Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system product to include: concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

Support Test Engineering activities to include test plan development, pre-test activities, test procedure development, test conduct, and post-test analysis. Coordinate with government, customer, and other developer representatives in support of ICD change requests. Understanding dependencies and assisting to detect and resolve problems where one area affects another. Facilitates and coordinates with external users, acquisition customer managers, and development, integration, test, and fielding teams to satisfy mission and system requirements, schedules, and budgets. Works with troubleshooting teams in identifying system anomalies, developing technical solutions, and verifying the adequacy of delivered fixes. Responds to requests from technical support contractors on other programs to gather and provide SBIRS information. Assists Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) personnel in defining the scope of their operational test programs, and support execution of operational test activities.

Command Space Operations Planner, United States Southern Command:Subject matter expert and oversight manager of all space operations in the command, interacts with joint staff, interagency and partner countries. Reviews, updates, develops combatant command plans/requirements focusing on annexes pertaining to space, cyberspace, and electronic warfare. Supervises component space, cyber, and electronic warfare initiatives and programs and reports progress to joint staff.Director of Space Operations, 1 Canadian Air Division:USAF exchange officer in selectively-manned military personnel exchange position in Canadian air defense headquarters. Led Canadian Forces space operations center, $1M facility that integrates and implements space capabilities for the air component of Canadian national defense. Collaborates with joint task forces as well as Canadian national defense staff. Provides space situational awareness and missile defense information on the Canadian region to the North American Aerospace Defense headquarters.

Assistant Director of Operations, 11th Space Warning Squadron:Responsible for the employment of the cutting-edge $832M Space-Based Infrared satellite and $192M satellite ground station. Directly oversaw 35 crew members conducting infrared tactical operations. Implemented higher headquarters direction as daily operations policy, developed satellite-specific tactics, techniques and procedures. Chief of Operations Training, 11th Space Warning Squadron:Directly responsible for training 60+ operators on Space-Based Infrared Satellite tactics, techniques, and procedures. Prepared satellite operators for operational utility evaluation, a critical step in mission readiness certification. Led training team to multiple squadron excellence awards, culminating in operations group team of the year honors.Operations Crew Commander, 11th Space Warning Squadron:Led 11-person crew operating cutting-edge $416M Space-Based Infrared satellite. Provided decisive operator assessment of missile launches to combatant commanders, and the Department of Defense. Ensured the accomplishment of missile warning, missile defense, battle space characterization and technical intelligence..

Chief, Alert Operations Branch, Air Force Technical Applications Center:Led 55-person team of analysts charged with the collecting, processing, and analyzing data from a worldwide network of over 300 seismic, hydroacoustic, and nuclear radiation sensors. Responsible for United States Atomic Energy Detection System analysis/reporting in support of nuclear treaty monitoring.Mission Commander, Air Force Technical Applications Center:Senior military officer directing mission support operations for $1B Cobra Judy and $175M Gray Star ship-borne radar systems. Led team of 100 operators, engineers, and technicians ensuring system availability.