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Paris, Île-De-France, France

Regional operations director responsible for oversight of ten WWI and WWII commemorative cemeteries and multiple federal monuments in six countries across Europe and North Africa. Provide leadership and guidance to a diverse international workforce through distributed site directors. Also served for extended periods as the Acting Superintendent of the Flanders Field American Cemetery and the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Additional duties include serving as the functional manager for the ABMC disinterment program, working with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to identify the unknown service-members buried in ABMC WWII cemeteries.

Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia

Site director for a world-class national commemorative site that honors the service and sacrifice of over 6,000 Americans who died in Africa and the Middle East during World War II. Lead a cross-functional team of locally employed staff and direct the planning and operations for all horticultural, facilities management, visitor services, ceremonial commemorative events, and community outreach functions at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia. Also responsible for the American Western Naval Task Force Marker in Casablanca, Morocco (WWII) and the American Naval Monument at Gibraltar (WWI).

Belleau, Aisne, Hauts-De-France, France

Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau Wood Commemorative Battlefield, and the Château-Thierry American Monument (World War I).

Colleville-Sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France

Normandy American Cemetery, Pointe du Hoc Ranger Monument, and Utah Beach American Memorial (World War II).

Bluffton, Ga

Planned and implemented a multi-faceted project to modernize the company’s inventory and logistics management system. Key tenants of the project included designing and developing processes and procedures to best monitor and manage a dynamic, fast growing inventory of perishable food products. The project included the integration of Scanco Warehouse 100 software and associated barcode scanning hardware with the company’s existing SAGE 100 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Senior Defense Analyst embedded in the Operations and Training Directorate of a Main Force Command within the UAE Armed Forces. Member of a cross-functional team responsible for the design, production and implementation of doctrinal education and training publications that are current, relevant, and readily adoptable by operational units. Conducts research and analysis to identify existing gaps in UAE Armed Forces doctrine and specific doctrine required for the conduct of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational air-ground operations. In close coordination with senior organizational leadership, develops and recommends a prioritized schedule for air-ground doctrine development. Conducts internal and external stakeholder engagement and coordination to ensure doctrine is appropriate and compatible with the UAE Ministry of Defense (MOD), UAE Armed Forces General Headquarters (GHQ), and other UAE Main Force Commands’ doctrine, policies, and directives. Works in close coordination with translator team to ensure easily understandable Arabic versions are finalized for approval by organizational leadership.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Deputy Team Leader of a cross-functional consulting team supporting the creation and implementation of doctrinal education and training publications for a Main Force Command of the UAE military. Collaborate with colleagues and client personnel to develop doctrine that is based on proven principles, but tailored to the client’s organizational structure and operational environment. Work closely with Arabic language translators to convert English narrative into well-written Arabic prose. Build trust-based relationships with the client to recognize and incorporate critical ideas and operational requirements. Solicit and integrate client recommendations into doctrinal products, to increase client acceptance and foster shared understanding of concepts. Train select client personnel on doctrine concepts and development methods, in order to enhance the client’s operational capacity and effectiveness. Twice recognized by company leadership for superior performance during original 15-month contract period and selected as a participant in the company's inaugural internal leadership development program.

Global

Senior U.S. Marine Corps Officer with 20+ years of worldwide experience and progressive responsibilities in diverse organizational leadership, planning, operations management, security management, international relations, security cooperation, and training/advising assignments.Military Occupational Specialties:- Infantry Officer (0302)- Light Armored Vehicle Officer (0303)- Western Europe Foreign Area Officer (8247)- Joint Specialty Officer Nominee (9701)Key Assignments:- Commanding Officer, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (UNITAS XLII / WATC 02)- Commanding Officer, Marine Infantry Company (2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment)- Platoon Commander & Executive Officer, Light Armored Reconnaissance Company (3rd LAR Battalion)- Section Head, International Security Cooperation Plans & Policy (HQ Marine Corps)- Joint Strategic Planner / Joint Experimentation Action Officer (Joint Chiefs of Staff - J7)- Senior Exchange Officer w/ UK Royal Marines (UK Amphibious Forces - J35 Future Operations Officer)- Foreign Military Advisor Team Leader & Senior Mentor (Multinational Forces West - Iraq)- Directorate-Level Plans Officer (2nd Marine Aircraft Wing)- Directorate-Level Operations Officer (2nd Marine Division and II Marine Expeditionary Force)- Contingency and Border Security Plans Officer (Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan)- Security Management Planner & Inspector (Defense Nuclear Surety Inspection Team)- International Military Exchange Student (French Joint Defense College / Ecole de Guerre)- Course Administrator, Military Occupational Specialty Certification Course (School of Infantry - West)- Enlisted Marine Rifleman (4th Marine Division)

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Agricultural Business & Economics

Activities and Societies: NROTC, Semper Fidelis Society, Intramural sports

Postgraduate Diploma, Defense Management And Strategy

Activities and Societies: Rugby Club, L’association Française Frères d’Armes, French Military Parachutist CertificationStagiaire dans le.

Postgraduate Certificate, Project Management

Postgraduate Certificate, Executive Leadership

Aa, French Language & Culture (Diploma With Honors)

Activities and Societies: French Linguist Certification

Diploma

Activities and Societies: Honor Society, Louisiana Boys State, Football Letterman, Baseball LettermanOpelousas, LA