🚀Connect Airmen, Guardians, Spark Cells and DoD leadership on grassroots innovations, cutting edge technology that ignite ideas and strengthen the Department of the Air Force. 🧨

AFWERX, a Technology Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the innovation arm of the Department Air Force, accelerates agile and affordable capability transitions by teaming innovative technology developers with Airman and Guardian talent. Networking Lead for 17 USAF/USSF MAJCOM, COCOM, NATO, Center, and PEOs, Operational Innovation Cells champion pathways for grassroots innovation to scale and help to drive alignment between operational and tactical innovation priorities, 117 Worldwide Spark cells connecting Airman and Guardians to commercial innovators using virtual collaboration, immersive training and networking opportunities to inspire ideas and cultivate a more creative force. By connecting operators closer to acquisition processes, Spark provides both a voice and a conduit to turn powerful ideas into game-changing operational realities, combat readiness and DoD partnerships that accelerates innovation throughout the DoD ecosystem. Manager of SPARK STREET🔥AFA Air, Space and Cyber Conference, National Harbor. 🚀Connect Airmen, Guardians, Spark Cells and DoD leadership on grassroots innovations, cutting edge technology that ignite ideas and strengthen the Department of the Air Force. 🧨https://afwerx.com/divisions/spark/UNLEASHING AMERICAN INGENUITY

Drive innovation and agility to the DOD through strategic community partners to advance warfighter capability.Website: community.siliconslopes.com/aerospace-and-defense

Highlighting Women In Defense Logistics (#WIDL) from government, military, academia, and industry. Serves as the US Ambassador | More info at www.atloa.org/widl

Inspire, connect and empower people committed to U.S. national security in order to promote a culture of innovation from the great area of Ogden, UT and surrounding areas. Team development of Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) The Innovation Ecosystem Map (TIE-M) for Ogden, Northern Utah. Acceler8Wasatch.com

Inspire, connect and empower people committed to U.S. national security in order to promote a culture of innovation. Team development of Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) The Innovation Ecosystem Map (TIE-M).

Certified National Academy Sports Medicine (NASM) Personal Trainer, Athletics Association of America (AFAA) Group Fitness Instructor leading, instructing and motivating individuals or groups in exercise activities, including cardiovascular workouts strength training, and stretching. Exercised first level supervisory and business management responsibilities for 20 years over 30 group fitness subordinate instructors and three subordinate personal trainer; managed customer relationships for 5000 Hill AFB Patrons through effective branding for successful action to increase ecosystem; Organized, directed and planned agenda 50 weekly group exercise classes and 15 one-on-one 60 minute personal training sessions totaling 200 monthly classes; extensive knowledge of safety Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2905 Air Force PT while managing a Non-appropriated Fund Service Contract; North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 611430: Professional and Management Development Training; Developed strategic business plan to meet health contract program requirements to include mission/logo of Fitness Evolved to inspire, mentor and instruct healthy lifestyles to 1000s of clients; Developed strong relationships with local health partners; educated stakeholders on AFI Regulations, NAF Acquisition/Logistic Policies; Planned fitness classes to meet program requirements; hire staff, review resumes, bi-yearly credentials, class attendance and marketing strategies, oversee daily activities and identify business opportunities, manage the application and credential process between clients and umbrella contractor under fair working processes and Independent Service Contractor (ISC) guidelines; Published research paper on AFI 36-2905 on improvements for Airmen “Fit to Fight” Policies in support of ACSC M.O.A.S requirements; Nine years’ experience as AFAA Master Trainer and Presenter, mentored 100s of instructor; developed/published 12 annual trainings for Continuing Education Units (CEU)

Motivational Section Chief for Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) providing the Department of Defense (DoD) with a broad scope of significant software development, emerging programs, strategic plans management expertise and capability expansion. Manage highly trained and motivated workforce, process improvement culture, configuration management, and engineering expertise providing a strategic combination of resources to provide DoD Weapon Systems software development, sustainment, and ecosystem development.

FY23: 1011 workload packages resulting in total of 3.32M hours of inbound work has been processed by the Source of Repair Assignment (SORA) team at a value in excess of $1.61B. 100% new capability Additive Manufacturing via SBIR; Computer Science Targeted Workforce Initiative Grant, 4.5M. AFWERX AFVentures SAGE Fellow Lead providing stellar customer service skills providing horizontal integration across program management, product support, depot operations, supply chains, academia, industry, system program offices, civic and state strategic partners. Optimistically manages the Commanders strategic message strengthening relationships to ensure organized communication is increased to expand and innovate support of the OO-ALC Mission and its strategic partners resulting in stimulated business growth. Highly efficient in problem resolution, public speaking, goal setting, branding, marketing, messaging and data analysis resolution. o Extensive knowledge of principles, concepts, policies and laws: OO-ALC Strategic Planning, Acquisition, Logistics, Public-Private Partnership Industrial Relationship Management (P3IRM), Office of Research and Development Applications (ORDAs), Education Partnership Agreements (EPAs), Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) with local community support, Partnership Intermediary Agreements (PIAs) and other innovative contract vehicles, workload processes to increase efficiency attaining new workload for the Depot. Seek strategic opportunities within ecosystem to drive innovation and agility with DoD partners to advance warfighter capabilities. Secret Clearance.

