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Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

Led a team of 6 programmers, IT professionals, and data analysts to develop a drilling fluid data collection, aggregation, and analysis tool that supported additional annual sales. Differentiated Derrick’s product offering through technical analysis against low-price leaders.Maintained numerous customer accounts by processing, analyzing, and presenting drilling fluid data to preserve existing customer base when threatened by lower-priced competitor equipment. Planned… Show more Led a team of 6 programmers, IT professionals, and data analysts to develop a drilling fluid data collection, aggregation, and analysis tool that supported additional annual sales. Differentiated Derrick’s product offering through technical analysis against low-price leaders.Maintained numerous customer accounts by processing, analyzing, and presenting drilling fluid data to preserve existing customer base when threatened by lower-priced competitor equipment. Planned, executed, and resourced three new product test programs across the U.S. Provided decision-quality information within budgetary and time constraints to senior executives to facilitate product launches. Show less

Fort Campbell North, Kentucky, United States

Led a multi-national and cross-functional element of over 200 soldiers to degrade Taliban combat power in four key Afghan provinces; prevented the fall of a provincial capital and a strategic line of communication between Kabul and the southern provinces.Seized a strategically important district center that had been under Taliban control for two years through an aggressive operational tempo and careful planning; demonstrated the resolve and tactical proficiency of Afghan SOF to the… Show more Led a multi-national and cross-functional element of over 200 soldiers to degrade Taliban combat power in four key Afghan provinces; prevented the fall of a provincial capital and a strategic line of communication between Kabul and the southern provinces.Seized a strategically important district center that had been under Taliban control for two years through an aggressive operational tempo and careful planning; demonstrated the resolve and tactical proficiency of Afghan SOF to the people of Afghanistan.Trained, coached, and mentored a Lebanese SOF unit to conduct the first ever nighttime combined arms live fire exercise in Lebanese military history- dramatically improved this unit’s survivability and lethality when battling ISIS.Developed, resourced, and executed a Syrian partner force training plan that increased capacity from 100 to 2,000 fighters per month to support US strategic interests and emerging campaigns to destroy ISIS. Supervised the accountability and serviceability of $35MM in U.S. government property and sensitive items; directed logistical support for 110 Special Operators at several geographically dispersed locations across the Middle East. Show less

Fort Bragg, North Carolina United States

Reduced violence by 96% in a highly volatile sector of North-East Baghdad encompassing over 80,000 Iraqis through a combination of kinetic operations, non-lethal aid, civic engagement, and Iraqi Security Force training. Orchestrated a “no-notice” deployment of an 800-paratrooper battalion and its equipment to Haiti within 96 hours of notification; navigated bottlenecks by conducting effective time-constrained planning and resource forecasting.Built, trained, and led a 40-person… Show more Reduced violence by 96% in a highly volatile sector of North-East Baghdad encompassing over 80,000 Iraqis through a combination of kinetic operations, non-lethal aid, civic engagement, and Iraqi Security Force training. Orchestrated a “no-notice” deployment of an 800-paratrooper battalion and its equipment to Haiti within 96 hours of notification; navigated bottlenecks by conducting effective time-constrained planning and resource forecasting.Built, trained, and led a 40-person platoon that was recognized as the #1 of 15 by the battalion commander during a rigorous six-month intensive training cycle that included multiple externally evaluated exercises.Earned the Special Forces Tab and Green Beret in a physically and mentally grueling 16-month program with an 80% attrition rate. Granted a Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS-SCI) security clearance. Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Army ROTC, Kappa Sigma Fraternity