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Receive, analyze, post, and report information to higher, lateral, and subordinated military headquarters and Contractors in support of ASG-KU. Major responsibilities include: Maintain Emergency Operations Center duty logs of all occurrences report Commander’s Critical information Requirements, Serious Incident Reports, and direct unit response to incidents Monitor off-camp operations to include check point reporting Monitor alarms and security systems and report actions developed from early warning systems Coordinate patrol responses Operate security enhancement and protection equipment.

• Directed administration, training, operations, maintenance, and logistics functions for 70-person Marine Corps Reserve organization which facilitated multi-disciplinary technical support to Marine Corps Reserve units in the execution of contingency plans in the Global War on Terror.• Directed operation, maintenance, and logistic support for $400 million in government equipment, including tactical vehicles, commercial vehicles, small caliber weapons, computers, tools, communications and cryptographic equipment.• Prepared unit and select equipment for Annual Training period FY-09.• Prepared Battalion level training Operations Order (to include Annexes and graphics) to support the Battalion Combat Operations Command Post.• Served as direct liaison to the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce. Arranged and organized military participation in numerous community outreach events in the Gulf Coast region of the southeastern US, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and western Florida.

• Directed instructional design, training, and operations for an 11-person detachment which facilitated multi-disciplinary technical support to Iraqi military and police organizations in the execution of contingency plans in the Global War On Terror while attached to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Transition Team Program.• Supervised projects, processes, and procedures which provided basic, intermediate, and advanced infantry combat skills training to Iraqi Army and Border Patrol units resulting in independent security and protection operations of the year-old Iraqi Border Patrol Battalion.• Developed and managed Anti-Terrorism / Force Protection initiatives for Camp Fallujah and outlying sites, An Bar Province, Iraq.

• Directed training, operations, maintenance, and logistics systems support for a 200-person organization which facilitated specific technical support to larger Marine Corps units in the execution of contingency plans.• Directed operation, maintenance, and logistic support for over $200 million in government equipment, including tactical vehicles, small caliber weapons, computers, tools, and communications and cryptographic equipment while commanding Company E, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, First Marine Division.• Directed the operation of tanks, light armor, and amphibious assault vehicle units during combat situations on land or in aquatic environments. Duties included leading crew members in the operation of targeting and firing systems; coordinating the operation of advanced onboard communications and navigation equipment; spearheading the transport of personnel and equipment during combat; formulating and implementing battle plans, including the tactical employment of armored vehicle units; and coordinating with infantry, artillery, and air support units.• Completed redesign of administrative and logistical procedures which facilitated more accurate pre and post deployment cost accounting, streamlined junior management training and development of unit fiscal planning, increase operational readiness through streamlined logistical analysis and process execution.

• Lead development teams in instructional design, training, and operations for a 200-person organization which further facilitated specific vocational and technical training throughput of over 2,000 entry-level and career-level enlisted Marines and junior Officers at the Assault Amphibian School.• Directed multi-faceted projects, processes, and procedures which provided initial and secondary Military Occupational Specialty training.• Initiated and guided the complete re-write of academic standard operating procedures, facilitating enhanced training that met the needs of contemporary operating environments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Designed, supervised, and evaluated training, operations, and logistics for a 50-person organization which facilitated specific technical support to a larger, 200-man Marine Corps infantry unit in the execution of contingency plans, ranging from standard military deployments in support of bilateral and multilateral operations throughout South America, West Africa, and Greece from 1998 to 2001, to Wild Land firefighting in Idaho in 2000.• Managed operation, maintenance, and logistic support of $54 million in government equipment, including tactical vehicles, small caliber weapons, computers, tools, and communications and cryptographic equipment.• Directed the operation of tanks, light armor, and amphibious assault vehicle units during combat situations on land or in aquatic environments. Duties included leading crew members in the operation of targeting and firing systems; coordinating the operation of advanced on-board communications and navigation equipment; spearheading the transport of personnel and equipment during combat; formulating and implementing battle plans, including the tactical employment of armored vehicle units; and coordinating with infantry, artillery, and air support units.

• Supervised and executed air traffic control tower daily operations which facilitated safe conduct of military and civilian air traffic in the United Stated, Somalia, Greece, Puerto Rico, and Haiti. Designed, supervised, and evaluated on-the-job training processes for personnel training in air traffic control tower procedures.• Implemented and supervised on-the-job Air Traffic Control Tower training in accordance with FAA regulations and procedures which facilitated the formal rating and licensing of Marine Air Traffic Controllers within designated Air Traffic Control facilities.• Assumed the duties as Mogadishu International Airport Control Tower Chief on 17 February 1994. During this period, completed training and certification of 11 air traffic controllers in the Mogadishu control tower. This training directly impacted the safe conduct of over 9400 flight operations involving aircraft from all 4 branches of the US Armed Forces and 7 other United Nations countries. I personally worked the tower during OPERATION QUICK DRAW until the withdrawal of all U.S. forces was complete. He was one of the last Americans to leave Somalia in 1994.• While in Stefanovikian, Greece, served as the sole ATC liaison for 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Greek ATC system. Provided a single point of contact for all 24 MEU aircrews operating within Greek airspace for any and all ATC related matters. Worked side by side Greek controllers, controlling aircraft in a high tempo environment and ensuring the safe and expeditious control of all 24 MEU aircraft shore based at Stefanovikian.

Designed, supervised, and evaluated training, operations, and logistics for a 50-person organization which facilitated specific technical support to a larger, 200-man Marine Corps infantry unit in the execution of contingency plans, ranging from standard military deployments in support of bilateral and multilateral operations

Supervised and executed air traffic control tower daily operations which facilitated safe conduct of military and civilian air traffic in; and Haiti. Designed, supervised, and evaluated on-the-job training processes for personnel training in air traffic control tower procedures.Implemented and supervised on-the-job Air Traffic Control Tower training in accordance with FAA regulations and procedures which facilitated the formal rating and licensing of Marine Air Traffic Controllers within designated Air Traffic Control facilities.Assumed the duties as Mogadishu International Airport Control Tower Chief on 17 February 1994. During this period, completed training and certification of 11 air traffic controllers in the Mogadishu control tower. This training directly impacted the safe conduct of over 9400 flight operations involving aircraft from all 4 branches of the US Armed Forces and 7 other United Nations countries. I personally worked the tower during OPERATION QUICK DRAW until the withdrawal of all U.S. forces was complete. He was one of the last Americans to leave Somalia in 1994.While in Stefanovikian, Greece, served as the sole ATC liaison for 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Greek ATC system. Provided a single point of contact for all 24 MEU aircrews operating within Greek airspace for any and all ATC related matters. Worked side by side Greek controllers, controlling aircraft in a high tempo environment and ensuring the safe and expeditious control of all 24 MEU aircraft shore based at Stefanovikian.