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Arlington, Va

Arlington, Va

Senior Systems Analyst in the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology, responsible for Basic Research program reviews and planning and managing the Army Science Conference and other key conferences.• Produced the biennial Army Science Conferences that included Senior Army Leader presentations, expert panelists, technical paper discussions, industry and academia exhibits with a $1.5 million budget and over 1,500 attendees from across the Federal Government, Congress, academia, industry and the international community.• Served as Project Manager of the Army Basic Research Program reviewed by experts from academia, industry, and other services of projects totaling more than $400 million.• Conducted script editing and draft video reviews on the 27th ASC video which received the “Silver Screen 2011 US International Film and Video Festival Award for the Craft/Production Techniques: Writing, Concept Production.”

Fort Belvoir, Va

Senior Systems Analyst at Headquarters, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) developed a strategy in which science and technology can be quickly applied to current capabilities, emerging requirements, and future concepts as the US Army and Department of Defense undergoes transformation and modernization.• Authored a Research, Development and Engineering plan for the accelerated integration of science and technology into the Army’s and Department of Defense’s revised acquisition processes. • Authored White Paper on Rapid Acquisition that was utilized by RDECOM Leaders in discussions with the Army Deputy G3 and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.• Authored REDCOM Integrated Product Team business plan for 9 teams in Biotechnology, Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) / Countermine, Lethality, Nanotechnology, Network, Power and Energy, Robotics, Supportability/Maneuver Sustainment and Survivability with membership from the US Government, Industry, and Academia.

• Manage US Army in Europe Exercise Program budget and resources worth over $22 million, as well as related staff and cross-discipline subject experts.• Succeeded in streamlining the US Army in Europe Exercise Program planning process from 18 months to 4, start to finish. • Personally oversaw the US European Command’s entire planning process for withdrawing over 300,000 military personnel and families from Europe, while negotiating with and divesting over 800 installations to host nations. • Supervised the Arms Control inspections for the U.S. military throughout Europe. • Supervised the Operation Provide Comfort humanitarian aid program of over $15 millions that involved the Department of State, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, World Food Program, World Health Organization, Non-Governmental and Private Volunteer Relief Organizations during one of the worst winters in the past 20-years. • Oversaw daily Battalion operations, including training, equipment maintenance and goal compliance, for this specialty unit with 1,200 personnel and a $1.2 million operating budget• Ranked as one of the best operational Battalion-level programs of all Army units (24) at Fort Bliss for two years straight.

Masters Equivalent In National Securities Studies, International Relations And Affairs

Master'S Degree, Business Administration

Education record

Education record

Activities and Societies: The mission of the Inspector General is to inquire into, and periodically report on the discipline, efficiency.

Education record

Master'S Degree, Systems Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace Engineering

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Alpha