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• Drove medical contingency planning minimizing risk for 3 National Special Security Events, 4 National Memorial & Veterans’ Day Observances, the Army Ten-Miler, and 5 joint exercises.• Developed and managed the health service plan for the 59th Presidential Inauguration aligning risk management and mitigation measures for over 3,000 personnel resulting in an infection rate under 2.5%.• Synchronized the COVID 19 public health response and mitigation measures by creating a COVID 19 atmospheric dashboard, shaping executive decisions for 5 geographically dispersed installations and 13 subordinate commands.• Effectively partnered across numerous federal agencies (HHS, DHS, US Capitol Police, DoD, DC National Guard, DC Fire and EMS, etc.) in the National Capital Region during the 2019-2020 State Funeral Training and Readiness Exercises, and the 2021 Capital Response joint exercise.

Falls Church, Va, Us

• Responsible for an annual operating budget of $360M, 4000 military, civilian, and contractors, providing health services to over 102K beneficiaries. • Synchronized operations comprised of 151-inpatient beds with a trauma center and a neonatal unit; supplemented by 11 outlying clinics, 22 specialty clinics, 7 dental clinics, 1 occupational health clinic, 1 blood donor center, and a rehabilitation unit. • Focused on the revenue cycle resulting in a return of over $1M. Also provided oversight of facilities management, logistical operations, and maintenance with an operating budget of $11M• Chaired the program budgeting advisory committee, implemented lean methodologies and supply chain management principles resulting in $2.5M in annual savings. • Led the program management personnel review committee responsible for hiring, onboarding, and managing 2.2K civilians. Chaired the performance and retention bonus committee responsible for the distribution of $6.5M. • Drove cost accounting, transparency, and data-driven decisions regarding legacy cost structures, recommending the elimination of six service lines at a cost-saving or avoidance of over $10M.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Directed combat mission focused and post mobilization training for Army National Guard, Reserve, and Select Active Component medical units deploying.• Restructured operations and the validation process: 98% success rate; 24 organizations, over 1000 personnel validated. • Directed and allocated funding and property worth over $50M; eliminated $20M in costly outdated equipment reducing maintenance and warehouse costs. • Fostered a culture of safety and compliance, developed a biomedical equipment and a ground maintenance service program, improving the equipment readiness rating from 17% to 95% while reducing variance.

• Developed policy recommendations to improve DoD support to the Interagency for disaster preparedness/response for the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)-Federal Medical Station agreement, NDMS Provider agreement, and the National Veterinarian license portability legislation. • Served as the DoD Homeland Defense Integration Representative for the Republican National Convention (2016); Papal Visit (2016), Nuclear Security Summit (2016); U.S. Department of State’s International Security Events Group-Brazil Olympics (2016) providing requirement validation and DoD support. • Communicated effectively, strengthening information sharing, collaboration, and coordination with the National Security Council, HHS, FDA, DHS, CDC regarding EBOLA and Zika response efforts.

Washington, D.C., Us

• Led a talented team of 25 building a strategic framework and metrics culminating in a Joint Concept for Health Services to ensure alignment between Global operational requirements versus future capabilities and resources. • Represented the Joint Staff Surgeon on Congressional policies across Global DoD medical activities and programs to reduce cost and improve outcomes; Secretary of Defense Military Health System Review (2014); Military Compensation Retirement Modernization Commission (2015); Military Health System Strategic Plan (2014-2020). • Served as the principal representative to the Military Health System (MHS) Strategic Action Group, inserting and championing operational medicine, emerging capabilities, and the Defense Health Agency on the MHS Strategy Map.• DoD Joint Program Committee-1(Medical Simulation and Information Sciences) JSS representative. Responsible for reviewing the planning, acquisitions, systems, and investment strategies for congressionally directed research programs.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

• Competitively selected as 1 of 8 officers Army-wide for the fellowship; Contributed to multiple research project studies such as Healthy Soldiers for Life, Near-Term Options for Airborne Forces, and Sleep in the Military.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

• Spearheaded daily operations of three geographically dispersed work centers supporting 74,000 personnel across 50 states, administering a $10M operating budget, directing 30 organizational change consultants facilitating empathy, conflict resolution, and improving employee morale and satisfaction.

Doctorate, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master Of Science - Ms, Military Strategic Studies, General

Certificate, Senior Executive Fellows

Certificate, Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, And Multinational Operations

Certificate, National Security Framework And Interagency Environment

Bachelor'S Degree, Microbiology, General

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Master Of Arts - Ma, National Security And Strategic Studies

Master'S Degree, Physician Assistant

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General