Experience

Mississippi Army National Guard

• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Branch Chief / G3 Operations

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  • Serves as the primary staff officer for the formulation of plans and policies and the programming and budgeting data pertaining to unit readiness, mobilization, deployment, and force integration programs.• Provides oversight of military mobilization and deployment requirements that require interface with various military services and their components.• Accountable for the development of detailed mobilization and deployment plans, instructions, and resourcing requirements for a particular federal or state mission.• Conducts parallel planning with Joint Staff, Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), National Guard Bureau (NGB), US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Mobilization stations and other state JFHQs.• Analyzes, researches, and supplements current doctrine and policies.• Initiates, plans, coordinates, and facilitates Readiness Councils (TAG level) and Readiness Improvement Committees (action officer level) at primary and secondary levels within the state Joint Staff in order to analyze and identify problems for implementing short and long term solutions to readiness issues.

• Battalion Executive Officer

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Responsible for 29 direct reports and up to 750 indirect soldiers and 30 million dollars in military equipment.• Directed special projects and daily operations.• Prepared, planned for, and coordinated execution of support missions to aid deployed forces and individuals.• Oversaw gathering of intelligence and combat information to support troops on ground.• Led operational planning teams to address field and base concerns with minimal delays.• Advised commanding officers on weapons operations, capabilities, and unforeseen operational problems.

• Officer Strength Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Jul 2017

  • Bronze Star Medal recipient during Combat Operations in Afghanistan.• Led a team of 127 personnel in support of relief efforts due to Hurricane Irma & Hurricane Maria to the Virgin Islands, Serves as the primary officer recruiter and retainer for the State of Mississippi.• Responsible for achieving the annual officer/warrant officer mission assigned by National Guard Bureau (NGB).• Developed an annual officer strength maintenance plan and coordinated with the Recruiting and Retention Battalion Commander, along with other senior leaders on officer procurement priorities.• Liaised between employees and senior leadership to address inquiries, complete contract processing and foster problem resolution.• Supported executive decision-making by reporting on metrics and recommending actionable improvements.

• Operations Officer

  • Mar 2015 - Mar 2016

  • Responsible for providing operational support to the Recruiting and Retention Force (RRF) field personnel.• Provides guidance and recommendations to commanders regarding strength maintenance activities.• Coordinates with the Recruiting and Retention Commander (RCC) in developing long-range planning and command structure.• Directed staffing resources to facilitate rotational deployments.

• Battalion Logistics Officer

  • Mar 2007 - Mar 2015

  • Supported five (5) companies dispersed over eight locations and responsible for the health, welfare, and training of six (6) soldiers; advises the Battalion Executive Officer and Battalion Commander on all logistics matters.• While serving in Afghanistan from January 2011 to February 2012 planned, executed, and enforced an extraordinary Command Supply Discipline Program resulting in a minimal amount of lost or damaged property amidst a very hostile combat zone.• Responsible for the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP); delivering unmeasurable counter insurgency results and putting over 1.2 million dollars in local communities in Afghanistan.• Recruiting and Retention Officer.

• Plans Officer, Platoon Leader

  • Nov 2003 - Nov 2007

  • Served as Plans Officer for the ARCENT theater support command forward deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).• Prepared, issued, and monitored plans related to the redeployment of US and coalition forces, to include the rotation of forces in the transition from OIF I to OIF II, and the movement of 8 divisions moving into and out of the theater.• Responsible for the health, welfare, and safety of 107 soldiers in a combat zone responsible for force protection and overall security of Camp Victory, Kuwait.

• Recruiting and Retention Offer

  • Aug 2005 - Mar 2007

  • Coordinate with state leaders to develop Officer Strength Priorities.• Prepare detailed Market Analysis of Strength Posture before creating Officer Strength Maintenance Plan.• Created two-way flow of information regarding support of officer recruiting priorities and yearly events.