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Orlando, Florida Area

Conduct military research and development focused on expertise modeling, training design, and training assessment to accelerate decision-making proficiency.Perform the roles of project lead, principal investigator, and project manager for various efforts.Ensure quality of technical products and core skill development for CPG.Projects include:Lead effort focused on performance modeling and assessment in areas including cross-cultural competence and small unit decision making (SUDM).Develop competence model for civil-military teaming for the Peacekeeping & Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) under the direction of the Army Research Institute.Develop a tool for the Air Force Research Lab that fuses information during humanitarian support operations. The objective of the tool is to allow rapid development, evaluation, and execution of courses of action and to provide performance feedback during training and live operations.

Orlando, Florida Area

Provided scientific and management oversight for a program of research and development regarding IED defeat training for the U.S. Marine Corps.Supported technical writing, editing, and development for proposal submissions and presentationsPlanned and executed applied research, including qualitative methods for the assessment of expertise and the development of training interventions for tactical thinking and performance in military environments.Senior Scientist oversight for a program of research and development for training for IED (improvised explosive device) defeat for the U. S. Marine Corps.

Dayton, Ohio Area

Participated in and led research efforts in the areas of skilled performance and expertise, and in the development and documentation of naturalistic models, methods, and metrics.Provided technical guidance and direction in all phases of research and marketing activities.Managed teams and developed marketing initiatives including government and commercial proposal writing.

Fort Sill, Ok

Conducted research for systems and training development in the area of battle staff training and performance. The research focused on determining how to train officers to perform more adaptively in tactical situations and the role of technology in that performance. The work was conducted with the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command in their Army Experiment series, and in the development of a PC-based simulation for training adaptive thinking skills.Was responsible for technical direction of a team including marketing, planning and carrying out technical projects, documenting research and studies, making presentations, and developing and monitoring contracts.