-Responsible for planning, synchronizing, executing, and assessing space operations support to organizational exercises, experiments, and war games.-Plans, develops, supports, attends, and facilitates exercise planning events to create opportunities to conduct operations and achieve mission success.-Coordinates directly with exercise stakeholders to provide required space exercise support.-Provide expertise in planning Department of Defense Joint exercises using the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) process.-Supports the exercise execution by controlling the planned storylines and injecting actions/events from the the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL) created and managed via the Joint Training Tool (JTT) -Uses the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) tool to collect Lessons Learned/After Action Review (AAR) comments from events that occurred during the exercise.-Applies lessons learned and leverages best practices as part of a continuous improvement culture

Coaches, trains, supports, and champions a knowledge management culture to improve organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and readiness- Encourages a culture of knowledge-sharing and collaborative work flow systems- Publicizes and socializes the knowledge management process and why it matters- Guides stakeholders in defining challenges and enacting solutions- Helps the right knowledge get to the right people when needed- Focuses on capturing and sharing new knowledge - improving daily- Highlights proven practices both inside and external to the organization

Develops techniques and procedures for organizing, locating, and enabling access to relevant knowledge and expertise required to address specific organizational tasks"The right information, to the right person, at the right time"- Manages the current knowledge management (KM) practices, designs new ones, and encourages their use- Analyzes the effectiveness of KM programs by observing usage and teaming with stakeholders for feedback- Engages users and champions the KM tools and practices- Designs and delivers KM training for users to help them leverage KM tools- Encourages and enables users to share knowledge effectively and efficiently - benefitting users and the organization- Promotes knowledge capture and reuse through operational and business processes (sharing best practices)- Plans, develops, supports, and promotes collaborative tools and their use to facilitate sharing of ideas and work

• Served as a Senior Joint Lessons Learned Program (JLLP) Analyst and advisor to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) • Provided expert advice on the policy, plans, procedures, actions, and milestones to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of planning, development, modification, execution, engagement, evaluation, and analysis of joint training events in support of the Commands' individual and collective training in order to improve readiness • Created Lessons Learned Community of Practice and develop business rules, workflows, and tools to speed the collection and distribution of important lessons in realtime• Engaged Command Lesson Managers on a regular basis to ensure a thorough understanding of the program and their responsibilities; conducted quarterly training and published monthly updates. Engaged the Community of Practice to support this effort. • Planned, developed, coordinated, and distributed lessons learned products (Before Action Report, slides, briefs, etc.) before each exercise, operation, and corrective action plan event to proactively support the Commands • Supported the Crisis Action Center (CAC) to advise the J3 and Commander during emergency/contingency conditions on a day-to-day basis (DOD COVID-19 response).

• Facilitated graduate and undergraduate class instruction by teaching assigned classes online in accordance with learning objectives and lesson plans, promoted online discussion, complex thinking, participation, and discussion by all students, and evaluated student performance based on course deliverables and course rubrics. • Actively monitored and tracked individual student progress and provided mediation and direction as needed. Interacted with students in a professional manner, offering constructive, encouraging, and timely feedback. • Classes focused on Emergency Management and Homeland Security topics (CPP 510 Hazards Governance, PAF 425 National Incident Management System (NIMS), PAF 508 Organizational Behavior, and CPP/PAF 593 Applied Research Project - a graduate student culminating work requirement for graduation).

Lessons Learned Program analyst responsible for gathering data, conducting analysis, and producing summary reports of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) operational missions and training exercise activities relating to the military’s aerospace warning, aerospace control, maritime warning, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while supporting Homeland Defense and Homeland Security missions. - Supports the preparation and conduct of after action reviews (AARs) to improve effectiveness, resource efficiency, and resource savings. -Focuses collection management and data collection efforts to eliminate barriers to mission accomplishment through proactive knowledge management, information sharing, and observer collaboration. -Ensures the Commands receive a thorough review of how current processes and procedures affect daily operational support. -Represents the J7 Director at exercise planning conferences with interagency partners. -Utilizes the Department of Defense’s Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) and Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), USNORTHCOM’s Advanced Lessons Management System (ALMS), the Department of Homeland Security’s Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), and the NORAD and USNORTHCOM SharePoint portal, to provide real-time information sharing and database analysis of observations and lessons learned.

