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Belleville, Il, Us

Belleville, Il, Us

Scott Afb, Illinois, United States

434Th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana

Shaw Afb, South Carolina

- Drove 18-person public affairs unit through multiple training exercises and real-world operations, identifying and implementing mass communications tactics to increase efficiency and reduce field response time by 50%- Directed 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) mass communications campaign, designed cyber security talking points, stories, timelines; lauded by wing leadership as significant contributor--20th FW rated 'Excellent' and 'Best in Air Combat Command' from ACC Commander- Orchestrated superb triple-response during simultaneously-occurring fuel tank jettison accident-active shooter-sexual assault incident (same day); controlled and deployed public affairs personnel and resources--abated negative national media coverage and environmental protection agency concerns

Scott Afb, Illinois, United States

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

- Managed more than 1000 cyber weapons systems modifications—coordinated, validated and certified over 100 cyber weapons systems for operational fielding in U.S. Air Force Space Command and Air Combat Command; accelerated advancement (multiple times) of Department of Defense cyber capabilities - Overhauled Air Force Enterprise Information Technology Management (EITSM) 1.0 / Remedy 7.1 and EITSM 2.0 / Remedy 8.1 Cyberspace Change Management programs; tracked quantitative and qualitative trends; produced manuals to correct errors and to increase customer satisfaction and workflow efficiency by 15%; led and taught training sessions across the enterprise- Facilitated certification of Cyber Security and Control System weapons system support of Windows 10--expedited process to provide the Air Force with an effective network capability for AF bases and to reduce AF-wide long-term sustainment costs; supported Secretary of the Air Force Windows 10 Fiscal Year 2018 deployment mandate

Scott Air Force Base, Illinois

- Spearheaded command-level social media and web presence globally; developed social media strategies and public affairs guidance—garnered over 246K likes on official command Facebook Page; 15.5K Twitter followership

Cannon Afb, Nm

- Led the 27th Special Operations Wing (27th SOW) public affairs mission; analyzed 27th SOW mission, unit policies and its relationship with the local New Mexico populace to determine requirements for mass communication.

Scott Afb, Il

- Directed executive management of Air Mobility Command public affairs assets involved worldwide in the execution of military missions, unit policies, and civic outreach of local populaces to determine requirements for communication- Managed the development of communication plans and operational procedures pertaining to mobility aircraft accidents, natural disasters, environmental incidents, humanitarian response and other spot news events concerning air mobility activities. - Built campaigns as a foreign relations officer/communications consultant to foreign air forces in the Republic of Korea and Southwest Asia.

Southwest Asia

- Point man to the task force public affairs officer; evaluated military task force mission, international and unit policies, and climate assessment of the Southwest Asia populace to determine requirements for communication. - Crafted plans and operational procedures for communication about special operations task force accidents, natural disasters, humanitarian missions and other news events concerning task force special operations in the Southwest Asia region. - Tasked combat camera photographic and video resources to arrange photographic coverage of events in which task force personnel participated. - Coordinated with appropriate international agencies prior to disseminating information to representatives of news media on conditions that might result in favorable or unfavorable public reaction, including releases and public statements involving national news interest.

Vandenberg Afb, Ca

- Managed photojournalism and video journalism coverage of 30th Space Wing events, to include include unmanned NASA/Department of Defense space launches. - Supported public affairs mission requirements through quality review of news/feature/editorial stories and visual imagery products prior to public release for security, invasion of privacy, propriety and suitability- Provided technical editing to ensure compliance with overall programs and objectives of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), and U.S. Strategic Command.

Volcano, Hawaii, United States

Master'S Degree, M.S. Sports Management, Coaching Theory And Strategy, Honors Graduate

Activities and Societies: American Sport Education Program - Bronze Level; International Relations Society

Education record

International Relations, Airpower and Deterrence Studies

Leadership, Airpower And Deterrence Studies

Public Affairs Qualification Course

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Geophysics

Activities and Societies: Natural Resource and Environmental Management; Natural Resources Intern, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

Associate'S Degree, Mathematics