• Provides timely and accurate explanations of agency policies and activities on U.S. operations in Africa to print and broadcast media, trade associations, and professional military associations.• Develops information materials to enhance understanding and support of organization programs and/or significant issues in Africa.• Identifies the information needs of various national and international audiences and the most effective methods of assessing their reactions to information provided.• Develops materials, programs, and procedures for evaluating marketing activities.• Determines appropriate information for internal and external publics, and for using discretion in releasing controversial material.• Maintains effective relationships with media representatives and various external groups to enhance intercommunication between the organization and its audiences using media resources.

• Assessed inquiries directed to leadership and determines the proper course of action to coordinate security cooperation initiatives with appropriate interagency representatives for completion. • Assisted in interagency security cooperation programs that include counter-transnational threats, trafficking, maritime security, and humanitarian assistance programs. • Partnered within and outside the directorate to coordinate complex initiatives; operating at the strategic and tactical level to design optimal task workflows, ensures appropriate resourcing and aligns internal processes. • Worked closely with management and employees to build morale, improve working environment, and increase collaboration; managing change management initiatives and programs, ensuring stakeholders remain well informed. • Managed meetings with relevant stakeholders to track project performance; identifies and takes on ad hoc strategic projects to align and maintain cross-organizational relationships that enable business success.The J9 Directorate - Interagency Partnering - embodies a “whole of society” approach, bringing in a wide range of perspectives by integrating U.S. and nongovernmental agencies, academic institutions, international organizations, and private-sector partners to better execute EUCOM operations.These organizations offer valuable viewpoints and capabilities to build and strengthen sustainable partnerships to ensure regional security and stability. Several U.S. government agency partners provide onsite representatives, to include: NATO, Department of State, Department of Treasury, Department of Energy, Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Agency for International Development, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Provided timely and accurate explanations of agency policies and activities on operations in Latin America to print and broadcast media, trade associations, and professional military associations.• Developed information materials to enhance understanding and support of organization programs and/or significant issues in Latin America.• Provided communication planning support to SOUTHCOM leaders and staff with the SOUTHCOM campaign plan, contingency plans and crisis operations.• Identified the information needs of various audiences and the most effective methods of assessing their reactions to information provided.• Developed materials, programs, and procedures for evaluating marketing activities.• Determined appropriate information for internal and external publics, and for using discretion in releasing controversial material.

• Develop working relationships with individuals of high national stature that ensures program integration and alignment through security cooperation interactions between the the Director of A5/8, PACAF commander, DoD, DoS, and military partners in China and Taiwan. • Consult U.S government military, civilians and interagency personnel in supporting the command integrated communication plan and manage the strategic synchronization process to align all leader engagements and other interactions.• Integrate combatant and component command campaign plans with Department of State country plan to engage key partners in Taiwan, China, and the United States, justifying support of intermediate military objectives and capability objectives for partnerships in China and Taiwan.• Provide detailed assessment, monitoring, and evaluation PACAF's security cooperation requirements for China and Taiwan partners and interprets DoD/DOS policy implications for PACAF to achieve optimal prioritization.• Develop authoritative information products that explain how security cooperation programs implement country cooperation plan objectives and theater campaign plan military objectives through China and Taiwan.

• Provided timely and accurate explanations of agency policies and activities to print and broadcast media, trade associations, and professional military associations.• Developed information materials to enhance understanding and support of organization programs and/or significant issues. • Identified the information needs of various audiences and the most effective methods of assessing their reactions to information provided.• Developed materials, programs, and procedures for evaluating marketing activities.• Determined appropriate information for internal and external publics, and for using discretion in releasing controversial material.• Maintained effective relationships with media representatives and various external groups to enhance intercommunication between the organization and its audiences using media resources.

