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United States

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

• Led a team of four analysts responsible for conducting medical readiness analysis; presented insights that helped U.S. Army Medical Command Senior Leadership make data-driven decisions.
• Developed a first of its kind analytic and visualization tool that allows senior leaders to see the technical proficiency and deployability of medical providers; it enables leaders and their staff to make risk-informed.
• Developed MEDCOM’s first Data Governance Program which established the command’s data and analytics policies and procedures; acted as the principal advisor to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8/9 for data and analytics.
• Led organizational change by helping MEDCOM transition from siloed legacy data systems to integrated, collaborative analytic platforms.
• Regularly operated in a resource-constrained environment while managing complex stakeholder relationships.
• Developed analyses and visualizations on COVID vaccine data that were used across the Army to help commands understand vaccination trends and distribute vaccines more effectively.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Created the first real-time, interactive Army readiness dashboard for the Chief of Staff of the Army.
• Automated and enhanced the process to compile, organize, and analyze over 6,400 monthly readiness metrics, reducing the time it took from more than 15 hours to less than 3.
• Conducted historical trend analysis on almost 400,000 monthly readiness metrics to develop unit readiness projections to support the Army’s Sustainable Readiness Model.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided strategic direction, leadership, and management oversight for analytical planning, execution, and integration activities supporting key Army requirements and acquisition decisions.
• Conducted problem decomposition on complex strategic issues and prepared analytical guidance documents supporting requirement analysis and Study Advisory Group briefs to Army senior leaders.
• Lead analyst for all Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Satellite efforts, which included three multi-million dollar programs: Terrestrial Layer Intel Support, Next Generation Biometrics Collection.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Led a team of four analysts that compiled and analyzed more than 300 programs for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) with a budget of nearly $25 billion over five years.
• Conducted manpower analysis of the ANSF in support of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan that directly influenced national-level decisions in the ANSF.
• Frequently briefed analysis and recommendations to Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan leadership and provided reports to Congress for approval as part of the Overseas Contingency Plan of the defense budget.

Fort Belvoir, VA

• Played a pivotal role as a U.S./Afghan commander in a war-game that shaped the ANSF force size and structure, which informed commanders in Afghanistan as well as senior Army and Department of Defense leadership and.
• Served as the lead action officer and project manager for an ANSF study to improve maintenance parts ordering and distribution throughout the Afghan military.
• Coordinated across multiple agencies and branches of the military and produced analyses that informed senior-level decision makers.

Fort Shafter, HI

• Planned and executed exercise Yudh Abhyas 2011; responsible for coordinating the transportation of all personnel, equipment, and ammunition between Hawaii and India; managed a total exercise budget of over $10 million.
• Assisted with the planning and execution of the U.S. Forces Korea and U.S. Pacific Command top tier bilateral exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011, involving nearly 80,000 U.S. and South Korean troops.
• Assisted with planning and execution of Cobra Gold 2011 in Thailand; coordinated nearly 11,000 personnel who participated across Thailand in a Field Training Exercise, Command Post Exercise, and Humanitarian and Civic.

Schofield Barracks, HI And Diyala Province, Iraq

• Commanded a troop of 175 Soldiers, responsible for equipment worth in excess of $50 million.
• Conducted base life support operations, base defense operations, security force assistance, and logistics operations in support of more than 515 Soldiers and 200 civilian contractors.
• Developed an original base defense and Anti-Terrorist/Force Protection plan and coordinated regular battle drills; these resulted in a base force protection rating increase from 5.02 to 8.35, an increase of 39% which.
• Planned and executed the turn-in of nearly $10 million of excess equipment and vehicles, relieving follow-on units of the unnecessary burden and reducing the cost of on-hand equipment by 20%.
• Coordinated the transfer of Forward Operating Base Edge from U.S. to Iraqi control, transferring nearly $900,000 of buildings and equipment to the Iraqis on schedule.

Schofield Barracks, HI

• Assisted with the planning and execution of the deployment of over 4,350 Soldiers for National Training Center Rotation 10-05.
• Developed procedures for the Brigade Tactical Operations Center to react to various scenarios; helped train TOC personnel during execution of the procedures during NTC Rotation 10-05.

Fort Shafter, HI

• Coordinated the largest deployment of Stryker combat vehicles outside of Iraq or Afghanistan; ensured all personnel and equipment successfully deployed to and from India for exercise Yudh Abhyas 2009; managed a total.
• Planned and executed the U.S. Forces Korea and U.S. Pacific Command top tier bilateral exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2009, involving nearly 80,000 U.S. and South Korean troops.
• Planned and executed Cobra Gold 2010 in Thailand; coordinated nearly 11,000 personnel who participated across Thailand in a Field Training Exercise, Command Post Exercise, and Humanitarian and Civic Assistance exercise.

Baghdad, Iraq

• Conducted analysis of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade (Mechanized) National Police’s (2-1 MECH) operational capabilities as well as enemy attack patterns, which directly influenced the unit’s combat effectiveness; in 12.
• Managed a National Police Transition Team as the executive officer; coached, taught, trained, and mentored select Battalion Staff of 2-1 MECH on all aspects of combat readiness, combat operations, discipline.
• Developed a Battalion Standard Operating Procedures manual for 2-1 MECH that significantly improved the Battalion’s combat readiness.

Fort Irwin, CA

• Planned and executed the rail head operations and all maintenance and recovery operations during a training deployment to Fort Benning, GA.
• Planned the maintenance and recovery operations of a squadron gunnery; ensured seven M3A2 Cavalry Fighting Vehicles and seven M1A1 Abrams Tanks remained fully operational and all crews were able to successfully qualify.
• Conducted analysis on the operating status of over 200 vehicles; presented insights and advised the Squadron Commander on all maintenance activities.

Fort Irwin, CA And Baghdad, Iraq

• Analyzed enemy attack patterns to determine enemy support and operating areas; this analysis led to the discovery of over a dozen weapon caches which reduced Improvised Explosive Device attacks in our area of.
• Oversaw training, morale, welfare, and discipline of a 15 Soldier platoon; directed the maintenance and accountability of all assigned equipment valued in excess of $10 million.
• Successfully trained all 15 Soldiers on 90 pre-deployment tasks as well as over 700 Soldiers on minefield extraction techniques; qualified four High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles in Light Cavalry Gunnery on.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Analytics