Manages and directs the Navy Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NJROTC) program across the United States, its territories, and Department of Defense Schools overseas. - Leads a staff of more than 50 personnel dispersed across the United States. - Evaluates and modifies program policies, procedures, and overall training programs. - Formulates, justifies, manages, and monitors budgets.

Teaches and mentors senior students to lead and manage teams through creating unit and personal goals. Students scheduled, plan, conduct, and supervise 40 - 50 events per year. - Teaches students to promote, revise, supervise, and record events while maintaining a challenging academic schedule. Instructors guide students to lead extracurricular practices, competitions, field trips, and more than 1,000 community service man-hours per year. - The unit earned Distinguished Unit for 6 consecutive years placing them in the top 30% of 49 schools in the region and 648 schools nationwide. - The unit earned national recognition of the award of Academic Honors for 4 years for exceptional student academic accomplishment.

MH-53E and MH-60S Aviator, deployed around the world. JOB DESCRIPTION. General overview of duties in a 20-year career. Specific duties and accomplishments for each position are listed in each of the specific job sections.Naval Officers adapt and lead in dynamic and diverse environments through rigorous training, progressively increasing supervisory responsibilities and organizational leadership, problem-solving techniques, and administrative and managerial techniques to prepare for current and future organizational needs. Naval Aviator trained to fly and operate the weapon systems of naval aircraft. Directed operations and administration of aviation unit or aviation detachment of major activity.Certified by US Navy in Human Resource Management and Analysis. Previously held a Top Secret, Sensitive Compartment Information (TS/SCI) clearance, the highest level of confidentiality in classified information.

PMA/PMW-101 (Multifunction Information Distribution System [MIDS] Program Office) Responsible for all Engineering activities for the U.S. MIDS family of Tactical Data Link terminals provided to U.S. military platforms. Led 11 senior engineers in development, qualification, test, production, systems engineering, information assurance and technology development activities.Represented SPAWAR headquarters as the technical review key person. Chaired two Systems Engineering Technical Reviews ensuring cost, schedule, and performance criteria met. - Analyzed technical data of cross functional engineering fields to meet milestones for continued development. Reviewed budgets to ensure financial targets on track. - Reviewed processes of manufacturing computer systems to assess compliance with technical specifications, producibility, and technical performance.Note: Current organization name is NAVWAR (Naval Information Warfare Systems Command).

Deputy to the Technical Director for Multifunction Information Distribution System (MIDS) Program Office. Responsible for all aspects of the MIDS family of terminals, a DoD ACAT IC Acquisition Program. Advises the Program Manager, evaluates emerging technologies, and assists with the development of strategic plans for airborne networked systems.

Responsible for the safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of more than 170 law of war detainees. Led security forces of more than 1,100 Soldiers and Sailors. Managed all operations over six facilities, perimeter security, and security for Military Commissions.

Air Vehicle System Integrated Product Team Lead, H-60 Program Office (PMA-299), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), US Navy. Team leader of systems engineers, logistics experts, budget analysis, and contracting personnel in the procurement, improvement, and correction of deficiencies for production aircraft and mission systems. Experienced in contract requirements creation, contract proposal evaluation, negotiations, and supplier oversight. Evaluated best value for government for procurement of military aircraft and upgrades. Supervised a technical team through a contract for $7.5 million design and verification for the retrofit of a structural enhancement and mission system upgrade to improve longevity and increases capabilities in military aircraft. Initiated and coordinated a 3,700 task, 10 year Microsoft Project plan, detailing resource requirements and critical paths for more than 1,600 retrofit installations on military aircraft. - Detailed plan provided leadership insight to program challenges and impact on budget and schedule resulting in replanning deliveries to active helicopters squadrons.

Volunteer for a Girl Scout Troop as an Assistant Leader for two seasons. Primarily responsible for setting a good example, encouraging constructive growth, and providing a safe place for young girls to learn to become leaders. - Planned, organized, and led bi-weekly meetings. - Led three camping trips with groups from 15 to 150 Girl Scouts and parents. - Organized cookie sales with 13 girls aged 8-12. Sales of more than $3,500, including charity donations of $280. Responsible for all cash and product inventory and distribution.

Naval Aviator with mid-level supervisory responsibilities including training new pilots, management of human resources department, and management of aviation maintenance department.- Officer in Charge, Detachment TWO, Deploying with USNS MERCY on Humanitarian Assistance Mission to the Republic of the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Timor L'Este (East Timor), Singapore and Australia.- Deployed to Kuwait and Iraq flying helicopter Air Ambulance combat missions.Squadron Administrative and Human Resource Department Head. Responsible for all Human Resource and military administrative responsibilities for a aviation unit of 500 personnel. - Managed a constantly changing $1.7 million travel budget. Transitioned the organization from a paper based travel reimbursement system to the electronic Defense Travel System (DTS), reducing workload on the area’s administrative department and speeding claim liquidation from six weeks to 72 hours. Process adopted by Guam Navy headquarters to transition all units in the region to DTS. - Restructured award processing and updated policy documents, decreasing administrative processing time by 50% in the department. - Squadron Maintenance Officer responsible for all helicopter maintenance, supply, and survival equipment for 11 aircraft. Supervised more than 200 personnel including overall responsibility for training and qualifications. Managed government budgets for purchasing aviation parts and supplies.

Air Operations Officer responsible for all flight operations on Amphibious Landing Dock (LPD) ship. Deployed to Northern Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden. Conducted Security Operations, Free Transit Operations, and Patrols. - Personally supervised the safe evolution of over 1,500 helicopter operations while training aircrew, coordinating operations with other ships in the group during Operation Iraqi Freedom.Safety Officer in charge of maintaining safety programs, performing risk analysis, supervising during high risk evolutions, and training personnel. Set the tone and culture of safety vision for the ship. Forward thinking leadership and management led to the ship’s recognition by the higher headquarters for the first award for safety programs for the ship.Lead supervisor for Security Personnel at foreign port visits.One of four Tactical Action Officers tasked with the responsibility and full authority of the Commanding Officer of the warship in a combat area.

Instructed flight students in flight operations and techniques on the MH-60S helicopter. Developed curriculum during the introduction of new helicopter. Experience in Flight Simulator management, curriculum development and student training planning.

Aviator flying the MH-53E. Forward Deployed squadron based in Sigonella, Italy on the island of Sicily. Deployed to Portugal, Spain, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Bahrain, and UAE. Held several positions at the squadron, including Aviation Quality Assurance Officer, responsible for oversight of maintenance procedures and programs.