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San Antonio, TX, US

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Exercise planner for Marine Forces Europe

Saudi Arabia

Joint Base San Antonio

Chief of Staff for the Contingency/Deployable Command Post for United States Army - North, with the mission of supporting local, state, and federal governmental agencies response efforts following natural or man-made disasters. Planning, coordinating, and employing Department of Defense assets for immediate life saving effects and facilitating a rapid.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Deputy Chief of Operations Group Alpha, Mission Command Training Center; serves as Coach, Teach, Mentor for large organizational staff's on the development, resourcing, coordination, implementation, and assessment of solutions for complex problems. Routinely includes inter-service (Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard), inter-agency, and international.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations & Planning, responsible for developing, coordinating, standardizing, synchronizing, resourcing, disseminating, and assessing all Army level Soldier education, leader development and training across the total force (Active, National Guard, and Reserves) with an annual budget of $600 million.- Planned and conducted the.

Camp Arena, Herat, Afghanistan

Served dual hatted as both Deputy Commander for a NATO Coalition Infantry Brigade and Commander, United States Forces West, comprised of Soldiers from 9 different nations responsible for the planning, resourcing, and conduct of an advisory mission to the 207th Afghan Army Corps. Served as overall commander during countless operations synchronizing.

Joint Base Lewis - Mcchord

Commander / Chief Executive Officer of a medium sized organization with 500+ people, 250 vehicles and associated equipment, and an annual operational and maintenance budget of $25 million; responsible for planning, resourcing, conducting, and assessing directed operations in support of national strategic objectives.

Fort Bliss, Texas

Commander / Chief Executive Officer for a medium sized organization. Very unique opportunity as I was the very first commander activating a new organization. Developed, planned, and established every organic system (Human Resources, Talent Management, reception and integration of equipment, development of long and short range goals, and many more).

Stuttgart Area, Germany

Political / Military Expert; planned, coordinated, resourced, conducted, and assessed all U.S. military support / engagement in several East African Countries (Rwanda, Uganda, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania). Daily interaction with U.S. Department of State and partner nations to include diplomatic negotiations, military to military exchanges, and.

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies, General

Activities and Societies: Commandants Reading program Student attaining a degree in National Security Studies and Strategic Leadership.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Military Security Policy And Strategy

Attained a degree from the United States Air Force in Military Studies and International Relations

Ma, History

Attained a degree in Military History (Weekends & Nights while working full time)

Ba, Biology

Activities and Societies: Reserve Officers Training Corps Attained a degree in Biology