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Huntsville, Al, Us

Patrick Sfb, Fl

• Provides Space Launch Delta 45 Reserve Component leadership, management, and mentoring for 60+ Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral SFS Individual Mobilization Augmentees assigned to the Space Launch Delta 45 and Air Force Technical Applications Center.• Serves as a Launch Decision Authority with final approval for launch activities on the Eastern Range, a 15-million-square-mile area which supports an average of 35 launches per year aboard Delta, Atlas, Falcon, Navy and emerging launch vehicles.• Supports the Space Launch Delta Commander in providing leadership, services, security, and support to 30 major tenant/associate organizations, and over 15,000 military, DOD civilian and contractor personnel assigned to operating locations in Florida, Ascension Island, and Airmen deployed worldwide in support of contingency operations overseas.• Provides broad technical space launch/range operations and policy expertise to the entire Space Launch Delta 45, NASA and commercial operators on the Eastern Range; entrusted by the commander to lead efforts to document and streamline procedures and authorities throughout the wing.• Reinvigorating the Space Launch Delta 45’s Reserve integration efforts; implemented increased communication and accountability standards, mentoring and ensuring appropriate utilization of Reservist skillsets across the installation.

Redstone Arsenal, Al

• Dual-hatted technical advisor to the Director of the Missile Defense System (MDS) Operational Test Agency (OTA) Team and the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Commanding General for all matters concerning the MDS including its underlying Army, Navy, Air Force and Space Force missile defense weapon systems (e.g., Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Aegis BMD, Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)).• Provides technical direction to core 150-person team planning, executing and evaluating weapon systems in a variety of venues including live fires; modeling and simulation based tests and exercises; government ground testing and focused flight testing in order to meet the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation’s (DOT&E) data requirements in preparation for Congressional testimony and recommendations to the President and Secretary of Defense on the fielding of missile defense capabilities around the world.• Oversees the development and delivery of analytical and assessment results to all Geographical Combatant Commands, the Missile Defense Agency, DOT&E, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Space Force throughout both developmental and operational testing in order to facilitate the transition and transfer of capabilities from the joint acquisition community to the services for day-to-day operational and maintenance activities.

Miami, Florida

•Shaped “whole of society” solutions to challenges by integrating the US Government, private sector, and public-private organizations into the shared mission of ensuring security, enhancing stability, and enabling prosperity; postured assets throughout area of responsibility to respond to multiple natural disasters while ensuring strengthof regional security stability partnerships.•Led operational planning, doctrine and policy engagement, and international engagement planning; keymember of critical Joint Planning Groups (JPG) and Operational Planning Teams (OPT) to preparing USSOUTHCOM response to weapons of mass destruction, human trafficking, mass migration, illicit narcotics trafficking and natural disasters.•Trusted advisor and operational expert; trained and mentored field grade Watch Officers for multinational, large scale exercises and operations; focused on full integration of inter-agency partners including Department of State, Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and non-government organizations (NGO).• Actively monitored and supported Theater Security Cooperation programs to facilitate USSOUTHCOM and interagency support to ongoing international activities throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean; partnered with USSOUTHCOM and U.S. Special Operations Command staffs throughout pre-deployment training, deployed operations and post-mission debriefing to successfully apply creative solutions to overcome austere budget situation.• Represented USSOUTHCOM Partnering Directorate at senior interagency and multinational forums to shape U.S. and international approaches; maintained unique ability to rapidly capture key vision and strategic concepts to facilitate policy discussions to arrive at mutually amenable solutions

Vandenberg Afb, Ca

• Provided broad technical space and missile defense operations and policy expertise to the entire 14th Air Force and US Strategic Command’s (USSTRATCOM) Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC Space); entrusted by 14th Air Force Commander (Air Force Lt Gen) to lead efforts to document and consolidate command authorities across his dual-hatted position.• Conducted technical analysis and served as a technical expert for missile defense related technologies and their ability to enhance AF and national space operations; continuously called upon to present findings and proposals to Air Force Space Command, 14th Air Force and JFCC Space senior leadership.• Provided 14 AF input to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Global Force Management Implementation Guidance (GFMIG), Comprehensive Joint Assessment (CJA) and Integrated Priority Lists (IPL); integrated emerging space operations capabilities to drive capability investment strategies.• Implemented multiple analytical methodologies to assess impacts of National Defense Authorization Act, Sequestration and other legislative actions on a multibillion portfolio affecting over 45,000 Airmen in Air Force Space Command; efforts led to revised prioritization scheme that expertly balanced current military capability needs with future capability investments.• Led 14 AF review of the Department of State (DOS) & Department of Defense (DOD) Report to Congress on Risk Assessment of US Space Export Control Policy; enabled international information sharing to overcome significant capability gaps in legacy capabilities to include transfer of capabilities to Australia and information sharing with Israel.• Point person and subject matter expert on multiple efforts leveraging national missile defense asset capabilities into future space mission enhancement architectures

