Commanded and controlled a light infantry battalion consisting of 3 infantry rifle companies, 1 infantry weapons company, 1 headquarters company, and 1 forward support company totaling over 813 Soldiers. Prepared the battalion to conduct Unified Land Operations (ULO) and National Guard Civil Support (NGCS) operations in order to support the federal and state governments. Deployed the battalion to Qatar under U.S. Army Central Command in support of Operation Spartan Shield.

Led over 50 consultants supporting 20 contracts with the Department of Defense ensuring the timely delivery of products and services specified by the statements of work. Mentored and professionally developed 7 subordinate leaders in the areas of leadership, communication, human capital management, business development, and service delivery. Grew the division profits by 7 million dollars over a three year period through customer engagement, proposal development, and contractual amendments. Routinely prepared and presented briefs for Vice Presidents, C-Level executives, and Government executives on plans, progress, and technical white-papers to support essential decision-making. Coordinated with the Human Resources department to effectively staff each contract with highly qualified professionals tasked to deliver high quality consulting services for our customers. Tracked division financial transactions associated with services rendered to ensure efficient cost and profit projections.

Served as the principle technical advisor to the U.S. Air Force for a 50 million dollar software development and implementation effort that was on the verge of cancellation due to cost and schedule over-runs. Provided technical reviews, critical analysis, and decision briefs to the government’s program staff on changes needed to get the project deployed. Assisted the Program Management Office with the re-planning and re-baselining of the program schedule to accurately depict the time and resources needed to achieve full mission capability. Led a team of over 20 testers to ensure the program requirements were successfully implemented by the system integrators. Reviewed and validated the compliance of multiple system integrators to the system engineering processes and procedures mandated by the U.S. Air Force.

Project manager and architect of a Java (JEE6) software development effort in support of the U.S. Air Force. The key goal of the project is to retro-fit a pre-existing PowerBuilder application that allows the Air Force to perform the scheduling and execution of depot maintenance at the Air Logistic Centers. The project's scope was to add a core set of 97 additional capabilities to the existing application that would provide the Air Force with automated resource scheduling. This additional functionality would allow the Air Force to further refine the scheduling and execution of depot maintenance to reduce inefficiency and cut costs. This development effort followed the Air Force Life Cycle of requirements analysis, preliminary design review, critical design review, development, component verification & integration, test readiness review, user evaluation and test. Additionally this project required the use of HP Quality Center (HPQC) to manage requirements, build test cases, provide trace-ability, and execute and monitor testing throughout multiple software test phases.

Director of the technology division of RG analyzing, developing, and implementing technical solutions to allow organizations to implement, refine, and execute business processes that assist organizations in achieving their strategic goals. During this period I lead a small team that conducted an internal Enterprise Architecture assessment of the company to determine how effectively the departments and business units were aligned to the company's strategic goals. Using Enterprise Architecture, the team was capable of providing the Chief Strategy Officer the Chief Information Officer recommendations of prioritized areas within the company that needed business process architecture and technology enhancements to achieve alignment with the company's strategic goals.

Student of the Command and General Staff College focusing on the study of leadership, the conduct of joint and combined warfare, and the application of Joint, Inter-agency, and Multi-National organizations to synchronize all elements of national power to achieve objectives and interests. Trained to support senior commanders with through analysis, critical thinking, planning, and briefing to facilitate the decision-making process. Focusing on in-depth research in the professional body of knowledge and reach-back planning in support of ongoing operations.

Managed the delivery, logistics, personnel, and administration of technical engagements utilizing Microsoft SharePoint, Project Server, and Project Professional with multiple customers to achieve desired business goals utilizing technology in support of refined business processes. Developed and migrated software applications used in multiple internal products to support existing and future customers needs to collect and process data needed for the effective management of projects and programs.

Battalion operations officer tasked to advise the Battalion Commander on all matters concerning training, infantry operations, plans, force development, and modernization. Assists the commander is developing near-term and long-term guidance and mission essential objectives. Planned and supervised the execution of professional training for over 700 Soldiers. Prepared and published detailed and synchronized plans and orders that ensured the organization was capable and prepared to achieve the commander’s desired end state. Planned and executed over 300 combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Director that managed the delivery, logistics, personnel, and administration of technical engagements with multiple customers to achieve desired business goals utilizing technology in support refined business processes. Planned and managed the current and future life cycles of multiple internal products to support existing and future customers needs to collect and process data needed for the effective management of projects and programs.

