Advocated for 8.5K+ Air National Guard Civil Engineers at the National, State, and local levels to ensure wartime readiness. Managed $1.1B program to forecast budgets for 101 units across the US. Oversaw the purchase of construction equipment to enhance emergency response capabilities. Negotiated with leadership to deliver information and assistance to personnel during the three-week government shutdown.Reviewed performance and recommended management and/or development for 23 personnel within the department for more than four years. Identified potential and mentored direct reports for promotion within Air National Guard.● Employed exceptional public speaking skills to instruct 500+ personnel in 90+ Air National Guard military construction units on changes in manpower, training, funding, and equipment. ● Championed and documented $3.5M+ in funding requirements for the five Air National Guard Civil Engineer training sites to facilitate training for all 30K Air Force Civil Engineers. ●Supervised five guardsmen documenting requirements for Air National Guard Civil Engineer preparedness. --Team built comprehensive manpower model covering all organizational configurations. All other divisions within operations center adopted new requirements and model.● Empowered direct reports and field subject matter experts (SMEs) to identify and plan remedies for ongoing internal challenges at the unit level and nationwide. Directly influenced Total Force equipment supply listing review process in 2014. Review panel accepted Air National Guard action plans and trimmed $20M+ of waste.

Assembled functional groups to address challenges seen from the field; issues ranged from training to budget nationwide. Interpreted, analyzed, and communicated policy changes and directives to Air National Guard Civil Engineering units. Managed project to standardize four training sites to drive consistent personnel training. Facilitated creation of a nationwide mentor program for full-time staff. ● Handpicked by senior leadership to represent Air National Guard interests on training innovative process team. Streamlined courses, improved lesson plans, created “just in time” class schedule to meet unforeseen needs, and updated material to meet requirements across the community. ● Picked to be the voice of heavy construction units in the Air Force for a comprehensive competency review which resulted in focused changes to the total program. Established new manpower requirements for large-scale construction units. Adopted as guide for all Air Force units of this type. Resolved longstanding training, equipment, and regulatory challenges in construction ecosystem.● Supported engineers responding to earthquakes in Haiti. Sent equipment and materials to sustain military efforts during the crisis. ● Served on Lean Six Sigma team to shorten the crisis action team’s timeline to submit actionable solutions to senior leaders. The team cut 20 hours off existing time to hasten emergency responses when needed most.