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Colorado Springs, CO, US

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Advises & assists with IT systems designs & integration, communications planning, analysis and engineering including cradle to grave communications & engineering support, and systems planning through operational.
• Supports current operations and future planning to deliver IT capabilities by interfacing with Department of Defense, Joint agencies, Air Force, other military services, and civilian departments and activities..
• Integrates supporting infrastructure requirements within IT consolidation efforts to meet the Joint Information Environment architecture; leads hosting environments IT energy densities analysis.

Afspc Cyber Operations Majcom Functional Mgr, Peterson Air Force Base CO (CMSgt)

• CIO’s Senior IT Advisor for global enterprise network operations and network security workforces.
• Established strategic plans for acquisition, integration, and training of IT resources and authored IT workforce development strategies that fused enterprise operations and IT training paths.
• Transformed enterprise network boundary protection and vulnerability management practices by modernizing operating procedures and revising workforce and organizational responsibilities.
• Defined future for cyber defenses and de-conflicted cyber surety roles; focused workforces on survivable systems for enterprise network operations.

AMC Cyber Operations Majcom Functional Manager, Scott Air Force Base, IL (CMSgt)

• CIO’s Chief Architect for 2,350 IT professionals’ operational development. Forecasted long-term advantages and risks to global IT workforces resulting from the consolidation of 176 network control centers into a single.
• Devised global cyber force utilization concepts; authored cyber operations strategy. Outlined transformation to successfully perform enterprise, local, and deployed net operations.
• Developed strategy that allowed the Air Force to reduce the number of servers at each of 176 locations from >100 to an average of 5; enabled a $35M annual savings in sustainment costs.

375th Communications Group Superintendent, Scott Air Force Base, IL (CMSgt)

• Modernized career development of IT professionals’ readiness & performance for three organizations totaling 1,100 personnel, providing technology services to 121,000 users.
• Responsible for $18M annually in IT programs and infrastructure projects. Developed and led cross-functional teams executing 117 projects worth $106M across diverse functional areas.
• Drove $194K IT engineering surveys & developed $3.1M in Europe-wide project solutions.
• Directed 57 multi-agency requirements involving 527 direct & indirect reports; completed 14 multi-agency programs saving each organization an average of $287K

Usafe CSS Chief Enlisted Manager, Ramstein Air Base, Germany (CMSgt)

• Originated, prepared, justified, forecasted and administered in excess of $1.6B for multi-year budgets and $35M annual budgets for 600 technology based projects for 27 European locations.
• Formed cross functional teams that planned, administered & monitored authorized expenditures; developed cost models to evaluate resource outlays and program & project task definitions.
• Recognized for creating the Air Force’s model for task sequencing for infrastructure engineering, design, installation & construction for IT-based projects.

Manager, Command Engineering & Installation, Ramstein Air Base, Germany (SMSgt)

• Led IT and construction design reviews and negotiations for contract technical requirements; led negotiations for architectural & engineering design and construction methods & techniques.
• Flawlessly executed $44.2M annually as Engineering and Installation Program Manager; able to implement average of 215 infrastructure projects totaling an average of $26.1M annually.
• Formulated methodology to gather/track 270 critical projects funding, $6.8M annually. Initiated vital analysis, 546 projects, $53M; realigned errant funding; freed $4.6M for other projects.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Management

PM Graduate Certification

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management, Summa Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Engineering Management (Software Engineering), Magna Cum Laude

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Human Resources Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Information Systems Technology Management

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Information Resources Management