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Dahlgren, Virginia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Chief of Staff and Operations Manager for the SMC SAO, answering to the constitutionally elected State's Attorney for matters such as the annual budget, grant applications, public information, and human resources for a 50-person staff, with duties including training, hiring, discipline, morale, efficiency, etc.

Lexington Park, Maryland, United States

Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

Second in command to the Commanding Officer for a 500+ person military directorate. Directed military human capital activities to include manpower, manning, performance evaluation, awards and recognition, discipline, and pay and personnel processes, and -- upon the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic -- management of telework assignments, implementation of HPCON and social distancing restrictions, vaccination status, etc.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

As the administrative department head and senior administrative officer on board, directly led 62 highly diverse administrative professionals in all aspects of pay, personnel, training, correspondence, performance evaluation, and meritorious recognition for a crew of over 5,500 personnel. Additionally, assumed responsibility for the safety and operation of the entire ship in port during periods of absence by the Commanding and Executive Officers while acting as "Command Duty Officer."

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Executive assistant to three consecutive Flag Officers with operational control of the RONALD REAGAN Carrier Strike Group, and all independently deployed cruisers and destroyers that deploy or transit through the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Managed a team of 6 multi-disciplined professionals in the Flag Admin (N1) department by assigning, reviewing and evaluating work. Made decisions that affected subordinates in areas such as awards, performance, discipline, leave, work assignments, and workloads, and advised the Chief of Staff on the same for personnel outside the Admin Dept. Interpreted regulations and ensured compliance with Federal policies. Wrote and rewrote command policies in a clear, concise, and comprehendible manner. Reviewed command directives annually to ensure relevance and consistency with higher headquarters directives. Regularly advised the Admiral and Chief of Staff on higher echelon instructions affecting staff pay, travel and entitlements, as well as those affecting manning and manpower. Managed the staff’s $650,000 annual travel and training budget in accordance with Federal regulations and standards, as well as the Government Travel Card program.

Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Executive assistant to two consecutive Flag Officers with operational and administrative control of two reconnaissance task forces in Japan and Bahrain. Managed a team of 6 multi-disciplined professionals by assigning, reviewing, and evaluating work. Made decisions that affected subordinates in areas such as awards, performance, discipline, leave, work assignments, and workloads, and advised the Chief of Staff on the same for personnel outside the Admin Dept. As reporting senior, signed performance evaluations for 3 enlisted personnel.Primary liaison between the Commander, department heads, and subordinate task force commanders and squadron commanding officers. Interpreted regulations and ensured compliance with Federal policies. Wrote and revised command policies in a clear, concise, and comprehendible manner. Reviewed command directives annually to ensure relevance and consistency with higher directives. Regularly advised the Admiral and Chief of Staff on higher echelon instructions affecting staff pay and entitlements, as well as guidance involving organizational change requests and Shore Manpower Requirements Determinations. Heavily involved in transition from P-3 platform to P-8, and a change to shore support for that aircraft, to include submitting organizational change requests and revising billet structures and (military) position descriptions.Led planning, evaluating and administration of staff-wide annual general military training (GMT) and specific skills training. Speechwriter for two flag officers, writing over 20 speeches for ceremonies, commemorative events, and public functions with foreign military counterparts. Routinely crafted admiral-level briefings and correspondence and supervised creation of same. Created meeting minutes as Wardroom Secretary. In addition to authoring documents, regularly reviewed other people’s documents for spelling, grammar, organization, adherence to policy, and appropriateness for intended audiences.

Associate'S Degree, General Studies

This was a capstone degree encompassing credits from the University of North Texas, Art Institute of Dallas, University of Maryland.

Psychology