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George Mason University

PhD Candidate, Political Science (International Relations and Comparative Politics) at Schar School of Policy and Government

Pentagon, Washington, DC

• Led implementation of National Defense Strategy concept of dynamic force employment
• Supervised global synchronization of US Strategic Command’s Bomber Task Force
• Facilitated worldwide deployments of crisis forces, including largest humanitarian airlift in history

Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

Academic Distinction Honors (3.93 GPA)

Aviano Air Base, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

• Commanded 168 airmen in 21 professional specialties, liaised daily with Italian military
• Directed airfield operations, air traffic control, weather, intelligence and tactics, and flight equipment
• Steered US European Command contingency planning for airborne infantry insertion operations
• Developed four annual operations programs worth $280M+, directed execution of 39,000 flight hours

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Colonel Tom Felts Leadership Award (top graduate student, 3.98 GPA)

Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

• Instructed 117 missions, 150+ students, ten syllabi, earned rare “commendable” instructor certification
• Managed training schedule of 6,500 events and $625M in assets, improved efficiency by 30%
• Developed unit evaluation program, synchronized over 1,000 inspections across 17 work areas
• Deployed to Afghanistan as strategic planner, guided airpower posture during end of combat operations

Hill Air Force Base, Utah

• Led $4M aircrew flight equipment program, mentored 31 airmen to 19 individual and team awards
• Flew in 13-nation multilateral training event in Bahrain, planned 30 large force exercise missions
• Deployed to Republic of Korea as F-16 flight lead for Theater Security Package
• Deployed to Afghanistan as F-16 pilot with 30 combat missions in Operation Enduring Freedom

Luke Air Force Base, Arizona

Academic Award (99.5% average)

Pentagon, Washington, DC

• Represented US Air Force on Capitol Hill as Senate liaison officer and congressional engagement team
• Facilitated Service-wide review of nuclear practices and procedures across 29 US Air Force locations
• Created Department of Defense physical disability review board, shaped military personnel policy

Moody Air Force Base, Georgia

• Showcased US Air Force as T-6 airshow pilot, over two million spectators in seven states
• Instructed 100+ students in primary pilot training, selected as “top instructor” by multiple classes
• Managed training of 9,000 events for 300+ pilots, earned two “commendable” instructor certifications

Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland

• Supervised airfield operations for Presidential, Cabinet, and Congressional flight activity
• Led 11-member security team for flightline Protocol office following 9/11 attacks
• Hosted 50+ international heads-of-state, foreign dignitaries, ambassadors, and military attachés

Washington, DC

• International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on AfricaCongressional Intern
• Facilitated Committee and Subcommittee hearings
• Researched economic development, trade policy, and sources of conflict in East and Southern Africa

Washington, DC

• Facilitated Committee and Subcommittee hearings
• Arranged Member engagements with African leaders, international organizations, and interest groups

Washington, DC

• Researched content for community-based radio programming to improve literacy in Africa
• Managed deployment of satellite radios to underserved populations in East and Southern Africa

Arlington, Virginia

• Researched early augmentation networks for global positioning systems in aerospace platforms
• White Paper: “Wide Area Augmentation System”

Master'S Degree, Military Strategic Studies

Academic Distinction Honors Thesis: “Listening in the Twilight: A Deliberate Strategy for Emergent Innovations”

Master'S Degree, Military Operational Art And Science/Studies

Colonel Tom Felts Leadership Award (top graduate student) Monograph: “Building the Plane Inflight: Case Studies in Wartime Flight Training”

Master Of Arts - Ma, Organizational Sciences (Organizational Management)

Final Paper: “Organizational Reflections on Action Research in the US Air Force”

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

US Air Force ROTC