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Focus areas: Leadership, Strategic Operations, Congressional Activities, and Aviation Operations. Organize, lead, and influence teams to accomplish critical objectives for the Command. Develop, plan, coordinate, and manage strategic activities for the organization. Provide expert advice to senior leaders; leveraging experience, judgment, and professional knowledge. Train, mentor, and lead a team; providing them opportunities and tools to be successful. Plan, program, and budget the resources for the division and ensure efficient and effective utilization of those resources. Coordinate activities with Congress. Act as the Aviation Director for the Command.

Provide expert guidance, coaching, and mentorship to senior leaders and NCOs preparing for future operations at the Battalion, Brigade, and Division level. Led a team of subject matter experts to cover various topics from leadership, strategic engagements, operational planning, logistics, and sustainment operations. Additionally, I led working group sessions to discuss leadership, partner nation engagement, risk management, risk mitigation, talent management, and team building

Senior Consultant in the Commercial Human Capital practice aligned to Organization Transformation. Experienced in leadership, organizational strategy, organizational design, change management, training strategy, and communications. Led several change management projects, strategic communications efforts, and development of training strategies and implementation. Additionally, work on efforts to improve client recruiting, training, and retention.

Special Operations Executive Advisor• Selected by the Commander of US Army Special Operations Command; established a permanent position at AFC and developed a relationship between two major organizations. Demonstrated value through the coordination and synchronization of modernization efforts and ensuring US Army SOF was included in those efforts.• Led the collaboration between Army modernization efforts and those of US Special Operations Forces. Achieved this through relationship building, education, and senior leader engagements.

Strategic Planning and Resourcing (Colonel, Senior Director)Led a team of 6 Senior Executives plus 35 onsite/200 offsite program leaders in support of 75,000+ person complex, global organization; consulted with and advised C-Suite, Department of Defense, and Congressional leadership on future-state organizational design, resourcing requirements, and investments to meet current and future National strategic goals. Created a positive, mission-focused organizational culture and recruited and developed a diverse workforce.• Senior executive leader, managed the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of a $13 Billion annual budget. Achieved results by reallocating resources from obsolete/underperforming programs to those which met critical requirements and modernization priorities.• Assessed subordinate entity’s capabilities and culture to focus the organization’s strategic business plan. Negotiated with key stakeholders, presented recommendations, and influenced the prioritization of billions of dollars to achieve the best mix of capability, capacity, organizational structure, and innovation investment.• Developed and coordinated the communication plan to gain approval of the Executive and Legislative Branches of the US Government.

Deputy Commander (Colonel) Executed leadership on all aspects of the organization’s global operations including operational employment, talent management, logistics, training, legal, medical, facilities, leader development, and public affairs. Routinely coordinated with multiple agencies across the US Government and Foreign Nations. Commanded deployed Task Forces on operational missions.• Transformational leadership: developed and implemented an annual $750 million budget for operations, procurement, research, and development. This resulted in successfully completing the organization’s mission in support of strategic goals and setting the conditions for continued achievement of future requirements.• Created cross-functional operational planning teams to execute distributed worldwide Built teams consisting of operations, HR, logistics, medical, and other support functions to deliver unprecedented operational effectiveness in the organization’s history. Increased operational effectiveness without an increase in resourcing due to more efficient utilization of existing capabilities.• Led the human resource transformation of a 3,500-person enterprise. Changed the recruiting, assessment, selection, and training of new personnel to solve a critical personnel shortage problem. Personally conducted over 500 interviews which resulted in increased hiring of qualified people without reducing standards. Decreased personnel shortages by 10% and increased retention rates by 20%. Implemented a new leader development program and coaching/mentoring program within the organization.

• Led the analysis, planning, and decision making process required to accomplish difficult combat operations while managing the risk to people and mission. Provided intent, direction, and guidance to the planning and logistical support which resulted in coordinated and efficient use of limited resources to achieve success.

• Synchronized staff functions of human resources, intelligence, operations, logistics, plans & policy, communications, resourcing, human performance & medical services, and training for an organization conducting globally distributed operations achieving unmatched results against our most critical national security threats.• Facilitated transformational organizational change and procurement of specialized equipment to modernize the organization into a more flexible, agile, and powerful force. Provided direction, oversight and guidance to the research and development section in order to ensure the unit maintained its competitive advantage over our adversaries.Commanded deployed Task Forces on operations missions.

Commander (Lieutenant Colonel)Served as the Chief Executive Officer managing all aspects of personnel development, human capital, talent management, training, operations, administration, and logistics for a 600-person organization conducting globally distributed operations with multiple US Government agencies in various overseas locations utilizing both manned and unmanned platforms resulting in the achievement of National strategic objectives.• Specifically selected to transform the organization. Changed leaders and created effective workplace processes and training. Acquired new infrastructure and created a global communication network. Developed an empowered, productive workforce through effective management of human capital, mitigating risks, and establishing high-performance standards. Accomplished without increasing the organization’s budget requirements.• Developed a personnel plan which maintained overseas operational capability, sustained stateside employee training, and ensured the quality of life and long-term retention of employees.• Stood up a new stateside-based intelligence capability to support overseas operations. This effort included personnel, facilities, hardware, and software solutions. This resulted in the redeployment of over 100 employees and millions of dollars in equipment without any degradation of operational capabilities. It was the Army’s “first of kind” effort and successfully demonstrated the ability to conduct remote, distributed operations saving the Army millions of dollars annually.

• Selected to conduct research, shape policy, and interacted daily providing direct candid advice to Military and Civilian senior leaders at the highest levels. Prepared and attended meetings with Senior Leaders in the Department of Defense, State Department, Congress, and other government agencies including foreign equivalents to achieve results supporting US National Objectives