually.Led a team that specialized in special operations enabling services specific to procurement and strategic contract management with a total value in excess of $400M annually. Coordinated directly with the end users on requirements, executed market surveys, prepared procurement packages, and acted as an appointed contracting officer representative to assist in the technical surveillance and administration of contracts within the program. Show less

Human Resource Officer

• Jun 2007 - May 2011

Chief Human Resource Officer for a Special Troop Battalion performing personnel functions for a split-based operational Army Service Command consisting of 1,400 military, Department of the Army Civilians and contract personnel. Ensured the overall personnel readiness of all assigned and attached personnel. Responsible for the synchronization and execution of training, discipline, moral, health, welfare, and professional development of 33 direct personnel. Human Resource Operations Officer responsible for the future planning and analysis of human resource policy, military postal operations, force management projections, and casualty functions in support of operations in a forward deployed austere environment. Show less

Military Intelligence Officer

• Dec 2002 - May 2007

Responsible for the training, safety, and welfare of 125 Soldiers and the maintenance and accountability of over $200K of vehicles and equipment. Led the overall operations of the logistics section within the Headquarters Company on all administrative and maintenance actions. As second in command, assisted the unit commander in the training and caring of over 125 Soldiers in the areas of the dining facility, medical, maintenance, medical, military police and flight operations and coordinated the maintenance of vehicles and equipment valued over $3 million.Principal intelligence advisor to the unit commander on all matters pertaining to personnel security management. Established plans, policies and procedures on all matter pertaining to personnel and physical security. Assistant Intelligence Officer of a forward deployed unit in support of combat operations in a conflict zone. Responsible for maintaining the current enemy situation to include receiving, analyzing, and disseminating intelligence products. Show less