Distinguished Graduate, ILE (Common Core)

Selected above peers to attend the academically rigorous Multifunctional Logistics Captains Career Course in residence. Graduated #1 out of 120 students (Distinguished Honor Graduate).

Aide de Camp to the Commanding General of the 78th Troop Command.

Direct supervisor for over 30 Driver Service Providers. Responsible for all aspects of training, to include safety, DOT and OSHA regulations, HAZMAT, and company policies and procedures. Developed training and service objectives based on internal leading indicators, customer feedback, and market trends. Developed and implemented daily tactical strategy based on staffing, resources, and customer requirements. Accountable for team results based on highly developed external and internal KPIs. • Developed and implemented a plan for the use of golf carts for holiday deliveries. Fully trained, resourced, and supported 12 additional holiday drivers to accomplish holiday season goals; success measured by a 7% increase in delivery efficiency during peak season. • Attended 6 company-sponsored schools and workshops focusing on leadership, managing for results, safety, HAZMAT, and efficiency. • Trained and served as a Designated HAZMAT Responder/Responsible Management for all hazardous incidents on- and off-property.

Responsible for the daily management of driver and package handling operations. Maintained accurate daily reports and logs that tracked driver and package handling efficiency, safety, and customer satisfaction. Maintained contact with customers and provided solutions and guidance for alternate delivery and pick up strategies. Maintained timecard system for drivers and ensured that payroll was correct and timely. Monitored multiple in-transit visibility systems that ensured pickups and deliveries were accurate and on time.

Transformed a medium truck transportation organization into the premier convoy escort team in Regional Command-North, Afghanistan.• Commanded 18 combat logistics missions, resulting in the safe movement of over 200 truckloads of cargo and 250 truckloads of retrograde materiel, more than any other logistics leader in northern Afghanistan during the same time period• Handpicked by higher command to plan, organize, and command highly sensitive joint redeployment/retrograde missions for three major Coalition and Special Operations bases, resulting in the 100% withdrawal of coalition forces with zero casualties• Conducted liaison work with Afghan nationals and other Coalition Forces to determine customer needs and plan US Forces support accordingly, specifically: load planning, routing, necessary equipment, and security considerations, resulting in zero loads failing to reach their destination on time• Supported and led 32 Soldiers and their Families during all phases of mobilization and deployment; coordinated financial and community support for Families in need• Responsible for the daily maintenance, repair, in-transit visibility, and accountability of organizational property valued at over $9 million; achieved a 0.0004% loss rate, far below operational norms of 5%• Ranked in top three out of 27 peers in evaluation; recommended for command of a 100-150 member multi-function logistics company

Planned, coordinated, and managed 10 training deployments to the African continent within the US Department of State/US Army Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team mission.• Recruited and trained 30 multi-function logistics specialists to travel to various African countries and train host nation military units in intermodal transportation logistics best practices• Researched US Department of State, US Army, and host nation mission requirements, and developed organization– and State–level standard operating procedures, timelines, and reporting systems; coordinated all administrative support for instructors within 90 days of mission notification• Monitored and reconciled operating budgets and government travel card accounts in excess of $400,000• Ranked #1 out of 6 peers in yearly evaluations

Developed and implemented the specialized training and operational plan for integration of a 300-member multi-function logistics organization into the newly formed military disaster response mission.• Planned and led organizational efforts for three US national-level multi-agency training exercises and the 2012 Republican and Democratic National Conventions• Served as the Logistics Cell Operations Center supervisor during emergency response operations and training events; subsequently promoted to liaison and training officer to military, government, and civilian agencies; created and presented over 20 informational and decision briefings to, or on the behalf of, executive level military and civilian government leadership• Developed and maintained a working and training relationship with eight regional Emergency Operations Centers in southwest Georgia• Created weekly organizational work plans and tracked task completion; served as the organization's liaison and point of contact for the State of Georgia• Completed Bachelor of Science degree while simultaneously fulfilling the full-time duties of the position• Ranked #1 out of 12 peers in yearly evaluations

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing funeral honors for all eligible Military Veterans in the State of Georgia. Recruited Guardsmen and planned training for current and potential Honor Guardsmen. • Contributed to a 20% annual increase in Veterans served in the State of Georgia for three straight years• Developed training programs and operations processes that established the Georgia Military Funeral Honors Program as one of the top three programs in the nation within two years of creation• Established and maintained contact with over 100 funeral homes and mortuaries to ensure that all Veterans are being honored in accordance with Federal Law and Department of Defense standards• Contacted and educated funeral homes and mortuaries not participating in the Military Funeral Honors Program to ensure that all veterans received benefits earned in service to their nation• Planned and supervised over 150 Military Funerals and high visibility Civil-Military Ceremonies• Planned and coordinated organizational travel and events with local civil authorities and support staff