Provides technical assistance and support to the Government of the Virgin Islands, working closely with the Office of Disaster Response Recovery as part of FEMA’s continuing effort to support and achieve the resilient recovery of the US Virgin Islands from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Lead for ICF site operations, overseeing facility maintenance, custodial, lodging, dining, security, laundry, warehouse, and transportation to deliver exceptional customer and child experience, drives innovation and cost savings. ICF site(s) will consist of under 100 acres and 70,000 SF to support 3,000 unaccompanied migrant children and 4,000 staff.

MSAPPA Board Member

SRAPPA Board Member

Directs utility operations, maintenance & repair activities across state’s leading research university and land-grant institution. Department produces & distributes electrical power, domestic water, heating & cooling; as well as sanitary sewer collection, and energy management services to 30,000 customers in 7 million square feet in 335+ facilities. Operations include Generation Plant (26 Megawatts (MW)), Central Plant (7,500 tons cooling, 42M BTU heating), 40 MW substation, 4 wells (400M gallons/yr), 2 main sewage pumping stations, 9,200 tons cooling (several systems).

SRAPPA Board Member, served in the following positions:2nd Vice President, Oct 13 - Oct 14President-Elect, Oct 14 - Oct 15President, Oct 15 - Oct 16Immediate Past President, Oct 16 - Oct 17Junior SRAPPA Representative to APPA Board, Aug 17 - Aug 18Senior SRAPPA Representative to APPA Board, Aug 18 - Oct 19APPA is the leading membership organization for educational facilities professionals, providing training and professional development opportunities. APPA also serves as a central source for educational facility information, best practices, and management tools.SRAPPA, Southeastern Region of APPA, is the regional organization. SRAPPA serves member institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, & the Mexican states of Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, and Yucatan.

IFMA - Baton Rouge Board Member, served in the following positions:Vice President, July 2016 - July 2018President, July 2018 - Nov 2018International Facility Management Association, or IFMA, is the largest and most widely recognized professional association for facility management, supporting approximately 17,300 members. The Association's members are represented in 126 chapters, 16 councils and one Special Interest Group (SIG), in 54 countries worldwide. Globally, IFMA certifies facility managers, conducts research, provides educational programs, recognizes facility management degree and certificate programs and produces World Workplace, the largest facility management-related conference and exposition.

Directed overall operations of 480+ staff for facility & utility system maintenance, repair & operational activities for a campus of 40,000 customers (160,000+ on Game Day). Handled a $46 million operational budget for sustainment and care of over 13 million square feet in 550 facilities (replacement value $2.4B), upkeep of 1,400 acres, and the production and distribution of $35 million of electrical power, steam, chilled water, domestic water, natural gas, sanitary sewer collection, storm water drainage, and energy management services to Louisiana’s Flagship institution.

Directed facility and utility maintenance, repair and operational activities for a campus of 33,000 customers (160,000+ on Game Day). Responsible for sustainment and care of over 12 million square feet in 500 facilities, upkeep of 1,400 acres, and provides electrical power, steam, chilled water, domestic water, natural gas, sanitary sewer collection, storm water drainage, and energy management services to Louisiana’s Flagship institution.

Twenty-Six years of professional experience as an Air Force Civil Engineer officer culminating at the rank of Colonel as Director, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters Seventh Air Force, Republic of Korea.

Directed 21 person Civil Engineer (facilities/fire/emergency) and Security Forces Directorate serving 8,700 Air Force personnel at two main bases and five co-located Korean air bases; responsible for integrating activities of US military services with host nation military forces, including negotiating real estate and construction priorities * Oversaw $600 million host nation construction effort to add combat capability, saved US funds; advocated & acquired funding for top AF projects to correct serious shortfalls; began $100 million runway construction * Resolved long-standing real estate issues with ROK Air Force; proposed solutions, removed procedural barriers, allowed ROKAF missions to begin, and USAF installations received critical utility reimbursements

