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Colorado Springs, CO, US

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

• Communicated and implemented corporate vision, goals, and critical initiatives and chaired SVP and VP level cross functional meetings on behalf of the CEO/COO
• Drove Objective and Key Result (OKR) cycle to bolster vertical and horizontal communication of priorities and focus areas across the organization and ensure individual and team accountability across the organization
• Provided oversight and accountability of department leads (VPs) and program/project managers, ensuring successful delivery of complex cross functional initiatives; led and approved all hiring actions below the VP level
• Spearheaded negotiations and contract development with external stakeholders opening new lines of effort for the company across the globe
• Directed procurement, global supply chain efforts, assembly and operational establishment of new functional area

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

• Oversaw daily operations of 218 employee organization tasked with the development and implementation of national security policy as it applies to United States Space Command and the completion of its mission.
• Balanced workload and provided overall direction and vision to six division chiefs on a wide range of strategic documents, as well as operations, training, and administrative issues
• Reviewed and structured organization to optimize use of resources and maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the organization; resulted in more rapid production of strategic products and a higher overall quality
• Led hiring actions to include drafting and posting job descriptions and driving the entire hiring process; managed $5M annual budget

Arlington, Virginia

• Managed and reported on operational test and evaluation of major Army Aviation systems, AH64E Apache, UH60M/V, CH47F, and Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM)
• Conducted independent evaluations of systems operational effectiveness and suitability and Joint doctrine and concepts of operations
• Provided guidance on OT&E matters to the staff of the Secretary of Defense, the Services, the Joint Staff, and to Service and Joint test agencies
• Oversaw combined operational acceptance testing of the Army’s multi-billion-dollar portfolio of AH64E attack helicopter and JAGM to conserve time and costs

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Ft Carson, CO

• Led a 12-person organization of strategic and operational planners responsible for preparing detailed plans and orders for an Army Division of 20K+ personnel which support the execution of all assigned missions
• Coordinated all planning efforts across the Division Staff focused on long term projects and wicked problem sets
• Develop long term objectives and plans to accomplish the Division Commander's intent, mission objectives, and goals
• Created policies and procedures for logistics, operational and, project management activities; designed models for use in evaluating analytical programs and implemented improvements

Ft Carson, CO And Kandahar, AF

• Hand selected by executive staff to serve as a Senior Executive and supervisory Supervisor of a complex, multifaceted organization consisting of 6 companies, 400+ employees, 30 military aircraft and ground support.
• Planned and coordinated worldwide resourcing and mobilization of U.S. Army aviation assets required to support national military objectives and strategic interests around the globe
• Developed and led comprehensive training and readiness strategy to prepare the battalion to deploy and subsequently execute combat aviation missions in the expeditionary, hostile environment of southern Afghanistan in.
• Spearheaded readiness issues with a tenacity that translated into dramatic results, producing a disciplined formation that easily accomplished every mission; ensured that personnel across the organization were.

Manages the organizational integration responsibilities for active and reserve component Army Aviation units on behalf of the Director, Force Management, Army G-3/5/7. Integrates force management actions and serves as organizational lead for all aviation organizations. Supports capstone force management processes within the Force Management directorate to.

Kandahar, Afghanistan And Ft Bragg, NC

Battalion Operations Officer for Task Force Talon, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment (GSAB), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division comprised of 680 Soldiers and 49 Army Helicopters organized into 9 companies performing Air Assault, General Support, Air Ambulance, VIP Support, Heavy Lift, Armed Reconnaissance, Attack Helicopter, Air.

Ft Bragg, NC And Kandahar, Afghanistan

Ft Bragg, NC And Baghdad, Iraq

Newport, Rhode Island

Ft Rucker, AL

Ft Rucker, AL

Ft Hood, TX

Ft Hood, TX

Ft Bragg, NC

Ft Bragg, NC

Ft Bragg, NC

Ft Rucker, AL

Bs, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering

Activities and Societies: Sprint Football

Master Of Arts (Ma), National Security And Strategic Studies

Master Of Science - Ms, National Security And Strategic Studies