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Project Manager for Dawson, a Native Hawaiian Global Business enterprise serving the U.S. Department of Defense & Federal Government Clients. Project Manager to provide training and equipment support to foreign partner nations for the purpose of building partnership capacity to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Support Incident Response Operations.

Coach, Executive Coach, Executive Trainer and Team Building Consultant:• Recognized by the Drilling Operations Manager for Chevron in Thailand for outstanding performance coaching in leadership and operations excellence for the gas and oil industry in the Gulf of Thailand• Acknowledged by the Drilling & Completions Manager for Chevron in Thailand as an instrumental off-shore coach/consultant for coaching vital behaviors that eliminates human error and ensuring crews complete tasks safely and correctly every time while reducing per well drilling time • Enabled Chevron in Thailand to exceed 2014 drilling goals by team coaching best practices in leadership and team performance, enhanced training and competency, and adherence to procedural discipline and compliance

• Ranked in the top 3 of all Department of Defense (DoD) Embassy Officials assigned across the Asia Geographical Region by the Pacific Command General Officer responsible for DoD Security Cooperation• Primary advisor to senior interagency government leaders covering all aspects of US-Thailand global security objectives which resulted in only 1 of 2 global nominations for a National Intelligence Unit Citation• Crisis Management Expert: superbly coordinated US-Thai military relations and DoD responses during critical crises periods including Thai military coup (2006), severe political/civil violence (2009-2010), and epic Thai flooding (2011) which resulted in continued harmonious DoD relations with our key treaty ally• Controlled 4 separate budgets totaling $2.3 million annually, and managed $20 billion ongoing and $150 million new defense industry projects annually which resulted in increased interoperability• Renovated and maintained separate installation infrastructures, and directed all capital improvements & upgrades which ensured increased security and safety for employees and government properties

• Recognized in the top 5 percent of all officers assigned to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for superbly leading an international team of NBC experts and policy planners to support organizational goals• Chaired the Multinational Policy Committee which developed and updated NATO Standard Agreements on NBC defense equipment and consequence management operations, and ensured increased interoperability for a NATO organization that expanded from 19 to 26 participating nations• Negotiated and led development of a standing multinational equipped and manned NBC defense organization which enabled the first ever rapid response capability to WMD incidents by NATO command• Key planner & operations expert for NATO Authorities; ensured NBC defense was incorporated into all civil security support plans and peace support operations which resulted in increased NATO capabilities

• Ranked in the Top 3 of 18 battalion level commanders by the Commanding General• Commanded and trained a one-of-a-kind American – Korean organization; achieved mission readiness certification six months ahead of schedule & maintained 100% critical equipment readiness• Led over 600 employees (54% Korean – 46% US soldiers) and managed $50 million worth of equipment and installation facilities located at 4 separate geographical locations across the Korean peninsula with 100% accountability of resources, zero accidents or serious injuries and unsurpassed safety record• Planned, authored and implemented a 10-week occupational specialty school for Korean soldiers assigned; resulted in increased unit go-to-war readiness and increased efficiencies rated best of all other equal size US Army organizations across the Korean Peninsula • Originated a command leadership training and validation program that resulted in increased leadership effectiveness and safety, and provided special recognition for leaders achieving certification • Implemented a quarterly training and validation program for all subordinate units; recognized as the 'best on the Korean peninsula,' and enabled the battalion to pass its first ever external tactical evaluation

Various leadership, command and staff positions from the Rank of 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel prior to Battalion Command in Korea.