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Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

- Managed multiple projects simultaneously involving multi-disciplined teams that included facility studies, future project planning/programming, and construction projects with a cumulative value of $1.3 million. - Assisted the team at the field office to develop and implement a company-wide streamlined process for simplified construction acquisitions that ensured projects saved time and cost to the customer.- Liaised with several external agencies to include Installation Management Command and the Directorate of Public Works on a recurring basis to provide updates on all Fort Leonard Wood projects. - Strengthened the relationships with the U.S. Army Engineer School and local university ROTC cadets by conducting briefings, outreach, and recruiting activities for USACE. - Created and instituted a pilot training program for transitioning service members that allowed soldiers to gain valuable job related skills before separating from the military. After managing the program for 18 months, our office had 7 soldiers complete the 4-month program. - Sponsored and mentored two future army officers during a summer internship program that exposed them to project management, military engineering, construction, and military leadership. - Volunteer for a 30-day temporary assignment as an emergency management specialist in support of Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts which ensured the Emergency Operations Center maintained accurate and timely information.

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo

- Coordinated construction activities with all stakeholders, monitored and enforced quality control and safety requirements, resolved disputes, reviewed and coordinated government responses to contractor submittals and requests for information, and provided contract administration support on a $55 million military construction project. - Processed over 100 field change documents during my first 30 days on the project to familiarize myself with the work and keep the plans and specifications accurate.- Formed new relationships with the installation's Mayor's Office, Public Works Department, and US Army Engineer School that increased the company's mentorship and recruitment to potential employees. - Chosen for my organizational and problem solving skills to lead the company's planning effort for executing construction projects in Mexico which allowed the company to expand into a new market.

Peoria, Illinois

- Competitively selected to attend a one-year broadening assignment with Caterpillar Inc. corporate headquarters to learn industry managerial techniques and business practices.- Completed over 100 Caterpillar online training courses to include Condition Monitoring Advisor, Sales & Business Risk Management, and 6 Sigma Introduction.- Graduated from Caterpillar's Marketing Orientation Program and learned about the corporate business model, the company's brand, the different business divisions, and the worldwide Cat Dealer support network.- Developed marketing materials for Defense Industry trade shows, hosted Department of Defense customer visits at manufacturing facilities, configured machines to meet customer requirements, and populated the database for a new cloud-based customer relationship management technology that allowed the company to increase customer satisfaction.- Developed the requirements documents for the latest machinery models in preparation for future Defense Department contracts.- Assisted in developing the scenario and testing requirements for a new mine clearing technology and served as the technical advisor to the director during production of the machine's promotional video (link below).- Rotated through Caterpillar's Fleet Monitoring Center where technicians remotely monitor machinery from around the country and codified the standard process for installing machine sensors, registering equipment, and establishing network connectivity.- Assisted in interpreting raw data from quarry load and haul operations to make recommendations to the customer on how to increase efficiency and productivity.- Completed Caterpillar's Project Management 101 training which taught the company-specific project management process and phases of the project management life-cycle.- Formulated project management software templates for the Defense and Federal Projects business division that were used for the planning framework of major bid proposals.

El Paso, Texas

- Commanded a multifunctional logistics unit and was responsible for the training, supervision, leading, and caring of 104 employees and their families. - Created and implemented systems and processes for all aspects of its operation to include administrative functions, combat training, deployment readiness, leader development, morale, and discipline. - Led the organization from its inception through to passing worldwide deployment certification exercises within 18 months. - Served as the senior logistician in a 600-member element and advised the Executive Office on how to effectively and efficiently employ the unit's $12 million logistics assets. - Developed an aggressive physical fitness program that challenged my employees to not only meet, but exceed the Army standards. - Balanced growing the organization from the ground up with executing daily operations that allowed the unit to receive 50 new employees and $10 million in equipment within one year of activation. - Adjusted competing priorities to shift roles and responsibilities between team members to increase efficiencies and effectiveness while developing my junior leaders to be flexible and adaptable. - Developed training plans that were progressively more complex and difficult to ensure my employees were proficient even under the most stressful situations that trained my team to be comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment while supporting multiple requirements.- Took the lead in developing the logistics, maintenance, feeding, and supply operations standard procedures and taught them to other senior managers in sister organizations. - Put intentional effort into building a support organization for my employees' spouses and families that allowed us to be predictable and maintain effective communication while we were away on training exercises.

