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• Led operational testing (QA) of Satellite Communication (SATCOM) systems, navigating a complex bureaucracy and dated information systems to manage a budget of $2M• Took on onerous contracting (COR) duties to fill a critical position vacancy, learning on the job to manage two contract task orders and execute a major scope change my first week as the COR, saving taxpayers over $600k• Procured $500k worth of SATCOM radios, coordinated a team of eight, and trained three operators to develop a new testing capability, dramatically increasing the command’s ability to test radios over live satellites

• Led 26 IT Specialists and electricians in the daily operation of 143 critical voice and data circuits, 1,230 trouble calls, and 15 urgent repairs to mission essential equipment• Logged over 1500 hours as Officer of the Deck, safely navigating a $1.9 billion ship carrying 1,000 Sailors and Marines through maritime traffic across the world while conducting flight and amphibious operations; consistently ranked #1 of ten qualified Officers of the Deck and named the Squadron Junior Officer Shiphandler of the Year• Directed troubleshooting efforts across multiple divisions to restore a critical SATCOM outage• Hand-selected to lead the ship's toughest division, revitalizing the division's broken periodic maintenance system