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Springfield, VA, US

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Team Leadership & Strategic Guidance: Led a team of 12 military and civilian professionals shaping policies and strategic plans in alignment with Department of Defense (DoD), Joint Staff, and major command objectives. Developed strategies addressing posture, resource allocation, and campaign planning, impacting 99% of Air Force global operations and.

Pentagon, Washington D.C.

Team Leadership and Global ISR Operations: Directed a team of 7 subject matter experts in the coordination of global Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).Budget and ISR Capability Development: Oversaw the execution of an $8.6M budget across 6 programs of record and 31 Open Document Listings, resulting in the authorization of 1,000 personnel.

Curacao And Aruba

As the Base Commander, I led a diverse team of 185 personnel. Oversaw airfield operations, fire department, security forces, civil engineering, logistics, petroleum management, communication, and intelligence. Managed $64M+ in U.S. property and inventory, ensuring smooth and effective operations. Led two regional operations centers in the U.S. Southern.

Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Team Leadership and Strategic Oversight: Supervise 96 military personnel and contractors overseeing the development of strategic objectives and requirements that support the leadership team’s management and execution. Assist the Operations Director in overseeing 4,000 staff, ensuring the successful operation and maintenance of 31 aircraft and 2 control.

Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

Team Leadership and Operational Management: Supervised 364 military and civilian personnel responsible for operation programming, planning, fleet scheduling, and execution of 10K flying hours for 27 E-3 aircraft valued at $8.9B. Direct operations requirements, tactics, intelligence, communication security, flight management, life support, and contracts for.

Tinker AFB, Oklahoma

• Supervises and instructs the United States Air Force, Air Combat Command’s largest Flying Training unit (966th Airborne Air Control Squadron) that educates and certifies Airmen of all levels and ranks in the employment.
• Directed command, control and communication network evaluation by identifying and updating 18 antiquated information systems which increased Wing’s interoperability by 52 percent.
• Revitalized Wing-level exercise program by linking operational plans and 157 readiness requirements earning the organization an Excellent inspection rating.

Springfield, Virginia, United States

• Leads aeronautical studies and aviation mission planning systems oversight in support of DoD Acquisition programs. Serve as the NGA representative to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council by identifying and.
• Guided $1.3 million dollar network architecture that integrated three airborne-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance data sets with the latest NGA’s analysis that directly identified and disrupted Middle East.
• Led 5 aerospace system modifications supporting a $345 million dollars mission planning program that strengthened the DoD’s global navigation.
• Spearheaded Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South IT acquisition by integrated four drug interdiction Production, Exploitation, and Dissemination systems that reduced analysis time by 67 percent and saved the.
• Directed 22 crisis requirements worth $134 million dollars that built Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence systems to incorporate NATO missions which enhanced 98 percent of Operation Enduring.
• Authorized 59 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s Segment Engineering requirements worth $564 million dollars enabled the deployment of geospatial intelligence systems and capabilities supporting 132,000.

Joint Professional Military Education Ii

Military Science And Operational Studies

Master Of Human Relations, Organizational Behavior Studies

Usaf Squadron Officer School

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Fine And Studio Arts

Military And Strategic Leadership