Plans Coordinator and Community Outreach/Public Education Coordinator, Public Information Officer. Assists with coordinating, and integrating the City's emergency and contingency planning effort and staffing the Emergency Operations Center or a Mobile Command Post. Responsible for performing professional-level work in designing, coordinating, conducting, and evaluating emergency management exercises of the City's Emergency Operations Plan, Hazard Mitigation Plan, SARA Title III plan, Continuity of Operations Plan to ensure timeliness and effectiveness of response, to help create plans that reduce vulnerability to hazards and help cope with disasters. Fosters effective working relationships among City departments and local, county, state, and federal agencies engaged in emergency management and homeland security initiatives. Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Incident Command System (ICS), and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operational protocols working under FEMA guidance and policies. Tracks and monitors events, message traffic and critical information. Experienced with SMART technology and other productivity tools. Member of the City's event permit committee.All Hazards Incident Management Team (Type III) qualified. Certified Emergency Manager. Completed FEMA Advanced Public Information Officer course.

Company Commander for a military organization consisting of more than 100 assigned Soldiers and directly responsible for over $7M of equipment, supporting a forward deployed modular engineer battalion of 7 companies and 1 detachment, performing construction management operations. Provides oversight to prevent fraud, waste and abuse of government equipment, resources and funds. Responsible for training, planning, awards, personnel actions, resourcing and logistics. Establishes and reviews organizational policies and fosters an environment to ensure Soldier care and diversity/EO/SHARP are supported, enforced and adhered to. As needed, addresses discipline and refers Soldiers under the Military Justice System (UCMJ). Additionally serves as - Force Protection/Base Defense Officer, liaising with Area Support Group-Kuwait to assist with and provide for a base defense plan and oversee security measures on Camp Arifjan. Responsible with creating, exercising and updating Force Protection plans for assigned areas and supporting the overall protection of Camp Arifjan.- Government Purchasing Card Billing Official, reviewing over $100,000 of purchases made on government issued credit cards on behalf of the US Government to prevent waste, fraud and abuse to support command supply discipline and fiscal responsibility on behalf of the taxpayers.- Physical Security Officer and supervisor, assessing vulnerabilities and safeguards for property and personnel of the organization- Battalion MWR Coordinator

Deputy Operations Manager for a 1,000 member military organization with 6 subordinate units.Responsible for coordinating training and conducting strategic planning for both current operations and future operations, conducting briefings to senior leaders and supervising operations.Responsible for overseeing operations center providing organizational management, coordination, command and control capabilities by receiving and filtering information requirements. Operations Center Director (Battle Captain) for the State's CERFP Team (Chemical-Biological-Radiological-Nuclear) Enhanced Response Force Package, a specially trained and organized team to conduct search and extraction duties or decontamination in a disaster. Coordinates operations, communications, monitors crucial situations, casualty counts and hazard alerts while working with partner agencies, law enforcement and first responders at the local, state and federal level.

• Managed over $15 million of classified Electronics Warfare equipment and led a team of 41 unit specialists setting a new Department of Defense standard for training and execution of operational, training and maintenance duties• Editor-in-Chief for monthly organizational newsletter, reviewing editor for 39 company newsletters, established and managed unit Facebook page, coordinated media interviews, supported embedded journalists, created a unit media information/VIP packet and managed complex communications using AP-style writing• Served as unit communications director and spokesman for an organization of more than 1,000 employees, in three countries, on two continents, responsible for developing and executing communications to enhance the organization's image and reputation, by writing, editing, coordinating and publishing communications, including talking points, news releases, feature stories/byline articles, speeches/remarks and presentations• Chaired the reemployment committee; reduced unemployed Soldiers from over 35% to less than 12% in five months• Worked directly with Geraldo Rivera (Fox News), Richard Engel (NBC), CNN, BBC, LA Times, AP, AFP, KSTP, Stars and Stripes and other media• Public Affairs Officer in charge of media at Camp Virginia the day the war in Iraq ended; assisted media with shot locations, information, interviews, and lifting the embargo for the story to go live showing Soldiers returning to Camp Virginia, Kuwait, working independently and under guidance given from the 2-star General overseeing public affairsVideo Links:http://video.foxnews.com/v/1331731545001/http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45714147• Responsible for the famous message "Last Vehicle Out of Iraq" - I directed this to be written on the last MRAP to leave Iraq for media photos and historical marking. This is now on permanent display at Ft. Hood, TX: http://yfrog.com/ocj37abj, http://yfrog.com/oca7vrjReceived Army Commendation Medal for performance

Received Army Achievement Medal for performance• Enlisting Officer for over 3,500 new military recruits • Supervised over 30 military and civilian employees conducting the medical testing and processing of new military applicants• Interpreted military regulations regarding applicants’ status and arbitrated administrative or medical eligibility appeals and discussions between my staff and the military service recruiters in a joint-service office• Developed strong relationships between service recruiters and my team to process applicants joining the Armed Forces

Received the Army Achievement Medal for performance • Deputy Director of a military construction company with 197 employees• Fleet and logistics manager for nearly 500 pieces equipment, valued at more than $10 million• Reduced overdue vehicle and equipment maintenance services by 70% in one year• Conducted strategic planning, supply chain management and supervised unit performance appraisals• Supervised maintenance schedules, shop activity, parts ordering and equipment readiness levels

• Financial aid counselor at a major university of over 50,000 students and served on the Tuition Refund Appeal Committee• Planned and presented veteran specific new student orientation and education benefits briefing sessions and event manager for the annual Veterans Day event on campus• Processed and certified military education benefits for over 600 students every semester • Implemented the MyCAA (My Career Advancement Account) spousal benefit programhttp://onestop.umn.edu/veterans/

• Led over 30 employees and managed over $6 million worth of equipment • Project manager for a Canadian base joint construction project and for a training range at Camp Ripley, MN• Mentored Soldiers on personal situations, schooling, military and civilian career progression and goals• Inspected project sites, enforced safety standards and mitigated risk with no safety violations or major injuries

• Planned and managed events, developed media relations, briefed senior leadership and coordinated VIP visits and travel• Generated press releases and talking points, conducted legislative affairs research and responded to media inquiries• Promoted the accomplishments, events and successes of the Soldiers and Airmen of the Minnesota National Guard by working closely with the Adjutant General, individual units and the marketing department

Goldy Gopher for University Relations and Women's AthleticsParticipated in community events, university events, and women's athletic contests or events as Goldy Gopher in order to represent the university in the most visible way possible.

• Conducted legislative research and generated briefing memos, including a research memo distributed to the members of the Wisconsin State Assembly, directly leading to the passage of a bill creating the Amber Alert system in Wisconsin• Advocated for constituents with government agencies and maintained communication between legislative members, leadership, agencies at all levels and constituents by generating official correspondence and authoring citations• Created a database to track bill status and attended committee hearings and sessions of the State Assembly and State Senate