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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Managed annual budgeting and long-range planning for $12B annual budget for Air Force cutting-edge technology development programs. Directed classified program security administration for a 120-person USAF headquarters directorate.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Project lead for the establishment of an emerging mission capability. Negotiated partnering agreement with host nation and secured basing rights as well as host nation support. Led integrated teams to design and construct operating location as well as operations concept development for the future mission.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Led operations policy, guidance, strategy and oversight of military satellite communications programs worth over $32B. Served as the primary advocate in the USAF Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process for over $2B in operations and maintenance funding.

Led 240+ member satellite operations crew controlling multi-mission constellation of national security satellites; responsible for over 80,000 national intelligence requirements per month. Also managed engineering staff for 13 on-orbit assets and supervised post-launch checkout, on-orbit maintenance, anomaly resolution, and disposal operations.

Led staff of 4 military inspectors within the joint USAF/Intelligence Community NRO OIG Inspection Staff. Served as senior military advisor regarding military personnel matters to senior executives from the U.S. Intelligence Community. Led mission system and operations teams at two inspections of NRO satellite ground stations. Reviewed systems engineering and acquisitions practices at three separate NRO directorates.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Planned and directed airborne electronic warfare operations in support of US and NATO forces and Operation Enduring Freedom

Los Angeles, California, United States

Directed wing commander’s 12-person support staff providing administrative support to a 1025-person joint wing managing $40B in military satellite communications programs.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Led development and fielding of satellite ground control system to 8 U.S. Army operating locations. Later served as Chief Engineer responsible for satellite factory flow and anomaly resolution. Managed early orbit testing of the 1st WGS satellite and planned/executed on-orbit handover to the USAF.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Satellite controller and engineering officer for the Defense Satellite Communications System Block III (DSCS III) communications satellite program. As engineering officer and later Engineering Section Chief, led on-orbit configuration and anomaly resolution for a 13-satellite constellation of wideband communications satellites. Participated in early-orbit checkout of the last two DSCS III satellite launches and led disposal operations for four aging spacecraft.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Industrial And Systems Engineering

Master Of Aerospace Science, Space Studies