Environmental Planning Program Manager

• Sep 2012 - Present

Environmental Outreach Coordinator

• Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

Head, Maritime Integration Group

• 2010 - Jun 2012

Developed proposals and tools to more effectively meet environmental compliance requirements while minimizing the impacts on Navy training fidelity. Reviewed Fleet generated MMPA, ESA, and NEPA documents to ensure all training requirements were accurately represented and assessed them for potential impacts to operations from proposed mitigation measures.

Deputy Director and Legal Advisor, Sonar Integrated Coordination Group

• 2009 - 2010

Provided legal and policy support to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) chartered group charged with ensuring environmental compliance efforts were consistent with Navy readiness through development of the Navy’s Strategic Sonar Action Plan.

Senior Counsel

• Jun 2006 - Jun 2009

Provided legal advice on ethics, military justice, operational and environmental law to the submarine type commander and enterprise lead. Maintained oversight of legal advice across the submarine force. Served as legal counsel for National Security Case Disposition Authority and Navy Ethics counselor. Provided legal advice on ethics, military justice, operational and environmental law to the submarine type commander and enterprise lead. Maintained oversight of legal advice across the submarine force. Served as legal counsel for National Security Case Disposition Authority and Navy Ethics counselor.

Senior Environmental Counsel

• Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

Reviewed NEPA, MMPA, and ESA documents for legal sufficiency. Provided litigation support for lawsuits challenging home porting of aircraft and at sea training. Member of the Fleet’s Environmental planning team that developed the Navy’s first NEPA Environmental Impact Statements for training activities; this team was awarded the CNO’s biennial excellence in environmental planning award. Reviewed NEPA, MMPA, and ESA documents for legal sufficiency. Provided litigation support for lawsuits challenging home porting of aircraft and at sea training. Member of the Fleet’s Environmental planning team that developed the Navy’s first NEPA Environmental Impact Statements for training activities; this team was awarded the CNO’s biennial excellence in environmental planning award.

Deputy, Legal Counsel

• Jun 2000 - Jun 2003

Prepared Congressional testimony on encroachment to Navy interests in support of DoD Range Readiness Improvement Initiative. Served as CNO's representative to the DoD Range Vulnerability Group assessing encroachment risks. Participated in development of Navy “At-Sea Policy” to guide compliance with environmental requirements in the conduct of naval exercises and training at sea. Principal legal advisor for the NEPA branch. Prepared Congressional testimony on encroachment to Navy interests in support of DoD Range Readiness Improvement Initiative. Served as CNO's representative to the DoD Range Vulnerability Group assessing encroachment risks. Participated in development of Navy “At-Sea Policy” to guide compliance with environmental requirements in the conduct of naval exercises and training at sea. Principal legal advisor for the NEPA branch.