Business director for new construction programs and business development ventures:• Routinely call on NAVSEA, shipyards, Navy commands, and other industry partners to market Wärtsilä products while managing the staff of sales and project management professionals.• Responsible for overseeing the development of all new business P&L, goals, increasing business revenue, identifying & developing business opportunities, and expanding the company’s presence and its brand.• Translates company strategies into tactical plans.• Identify and map business strengths and customer needs

• Assembles and directs specialized teams of Subject Matter Experts from a broad spectrum of military and inter-agency disciplines to develop future sensitive capabilities and contract requirements for specific maritime missions that require Presidential approval for execution • Directs the command’s most complex program that involves a variety of intense dynamics such as research of hard targets and complex problem sets, all-source intelligence analytics, team solicitation, selection and leadership, regular and sustained correspondence with project stakeholders across a global community, due diligence, and risk management essentials, and all other project management requirements while maintaining the strictest confidentiality• Monitor, guide, and oversee contracting teams to ensure compliance with all fiscal, legal and operational authorities-typical budget for each project is $10 millionSelected Accomplishments:• Delivered three complex and highly successful projects within 12 months of tenure• Innovative leadership resulted in the development of a sensitive capability that was the first of its kind in the enterprise

Assigned as the executive overseas representative to the command and lead a team of experts in facilitating sensitive operations in AFRICOM (Africa) and CENTCOM (Middle East) areas of operation. Operations involved locating, targeting and removing threats to the U.S. and its partner nationsSelected Accomplishments:• On an independent three-month assignment, coordinated and directed the execution, logistics, and planning of SOF maritime personnel, air, and vessels in Europe and Africa. Resulted in the successful execution of a Presidentially approved combat operation• Liaised no-fail engagements with C-suite level military officers around the globe to conduct interoperability operations with dozens of units, agencies, and Partner Forces in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Provided critical regional expertise on Afghanistan and Pakistan in support of U.S. strategic operations and objectives• Attended specialized security training and learned fluent Dari to enable advising Afghanistan SOF counterpartsSelected Accomplishments:• Developed first-ever FY budget to be managed by Afghan SOF, eliminating months of delays previously encountered by the Afghan Ministry of Defense • Developed logistic concepts and plans for countries in the Levant, Arabian Peninsula, and South-Central Asia

Directed all planned maintenance and modernization projects involving one of the Navy’s Fleet of 10 nuclear-powered aircraft carriersSelected Accomplishments:• Coordinated a $250M maintenance plan for an aircraft carrier, the largest-ever performed in San Diego, and led the conclusion of the availability through a comprehensive and successful post-project test plan• Analyzed network installation processes and service costs, delivering a $750K cost savings in each subsequent installation project

Led four officers, five senior enlisted, and 114 sailors in the operation, maintenance, repair of the nuclear propulsion plantSelected Accomplishments:• Successfully executed the largest ship’s force work package ever planned for a Nimitz-class carrier• Organized ship’s Machinery Division into a goal-oriented team resulting in a 97% reduction in material deficiencies • Engineered a first-of-its-kind in the history of the Navy: a comprehensive radioactive contamination cleanup as a result of the ship’s humanitarian efforts in Japan after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster

Lead six officers, two chief warrant officers, six senior enlisted, and 60 sailors in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the ship's propulsion plant and the employment, operation, maintenance, and repair of the ship's combat weapon systems.Earned the Vice Admiral Robert K. U. Kihune Leadership Award for superior leadership by a Surface Warfare Officer

Led a team of four officers and four senior enlisted in the inspection and assessment of the Pacific Fleet steam, gas turbine, and diesel propulsion plants leading to the sustained performance and readiness for the Navy. Required rigorous attention to detail, complete knowledge of procedures and operational requirements.

Deployed to Ramadi, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. As the Tactical EWO, operated, employed, maintained and repaired all Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Electronic Warfare systems (both man-packed and vehicle-mounted). Trained and developed tactics to counter the ever-evolving methods of remotely operated IEDs in Ramadi. Had to innovate methods to allow for communications during operations while maintaining active jamming of remotely operated IEDs. Required subject matter expert-level knowledge of radio communications, radio propagation, interference, and frequency bands.Directly accountable for $25 million in complex ECM equipment and 10 vehicle types.Fulfilled a non-conventional Navy role, essentially serving as a Department Head and leading ~100 Soldiers in the rapid fielding, sustainment, and employment of a new and relatively unknown program.Participated in ~36 high-risk combat patrols.Conducted training for ~1500 U.S. military counter IED systems. Noted for accomplishing a “significant reduction” in radio-controlled IEDs. Never had a positive detonation during his tenure, and never lost a soldier.

Led two officers, two senior enlisted, and 30 sailors in the safe operation, maintenance, and repair of nuclear reactor safeties and electronic instrumentation and equipment. Conducted the ship's first operational deployment with zero losses of continuity of power or propulsion. Was selected as the ship's number one O-3 regardless of the designator.

Lead two senior enlisted, and 25 sailors in the operation, maintenance, and repair of the ship's propulsion plant and the employment, operation, maintenance, and repair of the ship's combat weapon systems.Was selected as the number one junior officer, regardless of the designator.