Fort Bliss, Tx

- Planned, coordinated, synchronized, and monitored the current engineer operations, training, and projects of 27,000 employees as well as supported the daily operations and administrative requirements of a seven member engineer section both at home and while deployed. - Coordinated with subordinate organizations on matters pertaining to personnel and equipment shortfalls, operational planning, and project progress on a recurring basis. - Tasked with developing the systems and processes by which the executive office monitored the daily training and operational activities of all subordinate divisions that allowed for increased communication and situational awareness.- Acted single-handedly as the executive office's liaison to a subordinate unit's national certification exercise and submitted daily reports to the Chief Operating Officer about the exercise's progress.- Led a team in writing the operational plan for the training exercise that certified 5,000 employees for worldwide deployment and was awarded personally by the Senior Vice President for my efforts. - Performed duties as the deputy engineer of a deployed joint headquarters where I created the medium and maintained the reporting mechanism for engineer operations within the country. - Created concept designs for a future fuel point and backup power plan for the headquarters facilities and acted as project manager for the headquarters' facility expansion projects. - Recommended changes to the personnel authorization documents as well as led the integration efforts of a Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance into our team to assess critical infrastructure for future planning efforts. - Acted as the technical reviewer for performance work statements for our team's local projects focused specifically on facility improvements.

Fort Carson, Co

- Managed, coordinated, and synchronized the daily activities for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer, and Senior Executive Advisor. - Processed employee awards and performance evaluations, monitored legal packets, responded to public affairs and congressional inquiries, and tracked employee medical issues. - Placed in charge of the organization's command policy program and penned policy letters under the guidance of the CEO and Army regulations. - Managed $1500 of the Executive Office's informal fund for employee farewell gifts, organizational outings, and newborn baby gifts.- Coordinated with the principal staff officers on a daily basis and worked with them to improve their personnel administrative processes resulting in increased accuracy and efficiency of records processing for 590 employees. - Assisted the Executive Office in the succession planning and talent management of 30 junior and mid-level managers.

Fort Carson, Co

- Planned, resourced, and executed the 100-member unit's daily supply, training, and maintenance operations as its Chief Operations Officer while supervising the six-member operations section. - Developed the curriculum and implemented the training plan that trained over 1000 co-workers on new doctrinal techniques over a six-month period while deployed in support of combat operations. - Played an integral role in the training, equipping, and formulation of the first Afghan National Army counter explosives unit in the southern region of the country over an eight-month period. - Increased the organization's ability to design, build, and maintain headquarters facilities by maintaining perfect accountability of over $100,000 in funds that were used to purchase mission critical materials and equipment in an austere environment. - Appointed to oversee the unit's logistics movements internationally and supervised the packing, inspection, shipping, and accountability of 17 containers during sea movement resulting in zero loss or damage to property. - Established the organization's equipment recertification program and successfully recalibrated over 1220 pieces of equipment in six months. - Spearheaded the establishment of the unit's Organizational Inspection Program after acting on guidance from my superiors as well as Army regulations and received passing ratings on the first inspection since the unit was activated four years earlier. - Performed duties as the organization's maintenance officer and maintained a 95% operational readiness rate of the unit's $10 million in vehicles and equipment.

Fort Carson, Co

- Provided daily leadership, training, maintenance, morale, and discipline for a 28-member unit and commanded it in a variety of operations while on worldwide deployment. - Responsible to ensure the training and readiness of the unit to perform mobility, countermobility, counter explosive, route sanitation, survivability, and general engineering operations. - Oversaw the maintenance and repair of $12 million of vehicles and equipment both stateside and deployed resulting in an operational readiness rate of over 90%. - Worked diligently with my subordinate supervisors to develop an aggressive and deliberate training plan for my organization that caused it to be recognized as one of the most proficient during certification exercises. - Planned and executed day and night weapons training that allowed over 250 employees to qualify on their assigned weapon. - Appointed as the organization's hazardous material certifier and verified over 50 hazardous cargo containers for land and sea shipment overseas that resulted in all of them passing inspection at the port.- Planned, resourced, and led my organization while deployed on daily missions lasting up to 14 hours in an austere environment where we successfully cleared explosive hazards from nearly 2000 km of roads in four weeks. - Selected over eight others sister organizations to demonstrate our doctrinal capabilities to foreign military leadership in preparation for standing up their own formation. - Selected to ensure the route taken by the President of the United States was clear of explosive hazards during his visit to Iraq. - Trained the unit to meet new mission requirements in anew operating environment when my organization received direction to relocate from Iraq to Afghanistan and successfully led its relocation within 60 days.

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

With Honors

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering

with Military Construction Management Certificate