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Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Lakeland, Florida

Train, mentor, and coach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline.

Fort Knox, Kentucky

Led a team of career Military Police Soldiers and Human Resource Civilians in the management of over 19,000 active and reserve component Military Police Soldiers, ensuring complete life cycle management (accessions, recruiting, professional development, promotion, and retention) in support of overall Army readiness

Fort Benning, Ga

Led the largest geographically dispersed criminal investigative battalion in the US Army with 10 dispersed offices in the southeastern U.S. (Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia), Caribbean, Central and South America. Supervised 120+ technically proficient Soldiers, Special Agents, and Civilians that conduct felony-level criminal investigations.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Led a joint team (Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors, and Civilians) to train, equip, and advise an Afghanistan Army Brigade on humane pre- and post-trial detention operations. Promoted the rule of law and mentored an Afghan Army Brigadier General. Managed a $9.1 million budget. Integrated and synchronized detention capabilities with NATO, DoD, DoS, and international humanitarian organizations, as well as Afghan Ministries of Defense, Justice, and Interior.

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

Led a joint team (Civilians, contractors, and military personnel from all services) to develop future protection-related concepts for the Department of Defense using the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System. Conducted simulations, studies, and experiments on concepts and equipment to support military operational requirements.

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

Developed operational level antiterrorism / force protection instructions to subordinate commands / installations. Conducted vulnerability assessments and advised commanders on mitigation measures to reduce the risk of terrorist attack. Worked with various force protection access control equipment.

Bachelor Of Science, Biology

Activities and Societies: Corps of Cadets, Fightin' Texas Aggie Band

Master Of Administration, Public Administration