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Denver, Co, Us

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Manage disaster recovery and mitigation efforts for El Paso County. Leads efforts to draft and maintain critical disaster-related plans for the county. Manages over $30M in FEMA and HUD funded projects. Serves in critical Emergency Coordination Center roles during disasters, including serving as the director. Liaisons with state and federal officials for recovery efforts. Plans and executes disaster-related exercises, to include damage assessments. Serves as the county representative for disaster mitigation efforts, to include planning and execution of projects.

Colorado

- Work with local, state, and federal agencies in disaster cleanup- Develop recovery and mitigation grant proposals for local governments coping with disasters- Program Manager for $50M in federal and state-funded mitigation and recovery projects- Created cost benefit and risk analysis for mitigation projects for local communities; drafted up hazard mitigation proposals for PDM, FMA, and 406 mitigation programs.- Chief liaison between local municipalities and CO Division of Homeland Security

- Aviation and Intelligence- Foreign Area Officer

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Program manager for the command's information sharing system for DoD, partner nations, and US law enforcement agencies, a $3.5M project focused on supporting Latin American militaries and law enforcement organizations in combating threats to internal stability- Leads over 150 analysts and 50 IT experts in the exploitation, analysis, and display of organized crime groups operating in Latin America- Supports US law enforcement agencies, to include DEA, FBI, and ICE, in combating transnational organized crime with tailored intelligence- Spearheaded the standup of an information fusion cell in Central America to better support country teams and partner nations against organized crime

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

- Directed operations of 197 all-source and geospatial analysts- Led production of 378 critical strategic intelligence products on pol-mil related issues related to Latin America; revised product line, updated requirements, and revitalized indications and warning indicators- Spanish-speaking Latin American Foreign Area Officer; represented command at US-Colombia intel-sharing conference, 3 other high-level forums in support of intelligence sharing initiatives- Fixed HUMINT reporting loop; led to increase from 20% to unprecedented 60% completion rate for 200+ analysts

- Managed intelligence fusion and an IED exploitation lab that included bio, tech, explosives, and all-source exploitation- Led 210 personnel in the exploitation of 54,012 pieces of battlefield IED evidence- Led production of 553 critical IED-related threat assessments - Ranked #2/37 colonels in US Forces Iraq by the Deputy Commanding General

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Deputy Chief of Faculty Development and Leadership Division; managed $420K budget- Taught 120+ cadets undergraduate courses in American Government and Conflict Theory- Lead WMD analyst; attended prestigious National Defense University's WMD wargaming seminar; recognized as department WMD/terrorism threat expert; - Awarded Annual Outstanding Contributor to 30-member Department- Ranked #2/135 lieutenant colonels in 700-person Dean of Faculty cadre; #1/8 within department

- Squadron Director of Operations for 87-member unit in the training of 500+ Iraqi airmen in critical skills in aviation, intelligence, firefighting, aircrew life support, and flight medicine- Oversaw $1.43 million expansion of training; infrastructure, training pipeline increased by 20%- Senior adviser to Iraqi Commandant, Director of Operations for all aspects of Iraqi AF training

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Directed intelligence course, instructed Geopolitics and American Govt courses to 145 students- Awarded 6-week DTRA internship focusing on nuclear terrorism and proliferation; threat assessment used by DTRA for future WMD threat assessments- Awarded dept’s “Outstanding Researcher Award” for critical USNORTHCOM threat analysis on border security; worked with FBI and CBP for threat assessments on terrorist border crossings- Oversaw 26 staff billets, $300K in computer and office equipment, 7 networked classrooms

Greater St. Louis Area

- Led 25-member team in transportation analysis; #1/5 divisions with 79% of all analytical rpts using all-source (imagery, signals, and human intelligence) to provide fused threat picture- Lead liaison officer with fledgling Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration to improve security; led initial visits to TSA to coordinate threat analysis on the Defense Transportation System - efforts greatly enhanced information sharing between fledgeling DHS and TSA with USTRANSCOM- Command lead on first-ever Rail Security Conference for military and commercial partners- Led JICTRANS support for Hurricane Katrina/Rita operations; supported US Transportation Command and US Navy vessels with 100+ infrastructure graphics and 27 road/rail assessments- #1/8 joint service majors, #1 Division Chief out of 5, #1 command intel analyst for OIF/OEF

