Project lead for a high-trust, high-performing team to help deliver support for U.S. Navy customers primarily under the Office of Naval Research (ONR). ONR coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, and this position is a perfect opportunity to have real impact. Involved in Naval Innovation Process Adoption (NIPA) projects in support of NavalX (within ONR), and other innovation initiatives as required by senior Navy leadership. Focus customers are:- Fleet Customers (Fleet Staff, ONR Science Advisors)- NavalX Development Team- Additional Resources: SBIR, In-Q-Tel, Office of Strategic Capital, and NavalX Tech BridgesInterviews beneficiaries to understand the various perspectives on an organizational problem.

In partnership with United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), SOCOM, DoD Services and Components, enhance Theater Security Cooperation efforts and plans with US partnered nations. • Collaborated with client to develop comprehensive assessment of effectiveness of significant security cooperation initiatives, resulting in actionable insights for improvement. • Conducted Initial assessments of 6 new start Significant Security Cooperation Initiatives.• Facilitated successful launch of new initiative by developing initial assessment framework and tools, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity. • Led team to create a delivery timeline and execution schedule for the monitoring of 38 programs.

Member of Current Operations Project Management Office (PMO) that supports VA projects across the office of Information and Technology Infrastructure operations. Delivering initiatives for digitization, automation, modernization, infrastructure, security, and interoperability of VA Health systems and processes. • Project manager for the implementation of TLS 1.2 in 23 Imprivata production server vaults across the VA domain, finished project ahead of schedule and on budget.• Managed the project to transition 146 VA Imprivata vault servers to a cloud infrastructure using AWS while upgrading the operating system (OS) from Cent OS to Redhat Linux 8 (RHL 8).• Managed the transition of 5 Jira service request workflows to Service Now.

Analyze, plan, and develop technical requirements of force structure; monitor and provide programmatic oversight to requirements, analysis, acquisition, technology, and doctrine development of undersea and sensitive activities platforms.- Developed, defined, and implemented cohesive, integrated program/product, subcontractor, and material plans, and business plans that achieved current and long-term objectives for undersea platforms. - Supported Trident Spectre 2022, by creating a collaborative environment with 75 stakeholders to schedule over 100 assessments of innovative technology such as the use of artificial intelligence, RF, cyber and undersea in support of Special Operations Forces, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and Federal Law Enforcement.- Identified needed resources for a global restructure, establishing new proposals for teams and roles that enabled a successful organization-wide transition and capitalization of innovation for new capabilities.- Collaborated with key stakeholders to influence the force structure growth by 50 percent; growing 136 specialized billets approved over 5 years. - Worked with cross-functional program teams to monitor work accomplished to baseline plans and ensured rate of work completion and tasks in WBS were sufficient to meet program delivery schedule to customer.- Developed relationships with operational unit leaders to establish agile force structure requirements generation lean workflow result, documentation, and develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams.

Accountable for the customer service, education and training of units in simulation systems information technology and ensuring that tactical and operational parameters were met based on unit’s training goals. • Systems analyst and engineering lead, streamlined the unit scenario development generation process by creating templates and frameworks that customers could choose to satisfy training objectives, using a human centered design process.• Collaborated with customer and applied design thinking process to design and execute simulated scenario and developed exercise support structure to support 26 users in various simulation systems for a weeklong unit command post exercise.• Performed QA and cross-platform testing prior to training execution.

Responsible for the communication, detailed planning, coordination, and integration of dedicated resources to generate capabilities and support operations to successfully support strategic initiatives. Assisted with the synchronization, preparation, and tactical employment of the regiment. Supported integration of the warfighting functions to generate capabilities and support regimental operations to win in combat.• Led cross-functional teams that directed synchronization of multinational planning efforts in support of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2018, the largest amphibious exercise in the world with over 25 partner nations participating from across the Pacific.• Responsible for the risk management process and project management tools for the Operational Security Program, Unit Training Program, which improved overall mission dynamics. • Collaborated with key project managers to manage multi-year projects for: theater security cooperation missions, unit readiness, information management and unit deployment program.

Oversaw the development and implementation of partner nation assessment criteria and reporting requirements as well as the development of new building partner capacity programs in accordance with Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAF) theater campaign plan, Building Partner Capacity 5-year development plan, and Officers of Security Cooperation (OSC) to develop and improve partner force counter violent extremist operations within the Special Operations Command Forward North and West Africa (SOCFWD-NWA) area of operations. Provided link between stakeholders and updated milestones as appropriate in support of theater commander’s guidance and strategic vision. Provided updates and networked with offices at three different headquarters across twelve countries for security cooperation programs. The subject matter expert on Section 2282 and transition to Section 333 of the National Defense Authorization Act.• Drafted (9) Security Cooperation programs that went to Congress for notification. These programs ranged from training to equipment in value of $1.2 million to $17 million.• Supported collaboration between units in North and West Africa, Higher Headquarters, and State Department personnel; maintained weekly communications with these agencies to keep stakeholders informed of plans and project budgets.• Supported Special Operations Forces (SOF) planning efforts across eleven African Nations, integrating SOF activities to meet US interagency strategic goals as well as combatant commander counter terrorism objectives, ensuring SOF Security Force Assistance activity advanced United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Theater Campaign Plan objectives.

