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Commanding Officer of a 163 man Stryker equipped Rifle Company, consisting of nine rifle squads, three weapons squads, a mobile gun system platoon, a mortar section, fire support section, sniper section, and headquarters section capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 96 hours. Responsible for the training and tactical employment of the company in Unified Land Operations with a focus on MOUT, limited visibility and precision operations. Responsible for the combat readiness, physical fitness, welfare, morale, conduct and force protection of the company and the well being of their Families. Responsible for vehicles and organizational equipment valued in excess of $73 Million. Fosters a climate that affords all members of the Company the opportunity to achieve maximum professional and personal development, and that treats all Soldiers with dignity and respect.

Commanding Officer for a 242 man Stryker equipped Headquarters Company. Responsible for property valued at $95 Million, to include 73 pieces of rolling stock, digital, satellite, and analog C4ISR systems, 8 mortar systems, medium & heavy machine guns, and medical equipment. Responsible for ensuring the Battalion Commander’s Reconnaissance Platoon is trained to collect timely and quality information that supports the Battalion scheme of maneuver, and for ensuring the Battalion Commander’s Mortar Platoon can provide timely & accurate indirect fires, and for ensuring the Medical Platoon can provide treatment to the Battalion’s Soldiers. Responsible for reducing the friction on the Battalion Staff by handling administrative needs and by mentoring the staff’s junior officers and NCOs.

Synchronizing tactical operations to include reviewing and coordinating subordinate plans and actions. Preparing, coordinating, publishing, and distributing operation orders (OPORDs), fragmentary orders (FRAGOs), warning orders (WARNOs), and other products involving contribution from other staff sections. Recommending priorities for allocating critical command resources and support.

Stryker Brigade Assistant S3 for three Infantry Battalions, one Reconnaissance Squadron, one Field Artillery Battalion, one Support Battalion, and one Special Troops Battalion consisting of over 4,200 Soldiers for an OCONUS based Stryker Brigade Combat Team. Manages and oversees the brigade Long Range Training Calendar. Oversees the brigade's training management system to ensure challenging, safe, battle focused training that produces combat ready units and Soldiers. Coordinates brigade activities to ensure effective time management and synchronization of effort within the brigade and with external units. Develops the brigade's deployment training plan, coordinating with FORSCOM to ensure all training gates are met.

Prepare for the leadership, training, and administrative requirements of a successful company commander, and prepare to execute the tactical planning responsibilities of Battalion S3s. This includes mastery of company level tactics

Second in command for the training, readiness, and employment of a Combined Arms Company Team of one hundred and twenty three Soldiers consisting of two rifle platoons, one weapons platoon, one headquarters section, and a fire support section with a worldwide deployable mission in support of the Global War on Terror. Responsible for planning and resourcing sustainment for four geographically dispersed locations the company occupied while deployed. As the company maintenance officer, was responsible for the maintenance and serviceability of over thirty tactical vehicles and government property valued at over Thirty million dollars

Responsible for the leadership, training, discipline, health, welfare, and morale of 18 Soldiers, and Non-Commissioned Officers. Responsible for the combat readiness, physical fitness, health, welfare, morale, conduct and force protection of the platoon and well being of their families. Responsible for the training and tactical employment of the platoon in full spectrum operations with a focus on long range, limited visibility, and anti-armor operations. Responsible for the maintenance and accountability of five vehicles, six crew served weapon systems, two anti-armor missile systems, and all ancillary equipment valued in excess of eight million dollars

Responsible for the training and tactical employment 36 man Infantry Brigade Combat Team Rifle Platoon, consisting of three rifle squads, and a weapons squad, capable of deploying worldwide in support of the Global War on Terror. Responsible for resetting platoon equipment from a fifteen-month deployment to Iraq in preparation for a future deployment to Afghanistan. Responsible for the combat readiness, physical fitness, health, welfare, morale, conduct and force protection of the platoon and well being of their families. Responsible for the maintenance and accountability of organizational equipment valued in excess of 5 million dollars.