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Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

Responsibilities:• Lead and supervise a team of 3 operations managers, 8 Area Managers and up to 250 hourly associates in delivery station operations within the Amazon Last Mile business space.• Responsible for the overall safety, direction, coordination, and evaluation of the operation.• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures.• Interview and train exempt employees.• Full accountability for setting and meeting operational goals.• Strategic planning and forecasting; assign and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; resolve problems; and address staffing needs.• Mentor, Train and Develop the Operation Managers.• Standard Operating Procedures development and roll-out.

Sacramento, California

Responsibilities: • Lead and supervise a team of 6 Area Managers and up to 400 hourly associates in outbound operations within the Fulfillment Center. • Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the operation. • Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures. • Interview and train both exempt and nonexempt employees.• Full accountability for setting and meeting operational goals.• Strategic planning and forecasting; assign and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; resolve problems; and address staffing needs.• Mentor, Train and Develop the Area Managers. • Standard Operating Procedures development and roll-out.

Savannah, Georgia Area

I have been promoted through senior leadership roles with the United States Army, one of the largest and most important government organizations in the U.S.In this executive leadership capacity, I was appointed to direct the strategic and day-to-day operations for a major military unit, the Division Artillery Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, GA. I manage a leadership team of eight overseeing an organization of more than 1000 brigade headquarters and field staff, and providing support services to an additional 8,000 staff. My organization is responsible for the brigade's talent management, development, and employee relations, and military justice administration and compliance. In addition, I oversee the family social services administration function as the Chair of the Family Social Resiliency Working Group comprised of the base's medical and social work staff, as well as all ammunition training, procurement, logistics, and inventory management. Notable achievements include:►Serving as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to the organization's leadership and staff on the full spectrum of people services, creating a safe working environment and driving staff engagement through the delivery of holistic people services and top-down career planning.►Enhancing staff support through expansion of the Family Social Resiliency Working Group and its services. I negotiated increased funding for the program, and managed the production of a teen suicide prevention film and other employee and family assistance tools for distribution across the organization.►Accelerating organizational readiness as the champion of the Field Artillery Rapid Training Program. My team and I collaborated cross-functionally to identify and address training needs, realign the organization's leadership, and build and implement training and operations plans.

Savannah, Georgia Area

I directed the program management, training, development, and supply planning functions for large-scale joint exercises between military branches as the Joint Air-Ground Integration Chief of the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Stewart. My team of 45 and I were responsible for managing and ensuring organizational readiness, overseeing strategic artillery supply and inventory planning, and leading scenario planning. Notable achievements:►Directly managing highly complex joint exercise programs, requiring the intricate coordination of key stakeholders across several organizations and branches of the military, the negotiation of resources, and highly detailed and accurate inventory planning.►Elevating the field staff's performance, transforming the organization through training and change management on operational readiness. I conceptualized and implemented a multimodal certification program featuring best-in-class classroom, experiential, and scenario training.

Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La

I managed end-to-end joint fires and targeting training and development programs for the operational field staff. This involved leading collaboration with the Executive Operations team to identify the training needs, coordinate efforts, communicate readiness, and drive organizational change as the functional subject matter expert, project manager, and advisor. Notable achievements:►Training and ensuring operational readiness for 10 active duty Brigade Combat Teams and direct responsibility for the readiness of 4,000 active duty staff in preparation for challenging combat deployments. ►Delivering “Train the Trainer” knowledge transfer sessions for 60 Observer staff, driving behavioral and operational change across the organization.►Developed the Joint Fires "Best Practices" how to video for the Centers for Army Lessons Learned.►Led 10 Joint Fire Support after actions reviews (AAR) for 10 Brigade Combat Team exercises, highlighting areas for improvement in operating procedures.

