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Fort Eustis, Virginia

Program Director for a $2B Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, supporting the Technology Applications Program Office (TAPO), U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command, SOCOM. Managing the procurement of Special Operations Aviation (SOA) peculiar parts to support the production and post-production modification of 14 Special Operations Forces (SOF).

Sales Director for shoppable recipe tech start-up. We personalize and expedite digital grocery.

Business Development Director for small, veteran-owned company seeking to place support contractors in USG program offices.

Europe

• Personally authored research papers cited in briefings to the President of the United States
• Led a small team of highly specialized domain experts to execute targeted international market research focused on technology maturity and readiness discovery in order to sustain competitive advantage
• Coordinated and cooperated extensively with U.S. governmental agencies and U.S. Defense Attaché Offices in Europe, the Middle East, and South America
• Significantly improved the value of the team’s published research by improving relationships with customers and streamlining internal processes
• Coached team members on cross-cultural communication techniques

Fort Eustis, Virginia

• Managed the complete acquisition cycle of 14 special operations projects, valued at over $322 million, for a customer engaged in continuous worldwide combat operations

Fort Eustis, Virginia

• Designed, implemented, and refined a lean contracting process to incrementally improve the existing platform; accelerated procurement actions in order to sustain the world’s most elite helicopter unit
• Managed 39 contracts valued at over $160 million; improved the readiness rates for a fleet of 179 of the world’s most sophisticated helicopters while saving $ millions in taxpayer money

Alexandria, Virginia

• Hand-selected over 15 peers for nominative assignment to brief monthly wartime human resources requirements and status to the top U.S. Army General Officers at the Pentagon
• Extensive experience conducting research and preparing high-level official correspondence and policy papers, and delivering information and decision briefings
• Frequently selected to serve as the organization spokesperson for outreach projects, information briefings, formal ceremonies, and conflict resolution or rapport building efforts

Santa Barbara, California

Planned, coordinated, and executed targeted recruiting campaigns to attract best-fit candidates for the University of California, Santa Barbara Army ROTC program. Consistently exceeded recruiting goals for the Military Science Department. Interfaced with key university personnel to develop and foster cooperative relationships and to capture and enroll the.

Kuwait And Iraq

Commanded a 30-person attack helicopter unit during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Led six Apache helicopter crews and associated support personnel and equipment, valued at over $178 million. Conducted expeditionary combat operations from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq. All personnel and equipment returned home safely. Awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, Bronze.

Savannah, Georgia

Selected early to serve as Chief Operating Officer for a 372-employee organization—a position normally reserved for more senior-ranking officers. Designed and executed training missions and live-fire operations to ensure the combat readiness one of the U.S. Army’s elite attack helicopter battalions. Developed and refined tactics, techniques, and.

Fort Hood, Texas

Responsible for the combat readiness, welfare, and morale of 14 Soldiers. Responsible to maintain four AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters and associated equipment totaling in excess of $100 million. Planned, briefed, and executed combat training missions.

Fort Hood, Texas And Kuwait

Responsible to conduct combat support operations in support of Operation Intrinsic Action, a mission designed to deter an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Responsible for 45 Soldiers and 15 vehicles.

Fort Rucker, Alabama

Completed the Army Aviation Officer Basic Course and Initial Entry Rotary Wing Course. Rated in the TH-67 and OH-58A/C helicopters.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: Elected as Class Speaker, Awarded the Schumpeter Leadership Scholarship

Recanati Business School

MBA Elective Courses - Product Management for Technology Companies - Venture Capital

Certified, Level Ii, Program Management

Level Ii, Contracting

Honor Graduate Commandant's List

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Top 10% of Class

Bachelor'S Degree - General Engineering Core Curriculum, French And German

Dean's List Commandant's Award