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Ames, Iowa

Oversees the $40 million dollar Winter Operations Budget supporting over 1060 Maintenance staff members at 109 garage locations throughout the State of Iowa. Manages the Department Salt & Sand budget totaling $12.8 million dollars.Serves as the Official spokesman on all inquiries related to Winter Operations from department managers, media, law enforcement, other state agencies and the public. Responsible for developing Winter Operations policies, performance measurement… Show more Oversees the $40 million dollar Winter Operations Budget supporting over 1060 Maintenance staff members at 109 garage locations throughout the State of Iowa. Manages the Department Salt & Sand budget totaling $12.8 million dollars.Serves as the Official spokesman on all inquiries related to Winter Operations from department managers, media, law enforcement, other state agencies and the public. Responsible for developing Winter Operations policies, performance measurement evaluations, technology development and implementation. Member of Clear Roads-Technical Advisory Committee, a twenty three snow-belt state consortium focusing on winter maintenance activities. Show less

St Paul, Minnesota

Provide leadership and oversight for all items pertaining to the manning, operations, readiness, training and equipping of over 10,000 soldiers and airmen within the Minnesota National Guard.Enforce the policies of The Adjutant General of Minnesota.Provide oversight to the 175th Regional Training Institute and the Minnesota Recruiting and Retention Battalion.Chair the Safety and Readiness Committee’s.

Windsor Heights, Iowa

Serves as Operations and Facilities Manager responsible for the coordination and oversight of all Recovery Bureau operational, logistical and space allocation requirements for 100 staff members. Responsible for maintaining and updating all Recovery Bureau internal policies and Standard Operating Procedures. Responsible for researching and responding to all requests for information from the Governor’s office as well as Iowa’s Congressional delegation. Provides oversight… Show more Serves as Operations and Facilities Manager responsible for the coordination and oversight of all Recovery Bureau operational, logistical and space allocation requirements for 100 staff members. Responsible for maintaining and updating all Recovery Bureau internal policies and Standard Operating Procedures. Responsible for researching and responding to all requests for information from the Governor’s office as well as Iowa’s Congressional delegation. Provides oversight to the monitoring team (5 personnel) for all Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation grants to ensure compliance with Stafford Act, FEMA regulations, OMB circulars, and generally accepted accounting practices. Show less

Johnston, Iowa And Kunar, Afghanistan

Chosen to command this 64 member joint team that deployed to Afghanistan from July 2010-June 2011. Our assigned mission was to help Afghan agriculture officials rebuild their agriculture infrastructure in Kunar, Province. Responsible for building this team from ground zero. Interviewed and selected each member of this team. Responsible for developing the pre and post mobilization training plan for the entire team.Responsible for equipping and overall readiness of the 64… Show more Chosen to command this 64 member joint team that deployed to Afghanistan from July 2010-June 2011. Our assigned mission was to help Afghan agriculture officials rebuild their agriculture infrastructure in Kunar, Province. Responsible for building this team from ground zero. Interviewed and selected each member of this team. Responsible for developing the pre and post mobilization training plan for the entire team.Responsible for equipping and overall readiness of the 64 member team.Personally lead this team on over 200 combat missions while deployed. Responsible for coordinating governance and development project efforts with US Department of Agriculture, US Agency for International Development and US State Department officials, in addition to other military organizations.Responsible for over $55 million in government equipment and nearly $500k in Commanders Emergency Relief Program (CERP) funds. Show less

Urbandale, Iowa

Responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the 30-40 Public Assistance project officers working all open disasters across Iowa. Responsible for providing technical assistance to state and local governments in developing grant applications, scope of work development, reviewing project budgets and processing financial reimbursements.Responsible for conducting state review of all project worksheets entered into FEMA Grant management system prior to federal obligation… Show more Responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the 30-40 Public Assistance project officers working all open disasters across Iowa. Responsible for providing technical assistance to state and local governments in developing grant applications, scope of work development, reviewing project budgets and processing financial reimbursements.Responsible for conducting state review of all project worksheets entered into FEMA Grant management system prior to federal obligation ensuring all projects worksheets are in compliance with the Stafford Act and Code of Federal Regulation 44 (CFR).Responsible for review and approval of all Project Worksheet large project closeout packets prior to submitting to FEMA for final closeout. Responsible for planning, organizing and conducting public assistance training for all public assistance project officers. Show less

Camp Dodge, Iowa

Responsible for conducting preliminary damage assessment with FEMA and local officials to determine extent of damage following a natural disaster, and providing this data to the Governor’s office for submission in a Presidential Disaster Declaration request. Responsible for preparing applicant Project Worksheet for review and approval by state and federal officials in accordance with the Stafford Act. Responsible for providing technical assistance to state and local governments… Show more Responsible for conducting preliminary damage assessment with FEMA and local officials to determine extent of damage following a natural disaster, and providing this data to the Governor’s office for submission in a Presidential Disaster Declaration request. Responsible for preparing applicant Project Worksheet for review and approval by state and federal officials in accordance with the Stafford Act. Responsible for providing technical assistance to state and local governments in developing grant applications, scope of work development, reviewing project budgets and processing financial reimbursements.Responsible for collecting project worksheet information and preparing project closeout package for submission to FEMA. Show less

Camp Dodge, Iowa

Responsible for the management of the Army National Guard Distributed Learning Program including three separate development contracts totaling $80M, which supported the distributed learning program of all 54 states and territories. Coordinate with the Federal Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officers Representative in the day to day management of the development contracts. Coordinate with various Department of Army agencies in the development of Army National Guard… Show more Responsible for the management of the Army National Guard Distributed Learning Program including three separate development contracts totaling $80M, which supported the distributed learning program of all 54 states and territories. Coordinate with the Federal Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officers Representative in the day to day management of the development contracts. Coordinate with various Department of Army agencies in the development of Army National Guard Distributed Learning vision, strategy, policy, metrics and training products. Coordinate with Department of Army staff in developing future budget requirements for distributed learning in the National Guard. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the three training programs including the Distant Learning Courseware Development Center (MIMIC), the Battle Command Training Center (BCTC), and the Training Application Support Team (TAST).Supervise 40 staff members (military and contractors) located in Arlington, Virginia; Johnston, Iowa; and Little Rock, Arkansas, including administrative personnel, instructors/trainers and IT professionals. Show less

Camp Dodge, Iowa

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Distant Learning Courseware Development Center, the Battle Command Training Center, and the Training Application Support Team.Supervise 20 staff members (military and contractor) and managed an overall budget of $2M per year.Responsible for project management duties for clients in the development interactive multimedia computer-based training per year. Responsible for the scheduling, coordination and instructor assignments… Show more Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Distant Learning Courseware Development Center, the Battle Command Training Center, and the Training Application Support Team.Supervise 20 staff members (military and contractor) and managed an overall budget of $2M per year.Responsible for project management duties for clients in the development interactive multimedia computer-based training per year. Responsible for the scheduling, coordination and instructor assignments of all digital training classes and activities conducted by the BCTC-Dodge and TAST instructors to soldiers in all 54 states and territories. Show less

Masters, Public Administration, 4.0

Master'S, Military Strategic Studies

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Agriculture Education

High School Diploma