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London, Gb

Major Responsibilities:Gathered project requirements and definition through consulting with subject matter experts. Provides direction and contribute to the development, testing, and refinement of cloud based solutions. Implementing best practices to prepare data models and Power BI dashboards and reports for customers to provide analytic insights for identification of optimal resource allocation and bottlenecks, leading end-to-end technical project management for multiple clients while finalizing deliverables within stringent deadlines, quality, and budget parameters, fostering and nurturing productive relationships with customers by understanding and addressing individual technical questions / needs while serving as a trusted advisor. Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:• Generated more than $2M in sales by actively participating in B2B sales meetings and solution presentations to prospective clients.• Collaborated with product owners to identify and prioritize enhancements to Microsoft 365-based solutions.• Managed off-shore developer resources to build, deploy, test, and sustain solutions for customers• Improved tax processes and documents of customers by supervising project teams of offshore developers and junior staff on designing and updating a Microsoft 365-based solutions.• Mitigated potential risks / complex business challenges by identifying and delivering results-driven solutions while ensuring regular engagement with multidisciplinary teams.• Delivered executive-level leadership support to multifunctional teams to unlock employee’ potential and embed culture of performance excellence across workplace.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Major Responsibilities:Commander of a Civil Affairs Company consisting of five CA Teams and a Civil Military Operations Cell with a strength of approximately 32 Soldiers and authorized Civilian staff. Provide supported Commands with highly trained, competent and lethal Civil Affairs tactical and operational level formations with a geographical focus and expertise on Southern Europe. Develop a Company that establishes and maintains high quality standards in readiness, administrative, medical, morale, discipline, physical fitness and logistics management so that a lethal and skilled unit can operate in Volatile, Uncertain, Volatile Complex, and Uncertain (VUCA) environments. On order, mobilize, deploy, and provide full spectrum stability and Civil Affairs operations in support of a full Range of Military Operations (ROMO). Recruit, train, and retain high quality Officers, NCOs, and Soldiers while developing them professionally. Responsible for the accountability of over $8 million in equipment and supplies.Key Accomplishments:Prepared, mobilized, and redeployed the company to a Combat Training Center Exercise. Built a relationship with West Point Center for Civil-Military Studies and US Army DEVCOM to test and provide feedback for a new systems using AI to detect changes in Culturally Significant Sites and Critical Civil Infrastructure.Maintained the Company's position as the highest rated company in Personnel and Medical Readiness metrics in the Battalion.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Major Responsibilities:Delivered exceptional performance in optimizing day-to-day civil affairs company operations consisting of 32 Soldiers and equipment valued at over $8M by scheduling work assignments, setting goals/priorities, delegating tasks to colleagues, and directing work of colleagues, leading and mentoring employees in operations cell, evaluating team performance, assessing training needs, and conducting training sessions to improve workforce productivity.Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:• Directed senior officers as an Observer/Controller and Trainer to validate Civil Affairs company’s essential task proficiency for an upcoming deployment.• Improved medical, dental, and personnel readiness from less than 70% to over 90% by generating Power BI report to track readiness KPIs for company.• Overhauled operational processes by monitoring ongoing progress, identifying areas of improvement, and delivering change management initiatives.

Gb

Major Responsibilities:Evaluating and addressing clients’ specific requirements, such as data collection around audits, transfer pricing, and survey collection in SharePoint to foster professional working relationships with customers, developing and implementing standard operating procedures to ensure smooth execution of operations processes and maximize productivity.Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:• Minimized document search time and single source of truth by driving document management strategies for clients using Microsoft SharePoint and metadata.• Computerized and revitalized customers’ tax processes using a combination of PwC’s Tax Operations Manager framework, forms engines, and SharePoint Designer Workflows.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Major Responsibilities:Served as deployed Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative (ACOR) providing oversight, enforcement, and day-to-day functions of the Afghanistan contract linguist task order valued at $200M. Became the primary contracting point of contact between vendors, Contracting Officers, and Theater Linguist Managers for Afghanistan. Provided full scope advisement and assistance to all allied force stakeholders regarding INSCOM contract linguist matters; directly support commander's objectives during Operation Resolute Support. Conducted command site visits and battlefield circulations to spot, assess, and validate quality assurance and compliance of US-government's vendor performance work statement. Directly monitor contract linguist managers to ensure that up to 330 linguists are provided necessary support and quality assurance control throughout their operational footprint.Key Accomplishments:• Re-established an INSCOM presence in Eastern and Southeastern Afghanistan, which was devoid of an ACOR presence for several months. • Drafted and assisted with drafting several theater level Fragmentary Orders and SOPs to ensure the success of the Linguist Contract and the US Forces Afghanistan Linguist Program. • Became a trusted source of information for the other ACORs in Afghanistan by expertly researching matters and providing sound technical opinions on contractual issues.

