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Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Fort Lee, Va

As a junior Captain, I was selected above my peers to serve as the Executive Officer for an Advanced Individual Training Battalion with over 300 permanent party cadre and student load exceeding 1,000 Soldiers. I convincingly led a staff and directed teams to achieve much while usually the junior officer present. Given a complex set of mission requirements within the battalion staff, across five companies and four departments, I never failed to provide executive level products on initial submission. I increased both the efficiency and effectiveness of the battalion through spearheading process and procedural changes at all levels.

Fort Lee, Va

I was the Commander for an Advanced Individual Training Company for over 300 Soldiers. I was responsible for planning, developing and directing all aspects of the unit. My Company was routinely the best of five companies within the battalion on all measurable points. I performed my duties with distinction and all with the highest standards of professional ethics, honesty and integrity. Assumed command through a time of turbulence for the unit and had a seamless and effortless transition for the unit.

Kaiserslautern, Germany

Served as the training officer and NATO LNO for the battalion where I developed partnerships from the ground up. Utilizing wide latitude of responsibility from my leadership, I took charge and produced measurable and lasting results that were beyond all expectations. I was chosen to be in charge of the critical and high visibility missions. I fostered a partnership with a British counterpart unit from the conceptual phase through utilizing joint, multi-echelon cross training opportunities to operating side-by-side in support of contingency operations in Europe and the Middle East. This effort led to the first collocated and collaborative deployment, redeployment and sustainment exercise being conducted supporting deployment exercises in the Middle East. As the training officer, I developed the road-map to success for the battalion that also increased the operational readiness by 80% as measured by the commander. I facilitated over 20 training events for over 500 Leaders and Soldiers; this, and the planning and execution of a comprehensive leader development program, allowed the battalion to set the training and operational standards for the brigade.

Kaiserslautern, Germany

As a junior lieutenant, I deployed to Afghanistan as the executive officer of a movement control team. While deployed and in addition to my executive officer duties, I was chosen to serve as a contracting officer representative for a logistics contract valued at over $100 million. I provided guidance, technical expertise and contract supervision for over 175 contractors at six facilities. I identified procedural and reporting problems with the contracted system and orchestrated the plan to correct the deficiencies which ultimately saved the Army over $75 million during my tenure. I was integral in my unit winning the “Best of the Best” category for the 2012 Department of the Army Deployment Excellence Award. During a month long mission in the Baltic States, supporting logistical support for eight nations, I was selected as the primary point of contact for the combined joint task force commander concerning exercise movements.

Littleton, Co

I was focused on developing the best methods of the business to increase sales, productivity and profits for the store. I drove the departmental processes in the store to achieve financial excellence while utilizing the company reports to analyze business trends for each department and for the store to project sales trends and therefore payroll allocation. • Utilized the profit and loss statements to bring an understanding for the store as to where we were and where we needed to be increasing profit by 5% bringing the store to a net positive operation. • Processed payroll weekly to ensure an accurate accounting of incurred direct and indirect payroll expenses.• Utilized financial reports to help the department managers understand their current position and help develop strategy as to how they can increase profit on a weekly basis. • Increased sales by 10% by driving the out of stock counts down through increased ordering and meticulous merchandising. • Worked closely with vendors to maximize sales and revenue for the store.

Auburn, Ca

I directed the course of the business through collaboration among department heads and utilized the reporting structure to analyze business trends for sales, profit and loss. • Chosen above my peers to be the interim store manager for over six months and managed over 200 team members. • Increased sales for the store by 3.4% while reducing payroll for the store by 5.3% from the previous year. • Increased sales floor productivity from the previous year by 19% through a reduction in hours vs. sales. • Overall store productivity increased by 7.2% as compared to district average and was trending to operate at 8.5% better than district average. • Coordinated department transitions and increased productivity by 13% from the previous year. • In-stocks in the store increased by 3.5% in less than one year through the creation of a logistics team focused on driving sales through product availability. • Developed and promoted over a dozen people into higher paying or leadership roles. • Safety captain for the store and decreased accidents by 6% from the previous year.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Business Management