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Reston, Virginia, Us

Lead a team of consultants providing strategy management services to the Intelligence Community.

Reston, Virginia, Us

Conduct strategic analysis and strategy development for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to include development of the 2023 National Intelligence Strategy.

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

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Fairfax, Va, Us

Led a team of developers, engineers, and consultants supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s transformation efforts.

Arlington County, Va, Us

Served as primary Indo-Pacific geopolitical planner, strategist, and advisor to the Army executive leadership. Managed and implemented an enterprise transformation portfolio composed of 20+ global, large-scale programs with a multi-billion dollar fiscal year budget.Developed and led a cross-functional, globally-dispersed team to proactively achieve innovative solutions to one of the U.S.’s pressing, complex national security problems -- subterranean/underground warfare -- resulting in updated Army doctrine, training, equipment, and over $500M in appropriation funding.Orchestrated the Army's efforts to address an immediate, emerging international security crisis, resulting in a globally integrated contingency plan for the Department of Defense's most critical problem set.

Fort Eisenhower, Ga, Us

Executive team member and chief of staff of a 19,000-personnel, $2B+ budget, global organization responsible for conducting cyberspace, electronic warfare, and information operations on behalf of the U.S. government.Led a team responsible for coordinating C-Suite operations and managing and administering human resource management, organizational development, protocol, workforce strategy, security, internal communications, logistics and resource management, internal controls, safety, and legislative and public affairs for the organization.Developed new monitoring processes for all services, departmental performances, and organizational milestones, including a digital collaborative management system to achieve 98% SLA compliance.

Fort Eisenhower, Ga, Us

Selected to architect and lead the first corporate innovation program in a U.S. Army operational command to deliver new business solutions and models, capabilities, and cultural change.Successfully lobbied for, secured, and managed over $5M in organizational training and incubation funds.Served as thought leader in the military community on innovation and culture to include speaking engagements, published articles, panel discussions, and consultancy roles.Developed and advised the Chief Executive on strategy, plans, and policy.

Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Do, Kr

Advised the Regional Executive of a 25k-person organization on mitigation of multinational issues and trends along with executive engagement opportunities.Senior strategic advisor and head of strategic initiatives for U.S. Army forces stationed on the Korean Peninsula; oversaw special projects to support overall business goals, professional development, and strategic communications on behalf of the Regional Executive (Commanding General). Co-authored the organization's five-year business execution roadmap.Developed and produced marketing and branding campaigns in support of the Regional Executive to include the successful "America's Boots on the Ground in Asia" campaign.Secured a bilateral, international agreement while serving as the primary American land forces representative during negotiations between the U.S. and South Korea.

West Point, New York, Us

Led, motivated, and trained a diverse 600-person recruitment and engagement support organization that identified, informed, and recruited future officers for the Army within the 10-state Southwest Region. Responsible for operations, logistics, personnel management, public relations, and marketing.More than doubled the size of the Southwest Admissions volunteer force from 280 to 580 through aggressive marketing outreach efforts and improving organizational team and job structures to ensure clear leadership accountabilities were in place.Developed a customer growth strategy and brand awareness campaign that generated the largest growth percentage, 12%, of qualified and accepted candidates of all five geographical regions.Spearheaded several targeted marketing initiatives and innovative efforts such as increased social media presence that contributed to the largest minority enrollment in West Point's 200-plus year history to include a 40% increase in African American acceptance.Worked directly with 106 Members of Congress in optimizing the allocation of a $50 million annual Army scholarship.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Led a seven-member team of deployable print and broadcast journalists supporting public relations and media engagement activities for an 88k-person operational organization.Led and deployed a 54-person company providing personnel service support to over 24,000 employees from organizations working under a major Army command spread over seven Northwestern states.Developed and executed the wartime reception and initial training mission for all U.S. service members entering the Iraq/Afghanistan area of operations to include overseeing the largest movement of U.S. forces since World War II, ~300,000 personnel.Selected to attend full-time graduate studies at Texas A&M University.

Fellowship, Center For International Studies, Seminar Xxi

Certificate, Innovation And Entrepreneurship Program

Master Of Philosophy (Mphil), Military Strategy

Master Of International Affairs (Mia), National Security & Diplomacy

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), American Politics, Environmental Engineering

Diploma, Strategy And Operational Planning

Defense Strategy Course

Executive Education, Leading Change And Innovation

Executive Education, Leading Organizational Change

Executive Education, Leading Innovation