Commanded Company A, 3d Battalion, 116th Infantry while deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09, consisting of three rifle platoons, a headquarters section, maintenance section, and an attached convoy security platoon. Responsible for the health, welfare, morale, discipline, training, professional development and tactical employment of 6 officers and 150 enlisted Soldiers. Led and supervised Combat Patrols in Multi National Forces - West Iraq 07-09. I was responsible for the maintenance and accountability of over 52 million dollars’ worth of equipment.

Account manager responsible for leading and managing the delivery team of IT consultants. I managed the oversight of all IT operational engagements; as well as those involving other RG divisions. Worked with the sales engineers to up sell and expand our business where it makes sense at existing accounts. Responsible for the management of matrixed resource pools and helping to forecast the needs based on potential opportunities. I worked with human resources department to interview and recruit new hires and ensure smooth on-boarding into the organization.

IT manager responsible for coordinating resources of the IT Consulting Group to support new business initiatives for the Defense Division. Additionally, I served as the Architect and Project Manager for the upgrade of the www.pmtelcol.com website. Responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementing a website in ASP.NET 2.0 using C#, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 to replace the existing website that was developed in ASP. Interfaced with the customer to train, debug, and validate requested functionality. I led a consulting engagement for a Microsoft Project Server Implementation. Responsible for coordinating resources to implement Microsoft Project Server, interfaced with the customer to ensure deliverables were accomplished on time to schedule. I coordinated with the Navy/Marine Corps Account Manager to advise actual costs, risks, and status on the project.

Served as a division coordinator for the Information Technology Consulting Group responsible for managing IT resources to support new business initiatives in the Defense Division. Led an Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) team for a 66 million dollar software development effort for Minerals Management Services of the Department of the Interior. Responsible for reviewing and validating software deliverables in the software development life cycle to ensure compliance with industry standards to mitigate risks of cost and time over runs throughout the duration of the project. Led a software development project for the design, development, test, and deployment of an ASP web development project using Oracle 9i and PL\SQL to support Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WRALC) Material Forecast System that provides forecasting data to DLA for material needed to support depot maintenance. I led a software development project responsible for the design, development, test, and deployment of a J2EE Java Struts web development project hosted in Oracle 10g to support WRALC PDMSS.

Served as the Executive Officer of an infantry rifle company while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Coordinated the logistics needed to sustain a rifle company in training and mission cycles. I accounted for, and maintained over 1 million dollars’ worth of equipment to ensure operational readiness at all times. Planned and moved the personnel and equipment of the company to and from the theater of operation. Planned, resourced, and conducted training in support of mission accomplishment. Executed the duties of the Company Commander in his absence.

Project manager and lead architect for the web development of web program management application written in Java, ASP, and Visual Basic utilizing SOAP to pass data between development platforms. I coordinated system design to meet the architectural needs of two independent software development efforts. Architected, designed, and prototyped solution concepts. Developed the project management schedule to design, develop, test, and maintain the deliverable. Managed the development effort to ensure time to delivery met project deadlines to support simultaneous development efforts. Managed and coordinated all the resources for the Software Development Group to ensure maximum support for company initiatives requiring software development and testing. Developed Java beans to replace pre-existing controls developed in Visual Basic 6 to support converting Client/Server Program Management application into a web application.

Designed, developed, tested, deployed, and maintained a Visual Basic email marketing application is support of the company’s subscription products. Responsible for ensuring that the applications could support the task of sending 12 million HTML content emails to subscribed customers at pre-scheduled times with regularity. Designed and developed monitoring tools using Java Applet/ Servlet to status QMail processes on 10 UNIX servers.

Served as a member of a software development team responsible for modernizing a legacy custom application at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). Facilitated and coordinated the reverse engineering of requirements from a UNIX based 4GL software application. Performed Object Oriented Analysis and Object Oriented Design (OOA/OOD) to identify and define the requirements needed to create the application in a Windows environment. I produced business process flow diagrams and object models to support future software development. Led requirements solicitation sessions to gather additional functional requirements from end users and stakeholders.

Served as a member of software development team responsible for creating software applications. Designed, developed, and documented a client server module that was part of a rapid application development / joint application development (RAD/JAD) modernization effort to transition a 4GL application to a Windows environment. Created graphical user interfaces (GUI) and business logic in Microsoft Visual Basic to allow users to collect data and conduct analysis is support of program and project management efforts.

Served as a member of a technical support team providing telephonic technical support for the company's in-house 4GL project management tool (CATII). Responsible for logging, tracking, and resolving technical issues from both internal and external customers. Coordinated with the Development team, Test team, and the Release Manager to verify corrections of software issues. Provided technical instruction on operation and installation of software and related hardware.