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Tampa, Florida, United States

- Responsible for overall KPI, operations, product sales, and profitability of laboratories in the region. Increased product delivery timelines by 25% in the southeast region by analyzing data and working with manufacturing laboratory management teams to implement efficiency processes and protocols. - Changed the organizational culture by improving the communication across the organization to include the sales team, customer service agents and all operations team members by breaking down stovepipes by implementing meetings and avenues of better communication. - Developed current and future leaders in the company by providing mentorship, skills development guidance, and direct feedback on their performance, resulting in five team member promotions.

Tampa, Florida, United States

- Establish clarity and consistency of organizational mission and goals, cross-functional team communication, and future growth planning.- Improved process and procedures, to increase efficiencies for all firm operations and functions, including, but not limited to: accounting/financial; human resources; team building; new software solutions and integration; marketing and business development.

Tampa, Florida, United States

- Broke down barriers of staff stakeholders by eliminating organizational constraints and roadblocks in the production of a $2.3 billion five-year strategy capturing planning requirements to ensure funding was secured, communication architecture was in place, and logistics transit routes were established in order to provide senior executives solutions and decision space.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Executed complex, simultaneous flight operations and maintenance of assets worth $2.5 billion while leading a diverse team of more than 300 people as the Chief Executive Officer.- Managed relationships with seven different stakeholder organizations in the overall training, delivery and first deployment of cutting edge technology, exceeding training and operational employment goals by 66%.- Reorganized the personnel structure of a department with declining performance by developing and mentoring junior team leaders to promote a more collaborative organizational culture and drive change, improving team efficiency by 23%.- Led a team in the airborne search and rescue efforts for the ARA San Juan, an Argentinian Navy submarine that went missing in the South Atlantic Ocean in 2017. Executed the relocation of three aircraft and 60 personnel with a 24 hour notice in order to standup a search and rescue operation, which included managing the scheduling and execution of 250 flight hours covering 5,000 square miles of ocean, as well as the logistical room and board plan for personnel in a limited resources environment. These efforts required direct coordination and communication with the host nation and their military entities during a tense and emotionally charged crisis response.

Tampa, Florida, United States

- Conducted detailed analysis to generate insights and recommendations which led to the justification of the $10 billion budget for U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). This documentation allowed Congress to expediently analyze and approve the budget which funded the required assets and equipment for U.S. special operations forces to execute missions globally, and ensured the budget remained uncut in a fiscally constrained environment.- Developed and implemented a plan for the overhaul and reintegration of USSOCOM’s financial management software. Managed and executed contracts within a $3 million budget to replace all essential hardware and software, and to build the business intelligence software interface. Resulted in the modernization of financial analysis and auditability of current and projected financial programs.

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

- Led daily operations by executing all training requirements within allocated $30 million budget, resulting in the on-time and under budget deployment of assets and personnel to Japan in order to execute US government operations. - Rehabilitated a failing retail department that had a deficit of more than 20% of its annual $120,000 gross sales; established a new management team, innovative operational controls, administrative and reporting procedures, and personnel systems, resulting in positive cash flow with zero debt within 6 months.- Managed the schedule, certifications, training and equipment requirements for four aircraft and operating crews under continuously evolving conditions to execute drug interdiction flights in South and Central America; responsible for the interdiction of 16,782 kilograms of cocaine worth $900 million.- Oversaw the safety investigation of an aircraft that was damaged during operations. Streamlined all requirements to ensure aircraft could be repaired and put back into an operational status while complying with Naval Safety Center standards.- Led an organization of 100 personnel to execute an emergency aircraft and crew relocation plan and firefighting assistance when a devastating fire threatened an operational detachment on a military base in El Salvador. Crisis response was carried out while also ensuring requirements were met for the ongoing current world operations in South and Central America.

Multiple Locations

- Supervised and mentored 135 instructors and trained 800 students annually in order to provide required 20% qualified replacement operators. Reduced attrition rates in all tracks and improved training timelines which resulted in a lower training cost per student and retention of organizational talent. - Led a cross-functional team responsible for refurbishment and certification of aircraft launch and recovery efforts aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier during a four-year overhaul period, by finding efficiencies, driving the execution and setting the pace to ensure all training requirements and equipment were ready for full operational capability.- Provided operational oversight and set comprehensive goals for performance and growth of the test and development of new military technologies while directing the execution of multiple worldwide critical projects worth over $10 million. - Created an 18-month aircraft maintenance implementation program to train 175 technicians in support of a $675 million operations program. Ensured all technicians attended required training on time with zero training seats left unfilled, certifying that all technicians had the required skill sets to execute by the book maintenance procedures worldwide.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, English

Joint Professional Military Education