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Chesapeake, Va, Us

The Head of Technology Planning and Optimization, reporting to the CIO, oversees the strategic alignment of the Technology organization's budget, ensuring efficient spending and value creation. This role drives software optimization, establishes clear strategies for Technology domains, and takes ownership of reporting and analysis. Additionally, the leader collaborates with the CIO on presentations, shapes a workforce optimization strategy, identifies efficiency opportunities in the budget, and champions performance and talent management across the Technology organization.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

- Managed the administrative, legal, and logistical matters for Civilians, Marines, and Sailors in 45 separate commands. - Executed and implemented project management, framed policies, civilian appraisals, commanding general inspections, and managed a fiscal budget.- Led the planning and implementation of 3 Commanding General’s Readiness Inspections that resulted in the unit being mission-capable across all areas.- Conducted a 15% workforce optimization without any impact on the mission resulting in reduced costs.- Led the administrative, logistical, and communications support for two 7commands with over 200 personnel across North America to be retained under a single headquarters element resulting in a seamless transition.- Assessed and developed an interservice facilities management system that reduced processing time by 66%.- Supervised the auditing action for critical infrastructure inventories, property receipts, and property transactions that resulted in 100% accuracy.- Supervised the certification of over a million dollars in military and civilian entitlements, travel, and administrative transactions with 99% accuracy. - Managed continuous administrative, legal, training, logistical guidance, and support to all sections.

Virginia Beach, Vriginia

- Conducted analytical planning and research in support of the command’s regional sections and Marine Operational Forces assessment initiatives.- Validated, identified, and determined capability standards and associated gaps to provide solutions that increase planning efficiency by 80%.- Reviewed new National Security Strategy to lead the rewrite of the Marine Corps Security Cooperation Doctrinal Publication which resulted in unified action across 7 senior Marine Corps commands. - Briefed the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Security Cooperation planning to synthesize strategy into tactical solutions.- Implemented the Security Cooperation repository to integrate planning, collaboration, program design, assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting in support of all Marine Corps global security cooperation activities.- Provided top-level platform security cooperation instruction to the Joint Services, resulting in the optimization of security force training, and advising.

Camp Lejeune

The mission of 2D Marine Division Communications Company is to plan, install, operate, and maintain the communications and information systems network infrastructure for the Marine Division Headquarters in order to provide a command and control capability for ground combat operations. The Marine Division enterprise information systems architecture consists of single channel, multi-channel, and wideband encrypted radio systems to exchange voice, data, and full motion video with higher headquarters, adjacent, and subordinate units encompassing a 20,000 man Marine Ground Combat Element. - Directed 315 Marines and managed an IT asset account valued at over $80 million enabling command and control of a 20,000 man Division.-Executed planning, installation, operation, maintenance, ITAM, configuration management, and change control of all command, control, communications, and computer/information systems.-Directed management of pay, training, promotions, discipline, and performance of 315 Marines. - Planned and installed a fixed information technology architecture consisting of SATCOM, tunneled unclassified/classified circuits, and cloud based hosted applications in support of deploying combat units’ training cycles.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

- Enable Ground Combat Element command & control ISO the Division to include coordinating plans between all MAGTF Major Subordinate Elements.- Produce/execute detailed mission analysis, plans, orders, and directives- Provide GCE Communications Control/Systems Control/Technical Control and Computer Network Defense mechanisms ISO Division battlespace, warfighting functions and units spanning 3 Regiments, 12 Infantry Battalions, and 4 Independent Battalions.- Identify and and obtain timely solutions to Division C4 network challenges, unit systems maintenance/supply readiness, and operational deficiencies; resolve them through proactive support, training, and resourcing.- Assist unit Communication sections in enabling broadband C4/DISN services to platoon levels; including vast expansion and operational C2 rebalancing to Coalitions networks from US only networks.- Deliver 24/7 network monitoring, remote fault isolation/restoration and mission tailored G6 contact teams to distributed unit locations.- Prepare all GCE G6 Operational functions, plans and procedures in order to support the Division staff with complete preparations, training, and situational awareness for scheduled and unscheduled deployments.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, United States

I was responsible for the administrative and operational functioning of the unit for over 200 Marines.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Responsible for the planning, installation, operation and maintenance of data, telecommunications and computer systems in garrison and in a deployed environment supporting >15,000 personnel.

Norfolk, Virginia / Miami, Florida

Served as the personal assistant to a general officer. Responsibilies include: providing for the general officer's personal well-being and security, and relieving the general officer of routine and time-consuming duties; preparing and organizing schedules, activities, and calendars; preparing and executing trip itineraries; coordinating protocol activities; acting as an executive assistant; meeting and hosting the general officer's visitors at the headquarters or the general officer's quarters; supervising other personal staff members (secretaries, assistant aides, enlisted aides, and drivers); performing varied duties.

Norfolk, Virginia

Responsible for the command continuity of operations communication plan, deployed forces equipment integration, Operation Unified Response augmentation, and operational plan assessment.

Norfolk, Va

Responsible for the overall certification training of Marines in CISSP, Network +, Security +, CISM, Helpdesk Protocols, CCNP and CCNA. Responsible for overall administrative and operational functioning of the detachment.

Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Responsible for planning and engineering communication networks in support of >500 personnel and the overall adminstrative and operational function of the platoon of >60 personnel.

Al Habbaniya, Al-Anbar Governorate, Iraq

Responsibilities include legitimate foreign government development through coaching and mentoring of local foreign leaders. In addition, coordination with Combatant Commands to develop strategic communication plans to support humanitarian assistance in austere environments, and infrastructure development and coordination with other DoD units.

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Alpha, Honor's College, NROTC, National Society of Black Engineers

Command And Staff Certificate

Expeditionary Warfare

The Expeditionary Warfare School, established at Quantico as the Amphibious Warfare School in 1921, is a nine-month course providing.

Divinity

Master'S Degree, Divinity

Doctor Of Ministry - Dmin, Preaching