Current operations officer for the Regiment. Daily duties include leading staff meetings, tracking unit movements and regimental oversight for training events. Assisted with the synchronization, preparation and tactical employment of the regiment. Supported detailed planning, coordination, and integration of the warfighting functions to generate capabilities and support regimental operations to win in combat.

Responsible for the planning and coordination and training of 4 companies. Lead operational planning teams in order to refine the battalion’s focus on training efforts that enhanced combat readiness.

Lead, mentored, and maintained the welfare and discipline of the company. Trained the company to standard in individual and collective tasks that support battalion-training objectives and the Mission Essential Task List.• Embarked and deployed a company of 250 marines and sailors to various locations in the Pacific theater to include Okinawa, Japan; South Korea and Fuji, Japan.

Resident Professional Military Education

Responsible for the command, control, training, administration, operations, logistics, and readiness of 55 instructors in the company. The company was responsible for the academic instruction; physical evaluation and water survival training of all recruits in recruit training. Responsible for all high-risk training, to include Marine Corps Water Survival Training, rappelling, fast-roping and the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP)• Supervised the qualification of 21,737 recruits in water survival, martial arts, final academics examination, and physical fitness tests. • Supervised the conduct of 4 formal school Martial Arts Instructor courses and graduated over 50 students with the MOS of 0916.• Supervised the implementation of new academic practical application evaluation procedures for the Regiment, to include the integration of the Combat Application Tourniquet.• Coordinated the Mobile Training Team (MTT) for two Static Rope Suspension Technique courses with I MEF Special Operations Training Group.• As a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique (HRST) Master served as the subject matter expert and Safety Insertion Officer for rappel operations and revised the Regimental Rappel Order.• Ensured the proper accounting and execution of company's discretionary fund budget for totaling over $52,000.• Drafted Operation Aztec Fury, a Depot level COOP order to mitigate the effects of fire on recruit training.

Responsible for the operational development of 3 companies, each different from the others. Oversaw the development of the period of instruction for the marine corps martial arts program, the integration of recruits from medical hold into a new section that streamlined the process of rehabilitation and reintegration. • Standardized the tracking and reporting of annual training requirements for the battalion.• Developed the annual training plan for Support Battalion for Fiscal Year 2011.• Coordinated the execution for 3 Water Survival preconditioning courses, 3 Martial Arts Instructor courses and a Static Rope Suspension Course in order to maintain the operational effectiveness of the Battalion.• Supervised the transition of the Basic Marine Platoon personnel to Special Training Company.• Planned, coordinated direct training requirements for all Marines in the battalion.• Developed monthly random anti-terrorism force protection measures for Support Battalion's anti-terrorism force protection plan.

Responsible for the command, control, training, administration, operations, logistics, and readiness of 25 drill instructors in the series. Supervised the making of 406 Marines.• Directly responsible for performance, organization, training, administration, logistical support and leadership of the Series.• Ensure compliance with the requirements of the Standing Operating Procedures, Program of Instruction, and training schedule.• Responsible for all training, administration and logistics for your series, Depot Incident Reports, recruit accountability reports and all documents pertaining to graduation.• Directly responsible for the development, training, leadership, counseling, safety, and overall welfare of Series 3265.• Maintained overall accountability of more than $47,312.00 worth of issued equipment.

Responsible for the daily control, training, administration, operations, logistics, and combat readiness and tactical employment of a rifle company during a rigorous training work up and a combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10.1

Responsible for the daily control, training, administration, operations, logistics, and combat readiness and tactical employment of a rifle company during a rigorous training work up for a combat deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom 10.1• Assumed command of the company for a period of 5 months. During that time focused on the training and equipping the company for a combat deployment to Afghanistan. • Responsible for training, risk management, operations, logistics, readiness, and tactical employment of a 250-person team during a rigorous training work-up and a deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.• Developed and mentored 4 new, 2ndLt platoon commanders.

Responsible for the command, control, training, administration, operations, logistics, and combat readiness and tactical employment of a 45-man platoon through a rigorous, standards-based training program and a combat deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Marine Corps Enlisted Commission Education Program (MECEP)

Responsible for the daily accountability and maintenance tracking of test equipment used to test the CH-46 tilt rotor helicopter. Ensured squadron maintained the requisite number of test sets used to ensure that aircraft were properly maintained. • 1 of 45 selectees of over 400 applicants in the Marine Corps selected to attend the Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) program. An enlisted to officer commissioning program.• Member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC)-University San Diego, Ca