Business Development Lead for OO-ALC OB and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) organization: served as liaison between Opportunity Review Board (ORB), multiple SPOs, SCMs, industry and 309th Mx business offices with extensive knowledge of the application policies and laws such as AFMC Depot Source of Repair (DSOR), Other Funded Customer Order (OFCO), Requirements Review Depot Determination (R2D2), Strategic Require Strategy Review (SR2), PPP guidelines and Centers of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) designations as identified Title 10: United States Code (USC) 2474, 10 USC 2464, 10 USC 2466. Assisted in development of standardized language for indemnification and violation of laws clauses across enterprise PPPs leading to consistent verbiage in government contracts, leading to continuity of language for Space Partnering Guide, SMC Request for Proposals (RFPs), and Request for Quote (RFQ) to support core logistics and PPP capabilities. Analyze, plan and communicate as DoD Depot Business Development Lead through organized strategic communication avenues for several process improvements to deliver potential workload opportunities to Strategic Planning Team; develop procedural, planning analysis documents to increase cross-organizational interaction: 47% increase of Depot collaboration on long-term opportunities since FY20.

Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Level 5 Training program manager providing process improvement on control, review advice, accountability and expertise on a continuous basis to support 309th Mx A-10 Operational Flight Program (OFP) Software Lead; managed six simultaneous projects totaling $25M o Decreased configuration rework by 70%: developed AoP Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process, 33 cradle-to-grave CM process documents as Individual Development Plan (IDP) Manager for 75 CMMI certified personnelo Planned, organized and directed 25 CM Training Workshops meeting Level 5 CICM configuration, logistic, safety standards of security assurance, Scientific & Technical Information Office (STINFO) Distribution, Classification Marking and Configuration Management Institute (CMII) Protocol• Identified, analyzed, planned and adjusted work operations over A-10 CM personnel: prevented work stoppage by correcting Line of Accounting (LOA) on 3400/3600 funding/budgetary issues.Planned, organized, directed and mentored with extensive knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), DoD regulations, acquisitions and logistics lifecycle management principles, policies and laws: organized 100s of pre-award documents for OO-ALC acquisition effort• Facilitated IPTs that resulted in planning Depot post-award documents up to $62.5M; orchestrated OO-ALC’s largest replacement of 221 Point of Use (POU) machines/contract deliverables• Effectively mitigated complex issues for 250 Tool Vending Machines: 195 E-tool Machines, 26 Inventory Product Vending (IPV) and over 23,000 direct and indirect consumable items o Resolved scheduling issues for 250 machines in specificity to current tech order requirements: developed milestones and computer support for 71 buildings across Hill AFB• Support and manage the receipt, acceptance and payment process for 30 task orders as experienced Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) for compliance of AFI 64-117 as a Senior Contract Manager.

• Exercised management responsibilities over subordinate interns while managing 15 weekly Fitness Improvement Program (FIP) classes for active duty personnel in compliance with safety standards directly related to USAF “Fit to Fight” Physical Training requirements, AFI 36-2905o Achieved logistics sustainment for USAF 5-Star Facilities maintaining cost, schedule and performance baselines per AFI 34-266; developed strong relationships with 75ABW Senior Leadership, industry and local leaders ensuring USAF Fit4Life Strategic Vision was meto Conduct monthly appraisals on fitness instructors by making sound judgement for disciplining employees, communicating job requirements and evaluating job contributionso Mentored personal to procure fitness equipment totaling $50,000; facilitated purchase of e-training program accommodating to 3500 daily patrons.

I vectored, connected, and managed $25.5 million program to match small business innovation to DAF organizations & requirements through 30 tech-specific webinars, one-on-one company discussions, and a 2000+ member collider event for government and industry, including our own program offices of AFNWC and AFLCMC, Engineering and 309th Software. Overall, this resulted in the down-selection and award of $126 million to prototype 101 cutting-edge solutions to close critical DAF capability gaps.Team development of Defense Entrepreneurs Forum (DEF) The Innovation Ecosystem Map (TIE-M)