Mission focused and results oriented manager with over 20 years of professional operations, consulting, and full spectrum special operations experience cast within the United States Marine Corps and Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command (MARSOC). High performing and detail oriented Special Operations Forces (SOF) operator and operations manager with a Top Secret/SCI clearance, who has a proven record in team building with both foreign and domestic partners, interagency collaboration, and capabilities integration. Extensive experience in consulting and negotiating with European, Middle Eastern, and Asian entities, as well as multiple U.S. Government agencies on matters of national defense, counterterrorism, threat assessment, and military readiness. Responsible for managing contracts and foreign companies abroad. Critical decision maker, while building, developing, mentoring, and leading cross-functional teams in fast paced, high threat, and unstructured situations. Proven ability to manage crisis in formal operating procedures as well as utilizing critical thinking and resourcefulness during moments of ambiguity.Thrives on pursuing multiple angles to help others/teams push themselves farther to achieve extraordinary results. Encourages diversity of thought and bottom up planning to ensure the emphasis remains on the fundamentals.