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Niceville, Florida, United States

Santa Rosa Beach, Fl

Laid groundwork for and led effort to reutilize and relocate a DoD High Performance Computer to satisfy demand for Digital Engineering and Modeling & Simulation support to the northern Florida-centric weapons development enterprise, to include Eglin AFB, supporting research institutions, and local defense industry

Pensacola, Florida Area

Principal liaison and advisor for military and veteran affairs. Built strong lines of communication for synergies between community leaders, to include business and academia, with local military leadership and elected officialsSELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Forceful Advocate: Through cogent, targeted engagement, ensured concerns of senior military leaders across the district were incorporated into legislative initiatives. Result: $600M in direct construction impact with follow-on economic effectsPlan Development & Execution: Drove institutional change and effectively pushed federal legislation initiative positively impacting quality of life and services for the veteran communityThe Warrior Act amended Title 10 to allow the DoD to fund already separated ill and injured veterans through the Air Force Wounded Warrior program which concentrates on non-medical care and support as they recover and transition back to duty or into civilian lifeCollaborative Team Builder: Gained buy-in and built strong partnering strategy with defense industry leaders, bringing a large collaborative workforce development vision called Futures Park from concept to realityA multi-pronged approach, Future Park creates a high technology integration center which includes a $400M AF Research Lab center, defense industry office space, and a $45M Northwest Florida State College STEM building to develop a high tech talent pipeline through collocated engineering graduatesOrganized Project Leader: Created and oversaw the congressman’s military Service Academies nomination board and process; successfully nominated 150+ highly qualified candidates across all Services, 24 of whom successfully gained appointments

Hurlburt Field, Fl

Led all analytic and intelligence support for combat unit of 150 performing air control and pararescue operations

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Military Intelligence, General