Experience

Akima Technical Solutions

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Services Engineer Sr (Ground Mobility)

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Training and development specialist focused on 5th Special Forces Groups Ground Mobilty training program. Working to increase capability and reliability with all mobility platforms. Training and development specialist focused on 5th Special Forces Groups Ground Mobilty training program. Working to increase capability and reliability with all mobility platforms.



5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) - US Army

• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ground Mobility Program Manager

  • May 2017 - Present

  Managed and developed mobility training and programs for 5th SFG (A). Responsible for establishing off- road training courses on all Family of Special Operations Vehicles–standard and non-standard–designed to train and equip Special Forces soldiers to operate their vehicles at the very limits of their capabilities. Established training that greatly enhanced soldier survivability as they conducted strategic-level operations throughout the Middle East. Created 5th SFG (A)s Long Range Desert Mobility (LRDM) Course and utilized the course to identify operational gaps in various vehicle platforms. Advised and trained all elements within 5th SFG (A) on the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures for the employment of ground mobility platforms in all phases of special operations with a total of 83 courses led and another 40 courses supported. Specialized in advanced methods of driving, recovery, and battle damage assessment. Responsible for the accountability and maintenance of $10,000,000 of military vehicles and equipment without loss or damage. Dealt with personnel reduction from four Special Forces Non-Commissioned Officers to one upon assuming the position, yet built the mobility program into the standard for mobility training throughout Army 1st Special Forces Command (A). Interfaced with defense mobility vendors to identify faults and improve vehicle operational capabilities, which allowed Special Forces operators to meet their mission requirements. Evaluated vehicle signal and signature identification mitigation to increase survivability and increase tactical efficiency. Responsible for maintaining and training on the Common Remote Operated Weapon System (CROWS) as well as the M1245A1 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Tactical Vehicle (MATV) training for 5th SFG (A). Show less

• Special Forces Operations and Intelligence Sergeant

  • Nov 2014 - May 2017

  Served as the Company intelligence all-source intelligence analyst–human intelligence, signals intelligence, imagery intelligence, measurement and signatures intelligence and open-source intelligence–for a Special Forces Company consisting of six, 12-man Special Forces Teams. Responsible for data mining, intelligence collection and aggregation. Conducted intelligence analysis and identified relevant threats, both operational and strategic, to the Company and each Special Forces Team conducting operations in the Middle East, wherever they were located. Identified threats and created solutions or controls to mitigate risk to US DOD personnel and equipment conducting operations in a given area. Interfaced between Special Forces Teams/ Company and higher-level intelligence assets up to and including other government organizations to help identify trends and threats to the US DOD mission. Responsible for fostering relationships and enhancing capabilities of international partners throughout deployment. Responsible for on-site tactical intelligence collection, consolidation, and exploitation of potential actionable intelligence and submitting findings to higher organizations for distribution across the Intelligence Community. Distributed these analyses to the Company’s SF Teams to enhance their battlefield awareness and assist the SF Team’s leadership in tactical mission planning. Managed the Company Personnel Recovery program and was responsible for managing the evasion documents and protocols for each member of the 100+ man company. Prepared to implement each SF Team's evasion plans if they were activated. Served as the interface for the Company with the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency in the event recovery was required. Maintained all classified documents in the operational area and established destruction and evacuation plans. Show less

• Special Forces Weapons Sergeant

  • Dec 2009 - Nov 2014

  As a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (SFOD-A) Weapons Sergeant, I was responsible for training plan management of a 12-man Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha. Tactical operations planner for operations in the Middle East to meet US DOD strategic objectives. Lead team trainer in all tactical tasks to include personnel and weapon systems employment and capabilities. Responsible for identifying threats and finding solutions to mitigate those threats in a semi permissive environment with little to no outside support. Conducted security assessments in Yemen with the Department of State (DOS). Regional Security Office (RSO). Identifying relevant threats to DOS & DOD operations in Yemen and establishing controls throughout the RSO security plan to protect the US Diplomatic Mission to Yemen. While working with the RSO, was instrumental in the evacuation of the US Embassy in 2011. Personally commended by the US Ambassador to Yemen for his help in protecting US Citizens abroad. Show less



Sabalauski Air Assault School

• Fort Campbell North, Kentucky, United States

• Air Assault School Senior Instructor

  • Dec 2005 - Jun 2008

  As a Senior Air Assault School Instructor, I was responsible for managing three to four other instructors teaching Air Assault School. Ensuring that US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Guidance was met. Responsible for managing up to 200 students ensuring all potential risks (mechanical and environmental) were identified and mitigated to ensure safety of students. Supervising all testing, evaluations and managing high risk operations from US Army rotary winged aircraft to help evaluate the students. Planned and coordinated aviation support and managed ground support personnel and medical support. I was also the program manager for the Rappel Master course and the FRIES (Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System) Special Patrol Insertion Extraction System) which were the two highest risk courses taught at the Sabalauski Air Assault School. I was responsible for managing the breadth of course materials as well as identifying all risks associated with the training courses in relation to personnel and to US Army Aircraft supporting the training events. I was responsible for conducting all air mission briefs with the supporting aviation units and ensuring that all required NOTAMs (Notice to Air Missions) were properly filed with Campbell Army Airfield. Show less