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Virginia Beach, Virginia, US

St. Petersburg, FL, US

Supporting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, & Technology) Systems of Systems Engineering & Integration CIO/G-6 Governance Division.

Assistant Product Manager & Senior Acquisition Specialist supporting U.S. Army Product Manager Information Warfare. Leads a team in planning and managing two highly technical products through all phases of the materiel acquisition life-cycle. Responsible to the Product Manager for meeting Cost, Schedule and Performance goals and compliance with applicable.

Anchorage, US

Acquisition and program management expert in support of a product office within Army Project Manager Electronic Warfare. Advise the Assistant Product Manager for a highly technical software-centric Army acquisition program on all acquisition and program management questions and issues. Prepare documents and plans in accordance with pertinent laws.

St. Petersburg, FL, US

Duties: Provide technical expertise and program management support to an Army acquisition program for Integrated Base Defense.Accomplishments: Planned, coordinated, and conducted integration exercises that successfully demonstrated the integrated operation of nine separate base defense systems. Evaluated potential systems for suitability for integration.

Reston, Virginia, US

Duty: Senior Acquisition Adviser and Strategic Planner for the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force. Accomplishments: Guided project officers in developing successful acquisition strategies and resolved impediments to successful project completion. Trained new acquisition project officers. Identified and helped to implement metrics and process improvements that.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Duties: Represented the office of the Assistant Secretary in the Army Operations Center. Briefed the Secretary of the Army and his staff weekly on acquisition programs supporting Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Liaison Officer to Army Central Command in Kuwait.Accomplishments: Produced the Continuity of Operations and Pandemic Influenza Plans.

Duties: Acquisition Program Analyst for the US Army Rapid Equipping Force.Accomplishments: Responded to immediate warfighter needs by identifying, acquiring, and deploying commercial material solutions that could not be met by existing Army acquisition programs. Responsible for Cost, Schedule and Performance metrics for rapid acquisitions.

Duties: Planned, directed, coordinated and supervised 55 Department of the Army civilian and Mission Support Contractor engineers and technicians in the design, coordination and performance of on-site field technical tests and evaluations and preparation of technical reports for Major Army Acquisition Programs of combat vehicle systems.Accomplishments.

Operations, Plans and Training Officer for a National Guard Light Infantry Battalion. Developed short and long range training plans to maintain unit readiness for state and federal missions. Planned and executed monthly training periods and annual summer training, including deployment of over 200 Soldiers to Ft. Drum, NY. Supported the mobilization of.

US

Duties: First full-time NOC manager for a start-up web-hosting company. Advised potential customers on the technical aspects of web hosting software. Accomplishments: Hired, trained and supervised NOC technicians. Developed and implemented Standard Operating Procedures, new employee training program, Disaster Recovery and Emergency Action procedures..

Planned, and controlled the movement of surface shipments throughout the Eastern United States using automated planning tools. Coordinated with and gave direction to other managers, dock managers, dispatchers and drivers to ensure timely delivery of freight. Maintained 95% on-time arrival.

Developed, recommended and implemented financial programs including savings, investments and insurance. Assisted clients with developing and maintaining financial goals and programs. Served a client base of over 300 families with assets over $16 million.

Active Duty Army Officer in Germany and the United States. Staff Officer for U.S. Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command and U.S. Army Training and Security-Kuwait. Company Commander of an Abrams Tank company, Battalion Maintenance Officer, Assistant Operations Officer, Company Executive Officer and Platoon Leader.

Ms, Management (Acquisition And Contracts Management)

Bs, General Science

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