Fort Belvoir, Va

• Planned, executed and assessed the USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC-WMD) exercise and training programs to ensure operational readiness.• Provided vital operations research and systems analysis support to exercise control and evaluation efforts.• Evaluated USSTRATCOM Tier 1 Exercises; identified operational deficiencies, conducted root cause analysis and developed innovative solutions for improvement; Director noted thorough assessments.• Created automated training tracking database to track and double SCC-WMD training completion rates.• Provided technical and operational insight into world-wide nuclear and chemical weapon detection and reporting architectures; facilitated national level discussions to leverage capabilities for additional uses.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

• ATEC Commanding General’s lead for two ATEC System Teams with oversight of all operational test and evaluation activities for the Army Navy/Transportable Radar Surveillance (AN/TPY-2) and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon systems; both ACAT I major acquisition programs.• Led a 43-person matrixed, multi-service team and oversees operational test and evaluation activities for ballistic missile defense systems deployed around the world.• Ensured delivery of analytical and assessment results to the operational community, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Director for Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).• Oversaw ATEC interests in transition, transfer and materiel release of Missile Defense Agency (MDA) assets to the US Army.

Redstone Arsenal, Al

• Engaged in the identification, concept development, analysis, evaluation and integration of DOTMLPF solutions involving future Army space, near space, high altitude, and missile defense systems. • Supported mission related research, development and acquisition in support of Army Title 10 responsibilities and advocated desired characteristics/capabilities in support of USSTRATCOM missions. • Led Army efforts to migrate Army Space Support Team - Tactical Set (ARSST-TS) and Space Support Enhancement Toolset (SSET) equipment into the Distributed Common Ground System - Army (DCGS-A)• Drove multiple aspects of the Army’s space programs through the CJCS Joint Capability and Development System (JCIDS) to include the development of Initial Capabilities Documents, Capabilities Development Documents and Capabilities Production Documents and conducting multiple technical assessments.• Led efforts to document future Army Space Support Team and Army Space Support Element hardware and satellite communications requirements

Norfolk Nas, Va

• Validated new predictive analysis software capability and assisted in rapidly transitioning this concept into a key tool supporting combat and humanitarian support operations in Afghanistan. • Managed multi-service Reservists in order to adequately support military experiments through workload scheduling, training and concept development; surged 25-person team to cover staffing shortfall.• Facilitated multinational experiment events to bring international perspective to doctrine development, and strategic planning initiatives enhancing future combat and humanitarian support multinational operations.• Conducted detailed analysis of USJFCOM experiment activities to include the documentation and implementation of lessons learned, assessment of new capabilities and impacts of joint data sharing.• Served as Space and Nuclear Weapons Subject Matter Expert for current and future military space and nuclear detection systems capabilities; recognized by the Chief of Staff of the Army for technical expertise.• Led research effort for a combined USSTRATCOM, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) study exploring national nuclear response strategy. Efforts recognized across multiple organizations for innovative grasp of agency interactions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided on-site test and evaluation (T&E) engineering and analytical support to Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Domestic Nuclear Detection Office's (DNDO) Assessments Directorate. • Planned and conducted operational T&E campaigns to evaluate the performance of nuclear and radiological detection systems on behalf of senior DNDO leadership; efforts lauded by DNDO Director. • Prepared test documentation (e.g., Test Execution Plans, Test Procedures, Test and Evaluation Master Plans, Data Management Plans, Detailed Test Plans and Reports, Evaluation Plans and Reports).• Developed and validated concept of operations (CONOPS) and performance metrics for next generation nuclear and radiological detection systems.

Education record

Ms, Military Operational Art And Science

Thesis Topic: Domestic Broken Arrow: Optimizing Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security Working Relationships Graduated.

Ba, Mathematics

Coursework focused on Probability Theory, Combinatorics and Abstract Algebra

Mba, Business