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Newport News, VA, US

Newport News, VA, US

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• Serves as the Knowledge Management Officer and J6 for the Department of Military Affairs.
• Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the state J-6. Develops goals and objectives that integrate C4 objectives into state short and long term operational plans.
• During this time, I was also the Knowledge Manager and Innovation Officer for the state and worked on things such as Robotic Process Automation, Continuous Process Improvement and our Strategic Initiative Group.
• Serves as the primary staff advisor and authoritative expert to the Adjutant General, staff elements, and command officials on matters pertaining to information management/services.

• Serves as Air Force and Air National Guard expert on all Air Inspector General issues at the state level in Virginia.
• Responsible as a confidential representative of the Adjutant General in investigating/resolving Anny and AF issues.
• Independently functions as a key link between the Air Inspector General serving the l92d Fighter Wing and its GSUs, the Commander of the VaANG, and the VA Adjutant General in all matters related to the Air National.

• Lead a Guard team of up to 52 personnel and helping to lead an Active Duty team of 200 personnel supporting the centralized management of the supply network to 137 units and over 25,000 usersaround the world.
• Provide equipment, funds, MICAP, records maintenance & stock control support for 15 weapons systems on over 2,000 aircraft
• Ensure the execution of the full range of human resources functions to include appraisals, feedback, awards, training and fiscalresponsibilities.
• Maintain system integrity through coordination with Defense Finance and Accounting Service, HQ Standard Systems Group andOklahoma Defense Enterprise Computing Center.
• Provide managed 24/7 support for Combat Air Force units and contingency supply accounts through scheduling, processing,security administration, establishment of remote connectivity and monitoring of system consoles and.

Leading a new logistics team through the formation of a new Logistics Readiness Flight while gaining full accountability of organizational assets and establishing new Total Force Integration policies.

• This position is the civilian equivalent of the Director of Personnel for a 1,000+ member unit.
• Provide supervision, guidance and team leadership to a shop of 20 personnel.
• Perform long range strategic planning and organizational development necessary to accomplish human resource and training programs essential to the organization.
• Directs, manages, plans, organizes and controls military personnel, recruiting, retention, education and training activities for all military organizations supported by the FSF.
• Provide administration and oversight of annual budgets and the management of operations and maintenance funds.

• Lead a staff of 65 personnel supporting the centralized management of the supply network to 137 units and over 25,000 users around the world.
• Provide equipment, funds, MICAP, records maintenance & stock control support for 15 weapons systems on over 2,000 aircraft
• Ensure the execution of the full range of human resources functions to include appraisals, feedback, awards, training and fiscal responsibilities.
• Maintain system integrity through coordination with Defense Finance and Accounting Service, HQ Standard Systems Group and Oklahoma Defense Enterprise Computing Center.
• Provide managed 24/7 support for Combat Air Force units and contingency supply accounts through scheduling, processing, security administration, establishment of remote connectivity and monitoring of system consoles.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Drove planning for stand-up of AFCYBER, shifting of 14 units and $480 million of equipment and Expeditionary Communications & Information(EC&I) readiness.
• Sheppard effort to field a Full Motion Video capability throughout the Air Force and Air National Guard to provide emergency response capability to first responders and damage assessment information to state and.
• Part of a team that drove EC&I re-tooling, improved scalability, decreased footprint and saved $20 million while improving Air Force expeditionary command and control.
• Responsible for making sure the Air Force has the right mix of communications professionals in the right numbers and locations throughout the country in order to fulfill its mission of supporting 40 Air Expeditionary.

• Supervises shop of 46 personnel in supporting all of the communications needs of an organization of over 1,000 people.
• Chosen by leadership to serve as Deputy J6 on the Joint Staff for the Adjutant General, helping to coordinate the communication needs of both the Army & Air Guardsmen for the entire state of Virginia, almost 9,000.
• In my role as the Deputy J6 I work on the State Interoperability Advisory Group, part of the Governor's Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator's Office. In this group I represent the Department of Military Affairs.
• Monitors and controls the daily expenditure for material and manpower resources in accomplishment of peacetime and wartime mission goals.
• Develops an Information Technology (IT) acquisition process

• Accomplished internal staff work which relieves the Air Commander of all but the most pressing and necessary decision and action policies in relation to base activities.
• Developed written automation policies, rules and procedures as the Wing SORTS Manager to codify the reporting of data for the Wing. This involved analyzing and organizing work processes into plans for computer solutions.
• Planed, directed, and/or participated in special ANG and wing/group initiated studies & projects relating to organization, resource utilization, logistical support and readiness programs.
• Analyzed problems, gather information and recognize solutions and acts as intermediary to solve problems and disagreements that are referred to the Air Commander.
• Supervised and managed staff in work centers such as the PA shop, FW staff and other areas such as the SORTS reporting personnel and CAIB/IDS working groups.
• Established and maintained liaison with public officials and civic groups, other reserve components, wing advisors and staff representatives of the respective headquarters and the National Guard Bureau.

• Headed a PA shop of 3 enlisted members and the unit historian to meet the Public Affairs needs of the Wing.
• Advised the Wing Commander and other top leaders on issues relating to public affairs.
• Produced our monthly publication, The Vanguard, in PageMaker.
• Supervised the preparation of reports and other releases to the public and the military.
• Briefed military personnel before they meet with the public and the news media.
• Provided information to newspapers, TV and radio stations, and civic organizations.

Norfolk, VA, US

• Involved in facilitating coverage for events and stories dealing with JFCOM, J7 & J9.
• Prepared various press releases, public affairs plans, fact sheets, Q&A’s, & media inquires about various exercises & concepts geared toward joint force transformation.
• Produced daily media product that summarized significant events related to GWOT/OEF/OIF that was distributed to top military and civilian leaders throughout the world so they would be up to speed on key issues.
• Served as lead PAO for multinational exercises at Camp Lejeune and Fort Benning. Coordinated national coverage of the events that resulted in well over 25 different media stories being published and broadcast.
• Participated in three exercises with the Joint Warfighting Center to help train multi-service PA shops; Millennium Challenge 02’ in Suffolk, Virginia and Internal Look 03’ with CENTCOM at As Saliyah in Qatar and.
• Dealt with various projects in the office involving technology issues & organizing information.

• Operate a computer service business that helped many small businesses in the Richmond area with automation and network projects to make their shops more efficient.
• Service one of Richmond’s largest property management companies, installing and maintaining their first network
• Responsible for business accounting, sales & marketing, service package development and customer relations
• Manage contractors and organize work load and authored a business plan.
• Perform computer hardware/software/network assistance for small businesses in the Richmond area.
• Obtained Microsoft Certified Professional Certification, Windows 95 Specialist.

Charlotte, NC, US

• Administered OmniPlan system that managed millions of dollars of assets in the Employee Benefits Services department which serviced both internal customers as well as small business clients.
• Performed nightly updating of funds, generated necessary reports and addressed various system issues.
• Sole person responsible for ensuring banks entire portfolio was made current at the end of each day for all internal and external customers.

• Provided second level hardware, software and network support for MTS department of Philip Morris at the Operations Center.
• Worked with Windows 3.11/95/NT, DEC Pathworks, Novell Netware and Microsoft Office Products.
• Synergize with help desk and third level master technicians to provide full spectrum of technology needs for over 400 workers.

Education record

M.S., Management Of Information Technology

B.S., Management

A.S., Business Administration