Responsible for being the Public Affairs team lead and serving in a role that develops and implements the NETCOM strategic communications and information programs worldwide.Formulates and recommend strategies to facilitate understanding and support from Congress, federal agencies, industry, the general public, and across the command and the Army, via a wide range of communications media.Designs approaches to address particular communications problems in various program areas, from interpersonal to global outreach. Directs and supervises development and execution of proactive projects. Assists in the development of budgets related to strategic communications, public affairs, social media and marketing. Advises and assists the Commanding General, headquarters, public affairs officers, and strategic communications specialists throughout NETCOM on development of specialized strategies, communication campaigns, associated communication products and delieverables. Oversees content and design aspects of the front-end of NETCOM command website(s), the public affairs portions of the NETCOM internal and external platforms, and the planning and preparation of NETCOM news service products.Develops language and crisis communication plans in handling controversial, National-level issues impacting the command and the Army, often during emergency situations. Maintains a leadership role to assign, assist and train subordinate members to maintain Department of Defense Instructions, Army policy and best practices approaches to communication.

Directs a Public Affairs program for the Medical Military Treatment Facility (MTF) with the largest area of responsibility in the Indo-Pacific Area of Operations (AOR), nearly 14 million kilometers, spanning 3 nations, Japan, Korea and territories in the Indian Ocean, and serving over 337,000 forward deployed servicemembers. Plans, directs and executes regional or country specific information or communication campaigns to convey complex data concerning Military Health programs, deployment of servicemembers and the projection of Military Medical Power in forward deployed environments. Serves as both Release Authority and Spokesperson for Defense Health Agency, United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command (USNMRTC) Yokosuka, US Naval Hospital Yokosuka and Branch Health Clinics Atsugi, Iwakuni, Sasebo, Chinhae, Diego Garcia and United States Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Annexes Fuji and Hario. Responds to information requests from the domestic or international news media, specialized and general publics on the organization's programs, often requiring detailed explanations addressing both positive and negative comments made on the organization's activities or performance in particular situations. Advises local, regional and Washington D.C. based Commands of attitudes regarding the organization's services, deployment and execution in field areas. Generates AOR-wide and localized Communication Plans concerning Military Health Programs, the deployment of enterprise assets and the resulting impacts on servicemembers, families and Host-Nation stakeholders. Regularly acts as Emissary to strengthen relations with Allied Partner and Host Nation medical treatment facilities to bolster Community Relations and ensure joint action of the projection of medical power. Supervises and performs quality assurance on the performance and deliverables of 8 Public Affairs Assistants and adjuncts.Awarded the Navy Civilian Service Commendation Medal

Directs a public affairs program involving issues that are publicly controversial or of significant interest to the Executive and Legislative Branches. Develops and disseminates written communication in the form of news articles, releases, speeches, scripts, fact sheets and responses to local, national and international media query.Captures, records and produces media to support organizational initiatives, messaging and news-worthy content for public release. Serves as a liaison for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Washington D.C. based leadership to address the global media by ensuring timely and accurate information dissemination happens in real-time.Provides guidance, assistance and consultation to local, regional and national ICE Field Offices concerning agency procedures for responding to requests from media, specialized groups, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government entities and the general public.Manages public and community relations by handling queries about agency activities which could affect the local, regional or national communities.Administers social media platforms.Supports 13 northern California sub-field offices for both Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). HSI San Francisco’s area of responsibility extends north from Bakersfield to the Oregon border. While ERO San Francisco’s area covers the entirety of northern California, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. Routinely assists local, state and federal partners in operations and media dissemination.

Design unique configurations of specialized instrumentation including ultra-high-speed, high-definition visual spectrum, LiDAR, thermographic sensors and associated equipment to acquire record of high-energy chemical and biological events under unusual conditions and situations not previously encountered. Analyze operating requirements for service through review of proposed programs, test plans and discussion with scientific and engineering personnel. Conduct feasibility studies relative to designing configurations of specialized data acquisition systems under new and/or unique conditions. These studies are designed to meet specialized requirements of the United States and its allied partners in defense of National Security. Serve as Lead Video Editor and Producer for the West Desert Test Center. While working directly with Dugway Proving Ground Public Affairs Office to produce media cleared for official public release.

Responsible for the production, editing, coordinating and administration of all MCCS related audiovisual products in both English and Japanese. Audiovisual materials were created for distribution on the American Forces Radio and Television Networks (AFN), host-nation broadcast television (NHK, Fuji TV, RBC and OTV ), American cable-television based MCCS TV, mccsokinawa.com, MCCS TV on Okinawa YouTube Channel, Facebook and other media outlets.Acted as on-air talent and organizational spokesperson on television, radio, social media and in public forumsWorked directly with host-nation television stations to produce commercials promoting service-member community involvement and base relations

Responsible for the visual identity of a bevy of clients, programs and campaigns for the organization as well as outside advertisers and entities. I led 4-7 Visual Information Specialists in the creation of various print publications (weekly, monthly and annual) to be distributed throughout Okinawa and the Pacific area. Wrote and maintained a bi-monthly technology column geared toward service-members and their families for a weekly publication. I worked in concert with Account Executives, Sponsorship representatives, outside clients and local command to promote powerful and effective integration of elements into solid brand-building programs using a variety of media. I was responsible for planning both traditional and interactive media efforts for many in-house and outside clients. I acted as a liaison and technical advisor to internal clients for the visual identity and functionality related to mccsokinawa.com, internal facing SharePoint sites and various media serving databases.