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Durham, Nh, Us

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park

A field supervisor managing the operations of one visitor center & three contact stations to provide professional year round services for over 2 million visitors each year. Directly supervise eight(8) park rangers as well as up to 20 park volunteers. Leads day to day operations across the park, synchronizing efforts between divisions and internal activities. Serves as a liaison to community organizations, park partners, and associations while serving on inter-disciplinary teams to analyze and recommend appropriate coursed of action to park leadership. During event planning acts as a liaison with Mission Heritage Partners, Western National Parks Association and numerous city partners. Acts as the Chief in their absence. Participates in management level decision making. Responsible for the long and short range planning, goal setting, program direction, facility maintenance, and other areas of concentration to ensure smooth & efficient operations. Responsible for the on-the-job safety and health of all employees supervised. Initiates efforts conforming to established local and Bureau safety programs. Participates actively in the Park Safety Program and encourages subordinates to do the same. Works closely with Chief of Interpretation, Volunteer Coordinator, Education Coordinator, Visual Information Specialist and Park Ranger for Community Outreach to plan and execute numerous high profile special events in the park each year.

Big Thicket National Preserve

Centennial Coordinator at Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH) leading a cross-divisional staff committee to identify, organize, and execute all preserve efforts related to the National Park Service Centennial. Works independently and as a member of a collaborative team directly for the Chief, Interpretation and Education. Develops activities & events based on BITH Comprehensive Interpretive Plan, General Management Plan, Call to Action goals, national Centennial initiatives and other Washington Office & Preserve guiding documents. Serves as a primary preserve community engagement liaison to seven(7) counties and over eight(8) metropolitan areas. Develops marketing and advertising products for all Centennial projects. Assumes role as a special project lead for required preserve efforts outside of normal Centennial duties.

Concord & Lowell, Ma

Volunteer Park Ranger in Interpretation & Education Division providing informal historical interpretation and general park operations support to ensure a quality educational experience for all visitors. Effectively engaged a wide variety of audiences (children, adults, international visitors) with interpretive and educational products that ensured understanding of park history and programs• Professionally facilitated visitor behavior to protect limited resources and to gain friendly compliance with the park safety rules• Consistently encouraged visitors to respect and/or develop a sense of stewardship for park resources and protect them for the enjoyment of all visitors • Supported development of non-personal media (i.e exhibits & publications) to provide park events information to the public• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate in cooperative planning efforts with other park leaders, partners, and community groups• Proudly served as a representative of the National Park Service and American citizen ambassador during all interactions with park visitors to provide courteous customer support• Responsibly performed financial transactions (concession store sales) for the government contractor properly using all park protocols & standard operating procedures

Durham, Nh

Commander, ROTC department chair, and senior ROTC professor at the University of New Hampshire; Supervised, managed, and led a staff of 14 Soldiers, Army contractors, and Department of the Army Civilians at 8 University campuses; Provided military science and leadership experiences for over 100 ROTC Cadets annually, developing and executing educational curriculum and training plans that achieved academic and tactical goals; Provided the unit “vision” to lead the organization to success in all facets of ROTC operations including administration, recruiting, training, logistic, and educational activities; Annually ranked within the top 5 schools in the Northeast based on Cadet performance. • As primary University faculty, interfaced daily with University support offices, professors, and administration at all levels to ensure academic, athletic, and leadership success for every Cadet• Instructor, teacher, and mentor for over 25 senior Cadets each academic year; Created an organizational climate and classroom environment conducive to student learning, development, and growth• Confident public speaker, routinely addressing audiences exceeding 300 members including parents, faculty, administrators, and veterans; Represented ROTC and the Army at all ceremonies and events• Extended influence outside the organization; Developed and nurtured strong professional relationships with other military and civilian agencies throughout local communities and New England • Demonstrated fiscal reliability and stewardship of allocated funding; Managed and executed a program operating budget exceeding $500,000 annually• Continually assessed program effectiveness to meet education, recruiting, and performance goals; Used statistical analysis, Army performance standards, and supervisors intent to ensure Cadet development• Evaluated as “#1 of 35 Major’s in the Brigade” and “one of the best PMS’ in the Northeast”

Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord

Operation Officer of an Engineer Brigade consisting of nine(9) battalions and 4600 Soldiers located in three different states. Responsible for synchronizing the operations, plans, training, readiness, and force modernization of five engineer battalions, two chemical battalions, one Air Defense Artillery battalion, and one Explosive Ordnance Disposal battalion. Assisted the Commander to maintain unit combat readiness by developing and evaluating subordinate tactical training, conducting training management, professional development, execute staff procedures, and command post operations. Coordinated the brigade's battle staff training program through participation in Joint & Combined exercises.• Selected above peers and senior officers due to demonstrated leadership potential, work ethic, and organizational skills to serve in a demanding senior leader position as the unit operations officer • Supervised, managed, and led the largest and most senior staff within the headquarters consisting of over 35 personnel including 10 upper level organizational level leaders • Synchronized the operations, plans, training, deployment readiness, and force modernization of over 4600 Soldiers in 9 geographically dispersed subordinate organizations across 3 States • Confidently developed the unit 2-3 year deployment plan in support of operations in OIF/OEF; Demonstrated a strategic vision to meet the needs of combat commanders, a willingness to accept responsibility, and professional tact while communicating to senior commands worldwide • Planned, resourced, and executed 2 successful 400 Soldier certification training exercises to confirm Army readiness standards were met prior to the units deployments to Afghanistan• Selected as a Defleury award recipient for outstanding contributions to the US Army Corps of Engineers• Evaluated as “one of the top 3 of 25 Majors in the Brigade”

Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord

Brigade Plans Officer in a joint engineer brigade headquarters task organized with over 3,000 Soldiers, Airman, and Sailors while deployed in support of Multi-National Corps-Iraq (MNC-I) during OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 08-10. Responsible for leading the brigade staff in the military decision making process and communication of operational plans involving the direct support of Corps and Division commanders' lethal and non-lethal efforts across the Iraqi theater of operations. Serves as the brigade liaison to MNC-I, representing the brigade at all MNC-I events and planning sessions. Develops recommendations for the brigade commander on future task organization and unit employment. Oversees the brigade force generation officer responsible for the synchronization of future engineer unit sourcing and validation of deployment data. Manages resources and unit training in order to achieve ARFORGEN readiness levels and preparing Soldiers to deploy in support of combat operations. Schedules and integrates brigade units into I Corps and PACOM exercises.• Demonstrated ability to operate independently at the strategic & operational levels of Army staff to manage engineer support across multiple commands in an austere and unpredictable environment to safely and efficiently achieve the commanders intent• Selected to lead the effort to train, coach, and mentor our replacing unit during their pre-mobilization certification exercise in Wisconsin; Commended by their commander as an invaluable team for their pre-deployment preparations and training • Served as lead planner and Officer in Charge of a 450 Soldier Engineer Battalion (Construction) Certification Exercise prior to their deployment in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM• Evaluated as “best of seven Majors on my staff” and, in a different rating the “best of 2” by the Brigade Commander

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Secondary Education And Teaching

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Public Policy Administration