Instruct, lead, and mentor mid-level managers through a graduate-level curriculum to prepare personnel for high-level career assignments. Lead seminars and curriculum-based instruction focused on planning, ethical leadership, and security preparedness. Establish and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and government organizations. Collaboratively participate in cross-functional planning teams to develop evidence-based curriculums and course materials for students. Collect and communicate analytics value metrics to optimize training plans, change management solutions, and operational excellence practices. Create a cohesive team of personnel from internal and external organizations to deliver the highest-level of quality instruction to students.

Selected to represent and promote the organization amongst the nation’s senior-most leaders in Washington, D.C. Assessed organizational needs, identified/planned training proposals, and created solutions for complex global initiatives. Researched and developed creative defense related projects for publications.  Coordinated and facilitated public and private strategic engagement events to increase positive relations between scholars, invested stakeholders, and organizational leaders. Enhanced personal and organizational leadership skills by participating in conflict resolution education programs. Produced, implemented, and presented comprehensive strategies on educational programs, economics, and community development programs to senior leaders and scholars

Coordinated a significant global initiative to consolidate a U.S. base in a foreign location, supporting a security alliance and sustainable presence of U.S. facilities. Served as a liaison to foreign government agencies for planning and maintenance proposals for specific environmental issues impacted by the process. Supported specific policy agreements to mitigate and deter any impact of the facility consolidation effort on the local communities.  Successfully aggregated complex, diverse, and sometimes contradictory elements into a comprehensive training strategy for personnel located in multiple international locations. Directed cross-functional and multi-agency operational planning teams to develop the organization’s highest-level future operations strategy, cohesively aligning training, targeted goals, and external agency interests. Researched and authored the long-term executive strategy for organizational re-structuring and prioritization.

Spearheaded strategic operations planning efforts to ensure optimal staffing, training and resources; provided key leadership, guidance and support for staff and families. Provided organizational representation within local community. Directed comprehensive operations, including administration, human resources, finance, logistics, and information technology. Ensure technical proficiency; manage community outreach events. Selected Contributions:Successfully forged unit from ground up; oversaw comprehensive staffing and fostered productive working relationships.Served as mentor and guide, providing administrative support, coordinating fiscal requirements, and facilitating training for ~240 staff.Championed Toys for Tots program for all of Contra Costa County, CA; led distribution of 70k toys.

Oversaw comprehensive logistical requirements; supervised logistical planning for global deployments, and effectively managed maintenance/facility operations for 10k staff. Skillfully coordinated with senior leadership and agency management. Provided key training and mentorship. Selected Contributions:Skillfully planned and supervised 2D Marine Division maintenance stand down. Developed equipment-sourcing solutions and embarkation data for 2D Marine Division.Performed logistical planning supporting five separate training deployments.

Drove coordination and planning within international environment, including logistics, operations, and contingencies. Conducted training and led meetings involving representative from 10 different countries. Interfaced with senior leaders representing foreign militaries; coordinated with diverse staff within Department of State. Selected Contribution:Supervised ~200 staff throughout extended international operations; ensured comprehensive alignment with objectives across logistics, human resources and more.

Led administrative processes; delivered key training and efficiently allocated resources to support goal achievement. Identified sourcing solutions. Maintained alignment with established training standards, ensuring top quality preparation and readiness. Generated critical reports. Selected Contribution:Collaborated with senior leadership to coordinate and schedule training operations; significantly contributed to organizational excellence.

Held full responsibility for team of eight, driving reliably outstanding accomplishments. Facilitated international partnership, creating positive working environment fostering topnotch results. Provided comprehensive team leadership and training; ensured alignment with established goals and priorities. Selected Contributions:Skillfully determined team readiness in alignment with goal and priorities; efficiently allocated key resources.Provided professional representation at technical conferences; oversaw integration of cutting-edge technology.

Served as technical expert, overseeing systems integration, Collaborated regarding staffing and budgeting processes. Ensured alignment with overall organizational strategies; oversaw global training across 13 countries, utilizing $17M budget. Communicated effectively with diverse audiences to reliably accomplish objectives. Selected Contributions:Successfully planned and executed two critical Operations Conferences shaping key organizational strategies.Fostered productive relationship with Department of State, enhancing timeliness of processes related to military to military cooperation among countries throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific.