Operations Manager

• Apr 2021 - Present

Oversee state-wide performance measures process, training program and IT initiatives for Congressionally-funded counter-drug program under the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President. Manage KPI and ROI data integrity and analysis. Design and implement statewide training program. Manage IT team and implement new technology rollouts.

Operations Coordinator

• Aug 2020 - Apr 2021

Manage key performance indicators and statewide training program.

Staff Officer | O5

• Oct 2021 - Present

Staff officer for Oceania directorate and Chiefs of Defense Conference. Staff officer for Oceania directorate and Chiefs of Defense Conference.

Reserve Department Advisor - O4 / LCDR

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

Manage four teams in the completion of 20% of regional foreign freight ship exams and facility inspections. Ensure that exams are in compliance with domestic regulations and international conventions. Supervise and mentor four team leaders with overall accountability for 32 people. Responsible for professional development, evaluations, readiness metrics, SOPs, and specialty qualification. Qualified ship examiner. Selected Achievements: • Only Sector reservist activated to support continuity of operations for reserves during COVID. • Solved lack of remote email access by creating accessible web communications platform. • Designed COVID staffing plans and served as reserve liaison to incident commanders. • Developed first two-day virtual all hands for 120 members. Show less

Program Manager III

• May 2006 - May 2019

Managed contracts and stakeholder relations with 40 partner cities, transit agencies and other jurisdictions, worth $85M in revenue. Hired as a Project / Program Manager 1 and promoted to senior Project / Program Manager 3 in 2012. Negotiated, wrote, and legislatively processed single and multi-jurisdictional contracts. Trained hundreds of internal and external stakeholders. Advised Sheriff / executive staff on stakeholder status, policy issues, and communications strategy. Department representative to internal and external work groups. Served as trusted confidant to city managers, finance directors, and agency leaders. Wrote program policy and SOPs. Managed vendors to publish agency annual reports. Designed and maintained program’s first website. Monitored expenses against contract provisions. Selected Achievements: • Successfully negotiated department’s first new municipal partnership and contract in over a decade. • Negotiated multi-jurisdictional contract for marine law enforcement services with eight chiefs of police. • Supported city partners and labor negotiators to reach acceptance of a 5-year labor contract that impacted more than 600 employees and the entire contract program. Show less

Reserve Intelligence Officer

• Oct 2013 - Oct 2018

Managed 5-member reserve intelligence specialist team in the timely collection of relevant classified and unclassified information for the Intelligence Chief and Captain of the Port. Collected information via open source and interviews with foreign and domestic sources. Top Secret/SCI clearance background. Selected Achievements: • Elevated team qualifications and performance standards by implementing standard intelligence professional requirement. Managed 5-member reserve intelligence specialist team in the timely collection of relevant classified and unclassified information for the Intelligence Chief and Captain of the Port. Collected information via open source and interviews with foreign and domestic sources. Top Secret/SCI clearance background. Selected Achievements: • Elevated team qualifications and performance standards by implementing standard intelligence professional requirement.

Team Leader & Foreign Freight Vessel Examiner

• Oct 2006 - Oct 2013

Oversaw team missions, training and career development for 12 ship and facility inspectors. Conducted port state control exams on foreign freight ships in Puget Sound ports to prevent pollution and security incidents. Nominated for USCG Reserve Junior Officer of Year in 2008 which led to special project work in Istanbul. Special Projects & Selected Achievements: • Selected as the Coast Guard’s only junior officer representative to NATO-affiliated Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Young Reserve Officer’s Workshop (YROW) in Istanbul, Turkey. Collaborated with 40 junior officers from NATO countries to create advisory white papers on military reserve and civilian employer issues for NATO subcommittee. • Selected by command for a full time 2-month special project as the Assistant to Chief of Staff & Critical Resources Unit during the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill disaster in New Orleans. Supported Chief of Staff during the largest deployment of incident command system ever. Sourced thousands of responders nationwide in an emergency environment. Show less

Reserve Public Affairs Specialist

• Sep 1997 - Oct 2006

Conducted countless public affairs efforts for four-state district of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana during search and rescue, oil spills, and marine safety operations. Stood as the on-call media resource during numerous high-profile incidents. Conducted countless public affairs efforts for four-state district of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana during search and rescue, oil spills, and marine safety operations. Stood as the on-call media resource during numerous high-profile incidents.

Public Affairs Specialist (independent duty)

• Apr 2004 - Sep 2005

Selected to manage entire public affairs campaign for internationally-known military sailing ship for two separate five-month deployments to 12 domestic and 11 foreign ports. Liaised with hundreds of domestic and foreign media outlets. Managed crisis communications messaging during two at-sea emergencies, conducted on-camera news interviews, and hosted press tours. Wrote and distributed press releases/kits, took 20,000 photos, created news features stories, and maintained the ship’s website. Selected to manage entire public affairs campaign for internationally-known military sailing ship for two separate five-month deployments to 12 domestic and 11 foreign ports. Liaised with hundreds of domestic and foreign media outlets. Managed crisis communications messaging during two at-sea emergencies, conducted on-camera news interviews, and hosted press tours. Wrote and distributed press releases/kits, took 20,000 photos, created news features stories, and maintained the ship’s website.

Organizational Development Coordinator Volunteer / Master’s Program

• Jul 2002 - Apr 2004

Designed, sourced, and managed a grant-funded conflict resolution training program for secondary school teachers nationwide for the Ministry of Education and the National Drug Control Secretariat in Grenada, West Indies. Compiled country’s entire recorded history of general and drug crimes, and deportee statistics for Grenada’s national security advisor. Demonstrated finesse in navigating complex political environment in building a board of directors for a high-profile nonprofit program and leveraged the experience for final MPA capstone degree project. Show less

Public Relations Assistant Account Executive

• Jan 2000 - Jun 2001