Engaged senior level executives to design an integrated business process improvement initiative to align sales and operations planning. The coveted supply chain rotational development program offered a unique opportunity to apply Executive MBA best practices in a dynamic aerospace manufacturing facility. The customized Integrated Business Plan Proposal provided the framework to implement a significant business transformation on an aggressive timeline to ensure the company delivers value to its customers and stakeholders. Based on the Oliver Wight Fast Track Methodology, the proposal emphasized education and empowerment to achieve sustainable monthly sales and operations planning cycles. • Led cross-functional team to proactively close gap in demand by evaluating historical demand to determine top-level part configurations for decoupling; sustained capacity plans with consideration for master schedule attainment, operating efficiency, long lead product supplier relations, and customer satisfaction. • Developed processes, procedures and controls to promote cross-functional communication based on understanding of multiple departments and their inter-relationships.• Conducted Oliver Wight Class A Business Diagnostic to evaluate current state against industry best practices; provided high-level assessment of strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities. • Coordinated with sales, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering and program management to establish timelines for phasing in business process improvement measures.• Evaluated usability of JDE-based home-grown database tool for identifying capacity constraints by work center; determined pending action items and coordinated with subject matter experts to ensure feasibility and completion.• Analyzed Master Record for 7,000 legacy parts; reviewed part drawings to determine operation sequence, master routing, labor and setup hours to ensure accurate rough cut capacity planning.

• Collaborated with supply chain, category managers, sales, marketing and finance to analyze forecasting accuracy and determine opportunities and recommendations for improvement.• Observed monthly S&OP process to promote communication across departments for achieving top and bottom line targets. • Developed an understanding of fast-moving consumer product cost structure.• Attended bi-annual supplier conference with Chinese/International contract manufacturers and suppliers

• Created internal supplier yield reporting template; standardizing metrics streamlined supplier data and simplified process to compare program components; targeted suppliers for most cost-effective improvement areas to secure long-term affordability. • Recommended supplier communication strategy to achieve more qualified data; webinar designed to educate targeted suppliers, seek feedback and improve relationships. • Developed program-specific internal social media training; promoted opportunities to leverage virtual tool for individual, team and corporate communication; generated support and buy-in to boost collaboration, information sharing and morale.

• Established week-long video news storytelling workshop to fill National Guard training void, training 36 Air Force public affair officials on storyboarding, shooting, editing, effective sequencing, lighting, staging, interviewing, narrating, and scripting. • Provided expert oral and written communication on behalf of organization, providing polished statements that articulated and represented organizational decisions and policies on the web, radio and television to an audience of 2.8 million.• Responded to requests for information in a timely and concise manner, organizing press conferences and television, radio, and internet appearances for corporate leaders and experts, resulting in an average of three media placements monthly.• Analyzed employee communication skills to determine and provide counseling toward appropriate training using internal and external resources, tracking employee training and evaluations with online tracking tool ensuring progress.

• Expert satellite television producer delivering live and recorded broadcasts to 193 sites nationwide including 300 hours of flawless programming feed.• Served as the team leader and producer-director for National Guard Bureau-supported remote and studio productions, adapting to frequent changes in production needs and capabilities to produce effective DoD messaging for a worldwide audience while ensuring time and costs remained within internal customer expectations. • Negotiated equipment upgrade contact with vendors, critically evaluating digital library media needs to save $80,000. • Directed television coverage of a major National Guard exercise with local and national emergency responders, producing four stories in three days and receiving highest accolades from the Alaska Adjutant General.

• Organized and created standard operating procedures; streamlining workflow and applying technical writing to ensure employee tasks were completed consistently and in a timely manner.• Planned and promoted commander’s radio and TV campaign for deployment rotation, contributing to 80% reduction in process line discrepancies.• Planned television holiday greeting for organization, completing 18 spots in three days despite logistical challenges.

• Hosted daily lunchtime radio show, interviewing c-level executives and celebrities. • Emceed public events, including talent shows, awards banquet, and ceremonies. • Anchored weather for evening newscast.• Produced bi-weekly travel and feature mini-documentaries.

- Served as National Security Operations Center Global Response Desk Officer, relaying time-sensitive information regarding global operations of non-governmental agencies, interagencies, and foreign partners during 24/7 shifts. - Monitored foreign communication and prepared intelligence reports.- Maintained Top Secret/SCI with polygraph.