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Alexandria, Va

Led project teams, conducted research, authored knowledge products, spearheaded initiatives, and facilitated stakeholder engagements to help the United States (US) Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) manage its stakes in the US COLUMBIA Class and United Kingdom (UK) DREADNOUGHT Class submarine construction programs; completed the KM Institute's Certified Knowledge Manager and Certified Knowledge Specialist (Knowledge Transfer) curricula; completed the Certified Professional Technical Communicator (Foundation Level) certification from the Society for Technical Communication.

Norfolk, Va

Leveraged planning processes, knowledge management, critical thinking, and formal written communication to facilitate the admiral’s effective command and control of six warships, nearly 100 aircraft, and over 5000 sailors; completed Six Sigma Green Belt and CompTIA Project+ certifications.

Ft. Leavenworth, Ks

Completed an in-resident graduate-level curriculum that cultivated critical thinking and writing and developed proficiency in the use of military planning processes in strategic-, operational-, and tactical-level applications; Master’s thesis identified institutional barriers to information sharing between the U.S. Navy and its Southeast Asia maritime partners; graduated in top 10% of the class.

Guam

Authored and instituted a resilient knowledge management program—with little prior individual or corporate knowledge—that enabled efficient and expeditionary command and control over rotational and disparately skilled naval forces deployed throughout Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.

Guam

Led a department of 68 multidisciplinary technical professionals—the largest cross-functional organization on the submarine—in the maintenance and safe operation of the ship’s nuclear propulsion and power generation plant, as well as 75% of the ship’s auxiliary control and support systems. Concurrently served as one of three senior tactical watchstanders responsible for the safe and effective employment of the submarine in operations vital to national security.

Monterey, Ca

Resident student:Completed an in-resident graduate-level physics curriculum that emphasized semiconductor theory, acoustics, sensor design, electromagnetic wave propagation, and quantum mechanics; Master’s thesis provided the Navy with improved understanding of the physical limitations of undersea optical communications.Exchange student, National University of Singapore, Singapore:Selected for the prestigious Chief of Naval Operations-sponsored graduate exchange program between the Naval Postgraduate School and the Temasek Defence Systems Institute at the National University of Singapore; collaborated in capstone research that provided the Navy with a recommended design for the integration of unmanned undersea vehicles in future undersea warfare applications.

Groton, Ct

Led multiple, approximately 10-person divisions responsible for the maintenance and operation of a submarine’s electrical distribution and communication systems, as well as proper chemistry and radiological control of the ship’s nuclear power generation and propulsion plant; completed a six-month submarine deployment to the Indian Ocean, Arabian Gulf, and Mediterranean Sea to conduct missions vital to national security; awarded Submarine Gold Dolphins and selected as the ship’s Junior Officer of the Year for 2010.

M.S., Applied Physics

Master Of Military Art And Science, General Studies

M.S., Defence Technology And Systems

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Graduated With Distinction

Professional Military Education, Graduated With Distinction

Professional Military Education, Command And General Staff Officers Course, Graduated With Honors