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Zagreb, HR

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Deputy Division Chief at Joint Staff J5 (Plans)Security Cooperation Coordination DivisionDeputy Directorate for Counter-Threats and International Cooperation

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Student at Joint Combined Warfare School, Class 22-02

Tbilisi, Georgia

Oversee US Title 10 and Title 22 programs in the Republic of Georgia. Advise the Ambassador, Defense Attaché, and US European Command on Georgian military readiness, US/NATO interoperability, and matters of Georgian national defense.

Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Chief of Operations for conventional arms control inspection department. Planned and oversaw implementation of CFE Treaty and Vienna Document activities in Europe and Eurasia. Served as US representative at NATO and OSCE arms control fora and advised policy makers on key arms control matters.

Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Chief of a joint service conventional arms control inspection team. Verify and ensure compliance under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty and Vienna Document.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia

US Army Intermediate Level Education (ILE). Graduated with honors.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Graduate student at the Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.

George C. Marshall Center, Garmisch, Germany

Foreign Area Officer training including tours at the US Embassies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and Vilnius, Lithuania.

Monterey, CA

Russian language student at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (class RU50213).

Fort Riley, KS

Commander of a Field Artillery Headquarters Battery. Responsible for over 130 soldiers, $45 million worth of equipment and the execution of a variety of missions necessary for successful battalion operations.

Iraq / Fort Riley, KS

Commander of a Field Artillery Battery conducting maneuver operations in Iraq and, later, standard artillery operations at home station. Responsible for over 100 soldiers, $40 million worth of equipment and the execution of a variety of missions both in combat and in training.

Fort Riley, KS / Iraq

Battalion personnel officer in an Field Artillery Battalion both at home station and in Iraq. Responsible for the personnel actions of over 400 soldiers and officers.

Fort Sill, OK

Continued officer education following promotion to captain.

Iraq / Fort Wainwright, AK

Assistant Fire Support Officer for a Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Responsible for execution of lethal fires and non-lethal effects in support of brigade operations throughout Diyala Province, Iraq in coordination with multiple neigboring and subordinate units and various assets, including rotary-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aircraft, artillery and mortars.

Fort Wainwright, AK / Iraq

Led platoon of 30 soldiers during preparations for, deployment to, and operations in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Transitioned platoon from artillery mission to maneuver (infantry-type) mission and conduted ground combat operations in Diyala Province.

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Battery Fire Direction Officer in an M777-equipped Artillery Battery.

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Company Fire Support Officer in a Stryker-equipped infantry company at Fort Wainwright, AK.

Fort Sill, OK

Initial entry training as a junior officer (Second Lieutenant) in the US Army and Field Artillery.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Russian, East European And Eurasian Studies

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Russian Language And Literature

AA Degree awarded October 2018

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Activities and Societies: ROTC