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Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca

Provide high quality graduate level instruction in System Engineering and Systems Analysis to a new generation of motivated military and civilian leaders. On a daily basis, demonstrate expertise in the knowledge of System Engineering and Analysis and application to past, current, and future problems. Develop course material for classes in Capability Engineering, Probability and Statistics, Experimental Design, and Simulation Analysis. Impart leadership skills to help students form and lead multidisciplinary teams. Produce scholarly work that advances the body of knowledge in a variety of fields that include experimental designs for computer experiments and process integration of system solutions. Pursue research areas in computer simulation experiments, process innovation and integration, and wargames that further the body of knowledge and applies these techniques to solve current problems.

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca

Serve as the lead researcher for multiple research efforts. Lead teams of other analysts and administrative staff to examine complex problems. Manage a combined annual budget of over one million dollars. Responsible for the timely delivery of analytic products and technical reports to a wide variety of customers to aid decision making processes. Serve as the main interface to a number of different clients and organizations to include the Marine Corps Expeditionary Energy Office, the Joint Staff Irregular Warfare Division, the Advance Concepts and Technology International company. Develop an acumen for different problem sets that can range from energy issues to social media. Construct a variety of solution approaches that may include computer simulation, optimization, and advanced analysis techniques such as new discoveries in experimental designs.

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca

Advance the Simulation Experiments & Efficient Design (SEED) Center's goal of applying computer experiments and design of experiment to a multitude of real-world issues. Form and lead matrixed teams of cross disciplinary members. Shape and advance the strategic vision of the Center. Pursue research opportunities to further the community of experimenters that use computer simulations to inform the decision making process.

California State University - Monterey Bay, Seaside, Ca

Provide graduate level instruction in Strategic Management of Innovation and Technology for the Executive MBA program at California State University - Monterey Bay. This program requires study of organizational dynamics, ideation of new products and services, as well as the processes for adoption of new products and processes. These concepts are integral in systems engineering. Aspects of different disciplines are critical in this cross-over between business and technology.

Pentagon, Washington, Dc

Lead the Warfighting Analysis Division to address complex Army resource and program issues. Supervise the development of an innovative approach for constructing an optimal equipment portfolio for the Army Program Objective Memorandum (POM). Develop and execute a strategic analytic agenda that serves the Army Staff's analysis needs into the next decade. Recruit and mentor a collection of diverse analytic talents into a cohesive team. Develop rapid response analysis techniques to address ad hoc analysis problems for the Army Staff and Chief of Staff of the Army. Coordinate with a variety of organizations within, and external to, the Army Staff to gain support for innovations in analytic approaches to increasingly complex issues.

Baghdad, Iraq

Lead the Analysis & Assessment Division to inform the decisions of the Commanding General, U.S. Forces – Iraq, with comprehensive, quantitative analysis. Work directly with nongovernment organizations and the U.S. embassy to create comprehensive analysis in kinetic and non-kinetic operations. Supervise the largest population polling effort in Iraq, managing over $1,500,000 in contracts. Coordinate with multiple Department of Defense and other Federal agencies.

Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Ca

Serve as military faculty, senior military officer, and executive officer for the Office of the Dean, Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences (GSOIS). Lead and mentor the 21 military faculty and all student officers in the School. Oversee the academic pursuits of 700 military and civilian students. Provide a fully supportive education and research environment for over 150 faculty and staff in four academic departments. Direct the day-to-day operations of the School staff and resources. Support the execution of over $15,000,000. Assist execution of GSOIS’ academic strategy.

Monterey, Ca

Serve as a military instructor in one of the nation's highest ranking Operations Research Departments. Provide high quality instruction in Operations Research and Systems Analysis to a new generation of motivated military and civilian leaders. On a daily basis, demonstrate expertise in the knowledge of probability and statistics, data analysis, and decision making processes. Use a variety of software applications to include R and Java to demonstrate application of analytic techniques to relevant military and industrial problems. Develop course material that challenges and motivates students.Mentor all students for future leadership challenges. Manage the career paths of the cohorts of Army Operations Research/ Systems Analysts who attend the Naval Postgraduate School's Operations Research program.

Lee'S Summit, Ks

Instruct graduate and undergraduate students in college algebra and quantitative methods. Develop course material that stimulates student interest and illustrates direct application of course material to real world examples.

Fort Leavenworth, Ks

Lead analysis efforts to address Army and Joint operational issues. Serve as the special projects officer for the TRAC Director. Support daily operations and develop guidelines and policy for the Command. Lead different teams to address complex issues to include the assessment of the Army's digitized artillery units in the military's first digitized Army division. Develop and execute supporting analysis plans to address a variety of analytic objectives. Implement different data collection techniques and instrumentation. Provide timely feedback to leaders before deployment of the division to Iraq. Led a technical team to develop and launch the Training and Doctrine Command Analysis Center's website as a primary communication tool for a widely dispersed organization that serves a multitude of customers nationally and abroad. Today, the basis of the website maintains the core of the original.

Joint Warfighting Center, Suffolk, Va

Serve as the program lead and proponent for the distribution and application for two developmental computer simulation programs: Joint Theater Level Simulation (JTLS) and the Joint Integrated Database Preparation System (JIDPS). Serve as the contractor’s technical representative for contracts worth over $1,300,000; Roland & Associates for JTLS and Cubic for JIDPS.

Phd, Operations Research

Ms, Operations Research

Bs, Civil Engineering

Master’S Degree, Strategic Studies