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United States

Greater St. Louis

Air Mobility Command (AMC) Headquarters, Scott Air Force Base, IL· Leads medical support activities for AMC's 11 hospitals & clinics, and the worldwide Aeromedical Evacuation system.· Directs the Command’s peacetime healthcare support services for AMC medicine with a $781M budget, War Reserve assets of $1.6 billion, and 4,922 medics providing care for more than 448,000 beneficiaries.· Advises the Command Surgeon on strategy, policy & doctrine analysis/development, education & training, staffing, and resources to provide the President of the United States, Combatant Commanders, and Installation Commanders with medical programs to create and sustain reliable combat ready forces to conduct global air mobility.· Responsible for the education, training, and professional development of AMC’s 119 Medical Service Corps members.

United Kingdom

Royal Air Force Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom· Decorated Chief Executive for the Air Force’s largest healthcare facility in Europe with 844 staff responsible for the medical/dental care of 35K eligible beneficiaries. Twice-awarded the command’s Hospital of the Year.· Drove operations for a complex, multi-national, organization to include critical medical support to Operation ALLIES REFUGE, wherein the organization contributed to the safe care and movement of 35,000 Afghanistan refugees during the largest civilian airlift in United States’ history.· Advanced medical contributions to warfighting capabilities and partner nation deterrence, resulting in the installation’s highly successful Unit Effectiveness and Nuclear Surety Inspection results, the latter of which included a major command Superior Team award in recognition of a continuous process improvement initiative related to the Personnel Reliability and Arming and Use of Force program.· Championed quality healthcare and patient safety, bolstering the hospital’s culture and commitment to these principles as evidenced by the organization’s stellar performance achieving a 99.2% compliance rate for approximately 4,100 standards during inspections by the College of American Pathologists and The Joint Commission accrediting agency.· Governed a $1M hospital education/training program’s equipment/supplies, certifications/licensure, and education/training for over 800 personnel. Responsible for education/training policy management and execution of clinical competencies, currency, external partnerships, and professional development standards.

National Capital Region

Falls Church, Virginia· Provided leadership integral to the Military Health System’s transformation into the country’s ninth largest health system, a $50 billion medical reform effort supporting 9.4 million beneficiaries worldwide, assisting the unit’s recognition as the HQ Innovation Team of the Year.· Oversaw & authored strategic communications for senior leader engagements w/Congress & the Department of Defense.o Contributed key insight to the Military Health System transformation; drafted 20 strategic-level white papers to inform the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Air Force.o Supported the Air Force History Branch; chronicled the unit’s 2020 major milestones and achievements; reported key data for future leaders and researchers. Notably, the Cell produced weekly briefings essential to keeping both the Air Force Surgeon General and Deputy Surgeon General abreast of reform updates across the defense health enterprise

Senior Military Service College

Air War College, Air University (regionally-accredited), Maxwell Air Force Base, AL· Competitively-selected for this elite, executive leadership training and Master’s degree program. Highest level of professional education of all U.S. Air Force schools promoting sound strategic and doctrinal concepts in an academic setting with representation by international officers across the globe, as well as professionals from other U.S. military services and civilians from various government departments/agencies.

Travis Air Force Base California, United States

· Led 564 medical support staff in the U.S. Air Force’s largest medical center with a $162M budget in support of 2.4K total hospital personnel; governed health plans management, patient administration, medical emergency management, medical IT, and human resource management for the 103-bed hospital with 376K eligible beneficiaries.· Captured headquarters’ acclaim for spearheading response operations to seven natural disasters and mobilizing support to establish a 200,000 square foot casualty receiving hospital valued at $36 million in the Republic of Korea.· Governed education and training activities for over 500 personnel.· Leadership contributions netted recognition and awards as the installation’s unit of the quarter and the hospital’s unit of the year.

London Area, United Kingdom

Royal Air Force Lakenheath, Suffolk, United Kingdom· Anchored unit operations with 193 personnel who executed organizational functions with a $35 million budget to support medical care for 27,000 eligible beneficiaries.· Directed readiness activities for two deployment missions in support of both the President and Vice President of the United States, which aided the group’s United States Air Forces in Europe’s 2016 Best Hospital of the Year Award.· Oversaw planning of a $240 million military construction hospital replacement project.· Governed education and training activities for nearly 200 personnel.

Various (Pentagon, National Capital Region, Germany, Greenland, Colorado, Texas, Alabama)

Healthcare Administrator Director-level Positions· Successfully promoted up-the-ranks to achieve the rank of Colonel (the top 1% of all Air Force members) working in various healthcare administration assignments in both the U.S. and Europe. Leadership assignments included Colorado, Greenland, Germany, and the National Capital Region In 2011, completed a Pentagon Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation fellowship within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (see experience details below)· Prior leadership positions as a Medical Service Corps officer included directing health service activities including emergency management, human resources, logistics management, patient administration, budgetary & fiscal management (PPBE/POM), conference/event planning, speech writing, medical facility management, aeromedical evacuation, directing hospital quality & accreditation programs, and continuous process improvement.

Competitively-selected for this elite, executive leadership training and Master’s degree program. Highest level of professional education of all U.S. Air Force schools promoting sound strategic and doctrinal concepts in an academic setting with representation by international officers across the globe, as well as professionals from other U.S. military services and civilians from various government departments/agencies.

Washington Dc Pentagon

- Analyzed the Defense Health Program during a period of intense national discussions on reducing defense expenditures.- Evaluated program and budget alternatives for briefings to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.- Authored legislative proposals to arm senior defense leaders with key information about changing legislation related to national security.- Provided senior defense leadership with critical insights and contributions to resource allocation decisions involving more than $1.9 billion.- Played a vital role in analyzing the Defense Security Service’s Future Options Study with assessments of this program involving a recommendation to the Secretary of Defense on more than $680 million and 450 civilian and military positions.

Master'S Degree, Military And Strategic Leadership

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, History

Degree in progress

Mpa, Public Administration And Social Service Professions

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