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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Greater Atlanta Area

Orlando, Florida Area

Fire Control Factory supervisor for Apache, Turreted systems and F35 EOTS.

Atchison, Kansas

Responsible for production of two steel pipe mills, slitter and end-facing equipment, with one to three crews in a 24/7 operation (depending on market conditions). Responsible for staffing, discipline, leadership development, training and scheduling of more than 40 manufacturing associates and three foremen. Responsible for troubleshooting equipment.

Atchison, Kansas

Selected to be a part of company’s pilot lean transformation program. Responsible for all continuous improvement projects to include 5S, Setup Reductions (SMED), uptime/cycle-time improvement and scrap reduction projects. Ensured compliance with ISO 9001 and API standards.

Fort Leavenworth

• Led cross-functional team of 12 senior non-commissioned officers and one junior officer. Developed customized training plans and facilitated training and evaluation events for customer units.
• Trained and qualified more than 300 deploying reserve and national guard soldiers in small arms and crew-served weapons systems.
• Developed and executed three scenario based training events to teach leadership, cross-cultural communication and basic Soldiering skills.

Fort Campbell, KY

Headed Brigade Counter-IED CellCollected lessons learned and best practices for counter IED in theater, and diseminated to battalionManaged training and implementation program for new equipment in the brigade (FORCEMOD)

Second in command of a 73-soldier engineer company in a combat zone. Take charge of company in commander's absence. Sustain maintenance program for all company equipment and weapons to include 40 vehicles. Coordinate logistics in support of continuous high-tempo operations. Develop and maintain operation's center tracking and reporting systems for all.

Develops and manages platoon fitness and tactical training program. Operational control of platoon in combat. Responsible for the maintenance and accountability of over $1.5 millon worth of platoon equipment. Engineer planner and advisor to Infantry Battalion Commanders.Developed new tactics, techniques and procedures for defeating IEDs in Arghandab.

Managed unit fitness and wellness program for a 68-man company. Developed and tracked personalized remedial fitness plans for overweight soldiers.Planned and executed three company-level training events. Developed curriculum and performance standards and coordinated with local authorities to reserve public land and roads for "Convoy Operations,".

Advisor to the company commander on rights and responsibilities of commanders and Soldiers with respect to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

B.A, Philosophy

ROTC - Reserve Officers' Training Corps. Participated in physically rigorous Ranger Challenge team. 100% of college expenses funded by a.

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