Lead Founder and CEO

• Aug 2022 - Present

BES Fellow

• Jul 2022 - Present

The BES Fellowship is a comprehensive leadership development program for school creation, preparing Fellows to design, found, and lead excellent schools that reflect and respond to community needs. The BES Fellowship is a comprehensive leadership development program for school creation, preparing Fellows to design, found, and lead excellent schools that reflect and respond to community needs.

Regional Director Of Operations

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

Regional IT Director -Louisiana

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

Director- Innovative CTE Programming

• Jun 2019 - Oct 2020

Manager- Innovative CTE Programming

• May 2018 - Jun 2019

Broad Resident

• May 2018 - Jun 2020

Chief Information Technology Manager/ Spectrum Manager

• Feb 2010 - Apr 2018

• Developed and implemented operation and communication strategies, goals, and procedures. Provided technical support and expertise to HR, Operations, Logistics, and Executive Leadership teams including: training, recruiting, strategy, performance management, and leadership coaching. Recognized for managing and overcoming organization crisis in the midst of massive downsizing.• Developed, led, and supervised collaborative team in validating 3,000 satellite terminals in support of organizations consisting of more than 100,000 users. Resulted in prestigious award for effort.• Overhauled installation spectrum management program. Redefined target request criteria that led to 90% decrease in wait time. Organized and conducted quarterly training for 20 associates that increased overall organization spectrum management proficiency to over 90%. Managed multiple information technology management suite accounts maintaining a 98%accuracy rate and less than 36 hour backlog.• As Chief Information Technology/ Spectrum Manager oversaw 28-personell section that provided excellent information technology to over 100,000 users throughout five geographic locations. • Created communication plans for strategic organizations supporting over 4000 users. Conducted strategy planning sessions with key stakeholders to generate courses of actions for current and future projects. • Managed a team of forty IT professionals responsible for all corporate and local office systems, including applications, data center, servers and storage, PCs, and telecom. Reported directly to the CTO. Show less

ISP/ OSP Coordinator/Supervisor

• 2008 - 2010

• Managed team of ten IT professionals and responsible for the completion of projects valued more than 2 million dollars; all projects completed under time, under budget, and within scope• Responsible for the daily operation of both the aerial and buried copper, coaxial, and fiber optic cable communication construction work forces tending to various cabling projects. Consistently commended for completing all projects with excellence• Review of Outside Plant work orders, staging of materials and equipment, and project adherence to time, scope, and budget• Responsible for employee development, equipment maintenance, and installation• Responsible for the research, development, and the processing of proposal related to structured cabling (CAT 5e, CAT 6, Fiber Optics etc.), CATV cabling/equipment, and Outside Plant (OSP) telephone communication installations• Other responsibilities involve the project management of ongoing activity and the On-the- Job-Training of individuals in Outside Plant environment• Budgetary development, Budgetary Management, Team development Show less

Information Systems Operations Manager

• 2007 - 2008

• Responsible for the daily operations of a Defense Switch Network Section, Outside Plant and Voice communications section, and two technical control facilities.• Managed teams of over 50 IT professionals ensuring that all required training and policies and safety policies were maintained • Directly responsible for over $1.2 million in assets • Effectively restructured and managed multiple departments, increasing work efficiency by 30%

Human Resource Recruiter

• 2005 - 2007

• Prospecting skills directly attributed to the recruiting station achieving increasing quotas• Earned the Gold Recruiting Badge in less than two years, one of USAREC’s most coveted awards.• Maintained great working relationships with a network of influencers which included students, parents, educators, and community officials in 3 high schools and 2 colleges• Determined 100 prospects eligibility, counseled applicants on Army resources and opportunities.• Processed 65 qualified applicants to enlist in the Army and Army Reserve• Conducted 60 sales presentations to high school and college students on the benefits of the Army and the Army Reserve• Supervised the maintenance, cleanliness, and mileage logs of 7 company vehicles.• Maintained hard-copy files and updated electronic records of current enlisted soldiers and prospective applicants using Army Recruiting Information Support System (ARISS)• Obtained private medical records of prospective applicants via use of authorized release of records forms for Chief Medical Officer for medical review process Show less

IT Manager

• Apr 1998 - Oct 2005