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• Established worldwide airlift operations and coordinated with 16 global travel offices to facilitate personnel movements.• Authored procedures for airlift coordination and provided training to staff on the idiosyncrasies of global personnel movement.

Pentagon

• Plan, coordinate and synchronize all exercises, local to national, that involve Headquarters Army, including Eagle Horizon 2019 and Ardent Sentry 2019. Eagle Horizon 2019 and other smaller exercises were canceled due to COVID-19. • Upon the onset of COVID-19, became the lead planner and facilitator to establish alternate sites for the Headquarters, Department of the Army staff could continue to work during a pandemic, while maintaining Command and Control of the Army. • Led the training of all Headquarters Army and Army Staff personnel on all aspects of the current and future COOP operations and plans.• Planned and coordinated all movements, via ground and air, of Army Leadership and Staff to Emergency Relocation Sites.• Assess the COOP Programs of each HQDA Principal Staff Element.• Responsible for ensuring COOP equity as a functional element of the Army Protection Program. • Developed, conduct, and briefed After-Action Reviews (AARs) upon the completion of HQDA staff exercises.

Pentagon

• Conducted mission assurance assessments of key critical Air Force assets to determine their vulnerabilities and dependencies to ensure mission success for strategic missions. Collaborating with installation leadership and mission partners.• Conducted three assessment in the United States and one overseas to validate the asset and base vulnerabilities and dependencies.• Collaborated with OSD, Joint Staff and the other services on Tier 1+ assets to prepare briefs for senior leadership.• Responsible to coordinate, synchronize and collaborate with all Headquarters Air Force Staff sections, Major Commands, Agencies to revalidate all Tier 1 and 2 Air Force Assets. Goal from the Air Force Chief of Staff was to reduce the numbers while ensuring asset protection and operations.• Attended the DoD Mission Assurance Assessment Course taught by Defense Threat Reduction Agency.• Possess a high degree of proficiency with Strategic Mission Assurance Data System (SMADS).

Ft Mc Nair

Contingency Operations Program Manager for the Joint Forces Headquarters-National Capitol Region. Responsible for planning, staffing and coordinating USNORTHCOM directed contingency operations in support of Continuity of Presidency, Continuity of Government and Continuity of Operations. Responsible for leading and mentoring three DoD Civilian's, One Joint Field Grade Officer and eleven NCOs. Responsible for interagency planning and coordination with the FAA, USSS, FEMA, WHMO and DoD Continuity offices. • Planned, staffed and coordinated contingency operations to support the Continuity of Government and Continuity of Operations in the National Capital Region• I led the planning, synchronization and assets allocation plan to move senior military and government officials to safe locations in a very time constraint environment with no notice• Conducted interagency planning and coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, US Secret Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House Military Office and Department of Defense to foster strong working relationships

Ft Hood, Texas

Commander of 3-227 Assault Helicopter Battalion, that provides Air Assault, Air Movement, VIP Support, and general aviation assets for the 1st Cavalry Brigade, Fort Hood, TX. Responsible to train unit METL to ensure the Battalion stands ready to deploy worldwide to conduct medium-lift rotary-wing operations in support of Unified Land Operations. Responsible for the combat readiness, health, welfare, training, and safety of 398 Soldiers and their families. Maintains readiness of 30 UH60L Blackhawk Helicopters and all other Organizational Equipment valued at over $350 million. Responsible to set and maintain standards and discipline, and to ensure the proper conduct of Soldiers. Uses discretion, fairness, and sound judgment to enforce the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sustains a positive Equal Opportunity climate within the battalion.• Supervised, trained, evaluated and directed initiatives including 450 employees responsible for aviation capabilities in support of US Army global missions• Monitored the accountability, implementation and maintenance of 36 aircraft and resource equipment valued over $450M to ensure safe operations in multiple environments• Maintained a 86% maintenance readiness of 36 aircraft in four countries in Europe with 60% of the required personnel and equipment that resulted in 100% support to Joint / Coalition operations• Led aviation operations in support of US interests in Europe with 3.8K incident-free flight hours and a flawless safety record despite a high workload in a hazardous and austere environment• Responsible for all aspects of the organizations safe program, including enforce, training, awards and inspections. • Provided oversight and management of a $27 million annual budget • Selected to lead aviation efforts during a strategic level engagement with the Chinese Chairman of Defense that received accolades from the Chairman

Pentagon

Principal advisor to the Deputy Director of Operations (DDO) in the National Military Command Center (NMCC) on Emergency Action (EA) procedures for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Serve as the resident expert for building and transmitting emergency action messages that communicate Presidential decisions to execute nuclear force employment. Ensure critical information is passed from U.S. forces, unified command centers and government agencies worldwide to the Joint Staff, Department of Defense and the White House. Lead the NMCC response to threat warning indications and interpret attack information for the DDO. Monitor the ability of the military and national reconnaissance systems to detect and report threats to the U.S. and its allies.• Developed and conducted the training plan to train 10 personnel in the National Military Command Center in response to threat warning indications and interpreted attack information so senior leadership could make informed and timely decisions• Provided critical expertise for building and transmitting emergency action messages that communicate Presidential decisions to execute nuclear force employment• Ensured critical information was communicated from US forces, unified command centers and government agencies worldwide to the Department of Defense and other government agencies so senior leaders at a clear understanding of current operations• Monitored the ability of the military and national reconnaissance systems to detect and report threats to the US and its allies

Ft Hood, Tx

Executive Officer for a unit consisting of 733 Soldiers, 24 AH-64D and 10 UH-60L helicopters, and all associated ground support equipment. Responsible for the oversight and direction of the primary and special staff. Manage and coordinate all logistical and administrative activities within the Battalion and all coordination with external agencies for successful mission execution. Provide mentorship, guidance, and oversight of one civilian, nineteen Officers, and four Noncommissioned Officers.• Planned, resourced, and supervised safe/risk medicated training events, including: 3 field training exercises, 4-month long Combat Training Center Rotations, 4 aerial gunneries, dozens of weapons ranges, drivers training, and other training events, both at Ft Hood and in Iraq.• Managed all logistical and administrative duties for an aviation organization consisting of 733 soldiers, 24 AH-64D Apache, 10 UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters and 200+ vehicles, including moving the organization from Texas to Iraq then back to Texas then to Washington State in 18 months.

Ft Hood, Tx

• Planned, resourced, and supervised safe/risk medicated training events, including: 3 field training exercises, 4-month long Combat Training Center Rotations, 4 aerial gunneries, dozens of weapons ranges, drivers training, and other training events, both at Ft Hood and in Iraq.• Managed all logistical and administrative duties for an aviation organization consisting of 733 soldiers, 24 AH-64D Apache, 10 UH-60L Blackhawk helicopters and 200+ vehicles, including moving the organization from Texas to Iraq then back to Texas then to Washington State in 18 months.

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States

• Planned, coordinated, and synchronized reach back support for elements of SOCOM deployed to locations worldwide.• Deployed multiple times for elements of SOCOM as an IO Planner, IO LNO to the IO Task Force and Other Government Agencies, and as an IO Chief.• Received the field grade officer of the quarter and year in recognition of continued superior support SOCOM deployments, exercises or reach back support.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ornamental Horticulture

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Xi, the Honor Society for Horticulture Officer in Ornamental Horticulture Club

Master Of Science (M.S.), Organizational Leadership