Experience

U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Chief, Threat Detection & Systems Survivability Branch

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  Lead a diverse workforce engaged in the planning, execution and reporting of innovative technology test and evaluation programs in the areas of threat detection technologies, emerging threat characterization, homeland defense systems, aircraft and sea systems explosive testing, improvised explosive devices (IED) detection and defeat, fire suppression, and system / subsystem level ballistic performance and survivability/lethality testing for a military, government and private industry customers.Test Program Manager for Commercial Aircraft Vulnerability & Mitigation (CAV&M) and Automated Explosive Detection and Inspection Systems test missions.Program Manager for the multi-year and multi-agency Homemade Explosive Characterization test effort. Completed the program early and under budget through process analysis and evaluative methods aimed at streamlining and maximizing efficiencies. Coordinated test and evaluation activities across multiple DoD organizations to characterize and validate a repeatable threat surrogate for Live Fire testing. Developed, characterized and validated a new, repeatable engineered test soil and procedures ensuring test-to-test repeatability.Action Officer for multiple Joint Live Fire programs developed to improve test procedures, execution infrastructure and data quality enhancement to better feed Vulnerability and Crew Survivability models used to evaluate test results for multiple systems, and for the verification, validation and accreditation of those models.Employ knowledge of multidisciplinary sciences to ensure success across programs in multiple commodity areas. Implement corrective actions to reflect new system/test requirements or technology changes. Coordinate with stakeholders and all levels of Government and management from multiple agencies to address system test and evaluation issues, schedules and to resolve potential conflicts and competition for limited test resources.



United States Department of Defense

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief, Emerging Threats Branch

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2014

  Led a multi-skilled team of professional and technical employees in the execution of innovative technology test and evaluation programs in the areas of threat detection technologies, emerging threat characterization, homeland defense systems, improvised explosive devices (IED) detection and defeat, fire suppression, system / subsystem level ballistic performance and survivability/lethality testing for a military, government agency and private industry customers.

• Chief, Environmental Technology Certification Branch, US Army Aberdeen Test Center

  • Jul 2008 - Jun 2011

  Led a diverse workforce engaged in the planning, execution and reporting of innovative technology test and evaluation programs in the areas of military test and training range sustainment, combat training range systems, military environmental technologies certification, unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection and discrimination technology assessment, validation and accreditation, training range systems performance and tactical, non-tactical and commercial vehicle engine emissions characterization.Provided authoritative policy interpretation as pertained to developmental test program execution.



Jacobs

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • Dec 2001 - Jul 2008

  Served as lead mission support Environmental Scientist/Specialist within the Compliance and Conservation Team of the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) Environmental Division. Principal planner, analyst and advisor in matters pertaining to multi-media environmental compliance for military acquisition system test and evaluation programs, construction projects and combat training missions. Provided multi-faceted environmental planning and analysis support to all test efforts at ATC. Identified potential environmental issues caused by systems under test and recommended to higher echelons solutions and mitigations.Performed a wide variety of technical and project management duties to support complicated, politically sensitive and high cost projects. Served as a Liaison/Point of Contact between ATC and several State and Federal Regulatory agencies and various military Commands. Managed several ATC natural resources programs to include wetland protection, forest conservation, wildlife and endangered species management. Responsible for application, tracking, and completion of various environmental permits. Responsible for ATC compliance with the Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and Clean Water Act. Responsible for environmental planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting for military training exercises at ATC from initial concept through execution. Responsible for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation preparation and tracking and Erosion & Sediment Control regulations compliance.Served as Chair, APG Conservation Committee, APG Working Level Environmental Quality Control Committee (WLEQCC), reporting to APG Garrison Commander and Senior Leadership.