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Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ua

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine

• Lead procurement efforts for in-country US Department of Justice-sponsored technical assistance program to provide mentorship, training, and capacity building for Ukrainian law enforcement institutions.• Coordinate with the other team leads from our international staff to synchronize planning and operations.• Serve as key liaison with Department of Justice representatives at HQ in Washington and State Department representatives at the embassy in Kyiv in order to ensure government compliance for reporting, expenditures, and operations.

Charleston, Sc / Holloman Air Force Base, Nm

• Manage and maintain a large inventory of approximately $900 million in military communication and electronics equipment, ensuring serviceability and readiness in preparation for future rapid deployment when necessary. • Coordinate the shipping and receiving around the world of military equipment and vehicles in support of the Air Force’s wartime readiness fleet of armored vehicles. • Supervise team of five electronics technicians.

Charleston, Sc

• Tracked the status of hundreds of ocean import containers each week and arrange their inland transportation from the ports of Jacksonville, Savannah, and Charleston to our customers throughout the country by truck/rail • Made daily coordination with government agencies and our overseas offices located in over 160 countries• Provided a consistently high level of customer service in a fast paced and demanding global industry

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

• Designed course curriculum and taught individual and group English classes to Russian students of all ages• Tracked student progress and identified program weaknesses, improving curriculum by working cooperatively with a multinational team

Baghdad, Iraq / Fort Stewart, Ga

• Synchronized, monitored, and evaluated all battalion full spectrum operations in Iraq; tracking the status of seven companies coordinating for all support assets, receiving and producing numerous daily reports, and analyzing and disseminating critical intelligence • Planned, often in conjunction with State Department and USAID, over 40 projects to improve essential services and worked with local leaders to develop political infrastructure in the West Rashid district of Baghdad during a period of increased sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims• Directed dozens of intelligence driven raids to capture key targets during the Spring 2008 insurgent uprising

Fort Stewart, Ga

• Planned all logistic support for battalion operations and planned and executed the successful deployment of 240 combat vehicles, 78 containers of equipment, and 870 personnel from Fort Stewart, Georgia through Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq for a 14-month combat mission• Managed the battalion’s multi-million dollar budget for procurement of new equipment prior to deployment • Led the 20-man support section of a mechanized infantry company, which included weapons technicians, communication equipment experts, and our attached vehicle maintenance team• Planned and managed the company’s maintenance and service program for 18 combat vehicles, hundreds of weapons, and other essential technical equipment

Camp Hovey/Tongduchon, South Korea

• Trained and led platoon of 22 soldiers for potential combat reconnaissance missions on the Korean Peninsula • Overall responsible for the welfare and 100% readiness of the platoon, including all personnel and equipment• Selected to represent my squadron in two theater level joint simulation training exercises with the South Korean military

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Politics

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History And Political Science