Plans and Operations Specialist

• Feb 2023 - Present

Director of Plans

• Oct 2019 - May 2022

Responsible for planning large scale mobilization of forces across the continental United States. Coordinates key strategic issues with Department of the Army shareholders including residual risk, training and mission command systems. Supervise force management initiatives including reorganization and manpower analysis. • Led multiple planning efforts that significantly improved the Department’s ability to execute large scale mobilization operations.• Conceptualized new initiatives that improved accuracy of mobilization load analysis and decreased risk to mobilization operations. Show less

Senior Advisor

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

Trains, advises and assists the Royal Saudi Land Forces Infantry Institute leadership and staff in the areas of doctrine, training, leader development, organization, Noncommissioned Officer Corps development and organizational maintenance. • Led critical change initiatives within the institute to increase the readiness and lethality of the Royal Saudi Land Force.• Provided professional development instruction to staff and students in training and doctrine to better assist them in understanding the planning process. Show less

Senior Project Manager

• Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

Responsible for capabilities and capability development activities at a senior director level organization. Serve as the principle agent capability developer with force modernization proponents, other capability managers, requirements managers, and program managers to develop holistic solutions. • Led working groups in identifying capability requirements with Centers and Directorates to identify actionable solutions to complex challenges in airspace management.• Led in the initial development of the portfolio; provided assistance and support to the managers and teams in the development of theirs. Show less

Director of Plans

• Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

Led a nine member team responsible for the planning and synchronization of the semi-annual network evaluations and Army warfighting assessments. Oversaw the planning, test and evaluation development, execution and all assessment events.• Led development of scenario design, planning conferences, rehearsals, and workshops that mitigated potential high-risk aspects of evaluation exercises.• Planned and coordinated resources for three Army level exercises supporting over 130 concepts and capabilities focused on a European and Pacific exercise design. Show less

Director of Future Operations

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

Responsible in overseeing the Operational Test and Evaluation requirements and execution for the semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation exercise. Responsible for the development and publication of the Training Support Directive, Test Schedule and Review Committee process and how the organization receives higher level support.• Led the organizational initiative on behalf of the Army to achieve joint level accreditation and certification for the Army Warfighting Assessment exercise.• Led the organizational initiative in resourcing $37M in the FY18 Program Objective Memorandum and the program's formal endorsement by senior directors.• Synchronized exercise efforts as Campaign of Learning events as part of future force development. Show less

Lead Planner

• Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

Responsible for plans and synchronizes the integration, test and evaluation requirements within an exercise construct. Responsible for ensuring solutions are tested and evaluated within a relevant operating environment in order to inform critical acquisition decisions.• Led a team of teams through deliberate agile processes ensuring a realistic operational environment during evaluation exercises.• Led planning and scenario efforts to ensure test and training objectives were fully integrated into operationally and tactically realistic events. Show less

Team Leader

• Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

Responsible for leading and coordinating the integrated efforts for evaluations on the network, capability packages and other adaptive and core capabilities to assist the Army with acquisition decisions. • Led the coordination and integration of capability and program managers in the Army’s semi-annual Network Integration Evaluation exercise.• Coordinated with industry and program managers to ensure an executable plan for evaluation was established prior to the start of the exercise.• Captured key insights and lessons learned during operations for all assigned capability solutions and assisted in writing reports on behalf of the director. Show less

Chief Of Staff

• Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

Responsible for the synchronization of all staff functions, logistics and maintenance to ensure a high level of readiness and employment of equipment and personnel. Supervised supply actions and an annual budget in excess of $5M.• Led, managed and synchronized a cross-functional team of over 50 personnel.• Coordinated and synchronized staff functions internally and externally focused towards personnel, training, logistics and safety. • Managed maintenance support for over 500 pieces of equipment both in Fort Bliss, TX and in Afghanistan. Show less