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Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Directs all activities in the acquisition of assigned Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office programs. Coordinates the integration of the plans and operations of these programs with other Army Acquisition organizations as well as Army operational units and existing and proposed installation sites worldwide. Contributes to the preparation of Requests for Proposal, Statements of Work, Contract Data Requirements Lists, Specifications, Acquisition Plans, and Test and Evaluations Plans. Guides contract administration by conducting contractor Programs Management Reviews, approving data items, waivers/deviations, and Engineering Change Proposals. Informs Senior Level Management including Office of Secretary of Defense and Department of the Army on the status of the assigned programs, Conducts In Process Reviews for designated projects.

United States

Responsible for synchronizing and capturing all programmatic, engineering, test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management, and logistics requirements across numerous Army Aviation Fixed Wing platforms. Charged with development of schedules-to-award of these contract items. Insure that these requirements are accurate, complete, current, and within budget constraints. On behalf of Assistant Product Manager (APM), oversee a staff of Department of Army (DA) Civilians and contractors, both core and matrixed to program. Develop integrated logistics management plans for products to provide both last in first out and first in last out government furnished equipment support, depending upon support requirements of each aircraft platform. Draft contract requests for proposals and supporting documentation inclusive of Bolton Memorandums, Justifications and Approvals, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Provide crucial analysis and input to APM regarding contract negotiation and awards. Write annual historical reports for the program. In coordination with the APM, develop the annual Program Management Review presentation as a holistic overview of the systems that are managed. This includes milestone reviews, program execution activities, and summation of the strategic developments of these acquisition end items. Write numerous Executive Summaries, Program Objective Memorandums, Unfunded Requirements documentation, and white papers; explaining the needs, objectives, and criticality of various program products to DA Systems Coordinators, Army Resource Management (G-8) Staff, as well as the Army Contracting Command support staff. In coordination with units in the field, analyze and help provide viable solutions for the requirements of various Operational Needs Statements.

Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Serves as senior administrator and subject matter expert for Strategy and Concepts Integration in a major Army Command of over thirty thousand people. Tasked with developing innovative solutions in a highly dynamic setting. Working closely with senior executives, develops long-term operational plans, policy guidance, and performance goals for the organization through integrated engineering, logistics, and contracting support for over ninety Army weapons systems. Supports command visibility of these goals, progress, and obstacles for all Army Aviation and Missile defense units, worldwide. Provides analysis of the operations and performance of the organization to develop and implement process improvements where necessary.

United States

Responsible for synchronizing and capturing all programmatic, engineering, test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management, and logistics requirements across numerous Army Aviation Fixed Wing platforms. Charged with development of schedules-to-award of these contract items. Insure that these requirements are accurate, complete, current, and within budget constraints. On behalf of Assistant Product Manager (APM), oversee a staff of Department of Army (DA) Civilians and contractors, both core and matrixed to program. Develop integrated logistics management plans for products to provide both last in first out and first in last out government furnished equipment support, depending upon support requirements of each aircraft platform. Draft contract requests for proposals and supporting documentation inclusive of Bolton Memorandums, Justifications and Approvals, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Provide crucial analysis and input to APM regarding contract negotiation and awards. Write annual historical reports for the program. In coordination with the APM, develop the annual Program Management Review presentation as a holistic overview of the systems that are managed. This includes milestone reviews, program execution activities, and summation of the strategic developments of these acquisition end items. Write numerous Executive Summaries, Program Objective Memorandums, Unfunded Requirements documentation, and white papers; explaining the needs, objectives, and criticality of various program products to DA Systems Coordinators, Army Resource Management (G-8) Staff, as well as the Army Contracting Command support staff. In coordination with units in the field, analyze and help provide viable solutions for the requirements of various Operational Needs Statements.

Redstone Arsenal, Al

Responsible for synchronizing and capturing all programmatic, engineering, test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management, and logistics requirements for a missile system across all Army platforms. Charged with development of schedules-to-award of these contract items. Insure that these requirements are accurate, complete, current, and within budget constraints. On behalf of the Product Director, oversee a staff of Department of Army (DA) Civilians and contractors, both core and matrixed to program. Develop integrated logistics management plans for products. Draft contract requests for proposals and supporting documentation inclusive of Bolton Memorandums, Justifications and Approvals, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Provide crucial analysis and input to Product Director regarding contract negotiation and awards. Write annual historical reports for the program. In coordination with the staff, develop the annual Program Management Review presentation as a holistic overview of the systems that are managed. This includes milestone reviews, program execution activities, and summation of the strategic developments of these acquisition end items. Write numerous Executive Summaries, Program Objective Memorandums, Unfunded Requirements documentation, and white papers; explaining the needs, objectives, and criticality of various program products to DA Systems Coordinators, Army Resource Management (G-8) Staff, as well as the Army Contracting Command support staff. In coordination with units in the field, analyze and help provide viable solutions for the requirements of various Operational Needs Statements.