Washington, Dc, Us

Major Responsibilities:Planning and executing technology solutions development projects from conception to finalization while ensuring completion of deliverables within strict time, quality, and budget constraints, devising six SharePoint Sites to support programs and maintain efficient information flow during crisis, creating requirements specifications, based on business needs analysis to upgrade agency’s Imagery Access Program.Key Accomplishments, I attained during this role:• Built an effective Wiki-based software program for intelligence product production while working cross-functionally with analysts, software developers, and support contractors.• Conducted troubleshooting of software and hardware problems on behalf of analysts while facilitating interagency communications.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Supervised 8 Enlisted Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers in the brigade tactical operations center and ran the day-to-day operations of an aviation brigade consisting of over 100 aircraft and over 2500 flights per month.• Ensured brigade senior officers had situational awareness of all subordinate battalions’ daily operations and General Officer movements through 4 countries.• While serving as a Liaison Officer in Saudi Arabia during a two-week aviation exercise, developed and provided the brigade leadership and US Army Central leadership situation reports on past and upcoming operations, logistics, and concerns of the Task Force leadership.• Coordinated with the Air Mission Request and Future Operations Cell to confirm operations for the next 24-48 hours.• Developed a daily report to give the brigade commander and senior staff updates on the current day’s operations, weather, aircraft maintenance status, General Officer movements, and previous day’s significant activities.• Created an Excel spreadsheet to automatically roll-up the brigade’s aircraft status and calculate the brigade’s mission capable aircraft.• Oversaw the safe execution of over 250 Air Force aircraft flights into and out of Taji, Iraq resulting in over 1500 personnel and over 50 million dollars of equipment withdrawing from Iraq.• Deconflicted flight times with US Air Force Officers based in the United States to ensure safe, timely and efficient stops in Taji.• Inspected runway to ensure it was free of debris and wildlife to ensure incoming aircraft landed safely. • Coordinated with 4 different entities to ensure personnel and equipment were staged and ready unload and load aircraft.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Created a Fire Support Handbook for enlisted Soldiers to use as a reference and standard operating procedures for battalion field artillery operations.• Developed battalion level operations plans and risk assessments for training exercises. • Maintained accountability of over $200,000 of unit organizational equipment.• Supervised, evaluated and trained enlisted Artillery Soldiers to maintain occupation competency and exceed published Army standards.

Albany, Ny, Us

• Assisted with collection and calculation of data on New York State Green House Gas Inventory.• Reviewing and edited contractor project evaluations to ensure they complied with their request for proposals.• Collected and processed data on Natural Gas prices for a national pipeline from 2002 to May 2006 to identify price trends.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Provided instruction in the proper maintenance and care of various United States Military equipment and materiel.• Provided Logistics Support for Alpha Company 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment.• Responsible for over $50,000 of Alpha Company maintenance parts, equipment, and other sensitive items.

• Assisted with land transactions and town legal documents, and interpreted survey maps in order to complete deeds and easements.• Calculated legal and recording fees in order to record deeds, mortgages, and easements with the Essex County Clerk's Office.

• Recorded various types of documents including deeds, mortgages and wills.• Assisted the County Clerk with title searches in order to establish a history of land ownership.• Created a Microsoft Access database to record the locations of Revolutionary War and Civil War veterans.

Mba, Information Assurance

Graduate Certificate, Lean Six Sigma

Ba, Economics