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Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Report to the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the U.S. Army, comparable to a successful Fortune 500 Company. Led a team of 100 people and $30M in contracts responsible for research, innovation and brand strategy and.
• Improved the performance of complex mix method research using advanced knowledge and techniques. Synthesized consumer insights and built solutions from over 100K youth and parent/influencers, all substantially.
• Established a strong data-driven foundation for five creative campaigns in response to the Army recruiting goal during the headwinds imposed by the prospect market.
• Drove substantive change through the creation of a custom audience segmentation and implementation of brand tracking to inform the refinement of the Paid Media Audience Strategy and media optimizations which drove 30%.
• Founded the Army’s first marketing Innovation Program that delivers an “always-on” prototyping engine to rapidly build & test concepts to inform future marketing efforts at scale. The capability includes over 90+ novel.
• Managed performance of direct reports and projects through regular, timely feedback and formal performance reviews.

San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

• My responsibilities included contracting support through planning, strategic development, contract award and contract management/administration of commodities, facilities maintenance, information technology, services.
• Provided strategic foresight while directing multiple cross-functional divisions in support of key stakeholders’ top priorities; to solve operational readiness challenges.
• Supervised 50 Military and Civilian personnel who execute over 300 contract actions with a total annual value of over $10M dollars annually.
• Oversaw the Al Asad base expansion to 5000 personnel including 28 base life support projects totaling $100M and an increase in 51 critical services.
• Provided oversight of government property and quality assurance management of services used to augment supported units' organic logistic capabilities.
• Facilitated the change management strategy for 7 outdated projects resulting in $2M savings.

Okinawa, Japan

• Served as a warranted Senior Contracting Officer within the U.S. Air Force Installation Contracting Center. I was the manager for the Army and Air Force Contracting Teams. Responsible for the readiness, training, and.
• Oversaw over 115 requirements and 25 are recurring services requirements totaling over $12M annually.
• Two-time select as 1 out of 6 supervisors in the squadron as the "Officer of the 3rd Quarter FY16" and "Officer of the 1st Quarter FY17".
• Nominated as the 18th Contracting Squadron 2016 Contingency Contracting Officer of the Year.
• Planned and coordinated 25 contracting actions totaling $410K for Angkor Sentinel bilateral Army-to-Army Exercise in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for approximately 150 US personnel and 400 Royal Cambodian personnel.

Savannah, Georgia, United States

• Key accomplishments and responsibilities include:
• Responsible for the training management of 220 employees in support of Full Spectrum Operations (FSO) and mission support. Direct authority for operational planning, personnel administration, property accountability.
• Petroleum Logistic Support: Provided world-class petroleum support through receiving, storing, and issuing petroleum to the Division and units stationed at Fort Stewart, Fort Benning, and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.
• Petroleum Quality Analysis: Provided laboratory testing by handling, storing, sampling, identifying, and performing quality evaluation of petroleum products and their containers for all of the 3rd Infantry Division on.

Colorado, United States

• Key accomplishments and responsibilities include:
• Successfully created an appropriation strategy for the brigade’s $14 million annual funding program for 3850 Soldiers and approximately $500 million worth of equipment.
• Provided a prioritized list of brigade requirements at various stages throughout the fiscal year.
• Requisition Management: Managed the division budget by processing $5 million dollars in contracts, including the monitor of requisitions from request to contract award.
• Validated and processed request for $2.8 million dollars’ worth of equipment and services procured via Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

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