Experience

Maritime Administration

• United States
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transportation Operations Specialist

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  United States



Maryland Port Administration

• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Security Specialist

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  Port of Baltimore



U.S. Coast Guard

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Facilities and System Capabilities Division Chief, Office of Shore Forces

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

  Responsible for maintaining & improving Coast Guard Shore Forces facilities and system capabilities for 37 Sectors, 47 Marine Safety Units/Detachments, 48 Command Centers and 12 Vessel Traffic Service Centers. Coordinates infrastructure and equipment configuration management with cross programmatic project teams.

• Auxiliary Division Chief

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2016

  Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Deputy Chief Director of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Coast Guard's 31,000+ member all volunteer force. Responsible for the programmatic management of the Auxiliary program. Supervises staff of 6 civilian employees and active duty members and provides oversight to 60+ program managers throughout the country. Frequently interacts with National volunteer leaders, senior Coast Guard staff, and other Coast Guard program managers to fulfill the Coast Guard Auxiliary's missions.



U.S. Coast Guard Sector Baltimore

• Chief, Contingency Planning and Force Readiness Division

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2012

  Baltimore, MD Responsible for all facets of contingency planning and for Sector Baltimore; Maintained Area Contingency Plan (oil and hazardous material spills), Area Maritime Security Plan (homeland security) and variety of other contingency plans for Chesapeake Bay. Planning Section Chief for numerous maritime operational events and NSSEs, including Presidential Inauguration Security, State of the Union Addresses, and the 2012 Star Spangled Sailabration (tall ship event in Baltimore).



Cape May, NJ

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape May

  • Jul 2001 - Jul 2004

  Ultimately responsible for the safety and performance of 56 active duty and 17 reserve Coast Guardsmen at one of the largest Coast Guard multi-mission small boat stations. Missions included search and rescue, law enforcement, homeland security, and marine safety/environmental protection.



Yorktown, VA

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Search and Rescue School

  • Jul 1998 - Jul 2001

  Yorktown, VA Senior Instructor of the Coast Guard's National SAR School. Trained over 1,500 Coast Guard and international officers in variety of maritime SAR planning and operations topics. Managed course curriculum to ensure students received quality instruction on the most current Coast Guard policies and protocols. Researched and authored several SAR planning protocols that were adopted by the Coast Guard.