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St. Louis, MO, US

Greater St. Louis Area And Washington DC

Leads all Business Development, Capture and Strategic Growth efforts for a rapidly growing small business in Defense and GovCon. Responsible for managing and executing opportunity pipelines for both human capital support services and hardware business lines. Develops capture plans, government engagement strategies and B2B teaming opportunities.

Greater St. Louis Area And Washington, DC

Cross-domain operational integration Subject Matter Expert for Joint Staff defense programs. Built Business Development foundational structure and processes to accelerate small business growth. Developed company branding strategies and recruited high-end defense talent.

Arlington, Virginia

Led domestic business development efforts for Air Force programs to include weapons, electronic warfare systems, surface-to-air missile systems, and radars. Developed engagement strategies and customer-facing communications with Air Force and Department of Defense organizations. Advised and supported internal business units by identifying emerging business.

Arlington, VA

Supervised critical communications and engagements with Congress concerning all Department of Defense acquisitions, technology and logistics (AT&L) legislative programs. Interacted daily with Congressional defense committees and members of Congress on multi-billion dollar defense programs. Hand-selected to guide Presidential appointees to the Department of.

The Pentagon

Division Chief for the Secretary of the Air Force's Legislative Liaison office. Shaped and articulated Air Force positions to Congress on all aircraft, munitions, space, and cyber programs. Cultivated enduring relationships with Congressional defense committee professional staff as well as Members of Congress and their personal staffs.

The Pentagon

Personally selected by the 3-star Director, Air National Guard to develop strategic narratives for an organization of 100,000+ professionals across 54 states and territories. Trusted to deliver vibrant policy messages to the American public, Congress, media outlets, and the defense industry.

New Orleans, LA

Chief pilot of 1000+ person fighter wing organization, responsible for all worldwide operations and tactics development of the F-15C Eagle fighter jet. Developed, tested and instructed combat integration tactics to U.S. and foreign coalition air forces. Implemented training programs and authored contingency plans to meet multi-national requirements for.

Crystal City, VA

Managed dozens of fighter aircraft programs including the acquisition and modernization of software upgrades, radars, defensive systems, and cockpit visual displays. Gained expert knowledge of acquisition strategies and contract methods while invigorating streamlined requirements development. Built and led diverse cross-functional teams of pilots.

Eglin AFB, FL

Operational Test and Evaluations expert responsible for developing, testing and fielding cutting-edge technology. Spearheaded nationwide teams of U.S. Air Force, industry, acquisitions, and command staff professionals to refine requirements and develop test plans for advanced weapons, software upgrades, electronic warfare, and classified programs.

Bachelor’S Degree, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Air Force ROTC

Master’S Degree, Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science And Technology, General

F-15C Weapons And Tactics Instructor