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Belle Haven, Va, Us

Assists with managing 5 years, $20 million contract supporting a sensitive Navy program office. Develops annual plans and budgets to fulfill contract deliverables. Provides monthly status reports on deliverables and spending rates. Provides quality control for all products delivered to the client. Serves as on-site representative for the Program Manager and provides oversight and mentorship for other on-site employees.

Alexandria, Virginia

Provides external engagement support for sensitive Navy project. Assists the program director with developing external engagement plans. Leads a dispersed staff to synthesize technical and operational data for use in external engagements. Works with program leadership to develop papers and briefings to inform senior Navy and DoD leadership on program results.

Alexandria, Virginia

- Provided management support to the U.S. Navy's #1 acquisition program to include strategic analysis, strategic communications planning, and development of procedures for management and oversight of critical suppliers.- Oversaw effort to analyze opportunities and risk associated with the transition between the legacy and new systems. This analysis allowed the client to make key decisions related to program schedule and performance.- Developed a strategic communications plan to help maintain executive, legislative and public support for this program. - Worked cross-organization to develop a program to monitor the work of critical suppliers.

Stuttgart Area, Germany

- Designed and implemented military-to-military engagement programs for North African countries to strengthen partner capabilities and achieve U.S. defense objectives. Successfully secured over $100 million in U.S. security assistance for North African countries. Worked with the respective U.S. embassies to implement this assistance.- Personally prepared the U.S. Africa Command commander (4 star general officer) and senior staff for meetings in North Africa with foreign senior military personnel, U.S. Ambassadors and Congressional delegations. Drafted, reviewed and edited endorsements for proposed sales of significant military and sensitive equipment to North African countries. - Led annual military staff discussions with the Algerian, Mauritanian and Moroccan militaries; increased number of annual joint military events by one-third from previous years

American Embassy Tunis

- Successfully managed over $100M in military equipment sales and security assistance projects for Tunisia. Worked with U.S. defense companies and security assistance agencies to resolve multiple issues related to weapons sales to Tunisia, to include developing a solution to save a $400M helicopter project. Ensured U.S. defense companies remained the supplier of choice for the Tunisian military.- Served as in-country point of contact for a critical joint U.S-Tunisian capability in support of regional counterterrorism actions. Established the main U.S. negotiation points and drafted key elements of the final U.S.-Tunisian agreement.- Secured over $75 million in U.S. military assistance for Tunisia by demonstrating that improved Tunisian security capabilities supported U.S. objectives.

Stuttgart, Germany

- Designed and implemented military-to-military engagement programs for North African countries to strengthen partner capabilities and achieve U.S. defense objectives. Successfully secured over $100 million in U.S. security assistance for North African countries. Worked with the respective U.S. embassies to implement this assistance.- Personally prepared the U.S. Africa Command commander (4 star general officer) and senior staff for meetings in North Africa with foreign senior military personnel, U.S. Ambassadors and Congressional delegations. Drafted, reviewed and edited endorsements for proposed sales of significant military and sensitive equipment to North African countries. - Led annual military staff discussions with the Algerian, Mauritanian and Moroccan militaries; increased number of annual joint military events by one-third from previous years.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Led the recertification inspection team for a ballistic missile submarine’s strategic weapons system and crew, ensuring the event was completed on schedule and on cost. As part of this event, planned and executed the first successful at-sea launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile using a new hardware and software system.- Contributed to the ultimate success of the next generation of submarine-based ballistic missile fire control and strategic navigation systems by providing at-sea, real-world experience to the design and implementation plans. - Developed an innovative assessment methodology to monitor crew performance during the recertification process. Promulgated lessons learned from the recertification process throughout the ballistic submarine fleet, leading to performance improvements during these events.

Kings Bay, Ga

- Led a team of 45 personnel to operate the ship’s strategic (ballistic missile) and tactical (sonar, fire control, and torpedo) weapons systems. Ranked as one of the top strategic weapons officers (department managers) in the submarine squadron. Directly responsible for the ship’s recognition as a top tactical performer. Maintained continuous strategic weapons system readiness throughout four strategic deterrent patrols.- Planned and completed, on schedule, four major repair periods, each involving significant maintenance on the ship’s systems. - As the ship’s quality assurance officer, approved all maintenance and repairs on critical nuclear reactor, seawater, and safety systems.

Master’S Degree, International Relations And National Security Studies

Joint Professional Military Education Phase 1

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa