Responsible for leading, training, professional development, readiness, and managing complex decentralized operations of 175 Soldiers supporting partner foreign security forces. Responsible for analyzing training plans and exercises, requirements analysis, planning and evaluating, and supporting Battalion and Brigade strategy, operations, taskings, and procedures according to established doctrine and standards. • Ranked 1 of 6 as the highest-performing Sergeant First Class for three years on the Battalion Advising Team.• Trained and instructed 25 assigned Battalion Advisors consisting of senior enlisted and officers in personal recovery, security, and information management while forward deployed. • Specially selected by Brigade leadership to brief the Secretary of Defense on security cooperation efforts within the area of operations.• Authored a white paper on security cooperation management that was distributed throughout the entire brigade, resulting in increased awareness of case funding for all advisors.• Spearheaded the development of a National Joint Operating Control Center Standard Operating Procedure and joint academics, increasing joint-combined and multinational operations during 2 North Africa deployments.

Responsible for directly leading, managing, operations, professional development, and training a 32-man Airborne Infantry Reconnaissance Platoon that can deploy within 18 hours. Accountable for the maintenance, accountability, and effective utilization of all platoon-assigned equipment worth $8M.• Rated as the Battalions most tactically sound NCO out of 200 potential NCOS to develop the new Battalion standard operating procedure for all weapons squads across the battalion.• Graduated 10th out of 300 on the Order of Merit list against the Army's top 300 Sergeant First Class students during the Senior Leaders Course.• Selected to be the Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant above 16 other senior NCOs for this position due to high trust, confidence, and effective communication skills.

Platoon Sergeant in an Airborne Infantry Company; responsible for leading, managing, and training a 44-man Airborne Infantry Platoon able to deploy anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Accountable for the maintenance, accountability, and employment of all platoon-assigned equipment valued at over $800K.• Promoted over 10 staff sergeants to become the Platoon Sergeant, outperforming others in a position of greater responsibility despite pay grade and experience due to the ability to outperform peers consistently.• Earned the 9th spot out of 2700 potential candidates on the Army Sergeant First Class promotion Order of Merit List.• Recognized by the Brigade Commander for leading the top-performing team out of 12 Companies in a combined arms training exercise 2 years in a row.

Weapons Squad Leader of a forwardly deployed Airborne Infantry Squad responsible for leading, managing, and training an eleven-man Airborne Weapons Squad. Responsible for the accountability and maintenance of over $200K worth of equipment• Led over 50 dismounted combat patrols in Mosul, Iraq, advancing further than any previous conventional forces. Every patrol was successful, resulting in a 100% return of men, weapons, and equipment.• Specially selected as Chalk Commander of the Arial Reaction Force in Iraq/Syria; responsible for immediate response to a multitude of emergencies in the area of operations.• Developed the most competitive, aggressive, adaptive, and disciplined squad in the Platoon, which excelled at various complex operations while deployed.• Trained and mentored 10 leaders who efficiently operated in a decentralized manner and succeeded with or without direct guidance.• Graduated Commandants list, placing in the top 20% of class during the Army’s Advanced Leader Course