Full-time graduate study for MS in Management and Leadership (completed)

Non-profit project planning and management, strategic planning, and networking with existing and potential partners in developing areas of Central America, Haiti, and Africa. Viera Water Network is a faith-based non-profit water organization whose primary mission is to help develop safe, clean water sources in partnership with workers who are already engaged in Christian mission on the ground in developing areas of central America, Haiti, and Africa.- I conducted extensive networking, research, and collaboration to identify needs and partners, and to connect with other organizations that share similar core values and purpose. I was the principal project planner, developing proposals to request board approval for funding, and helping the director execute the project plans. - Project planning included analysis of project needs of a community as customer, and developing a strategy to acquire the equipment, services, and resources to meet their needs.- Educated and guided field mission workers and community leaders on the project planning process and during project execution to ensure all stakeholders understood how their needs would be met.- Interfaced directly with suppliers to address technical requirements, cost and pricing for non-profits, and shipping and delivery requirements.- Monitored performance of field representatives and mission partners, approved periodic progress payments, and conducted project close-out activities* 2014 results: 5 countries, 14 projects, over 1100 water points, 18,000 people whose physical and spiritual lives have been impacted.

- TS/SSBI position. Classified project management and systems engineering leveraging my broad Air Force experience in team leadership, acquisition project management, workforce development, education and training, technical writing, marketing and business opportunity development, test and engineering of electronic sensors, collection and all-source analysis of technical intelligence, and national and overseas intelligence operations. Formed collaborative teams and partnerships with middle and senior level personnel of the military services, DoD agencies, other government departments, industry and academia.- Experienced systems engineer, project acquisition manager, and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) in the development and acquisition of advanced capabilities for technical collection applications. As a Level 3 DoD Acquisition Professional in Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, my duties involved the full-scope planning of developmental projects, including clarification and refinement of requirements, using DoD business analysis processes and tools in order to facilitate documenting of requirements, analysis of alternatives, making and presenting recommendations and conducting additional research based on requirements analysis, and soliciting and managing contracts to develop the needed capabilities. Other responsibilities included development of action plans, identification and programming of resource requirements, and development of program management briefings and technical reports.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills: - Project manager for $1M delivery order under 5 year $5.3M IDIQ contract. Responsibilities included supervising five personnel, managing project budget, milestones, schedules and software engineering and R&D functions. Authored monthly reports, Program Management Review briefings, a comprehensive final report, and briefings to several stakeholders and the customer. Established collaborative relationships with several national agencies, labs and DoD combatant commands.- Managed project to develop and enhance complex synthetic aperture radar (SAR) exploitation tools for polarimetric SAR datasets for use by imagery and MASINT fusion analysts to fill high-priority intelligence gaps. Focus was target detection through foliage and other obscurants.- Conducted DoD JCIDS requirements assessment and prepared ICD and CDD for Counterintelligence and HUMINT Enterprise IT tools. Developed in-depth knowledge of Joint Staff and DoD issuances regarding capabilities-based assessments, traced needs versus gaps, then effectively organized and analyzed the information.

- Provided technical intelligence and acquisition program expertise, guidance and insight for DIA Measurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) research and development efforts- Directed a combined military/civilian team of 48 scientific, engineering and intelligence professionals performing management and steering of over $300M in joint service research and development projects, interpreting the intent of organizational policies and instructions for application to day-to-day operations- Provided recommendations and workforce feedback to O-6 director and GS-15 Office Chief regarding methods and procedures for dealing with unusual and sensitive situations often having little or no precedent- Mentored junior technical personnel in the application of Air Force and DOD acquisition and procurement principles and procedures

- Planned and executed detailed acquisition program plans to resolve problems and provide capabilities to satisfy operational requirements and needs- Organized and chaired the first Intelligence Community Radio-Frequency Sensing Symposium, followed two years later with a second attended by sixty-four organizations- Contracting Officer's Representative on over $10M against nine contracts developing sensors: applied tact and diplomacy to interact with operational and contractor management and engineering personnel- Program manager for multiple projects developing radio-frequency and electromagnetic sensor systems, and tagging tracking and locating technologies from requirements definition through critical design and test readiness reviews

- Taught junior and senior-level college courses on National Security Affairs, Leadership and Core Values, and provided educational and career guidance to AFROTC cadets. Instructed cadets in procedures for development of effective position papers and briefings.- Directed all leadership laboratory courses, corps military training, and field training preparation, receiving only administrative direction from supervisory and command chain- Recruited, trained, motivated and counseled highly qualified young men and women as prospective Air Force officers- Faculty advisor for Arnold Air Society; Advisor of the Year for Southeast Region for AFROTC- Served on staff at two summer leadership development camps for over 250 cadets each, serving as camp's assistant Commandant of Cadets and assistant Director of Operations in successive years