Greater St. Louis Area

- Handpicked as the executive officer for 300+ member intelligence directorate; ensured seamless transition between J2s- Flawlessly managed over 1000 disparate threat analysis and counter-terrorism meetings, conferences, and discussions- Directed and tracked over 400 mission-critical intelligence taskings, ensured flawless support to 30,000 airlift/sealift missions in 100+ countries during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

- Led 10 military/civilian personnel in daily preparation and presentation of current intelligence briefings to USTRANSCOM commander and staff- Daily responsibilities included building daily 4-star briefings, training new breifers, and disseminating finished products to service component commanders- Chief J2 liaison officer to J3/J5 during OIF; wrote Concept of Operations for Operation GUARDIAN MARINER, optimizing security for 100+ ships and 1500+ personnel- #1 of 7 O-4s at USTRANSCOM Joint Intelligence Center; #1 command intelligence analyst during OIF/OEF

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Managed $1.6 million budget, 100+ coalition military and civilians at international war college- Aide-de-camp to US general officer; orchestrated 150+ meetings with cabinet ministers, ambassadors, and foreign military general officers, and 1500 events flawlessly for OAS unit - Expertly orchestrated 2-Star US Army General's strategic vision for the Inter-American Defense College with 2 other general officers, 30+ O-6s and civilian faculty members- #1 Major in the organization out of 5 assigned - "troubleshooter, trusted aide, and leader"

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Spanish-speaking position within the OAS's military arm, the Inter-American Defense Board- Coordinated over 300 conferences, panels, seminars, and special events for the Inter-American Defense College, a War College with OAS-member nation students- Planned and executed successful 300-person alumni reception in Brazil and Uruguay during class visit- Spearheaded first-ever joint Peackekeeping exercise with Canada's Lester B. Pearson PKO Institute; efforts led to enhanced understanding by 60+ Latin American senior military officers on peacekeeping operations

Tucson, Arizona Area

- Developed overall command planning efforts for Caribbean and South American Nations- Devised overall plan for US Southern Air Forces command center to replace assets lost to Howard AFB Closure with respect to intelligence- Facilitated transfer/closure of counterdrug facilitiies due to US drawdown in Panama; efforts ensured continuity of intelligence and command and control mission

Tucson, Arizona Area

- Led 7-person counterdrug intelligence flight, managed 17 deployed analyst billets in Latin America- Team analyzed counterdrug air track data to determine identifiable trends- Top 3 of 25 company grade officers at unit- Created innovative training program for over 70 deploying USAF members to Latin American on narcotrafficking trends and behaviors; program touted by US Southern Command as the "benchmark for contingency preparation"

Tucson, Arizona Area

- Led 6-person threat analysis unit, analyzing political, air-air defense, and terrorist activity for South America and political-military developments in the Pacific- Provided over 50 country briefings to 12 AF commander, staff, and deploying personnel as needed- Deployed to Colombia with US Army Special Forces team to provide intelligence support and operational planning expertise to Colombian security forces in counterdrug and counter-terrorism operations- Created two databases on force strength and methods of operation of Colombian insurgent groups; efforts enabled analysts at 12 AF to provide clearer picture of guerrilla capabilities and intentions to decision makers - direct impact on force protection for 180 USAF personnel- Distinguished graduate of the Joint Air Operations Staff Course for Air Operations Center- Created weekly force protection intelligence report for senior Operations Mission personnel while deployed to Colombia

Monterey

- Awarded Master of Arts in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate school with a 3.8 GPA- Graduated with Distinction- Scored a 3-2-2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in Spanish- Coauthored an essay on environments conducive ot successful economic liberalization which was published in Spring 96 in "Public Budgeting and Financial Management"- Served as section leader of a 10-person joint section while attending the Defense Language Institute- Dr. Scott Tollefson, Assistand Professor and Associate Chairman for Academic Administration in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School said "your examining committee was unanimous in awarding you the grade of "with distinction... indeed, it was the finest comprehensive examination written within the Western Hemisphere curriculum in many years"

Master'S Degree, Homeland Security

Master's in Homeland Security at CHDS, funded by FEMA.

National Security Affairs, Latin American Studies, 3.80

Graduated with "Distinction" in 1996; attended follow-on DLI language training (Spanish).

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