Chief Operating Officer

CENTCOM (Central Command) regional desk officer, directly supporting SEAL Team operations OCONUS (Outside Continental United States). Interface with more senior SEAL operators, overseeing all facets of CONUS and OCONUS exercises. Manage all CENTCOM area of responsibility rotational and emergent deployments consisting of over 700 Naval Special Warfare personnel and a budget of more than $3M.Lead planner and advisor of a team of 6 for Time Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) and resource management. Providing Naval Special Warfare Group One (NSWG-1) validated TPFDD to deploy, and re-deploy, 1689 personnel and 1728 tons of mission critical equipment.

Refining the process by which new construction ships entering the Navy certify their crew to be prepared to sustain safe operations at sea. Responsible to conduct and monitor the satisfactory accomplishment of the CREWCERT process COMNAVSURFPAC in new construction units scheduled to be home ported in the Pacific Fleet; Responsible for the oversight of over 100 ships.CREWCERT is required for all ships of new construction and ships that have remained pier side for over a period of 45 days. The emphasis of CREWCERT is a thorough review of the ship’s overall training program, the ability to provide an adequate number of qualified crewmembers to support safe operations at sea, to include sea trials. In addition, a comprehensive evaluation of the Emergency Bills, Ship’s Organization, Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) program, and the locally developed Job Qualification Requirements (JQR) program will also be conducted.Volunteered to participate in a multi national Information Operations Exercise (KEY RESOLVE FOAL EAGLE) in South Korea. Foal Eagle consisted of Eleven-thousand U.S. forces, including ten-thousand-five-hundred stationed overseas. Divisions of South Korean troops and their subordinate units also take part. Was responsible for carrying out ground maneuver training as well as airborne, maritime, expeditionary and special operations training during the drill. Pioneered new innovative ideas and logistics to effectively disseminate propaganda throughout the region in the event a crisis occurs. Received accolades from both the commanding General and Chief of Information Operation division for outstanding performance and superb professionalism coordinating efforts throughout the exercise, 1 of 75 recognized.

•Carried out responsibilities for maintaining ships position at all times. Supervised navigation team in flawlessly planning and executing transits and deployments. Researched and planned routes, identified potential hazards to navigation while maintaining ship's nautical charts, nautical publications, navigational equipment, and deck logs in with noted efficiency earning an above average score of 97% on a Navigation Check Ride in preparation for our Navigation Certification. •Directly supervised 8 quartermasters. Division accomplished numerous transits in and out or port including 2 of the toughest ports in the Pacific, preformed among the highest divisions in the command run “Division in the Spotlight” review while maintaining an above average advancement rate as well as ensuring all my subordinates became (ESWOS) qualified.•Led a team of 8 in the daily navigation, signaling, and operations of a forward deployed ship. Safely guided the ship over 12,000 nautical miles. Delivered multi-media navigation briefs to the ship’s Commanding Officer and his staff on a daily basis. Maintained navigation equipment valued at nearly $3M. •Transformed a “sub-par” navigation team into a team of professional experts—becoming the top performing division onboard the ship• Identified that “He will thrive in the most difficult environments” by the Commanding Officer—ranked at the top of 5.•Reported directly to Executive Officer and held collateral duties which included the Visit Board Search and Seizure Team and the Morale Welfare Recreation Coordinator.

As Ordnance Officer I deployed July 2009-March 2010 in support of providing deterrence and forward presence in the Western Pacific, projecting power from the skies over Afghanistan and conducting maritime security operations in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf, directly supervising 16 personnel. I was the Visit, Board, Search and Seizure Team Lead in charge of 18 man team conducting counter-piracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf, Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Enforcing maritime lawful order and developed security in the maritime environment. Responsible for supervising the USS Rentz’s main weapons systems to include six .50 cal machine guns, two CIWS gun mounts, one 76MM gun mount and 70 small arms of the 9mm Beretta, M16 assault rifle, and the 12 gauge shotgun, was responsible for keeping an accurate inventory of over 100,000 rounds of ammunition. All division personnel were promoted on time or ahead of schedule, qualified Surface Warfare Officer in only 14 months.