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Reston, Virginia, US

Albuquerque, NM, US

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

Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA, US

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.

Washington, DC, US

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.

Washington, DC, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Kabul, AF

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.

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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

Chantilly, Virginia, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

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.

Bs, Astronautical Engineering

Master’S Degree, Strategic Studies

Certificate, Software Engineering Management

Ma, Military Operational Art And Science

Me, Space Operations

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