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Suffolk, Virginia, United States

Joint Warfighting Development efforts support the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in preparing for and conducting globally integrated operations with interagency, whole of government, allies and partners. JWD’s primary responsibility centers on developing the Joint warfighting concepts our Joint military will employ in the future. To meet its broad responsibilities JWD manages and employs capabilities and resources organized into four Divisions: Future Concepts, Joint Education and Doctrine, Joint Wargaming and Experimentation, and Allies and Partners Force Development. The JS J7 NATO Allied Command Transformation LNO also resides within DJ-7 to further provide linkages to our allies and partners. Our efforts include globally focused wargames; experimentation; tabletop exercises (TTX); and Joint, live, virtual, and constructive exercises to iteratively improve the Joint Warfighting Concept. Our efforts drive updates across doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership and education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTMLPF-P).

Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, Tx

Serve on College of Allied Health Sciences Curriculum Committee determining which military credits may be applied towards collegiate credit and how those credits will be articulated and applied to student's records.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Serves as primary Army National Guard (ARNG) representative to the Commanding General - Combined Arms Center (CG-CAC). Assists CG-CAC in primary mission of Leader Development, Force Modernization, Mission Command, Training Support, and Doctrine Development. Provides and directs ARNG support staff assigned throughout CAC. Focuses on unity of effort between TRADOC, CAC, and ARNG. Ensures ARNG integration across command by synchronizing Director ARNG policy, guidance, and resources with CAC. Actively participates in CAC Community Outreach Programs and Strategic Communications. Serves as the ARNG lead at CAC for Echelons Above Brigade Proponentcy. Ensures ARNG resident seats for Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and Battalion and Brigade Pre-Command courses are filled for each class.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Leave of absence to serve on Active Duty in the US Army.Principle Systems Engineering and Technical Advisor providing support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) focusing primarily on countering improvised explosive devices and improvised unmanned aerial systems. Serve as principle advisor to the DTRA Senior Intelligence Analyst regarding foreign disclosure matters to ensure warfighting customers receive required information.

Reston, Virgina

Lead Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) Red Team within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Provide Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, Multinational requestors with threat perspectives and insights into current and future adversary improvised threat operations in the context of volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous operational environments to support current and future planning. Threats emphasize improvised explosive devices, chemical, and biological agents utilized or researched by violent extremist organizations. Focus on incorporating cultural, political, economic, information, social, military, and infrastructure expertise in Combatant Commands areas of responsibility to determine adversary network strategies, objectives, and concerns at the tactical, operational, and strategic level. Leverage external subject matter experts and coordinate efforts with other US Government and Interagency organizations. Completed work on 68 projects and requests for support.

Austin, Texas

Commander of one of three TIOGs in the US Army responsible for IO training, tactical employment, operational readiness, Title 10 and 32 personnel management, logistics, budgeting, and operations execution. Advisor to the 71st Troop Command Commanding General on all matters regarding information operations in the interrelated physical, informational, and cognitive dimensions as they relate to individuals, organizations, and systems. Provide assessment of the Group’s capabilities to Army Services Combatant Commands and subordinate commands; conduct Defense Support to Civil Authorities and Homeland Security Missions; provide deployed personnel in support of combatant commanders in overseas contingency operations. Design and develop training plans in support of the State Partnership Program in support of US national strategy and policy with Chile and the Czech Republic

Austin Texas

71st Troop Command (National Guard). Principal staff officer for all matters concerning training, operations and future plans, force development and modernization for five 06/Colonel level subordinate commands including the 71st Theater Information Operations Group, Special Operations Detachment – Africa, 136th Regional Training Institute, Medical Command, Training Center Garrison Command, and the 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment. Responsible for providing trained and ready soldiers, leaders, and units for state and federal missions including Defense Support to Civil Authorities. Advise Commanding General on plans and develop future plans and strategy to optimize the State Partnership Program in support of national strategy and US policy with Chile and the Czech Republic. Represent the Command Group in current operations meetings and long range planning. Ensure individual and collective training, mentoring, and evaluations occur in a timely fashion.

Austin, Texas

Commanded an IO Field Support Battalion responsible for IO training, tactical employment, operational readiness, Title 10 and 32 personnel management, logistics, and execution of operations. Advisor to the 71st Theater Information Operations Group Commander on all matters regarding non-lethal effects, to include planning, integration, synchronization, and execution. Provide assessment of the Battalion's capabilities to Army Services Combatant Commands and subordinate commands; conduct Defense Support to Civil Authorities and Homeland Security Missions; provide deployed personnel in support of combatant commanders in overseas contingency operations. Plan and develop training plans in support of the State Partnership Program in support of national strategy and US policy with Chile and the Czech Republic. (National Guard)

Austin, Tx

Developed non-lethal asset applications and consequence management processes that integrated Division, USF-I, and CENTCOM capabilities. Coordinated information engagement activities for psychological operations, military deception, civil-military operations, key leader engagements, Special Technical Operations, Alternate Compensatory Control Measure programs, electronic warfare, counterpropaganda, combat camera, public affairs, and defense support to public diplomacy. Led USD-S participation in weekly USF-I Targeting Synchronization, IO, and STRATCOM working groups, which fed USF-I J3 (Operations) and J9 (STRATCOM) approval boards to ensure synchronized efforts across Iraq.

Chief, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) Red Team. In charge of 20 military and contractor personnel responsible for challenging the organizations senior leadership by providing an independent capability to fully explore alternative perspectives in plans, operations, concepts, war-games, capabilities, and organizational dilemmas in the context of a complex operational environment to include the perspectives of our partners, adversaries, and others. Red Teaming efforts supported JIEDDO interactions with all Combatant Commands. Incorporated cultural, political, economic, information, and infrastructure expertise in Combatant Commands areas of responsibility to provide JIEDDO Director insights into current and future counter improvised explosive device (IED) efforts. Integrated deep understanding of asymmetric and conventional warfare to improve JIEDDO non-material and non-kinetic counter IED efforts. Evaluated Counter Improvised Explosive Device Operations Integration Center (COIC) requests for support from downrange warfighters prior to dissemination to ensure relevance and accuracy.

Kosovo

Information Operations/Targeting Officer for a 2,800 soldier, multi-national task force conducting Peace Enforcement Operations in Kosovo. Developed effects-based information operations targeting process to integrate and synchronize the staff and command. Developed the synchronization matrix subsequently adopted by the NATO KFOR Information Operations Chief. 06/2005 – 01/2007

Austin, Texas

Responsible for development, manufacturing design, packaging, and personnel training focusing on pre-cooked protein products resulting in retail sales greater than 40 million dollars. Focus involved continual process and design improvement.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Responsibilities include product development, manufacturing design, personnel training, and transition to quality assurance. Product emphasis in ready-to-eat products. Developed Jimmy Dean hickory, maple, and peppered fully cooked bacon lines, which won the 2003 National Pork Board’s Consumer’s Choice Pork Award.

Memphis, Tn

Responsibilities included product development from pilot plant through scaled up operations. Emphasis in barbeque, meat snacks, sandwiches, breakfast and dinner sausage, and ready-to-eat entrees. Developed Jimmy Dean meat snack line responsible for two largest sales in Jimmy Dean’s history.

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies

The Senior Level College Program offered by the Army War College is the top tier in the Army’s education system, or Military Education.

Ph.D., Food Science And Technology

M.S., Poultry Science

B.S., Wildlife And Fisheries Sciences