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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas Area

- Program Management- Energy and Water Security- Energy and Water Resilience- Mission Assurance- Strategic Planning- Public / Private Partnerships- System Integration- Sustainability

Texas State University

- Development and Delivery of Active Shooter Training Courses to Law Enforcement Agencies, Schools and Community Based Organizations - Delivery of Integrated Response and Incident Management Training- Delivery of Active Shooter Mitigation and Response Training and Exercises

Austin, Texas

Marketing, Business Development and Operations- Strategic Planning and Communications- Program Management- Contracting, Procurement and Supply Chain Management- Security, Crisis Management, Risk Management and Continuity of Operations- Integration of Transitioning Veterans Into Existing and Expanding Businesses

Austin, Texas Area

• Designed and led a twelve person, multi-discipline planning team to analyze future training and professional development requirements of 300 units and 19,000 soldiers.
• Increased organizational training efficiency and effectiveness by consolidating seven training organizations into one.

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

• Led a 70 person, specialized, multinational and interagency unit in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; innovative risk mitigation enabled the execution of over 125 missions with no U.S. casualties in an.
• Supervised a team of twelve project managers who designed and implemented over thirty critical infrastructure and development projects in conjunction with the fledgling Afghan government
• Mentored and facilitated the fledgling Afghan government in developing innovative economic and agricultural improvements to reduce sources of instability and increase the capacity of Afghan government within the state.
• Managed the design, installation and operation of distributed energy generation systems.

Austin, Texas Area

• Managed and prioritized $80 million annual individual and collective training budget to optimize training and readiness for over 19,000 soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard.
• Coordinated with national level agencies and other state national guards to implement improved funding model for training soldiers for combat that resulted in all units exceeding the stringent training requirements.
• Daily management of 45 person department responsible for all military contingency operations, risk management, crisis management, continuity of operations and training activities

Camp Swift, Texas

• Led a team of 75 personnel that developed and implemented a program of instruction for training all TXARNG soldiers and units on critical individual tasks and unit collective activities to ensure readiness prior to.
• Established pre-deployment training center of excellence that capitalized on incorporating best practices; facilitated training of over 5,000 National Guard soldiers over two years in preparation for critical combat.
• Supervised the design, development and deployment of a cloud based training data management system that allowed near real time tracking of key performance measures for individuals and units which resulted in over a.

Austin, Texas Area

• Coordinated and planned with both Texas Division of Emergency Management and TXARNG units to ensure all units are postured to respond rapidly and effectively to natural disasters or other emergencies within the state.
• Led the threat, criticality and vulnerability assessment of critical assets throughout the State of Texas; developed and coordinated risk mitigation and response plans to ensure continuity of critical operations and.
• Supervised preparation, training and deployment of over 1,200 soldiers to the Texas/Mexico border in addition to numerous other operations in support of civilian authorities.
• Integrated the use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) protocols into all domestic response operations with federal, state and local government agencies
• Designed the planning and preparation for exercises and simulations to prepare a 230 person adaptive battle staff for large scale crisis management operations

Texas

• Managed and guided transformation of 400 person unit from a legacy armor structure into a more agile and effective reconnaissance and surveillance capability to ensure unit’s readiness for worldwide deployment.
• Led the redesign of all aspects of organization, training, operational risk management and logistics for the unit; successfully completed these tasks while increasing overall personnel strength and qualification rate.
• Oversaw five units within the squadron through mentoring of direct report leadership and staff teams

Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq

• Planned, coordinated and executed over 150 key leader engagements with Iraqi government, tribal, security and business leaders to ensure the success of all civil-military, development and reconstruction activities in.
• Facilitated the integration of numerous international non-government organizations and other government agencies
• Supervised the project and resource management of over 45 development projects with an aggregate value over $15 million
• Developed the assessment and prioritization model for restoration of essential services and infrastructure development
• . Managed the assessment and repair of electrical infrastructure, including generation, transmission and distribution systems
• Mentored Iraqi civil government, tribal leaders, security forces and business leaders to ensure effective governance and to minimize the capability of antigovernment elements

Austin, Texas Area

• Supervised a joint staff of over thirty personnel to ensure synchronized operational, personnel, logistical and resource management activities for a 300 person task force in support of state, local, and federal law.
• Implemented budget analysis process that increased the visibility and efficient execution of a $14 million personnel budget and a $2.7 million operations budget
• Facilitated policy development and implementation from the local to the national level that resulted in an enhanced focus on core missions

Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan

• Led a team of embedded US military advisors and Afghan interpreters to enhance the combat effectiveness of the Afghan National Army
• Trained, mentored, and motivated one of the first Afghan Infantry Battalions comprised of over 250 Afghan National Army soldiers while conducting counterinsurgency operations along the Afghan-Pakistan border

Ellington Air Base, Houston Texas

• Led all aspects of organization, training and logistics for a 220 person high profile rapid deployment unit
• Planned, coordinated and supervised the execution of nine complex externally evaluated training events, including overseas deployments with superior evaluations in all cases

Texas

- Led a specialized thirty five person unit that provided unique military operational and training support to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in order to disrupt drug trafficking organizations- Supervised the planning, coordination and execution of over 150 low visibility electronic and physical surveillance operations in support of a.

- Distinguished Honor Graduate of Officer Candidate School Class- Detachment Sergeant- Operations and Training NCO- Long Range Surveillance Team Leader- Infantry Squad Leader- U.S. Army Ranger (1/75th RGR)

Master Of Science, Technology Commercialization

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Human Services

Specialization in Criminal Justice