Led 829 person workforce (military/civilian) to plan, construct, maintain, repair, operate, sustain, protect $2.7 billion physical plant focused on air munitions development/testing, hosting first F-35 training center * Managed $170 million annual operating budget for DoD’s largest installation, spanning 724 square miles (3 counties) with 20,000 personnel, 3,300 facilities, 85 federal/state listed threatened/endangered species * Orchestrated/executed massive $1.1 billion construction effort (2 million square feet facilities) to relocate and beddown Green Berets and F-35 training missions; beat Congressionally mandated schedule, saved $4.4 million * Directed response to BP Oil Spill, protected 17 mile Gulf Shore, moved turtle eggs, no impact to test mission * Piloted extensive efforts to enhance ecosystem, including annual 100,000+ acre prescribed fire program; US Fish & Wildlife Service praised progress achieved in downlisting one vertebrate species (first for DoD) as well as exceeding recovery goal of another species; efforts directly increased munitions test capability * Skillfully guided major F-35 and privatized housing Environmental Impact Statements through public review * Ran aggressive outgrant program; negotiated win-win $20.5 million payment, enhanced base infrastructure while permitting construction of bypass on base land to improve community traffic flow and aid hurricane evacuation. Base Civil Engineer

Guided 24 person Division for all aspects of civil engineer organization, sustainability, manpower, and transformation affecting 6,800 personnel at 9 bases across the Pacific (Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Japan, Korea) * Pacific Air Forces energy lead, grew program 7 times to $145 million, developed energy evaluation effort to visit installations and identify energy saving/sustainability measures; Air Force’s #1 for energy reduction * Reengineered directorate; combined two divisions, streamlined assistance to bases and raised efficiency

Commanded 540 person workforce (military/civilian) to plan, construct, maintain, repair, operate, sustain, protect $6.2 billion in assets to support an airlift wing, Pacific Air Forces headquarters, 70 other critical units * Managed $194 million annual budget for AF’s largest Joint, dual-use airfield; 12,000 person installation, 1,091 facilities, 5,123 acres; met challenge of preserving historical facilities, providing modern capabilities * Executed $177 million military construction effort; $94 million program kept C-17 beddown on schedule * Developed/awarded $7.3 million in sustainability projects, reducing energy use; saved $700K/year utilities * Finalized $2.7 billion 50 year housing privatization deal; program added 392 new units, renovated 726 units * Deployed to Ali Air Base, Iraq as Civil Engineer Squadron Commander; executed Sec of Defense-directed beddown of UAVs (Predators), beat schedule; developed $18 million living facilities effort to replace tents Hickam AFB Base Civil Engineer

Led 786 military, US and Japanese civilian personnel responsible for total engineer support to a Joint and bilateral installation of 13,000 people; plan, construct, maintain, repair, operate, sustain, protect assets of over $2.7 billion spanning 5,757 acres, 1,159 facilities, 2,251 housing units with $82 million annual budget * Executed $485 million construction effort including robust host nation funds; wide range of facilities constructed; extensive interaction with local Japanese communities, to include fire protection, emergency management, disaster exercises, environmental education outreach, urban master planning efforts * Deployed to Tallil Air Base, Iraq as Civil Engineer Squadron Commander; repaired runway for fighter aircraft operations, renovated facilities, operated water purification plant, cleared unexploded munitions.Misawa AB Base Civil Engineer

Directed 450 military and civilian personnel responsible to maintain/repair facilities (13.8 million square feet) and operate/maintain the infrastructure of Georgia’s largest industrial complex (water/sewer/industrial waste treatment plants and utility distribution lines) supporting 17,000 people on 8,722 acres with $75 million annual budget * Deployed to Seeb Air Base, Oman as Mission Support Group Deputy Commander; providing all base support functions, including security forces, dining, lodging, supply, transportation, contracting, civil engineering, and aerial port tasks at this mobility logistics hub to bases in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Oman.