Experience

U.S. Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 200 - 300 Employee

• U.S. Army Digital Media Division Senior Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Serves as the U.S. Army Digital Media Division Senior Manager and Public Affairs Non-Commissioned Officer, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs. As the senior social media manager for the U.S. Army responsibilities include: content creation/curation, quality control, release authority, monitoring and assisting multiple top-level national leaders/executive accounts, media analytics and reviews, developing and administering Army-wide social media education to subordinate organizations, assisting with doctrine review and updates, creating communication plans along with digital strategies used across the Army. Show less



Google

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Training with Industry Army Fellow

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  Served as the Training with Industry (TWI) Army Fellow for Google. TWI is a one year work-experience training program designed to take selected senior enlisted non-commissioned officers out of the military environment and exposed to the latest commercial business practices, organizational structures and cultures, technology development processes, and the latest corporate management techniques. Special areas of focus in public speaking with school-aged students through Rolling Study Halls and Online Safety programs, monitoring external reactions to announcements; engaging key leaders at the 2020 National Governors Association DC Conference and VIP visit of South Korean Brig. Gen. Park; and supporting Google and the Army's commitments by attending the Army v. Navy Game and veteran owned small business events. Show less



7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Public Affairs Chief

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2019

  Served as the Public Affairs OPS NCO in the Technical and Information Support Company with the mission of supervising the production of print, photo and broadcast products for internal and external release, as well as liaising between forward operations and inter-agency organizations; Responsible for the training, welfare and accountability three and NCOs and one Soldier; Provides advanced sustainment training, command information, community engagement and media relations support to USCENTCOM, USSOUTHCOM and USNORTHCOM strategic objectives. Show less



173rd Airborne Brigade

• Vicenza, Italy

• Public Affairs Supervisor

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2017

  Served as Noncommissioned Officer In Charge for the Public Affairs section of a separate Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) acting as Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, ready to deploy Public Affairs assets within 18 hours anywhere in Europe or Africa. Responsible for training, welfare and accountability of two Public Affairs NCOs. Serves as the senior print journalist and ensures photographs, releases, video products, and brigade Social Media aligns with the commander's intent and messages form higher headquarters. Plans and supports Public Affairs activities for subordinate battalions. Show less



Special Operations Task Force-Northeast, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Aghanistan

• Afghanistan

• Public Affairs Supervisor

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2014

  Served as the Public Affairs Noncommissioned Officer In Charge for Special Operations Task Force-Northeast, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan; plans, coordinates, and executes public affairs operations, including message synchronization and media analysis to create non-lethal effects supporting the joint effects cell and the commander's information priorities; conducts print, photo and video acquisition for marketing to U.S., Defense Department, international, and Afghan media outlets; assist in supervision of three Combat Camera specialists; accountable for over $30,000 in automation and photographic equipment. Show less



49th Public Affairs Detachment

• Fort Bragg, NC

• Public Affairs Specialist

  • Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Served a print journalist in the only airborne public affairs unit in the Army with worldwide contingency deployment responsibilities in support of Army, joint, or combine operations, responsible for print story acquisition and production; embeds with units, producing timely, comprehensive print packages that accurately reflect key issues and events based on interviews and press briefings; markets products to military and civilian media outlets; accountable for print acquisition and automation equipment in excess of $25,000. Show less



22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

• Fort Bragg, NC

• Public Affairs Operations Supervisor

  • May 2011 - Aug 2012

  Served as public affairs Noncommissioned Officer and Unit Administrative Noncommissioned Officer; responsible for the health, morale and welfare of two Soldiers; responsible for photographing, writing, editing, transmitting and tracking public affairs product; responsible for providing administrative support for 20 personnel; maintains enlisting rating scheme; provides daily readiness reports; reviews awards, evaluations, promotions, personnel actions, and consolidated reports; accountable for maintaining organizational equipment valued in excess of $50,000. Show less