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Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Participating in a DoD Military SkillBridge transition part on-site and self-paced internship training program while still on active duty offered through Headlamp Inc. as the SkillBridge accelerator in order to prepare for post-military employment opportunities. Leads and manages project teams, including project managers, contractors, engineers, and other stakeholders. Develops operational strategies to optimize efficiencies. Oversees project budgets, expenses and financial performance. Identifies potential risks and develops risk mitigation strategies. Evaluates and improves operational processes and workflows. Provides analyses on market trends and emerging opportunities.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Led and recruited Air Force and Space Force officer candidates from Duke University and North Carolina Central University in a comprehensive education and training program; implemented an inbound marketing, social media campaign providing successful content to grow and maintain our student officer base; developed and trained professional leaders of character through a variety of training events and milestones; educated next generation Air Force and Space Force professionals on leadership studies, military coursework, management practices, and international and geopolitical issues and challenges; established trusting relationships internally and externally with staff and university leaders to further the success of our organization; and prioritized workload for the team to get after multi-tiered objectives becoming the Best Small Detachment in the Southeast Region.

Whiteman Afb

Commanded a 316 military and civilian logistics readiness squadron which plans and supports United States Strategic Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, and 509 Bomb Wing exercises and real-world engagements; drove organization in a broad-based portfolio including supply, equipment, fuels, and transportation support to the total force integration team consisting of active duty, national guard and reserve units; oversaw major accounts and allocated resources including a $781M supply account, a $800M POL account, and maintained a 678-vehicle fleet valued at $69M; transformed business operations as one of the lead customer-facing organizations on base; communicated to team in various forums and at all levels to include senior executives, mid-level managers and individual contributors to set strategic initiative, align priorities, build consensus, and execute on timely, accurate information; and directed transportation of personnel, house-hold goods, and aircraft components for mission effectiveness.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

Directed supply chain management activities in support of aircraft, engine and commodities requirements as the primary customer facing firm co-located at Oklahoma City’s Air Logistics Complex totaling $857M sales per year. Led a small, cross-functional team that reengineered SCM business processes to assist our customer's production lines. Managed daily operations support by responding to high priority requirements, developing mitigation plans, communicating and advising senior executives externally to our organization, and executing various supply support activities.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Graduated from the Royal Thai Air Force's (RTAF) Air Command and Staff College. This course was a thesis-based, master's level equivalent executive leadership course and the United States Air Force’s professional military school for mid-career officers. The curriculum focused on developing skillsets for future commanders, directors and staff officers by covering a variety of topics on leadership development, management techniques, international and cultural studies, strategy development and applications of joint air power. Led an international team on a multi-week, comprehensive research focusing on humanitarian assistance operations, international legal constraints and regulations in Southeast Asia, and market analysis of air force capabilities provided by neighboring countries; briefed senior executives from the RTAF air mobility and medical units, who used the research to plan for future equipment purchases. Thesis on The United States Air Force Foreign Area Officer: Developing Foreign Affairs Education and Training.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Authored strategy and policy focusing on priorities for military-to-military engagements aligned with corporate (Department of Defense - DoD) strategy; performed market analysis coupled with competitive intelligence and developed strategy to further US Air Force objectives with the country portfolio; communicated customer (partner nation) requirements to our various product teams (operational functions) and created meaningful engagements and managed entire life-cycle of staff-to-staff conferences; drafted various communications products to include position papers, background research papers, speeches for senior executives, week-long strategic strip plans, and major strategy documents; advised and prepared senior executives with detailed regional analyses and strategy advice for meetings with State Department, DoD, and foreign distinguished visitors and representatives; and served as a chief of staff to Pacific Air Force’s 2-star general officer Director of Staff equivalent.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Led international sales directly for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) while positioned as the sole American on their headquarters staff. Oversaw international business management support for Royal Thai Air Force pilots, special operations forces, and military police by procuring equipment, product demonstrations, and skills development workshops. Acted as a management consultant for several key projects effectively improving operational capability of the aging RTAF's C-130 mobility fleet and transportation support of supply for their F-16 fighter aircraft maintenance operations; coordinated product demonstrations (radios, special equipment, etc.) with customers from various RTAF units; developed transportation options for shipping equipment to repair facilities located in the US; and oversaw international delivery of hazardous materials.

Presidio Of Monerey

Student at the Department of Defense's premier Foreign Language Center studying in an intensive 48-week Thai Basic Course. Course covered speaking, reading, writing, listening modalities to include cross-cultural competencies.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Educated, trained and equipped Afghan National Army officers in human relations, intelligence and operational staff functions. Provided humanitarian relief, i.e., food, clothing and medicine, to thousands of Afghan locals. Led security operations in support of Afghan populations during critical national election period.

Hurlburt Field, Florida

Led 120-person organization in developing and executing plans to deploy special operations military units from home station in support of major contingencies worldwide. Responsible for warehousing $12.7 million in deployment equipment for 6,000-plus personnel. Managed a key organizational reengineering effort reducing business units from eight to four while streamlining operational functions and creating efficiencies along the value-chain.

Hurlburt Field, Florida

Led 23-person staff in managing $111 million dollar supply account for time-critical parts to enable the flying mission for five military installations. Developed multiple analyses on supply chain management to create more economic value for the U.S. Air Force's flying hour program.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Other; Credential Of Readiness (Core) Program, Pass With Honors

CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 150-hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School. CORe is.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Thai Language And Literature

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Telecommunications

Activities and Societies: Air Force Reserved Officer Training Corps, Little 500 cycling team in 2001 and 2003