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Winchester, Va, Us

United States

Facility energy policy and strategy with a focus on electric vehicle charging and control system cybersecurity

Reston, Virginia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Directly supervised a team of 30, delivering pro-active logistics to support continuity of government, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities in the National Capital Region - Collaborated with FAA to mitigate the threat to aircraft posed by proliferation of aerial drones - Engaged with FEMA, NORTHCOM, and Dulles Airport to improve logistics plans in support of contingency response operations in the National Capital Region - Coordinated logistics and security for 1300 Air Force participants in the 2017 Presidential Inauguration

- Directly supervised a team of 30, supporting 9 installations nation-wide responsible for protecting, maintaining, and improving a $55B physical plant - Recognized the untapped potential to conserve process energy at Air Force maintenance depots, which use 80% of the Air Force’s facility energy; collaborated with key stakeholders to craft messages that sold the business case for conservation and renewables - Led the Air Force in third party energy investment with $633M, yielding $4M savings/year

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Assembled a multidisciplinary team of experts to craft the first-ever high-performance, green building standard for the Department of Defense - Consulted with the White House and Inter-Agency partners to develop guiding principles for sustainable Federal buildings; wrote policy for the Department of Defense to match - Managed a $4B Environmental Compliance budget; hosted congressional staff, prepared budget testimony and negotiated with the Military Services and Defense Agencies to produce a new, more auditable budget - Participated in the selection of $75M in energy testbed projects to be implemented on defense installations, with the goal of bringing technologies out of the lab and into commercial use

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Deployed to Afghanistan; led a multi-national team that designed, contracted, and oversaw construction of 300 facilities for Afghan army and police - Contracted with local labor force, using local materials and methods to build the first Afghan Army training complex in Helmand Province; finished in under 4 months; producing 1,400 soldiers every 8 weeks - Led the effort to replace complex, unsustainable diesel generators with solar power at Afghan police and army outposts

- Led a multidisciplinary team of 345 engineers, craftsmen, and emergency responders responsible for protecting and maintaining 5.2M square feet of facilities on 29 acres - Constructed the first facility in the Air Force to receive the highest Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification: a fitness center that was 3 times larger, but used 20% less energy than its predecessor - Oversaw construction of a $22M LEED Gold certified dormitory with geothermal heating and cooling - Demolished 34 old facilities and reduced energy use installation wide by 4.6%

Royal Air Force Alconbury, United Kingdom

- Led a unit consisting of 368 multi-national engineers, craftsmen, and firefighters responsible for protecting and maintaining an $840M physical plant on 949 acres - Completed construction of a $4M NATO Intelligence Fusion Center on time and under budget - Managed the 5-year capital investment plan, comprised of 180 projects worth $60M, for 6 separate campuses across England

Mcchord Afb, Wa

Led a 300-person department responsible for facility operations of xxx building on xxxx acres including, heavy equipment, HVAC, electrical distribution, power generation, water distribution, wastewater collection, pest management, carpentry, sheet metal, and maintenance engineering.Deployed to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan for 4 months; led a 200-person unit responsible for public works and construction.Flyaway ORI...

Master Of Science (Msc), Construction Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps