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Blue Ridge, Ga

Developing new and existing business opportunities in the Southern Appalachian area to compete in a dynamic and exciting tourism driven space.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Nairobi, Kenya

Direct operations in Kenya for AK Global Health, a medical travel company that focuses on patient advocacy, presenting quality care options, and transparency in execution for both the patient, diagnosing physician, and attendant hospital. With a global operational stance and a network of quality hospitals worldwide, AKGH provides organized patient referral, and end to end service for our clients.

Ft Meade, Md

Asymmetric Warfare GroupD Squadron, Concepts and IntegrationsConcepts Troop Sergeant MajorSupervise contract, active duty, and government personnel in support of solution development, predictive analysis of emerging threats, and material development in support of combat operationsResponsible for multi-faceted project management of nine contract personnel and two Non-Commissioned Officers.Led the development of explosive mine clearing charges (MPLC, DODIC MP44) that resulted in production contract award of up 9K systems, delivered and trained units in combat on the systems employment.Group lead on mobility, vehicular and non-vehicular, Human Dimension and Situational Awareness research and training, and advanced small arms targets and training.Worked directly with the Naval Post Graduate School as advisor to their efforts to shape the military’s mobility needs in the future.Led the AWG effort to introduce semi-autonomous mobile target equipment in use by partner special operations forces for use in the US military, at both school-house and installation level for tenant units.Extensive travel and liaison to the Australian Special Operations community to provide education and access to Australian Defense Forces units on AWG’s mission and focus areas.

Fort Belvoir, Va

Advised the Program Manager (PM) on all Soldier related equipment issues.Provided human factor engineering experience for development and production of Soldier worn, C4I based systems. Advised the PM on networked communications for dismounted Soldiers.Drove the design of the Graphic User Interface for the Heads-Up Display used in subsequent iterations of the LW and GSE.Operated extensively with industry partners to ensure form, fit, and function of all GSE prototypes.Deployed in support of units equipped with LW to Germany and Afghanistan on multiple occasions. Participated as representative for PM Soldier Warrior in the plate carrier down-select process.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Handled defense issues for the Senate office of Maria Cantwell.Was responsible for dealing with military legislative issues; specifically Washington State’s defense appropriation requests. Represented the United States Army at all official functions hosted and attended by the office of the Senator Maria Cantwell.