A team leader with over 25 years of experience in leadership, operational and strategic planning, emergency management, and training development and assessment. My worldwide experiences, training, and education allow me to operate with ease inside joint, intergovernmental, and multinational environments. I have led diverse teams of professionals through complex mission analysis, identified resource and planning gaps and seams, and developed mitigating strategies. I take great pride in establishing interpersonal relationships that develop into cohesive teams, yet can operate independently with proven results. Through my work with local and state emergency preparedness offices, I am proficient in the National Incident Management System. Recent accomplishments include:2016-2017+ Earned Fire Fighter 1 certification+ Facilitated the initiation of an injured reserve physical fitness program to support an organization of over 10,000 personnel+ Collaborated with Air Force planners to integrate a USAF medical teams into an Army combat brigade exercise in Alaska; a first in the command2012-2015+ Flawlessly planned medical support for over 500 personnel deployed to train in foreign countries+ Assisted the White House Medical Unit with the development of medical support packages ahead of Presidential visits to remote Alaskan villages+ Led an interagency team through development of Alaska's patient movement plan that was validated during a national level exercise + Developed multidisciplinary solutions that were adopted by higher headquarters during the reduction of forces in Afghanistan+ Orchestrated the realignment of US health services throughout Afghanistan ahead of the 50% reduction of the medical force+ Established and chaired the first coalition of federal, state, local, and private sector organizations that identified Alaska patient movement requirements; an accomplishment lauded by State and Anchorage emergency planners