Army Aviation And Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

Serves as senior manager and executive principle for current operations in a major Army Command of over thirty thousand people. Tasked with developing innovative solutions in a highly dynamic setting. Working closely with senior executives, strategizes and develops long-term operational plans, policy guidance, and performance goals for the organization to help provide integrated engineering, logistics, and contracting support for over ninety Army weapons systems. Gateway manager for monitoring day-to-day operational systems, processes, and key metrics for these systems, providing command visibility into goals, progress, and obstacles for all Army Aviation and Missile defense units, worldwide. Provides analysis of the operations and performance of the organization to develop and implement process improvements where necessary. Primary focal point for crisis and emergency management information dissemination for the organization.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Responsible for synchronizing and capturing all programmatic, engineering, test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management, and logistics requirements for military sensor systems across all Army Aviation platforms. Charged with development of schedules-to-award of these contract items. Insure that these requirements are accurate, complete, current, and within budget constraints ($648 million). On behalf of Assistant Product Manager (APM), oversee a staff of Department of Army (DA) Civilians and contractors, both core and matrixed to program. Develop integrated logistics management plans for products to provide both last in first out and first in last out government furnished equipment support, depending upon support requirements of each aircraft platform. Draft contract requests for proposals and supporting documentation inclusive of Bolton Memorandums, Justifications and Approvals, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Provide crucial analysis and input to APM regarding contract negotiation and awards. Write annual historical reports for the program. In coordination with the APM, develop the annual Program Management Review presentation as a holistic overview of the systems that are managed. This includes milestone reviews, program execution activities, and summation of the strategic developments of these acquisition end items. Write numerous Executive Summaries, Program Objective Memorandums, Unfunded Requirements documentation, and white papers; explaining the needs, objectives, and criticality of various program products to DA Systems Coordinators, Army Resource Management (G-8) Staff, as well as the Army Contracting Command support staff. In coordination with units in the field, analyze and help provide viable solutions for the requirements of various Operational Needs Statements.

Redstone Arsenal, Al

Responsible for providing program management support for cost, schedule, performance, and sustainment support of $25.8 billion worth of Apache Foreign Military Sales programs with 16 international partners. One of the principal Apache PMO contacts responsible for coordination with Department of the Army, Department of Defense, and Department of State offices on these programs. Coordinates program management activities with senior international Government and Military leaders, and multiple industry partners for current and future Apache Foreign Military Sales business cases. Advises foreign military leadership on their respective program cost, schedule, and performance aspects as well as sustainment and supportability of these international programs. Supervises thirty-six employees in contracting, technical, logistics, and programmatic functions in order to achieve the highest level of system integration for these business cases. Critical to the planning, budgeting, sequencing, and integration of foreign capability requirements into the Apache Common Configuration AH-64; leveraging international funding for technology insertions benefitting both US Army and FMS customers.

Hunstville, Alabama

Responsible for synchronizing and capturing all programmatic, engineering, test and evaluation (T&E), configuration management, and logistics requirements for military sensor systems across all Army Aviation platforms. Charged with development of schedules-to-award of these contract items. Insure that these requirements are accurate, complete, current, and within budget constraints ($648 million). On behalf of Assistant Product Manager (APM), oversee a staff of Department of Army (DA) Civilians and contractors, both core and matrixed to program. Develop integrated logistics management plans for products to provide both last in first out and first in last out government furnished equipment support, depending upon support requirements of each aircraft platform. Draft contract requests for proposals and supporting documentation inclusive of Bolton Memorandums, Justifications and Approvals, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Provide crucial analysis and input to APM regarding contract negotiation and awards. Write annual historical reports for the program. In coordination with the APM, develop the annual Program Management Review presentation as a holistic overview of the systems that are managed. This includes milestone reviews, program execution activities, and summation of the strategic developments of these acquisition end items. Write numerous Executive Summaries, Program Objective Memorandums, Unfunded Requirements documentation, and white papers; explaining the needs, objectives, and criticality of various program products to DA Systems Coordinators, Army Resource Management (G-8) Staff, as well as the Army Contracting Command support staff. In coordination with units in the field, analyze and help provide viable solutions for the requirements of various Operational Needs Statements.

Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis, Missouri

Battalion Commander of one of two Reserve Component (RC) Combat Support/Combat Service Support Battalions within the only multi-component Aviation Training Support Brigade in the U.S. Army. Responsible for the pre and post-mobilization training of both Active Component (AC) and RC Aviation units. Plan and execute mobilization training in Live, Virtual, and Constructive environments to assess units' readiness and validate them for immediate combat deployment. Oversee the development and training of seven Observer Coach/Trainer (OC/T) teams tasked with the instruction and mentoring of AC/RC Aviation Soldiers and units. Provide these adaptable assets to the 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, and First Army. Capture and develop new training and evaluating opportunities for the Battalion and its Training Teams throughout the unit's area of operations. Support Army Aviation and its corresponding Restructuring Initiative as it further defines the roles and responsibilities of the force. Responsible for the morale and welfare of 153 Officers and Enlisted Soldiers and their families. Manage a yearly operational budget in excess of $650,000.