Savannah, Georgia Area

In this role, I served as the strategic partner and proxy for the operational Director at the 1-76th Field Artillery Battalion at Fort Stewart, GA as he served as acting Brigade Director. I was responsible for driving organizational and leadership team alignment for a 350-person Battalion on short and long term planning, logistics, budgeting, reporting, maintenance, and other strategic operations. In addition, I was charged with maintaining unit readiness through training and development leadership.►I oversaw the full scope of operations as the battalion’s sole field grade officer, leading a team of 30 staff members. We were successful in achieving and maintaining organizational readiness for combat operations.►Led three Major Field Training Exercises within budget ($600,000) and two computer simulated war fighting exercises for the Tactical Operations Center within budget ($25,000) that resulted in a 50% increase in the units lethality and combat effectiveness.►Developed and fielded the units Tactical Operations Center and standard operating procedures for Major Combat Operations; which was neglected for two years due to insurgency operations. ►Developed, planned, and instituted a platoon level services concept that included all equipment and individual health requirements to ensure holistic serviceability of equipment and personnel on synchronized time-lines.

Savannah, Georgia Area

I program managed the preparation, training, and deployment of a network of U.S. military advisors coaching and assisting the Afghan army on the development of military strategy and on-the-ground preparedness. I recruited and and managed a team of 14 Lt. Colonels, overseeing the needs analysis, program design, and operational staff training, as well as influencing organizational change management to generate buy-in and accelerate readiness and resiliency for operations in Afghanistan. Notable achievements:►Directly enhancing the organizational effectiveness of the Afghan Army, exceeding the program's target KPIs through the recruitment, training, and deployment of 127 field advisors. ►Launching the Afghan army’s first artillery unit’s support team.►Providing strategic intelligence and reporting to members of U.S. Congress and government agencies. I directly contributed to governmental and military development reports, and personally briefed key executive stakeholders.

Iraq

I served in successive roles providing on-the-ground advisory services for Army training, organization, and other strategic initiatives. I was assigned as the Chief of Staff Advisor to the Iraqi army officers. Notable achievements:►Being appointed by senior Army leadership to lead the development of the Mobile Training Team initiative, delivering a combat and military operations curriculum to high-performing Army officers. For this, I recruited and led a team of instructors and interpreters.►Developing a robust, 12-month training curriculum elevating the organization's skills capabilities through bilingual (English & Arabic) classroom and field training, exercises, and applied education on operations, unit refittings, and maintenance.►Received the Bronze Star Medal in recognition of my service on this initiative.

188Th Infantry Brigade

I served as Chief of Plans (Senior Project Manager) for a Training Support Brigade of more than 500 individuals, in which I supervised a department of 12 soldiers and civilians focused on the planning, coordination, and production of directives for the reserve and national guard pre-deployment and post-deployment mobilization training in support of the Afghan, Iraqi, and Bosnian theaters of operations. In addition, I was responsible for the assessment and validation of the organization’s training standards for deployment, as well as providing expert advice on all staff functions with a focus on operations and logistical support. Notable achievements included:►Driving the successful development and orchestration of training plans, directives, assessments, and validation for three Brigade Combat Teams mobilizations into the Iraqi theater of operations. ►Personally mentoring and providing vital combat insights to 20 Company Commanders prior to deployment.

Bravo Battery, 1/76 Field Artillery Battalion, 3Rd Infantry Division

I was promoted through progressive roles in the Army and the Army National Guard, including service as an Artillery Commander, an Intelligence Officer, a Mobilization Officer, a Platoon Leader, a Maintenance Officer, and in Search and Rescue operations. Notable achievements:►Managing security for the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq’s volatile “Green Zone”, overseeing a platoon escorting diplomats and dignitaries around the city. I achieved a perfect civilian safety record, with no injuries or loss of life.►Turning around a maintenance operation at an Army base in Germany, where I established an operating framework, and recruited and led a team rapidly repairing more than 350 nonfunctioning vehicles, with only 1 breakdown.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Business Management And Leadership

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Systems Management

Master Resilience Training

Coursework Toward Bachelor'S Degree

Graduate Certificate, Military Joint Operations Planning And Strategy

Military And Strategic Leadership

The course is considered the premiere military leadership course in the world. The United States Army Ranger School is a 61-day combat.

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