Being raised by parents and other influencers who stressed the importance of education and of being a positive influence in the world, I was motivated early to achieve. I worked throughout my teen years and graduated high school with honors. I was then accepted to The Apprentice School and went on to complete my formal education including multiple post graduate degrees. Today I leverage my early life experiences, academic achievements, and career successes to deliver on aggressive top and bottom-line goals. I am skilled in building and managing cross-functional teams, technical alliances, and high-performance cultures, having consistently met and/or exceeded financial incentive milestones. Also adept at orchestrating multi-functional resources on complex billion-dollar programs. By blending strategic acuity, technical insight and natural leadership with drive, collaboration and engaging interpersonal skills I deliver in key areas.Executive and Financial/P&L Acumen – Developed and managed budgets, resources, and annual operating plans for multiple DoD and DOE clients, in one case negotiating multi-million-dollar facility modification and equipment upgrades into USS Enterprise planning contract, boosting profitability. Appointed to the Board of Navigating Grey, a forward-looking sustainability and social impact firm.Billion-dollar Portfolio | Program | Project Management – Oversaw global initiatives including recapitalization of $4B USS George Washington aircraft carrier and spearheading project cost development of N3B Los Alamos cleanup contract.Business Expansion and Acceleration – Led Huntington Ingalls launch of $1B product line for inactivating nuclear warships including USS Enterprise. Secured eight figure funding for nuclear fuel shipment facility, reducing operations cycle time.Profitability Optimization – Managed portfolios delivering double-digit returns. Awarded incentives for meeting and/or exceeding major YoY milestones. Spearheaded and received funding for nuclear mockup facility across programs and products.Performance Improvement – Played key role in fostering diverse and inclusive work environments. Conducted company and business consultant leadership coaching on attracting, retaining, and leading talent while maintaining legacy of excellence. Improved critical infrastructure to accomplish missions.Team Leadership – Built, developed and inspired teams of up to 1200, creating record levels of employee engagement sought-after culture and esprit de corps at HII’s Mission Technologies Nuclear and Environmental Services division.