Huntsville, Alabama Area

Managed over $ 200 million of contract, engineering, logistics, and production efforts of Program Management (PM) Aviation Mission Equipment (AME) for all Army Aviation platforms. Responsible for oversight of the synchronization and capture of these funding requirements across five PM Aviation Mission Equipment program management systems (Aviation Tactical Communications Systems, Navigation, Surveillance, Joint Tactical Radio System, and Blue Force Tracking). Charged with training and supervision of each department's Program Integrator as they developed required documentation of contract items: Spend Plans, Justifications and Authorizations, Bolton Memoranda, Statements of Work, Program Work Statements, Foundation Matrices, and individual funding authorization documents required for commitment and obligation. Managed incorporation of these items into SharePoint database and analyzed metrics of these actions. Provided associated guidance for PM level supervision and strategy planning in support of program objectives. Coordinated directly with each platform PM for delivery and implementation of items developed by these programs to ensure cost, schedule, and performance parameters were met. Tracked PM AME Obligation Forecasts across departments, inclusive of Internal Operations Budgets and Work Breakdown Structures for all direct report, matrix, and contractor personnel support (152 people) to PM. Provided input and review of all systems integration portion of Program Management Review funding requirements and associated supporting documentation for PM-AME top level briefing to Aviation Systems Staff. Developed PM-AME Systems of Systems Power Point briefing, inclusive of all AME products and associated program milestones and funding profiles for acquisition and fielding of these items to all platforms. Provided AME with technical expertise in Aircraft Modification Programs and coordination of these efforts with Product Management Offices of Army Aviation.

Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville Alabama

Serving as Assistant Program Manager for AH-64 Modifications and Recapitalization, with oversight of over 350 million dollars of engineering and logistics effort. Manage AH-64D Extended Block 2 (EB2) and War Replacement Aircraft fleet Mission Equipment Package (MEP) production; providing six AH-64 D Longbow battalions with battle-ready helicopters at San Angelo Apache Facility. Ultimately responsible for obtaining and allocating funding for vendors and contractors, task assignment and oversight; culminating in the fiscal and production accounting for all activities on this program: Developing timelines and metrics for production Comprehensive coordination and developing contacts with over twenty supplying vendors and subcontractors as well as each of the six EB2 fielding battalions Writing numerous statements of work, memorandums of understanding/agreement with vendors, contractors, and individual units to ensure objectives in fielding aircraft are completed Responsible for administration of lean manufacturing and delivery processes with vendors and contractors Identification and implementation of training for contractor MEP installations as well as unit training on the aircraft Procurement of approximately $2,250,000 of annual budget for aviation logistic support equipment and facilities at San Angelo Apache Facility Support on-going unit fielding needs by adjusting delivery schedules (as necessary) to battalions Coordination with three Project Management offices and eight Product Management Directorates Leads an integrated product team for coordination and implementation of goals pertaining to the programAlso responsible for standing up and operations of the AH-64 Fleet Management Office, tasked with modernization, sustainment, and relevance of the entire Apache fleet for the Army. This effort includes the identification of certain Product Enhancement modifications along with establishing threshold gates for installation.

Program manager, responsible for 250 million dollars sub-contractor publication effort for commercial and military programs; reported results directly to program management and senior level management. Ensured all work completed on, or under, budget while meeting production schedule. Edited sub-contractor work to maintain the industry standard for publication. Department web master, responsible for design, layout, and functionality of internal website utilized by over 1,500 individuals.Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth Texas 6/2000 – 5/2001Logistics EngineerResponsible for study and incorporation of new technology and design improvements for Marine AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to Naval Aviation Training and Operations manual. Tasked with reorganizing and implementing time lines to ensure internal and customer deadlines were met. Implemented quality assurance of helicopter modernization and facilitated resolution of issues with company engineering, flight test, project management, and military program management on all issues pertaining to manuals and manual supplements.Bell Helicopter Textron, Fort Worth Texas 1/1998 - 6/2000Technical WriterLead writer for Commercial Helicopter Publications. Using FrameMaker 5.5 + SGML, responsible for development of accurate and timely flight manuals and supplements in a fast paced, dynamic work environment. Worked as primary liaison with on- and off-site engineering staffs, editorial staffs, and the FAA for flight manual certification. Assisted in training of departmental personnel in FrameMaker and Microsoft Office software products.

Kandahar, Afghanistan 1St Brigade, 10Th Mountain Division

Public Affairs Director and Press Information Center ManagerAs Public Affairs Director, worked as a member of the Brigade’s planning team in Afghanistan and served as the public affairs advisor to the Brigade Commander and spokesperson for over 5,000 people.As Press Information Center Manager, supervising a staff of four (a fifty-percent reduction in doctrinal staffing): Responsible for training subordinates in media facilitation and interview preparation when being interviewed by international, national, and local press

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration, Management And Operations, 3.4

The Rawls College of Business MBA programs are designed to give students a more in-depth understanding of the business world, and prepare.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Oklahoma Inter-Collegiate Legislature Political Science ClubOklahoma Inter-Collegiate Legislature

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Pre-Engineering

Activities and Societies: Lettered in Varsity Soccer German Club Chapel ChoirGerman Club, Bronco Varsity Soccer, Chapel Choir,

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: History Club, German Club, Green Country Youth Soccer Association League Soccer