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Pentagon, Washington DC

Provides applied historical support services which include: conducting oral history interviews, fulfilling requests for information, preparing information papers, conducting special studies, and documenting the Joint Staff’s contribution to national policy through research, writing, and publications.

Teach online seminars in warfare studies to mid-level civilian and military leaders for both master's and non-master's degree programs at Air Command & Staff College and Air War College. Students extol his responsiveness, challenging discussions, and approachability.

Pentagon

Developed and executed strategic perspective program for over 60 high-ranking military and civilian personnel o Organized three day-long events to provide intellectual springboard for attendees' strategic thinking and approaches to current problems by examining historical case studies. o Managed logistics of the events, from travel arrangements for US and.

Various

Served as a mission support group commander, logistics readiness squadron commander, logistics readiness officer, professional military education instructor and command-and-control officer.

HQ US Air Force, Directorate Of Logistics

Applied logistics doctrine knowledge to enable a new deployment concept and broke year-long stall in concept development. Provided editorial guidance and editing of quarterly newsletter to over 3,000 leaders to keep them abreast of career field information.

Tyndall AFB, FL

Commanded 1,750 member team consisting of military, civilian and contractor personnel to provide contracting, communications, civil engineering, fuels, logistics plans, personnel, security, services, supply and transportation support to Air Force installation hosting 23,000 personnel and daily operations of 52 F-22 and T-38 aircraft.

Distinguished Graduate. Superb team skill and strategic planning competencies resulted in selection to lead, compile and organize inputs from 12 individuals to produce a comprehensive report on the current state of the US shipbuilding industry for National Defense University staff as well as military and civilian leaders in the industry.

Eglin AFB, FL

Re-engineered key processes while commanding squadron of 528 military and civilian personnel; led unit to earn "best logistics squadron in Air Force Materiel Command" rating two years running.

Maxwell AFB, AL

• Two years' experience teaching in master's-degree level resident program at US Air Force's Air Command & Staff College. Courses taught include: Applied Warfare Studies; Inter/national Security & War; Expeditionary Air.
• Numerous lauds from resident program student feedback: "terrific...fantastic...outstanding"; multiple "best instructor."
• Extraordinary teaching skills; tapped by school leadership after serving just one year as an instructor to teach development course for newly assigned faculty members.
• Air Command & Staff College dean’s first choice to construct first-ever course on culture, developing 50 lesson plans, clearing 60 copyright actions, and integrating with the joint warfighting department.

Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan

Led 4 personnel in strategic organizational and operational planning of multi-year, $5 billion logistics infrastructure rebuild for nascent Afghan Air Corps. Actions led to such things as construction of a brand-new $2 million warehouse, contracts to deliver nearly 50 refurbished fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and acquisition of 432 NATO-standard vehicles.

Master Of Science (M.S.), National Resource Strategy

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Military History

Master Of Military Operational Art And Science

Master Of Aeronautical Science, Aeronautical Science

Ba, History