Member of advisory board. Provide engineering and business development expertise to a dynamic space start-up.

Leads day-to-day operations of 300-person government team responsible for system of systems engineering and integration of $55B national security space architecture.Authored Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy for 16,000-person Space Systems Command; created AI Accelerator to foster adoption of AI technologies.Chartered enterprise technical governance processes for US Space Force; conducted inaugural inter-agency Enterprise Configuration Control Board and Enterprise Risk Board resulting in first approved C2 functional architecture for US Space Force.

Proven, Results Driven Executive Director: Form and manage high performing program teams and forge successful new enterprises to develop, deliver, and integrate game-changing capabilities into operations.Highly Skilled Engineer and Technologist: Blend strategic insight and deep technical expertise to solve complex problems, achieve national security objectives, and advance corporate goals to rapidly deliver results.Innovative and Strategic Thinker: Create, implement, and integrate technology, programmatic, financial and policy strategies. Collaborative partner to identify and capitalize on emerging business opportunities.

Established 400-person program office managing delivery of $4.5B portfolio of integrated hardware & software systems.Led start-up of the first Space Force software factory; delivered space C2 system to US, UK, Australia, & Canada in 7 months.Delivered first-of-a-kind prototype capabilities for phased-array satellite command & control and commercial augmentation of Space Force satellite ground systems leading to strategic changes in national security space architecture.Created charter for multi-agency Program Integration Council enabling coordination of classified space activities amongst Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency, Space and Air Force Rapid Capabilities Offices, National Reconnaissance Office, and Missile Defense Agency.

Managed daily operations of 730-person highly-classified program office executing $5.5B portfolio to deliver complex space domainawareness and counterspace ground and space systems.Led rapid fielding of 7 electronic warfare capabilities in response to urgent operational needs supporting 3 combatant commanders.Worked with stakeholders to identify major challenges with special access security processes; led process improvement slashing 100 days off typical timelines resulting in over $69M/year savings.

Provided strategic leadership to 150-person organization advancing nuclear weapons technology and force design. Expertly managed and mentored 2 division chiefs and 15 program managers, overseeing advanced technology programs and fostering continuous process improvement. Led a strategic reorganization to improve nuclear intelligence capabilities by 50% and increased staffing by 33%.

Completed M.A. in Strategic Studies. Graduated #19 / 220 and won Secretary of Defense National Security Essay Competition for my paper "Time to Come in from the (Cold) War: Nuclear Force Structure for an Uncertain World".Member of the Blue Horizons research cohort focused on strategic technology forecasting.

Led 65-person nuclear surety and modernization team. Directed test & certification for weapons on B-2A bomber. Expertly identified cause and implemented technical fixes after test failure. Led business case analysis for new cruise missile resulting in $31M savings.

Engaged with senior officials from the Government of Afghanistan, US Department of State, World Bank, United Nations, NATO, and other international community partners to improve sub-national budget execution across Afghanistan's 34 provinces. International Security Assistance Force Afghanistan Joint Command's lead engagement officer for Afghanistan's Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy.

Led elite group of 15 hand-picked leaders directly supporting 4-star general combatant commander to develop, assess, and implement organizational strategy. Planned and executed diplomatic engagements with Japan, United Kingdom, and People’s Republic of China.

Directed technical activities of 30-person team developing assessments of national strategic war plans. Developed new assessment model reducing workload by 50% and improving quality 75%. Led validation & verification of Integrated Air Defense System model.

Completed M.A. in Military Operational Art. Graduated in top 15% and won “Best Paper” award for my paper "Moving Beyond SSA: An Attribution Architecture for Space Control".Member of the Blue Horizons research cohort focused on strategic technology forecasting.

Created strategy for agile acquisition of novel $400M counterspace system, delivering and fielding operational prototype.

Directed installation of 2 satellite ground systems in overseas locations. Led engineering team to develop flight computer alternative in response to industry-wide parts shortage. Established a team to identify root cause of a recurring spacecraft anomaly; identified flaw in the flight computer design and oversaw design & implementation of a fix.Served as executive officer for 1-star general Director of Signals Intelligence. Led daily office operations for 1,000 person organization. Planned and executed strategic engagements on behalf of the Director.Built a web-based requirements management system in Perl which saved over 100 person-hours per month.

Supervised design, build, test, integration, launch, and operations of joint US-Germany space physics experiment. Worked with Department of the Air Force to secure an international cooperation agreement with the German Aerospace Center. Conducted space environment experiments from on-orbit sensors, collected and analyzed data, and published results. Built a vacuum chamber test fixture and wrote software in C and Perl to collect and analyze data.

Created a high-fidelity spacecraft emulator to accurately predict attitude control errors, reducing spacecraft anomaly response time.Built a satellite fault prediction system in Fortran and C used by satellite operators to predict certain spacecraft anomalies.Led spacecraft anomaly resolution teams to respond to on-orbit anomalies, identify root cause, and implement solutions.