Lessons Learned Program analyst responsible for gathering data, conducting analysis, and producing summary reports of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) operational missions and training exercise activities relating to the military’s aerospace warning, aerospace control, maritime warning, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while supporting Homeland Defense and Homeland Security missions. Supports the preparation and conduct of after action reviews (AARs) to improve effectiveness, resource efficiency, and resource savings. Focuses collection management and data collection efforts to eliminate barriers to mission accomplishment through proactive knowledge management, information sharing, and observer collaboration. Ensures the Commands receive a thorough review of how current processes and procedures affect daily operational support. Represents the J7 Director at exercise planning conferences with interagency partners. Utilizes the Department of Defense’s Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) and Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), USNORTHCOM’s Advanced Lessons Management System (ALMS), the Department of Homeland Security’s Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS) and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), and the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Sharepoint portal, to provide real-time information sharing and database analysis of observations and lessons learned.

Adjunct faculty member delivering e-learning experiences to geographically separated students via live chat, discussion board, and email communications. Experienced in facilitating undergraduate classes concerning ethics, professional communication, leadership management, and personal finance.

Assistant Professor/Team Leader guiding a team of instructors in facilitating a strategic management course focused on organization doctrine, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and tactical decision-making for multi-level operations. Prepared and presented multiple courses using the Adult Experiential Learning Model. Evaluated written and oral presentations. Coached and mentored students on broader professional development topics. Set short-term priorities and prepared schedules to meet organization and diverse student needs. Directed, coordinated, and supervised team instructional delivery. Provided subordinate performance evaluations and feedback.

Managed the training, operations, logistics, and administrative needs of 700 personnel over a six-state region; supported mobilization of reserve component troops deploying to war; conducted a training needs analysis for deploying units and created the tasks, conditions, and standards for determining deployment readiness; prioritized training task listings to maximize available time. Synchronized staff while planning and implementing the operational, logistical, and personnel plans to resource the organization. Prepared point papers, briefings, and executive summaries. Managed an annual budget of $11M. Prepared for Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) operations in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); facilitated interagency coordination and liaison as Deputy Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO) and member of the Defense Coordinating Element (DCE).

Directed staff activities for over 650 personnel and equipment valued at $560M. Orchestrated personnel, security and intelligence, training, maintenance, and logistics operations. Planned and managed an annual budget of $16M. Designed and enforced major changes in security, operations, and organizational infrastructure in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Conducted force protection capabilities analysis of existing airfield and installation personnel and systems; identified critical gaps, shortfalls and redundancies, prioritized tasks, made recommendations, administered commander’s approved task list. Controlled the unit operations center during periods of deployment and sensitive operations. Deployed regiment to Kuwait and Iraq in support of OEF/OIF.

Guided the planning, training, support, and readiness of an Attack Helicopter Battalion while administering a training budget of $1M. Identified and prioritized training needs of the battalion; prioritized tasks; recommended to commander where to take risk; implemented approved plans. Built a proactive and proficient team to handle all aspects of planning, preparing, and executing complicated operations. Focused time and energy on developing subordinates to ready them for positions of greater responsibility. Conceptualized and published plans, warning orders, courses of actions, concepts of operations, execution orders.

Supervised a team of 11 in the designing, planning, and development of training scenarios for Army brigades; ensured training and readiness with real-time, force-on-force and live-fire maneuver exercises. Identified resources required to complete all tasks. Coordinated the land, equipment, logistics, maintenance support, and communication resources to facilitate training. Served as an information coordinator and action officer in the operations center during training maneuvers. Determined key issues and proposed ways ahead for problem resolution.

Facilitated the training of units by observing real-time actions and providing doctrinally correct feedback. Focused review on “cause and effect” analysis of observed actions in event-driven scenarios. Enabled training units and personnel to learn by leading “self-discovery” after-action reviews. Provided comprehensive written review with supporting data for further study.

Responsible for the maintenance management and Class IX repair parts operations in support of the Division’s aviation fleet. Collected, monitored, and analyzed maintenance data affecting the operational readiness objectives for 87 helicopters (seven different systems). Determined trends and developed solutions for logistical problems affecting readiness. Served as the liaison between the aviation brigade and the support command in all areas of maintenance and logistical readiness. Improved overall aviation readiness by establishing redundant and timely reporting systems, a logistics “hotline,” and a daily conference call to quickly identify and resolve parts problems division-wide.

Ensured the health, welfare, morale, and training of 32 soldiers while overseeing the operational readiness of ten helicopters. Built a highly trained, fit, well disciplined, and safety conscious unit capable of deploying to enforce the will of the U.S. Army wherever it was needed. Trained the unit to be combat effective in day, night, and night vision environments while meeting or exceeding unit and Army goals for operational and maintenance readiness.