Brings in-depth understanding and expertise to one or more aspects of service or joint missions, processes, and culture. Applies advance consulting skills and/or extensive technical expertise; full industry knowledge. Develops innovative solutions to complex problems.

OUSD(P) Defense Critical Infrastructure & Mission Assurance Analyst:Advise senior management of risk management principles that enable the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy to achieve mission assurance compliance by preparing for, preventing, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from emergencies. Serves as the technical authority for Mission Assurance, applies advanced consulting skills and extensive technical expertise, full industry knowledge to internal and external mission assurance stakeholders. Develops innovative solutions to complex global problems. Represents the organization on interagency committees.

Military Health Mission Assurance Specialist, Senior:Manage risk to mission by protecting and ensuring the continued function and resilience of health capabilities and assets. Refine, integrate, and synchronized the aspects of DoD security, protection, and risk-management programs that relate to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) mission execution.

A5/7 Air Force (AF) Futures Force Design, Infrastructure and Posture Team Analyst: Develop and maintain the global Infrastructure and Posture future force design by balancing and prioritizing areas of uncertainty, risk, and cost in alignment with the National Defense Strategy. Integrate inputs from internal stakeholders (Functional Integration Teams, Cross Functional Integration Teams, Concept Design, and Integration) and external stakeholders (HAF and MAJCOMs) to show the attributes of integrated infrastructure and posture in the Air and Space Forces we need.

Being agile and working with ambiguity is what makes this job special and fun. The environment I’m in does not lend itself to having second thoughts about a decision, but it allows me to make a decision, live with that decision, and own the decision. I’m able to collaborate, make things happen, and help people by acting and not reacting. Every day I get an opportunity to teach the next generation how to deal with internal and external stakeholders across a diversity of disciplines and cultures. As an experienced leader and manager, I leverage my abilities to influence by engaging with senior customer executives on policy, directives and compliance. I communicate and coordinate with 13 mid-level managers on issues related to future training, employment, and career progression for over 1900 military and civilian employees. I function as the bridge between senior executives and mid-level teams and employees new to the military. At the end of day, it’s my job to communicate the service my organization provides is the ideal solution for a military community over 9K strong and local partners on the Emerald Coast. This is a personal passion of mine...for the last 29 years my mantra has been “leave it better than you found it”. I believe I have met this challenge on Hurlburt Field.

I started out in February 2014 as the security manager for a 235 person organization that specialized in logistics, law enforcement, Investigations, personal and industrial security, and administration. I considered this job as a great opportunity that helped me learn about Special Operations while being able to give back to the organization by instructing procedural changes from my last job. So this was a win/win situation. In January of 2015, I was honored with a 6 month special assignment as a Senior Enlisted Leader (Sr HR director role). This vertical move in leadership gave me an opportunity to work with over 350 employees in 22 nations across Africa while honing my time management and leadership skills. I worked with an amazing command team that worked tirelessly to ensure the success of mission on the African continent. During my 6 months, I was able to travel the continent numerous times and establish some amazing outreach connections, strengthening our role and commitment to the different African communities. I was honored to lead teams of volunteers to upgrade the living conditions of local shelters as well as working with multiple Non-Profit organizations to help raise money for work sites. I regularly gave speeches and lead workshops around the installation (small town). I also provide group leadership sessions for new employees. For the 2014 basic leadership course, I was a speaker for 8 breakout sessions and was also an Executive Panel Member.

Being away from your family for a year is very stressful and not for everyone. However, I used this as an awesome opportunity to meet with some amazing Qataris around Qatar and people from around the military. In the process, I helped create a host nation liaison position with the Qatar Air Force. I developed a recognition program which recognized 16 employees during the year. I dealt with over 900 employees rotating in and out of the country every week. I had an opportunity to see how people adjusted differently with being in a new country and away from their families. Some had a harder time than others adjusting to the change, so in order to help them adjust and cope with their separation, I built the first employee advisory council focusing on quality of life problems. Being able to adjust to their separation revolved around their current quality of life and fixing it would help with the transition. So, after MONTHS working with them on their issues, I was able to fix 27 problems around their work centers and home areas. I have to admit my experience as a leader was truly tested but it gave me a great perspective on how hard it is to be a good leader in a stressful environment for a year and for that I'll always be grateful.

During my headquarters staff time, I was able to provide information and advice impacting over 110K person. One of the best courses I was able to complete was the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) course where I immediately utilized my acquired knowledge for two Remotely Piloted Aircraft projects. I formulated security mitigating and risk reduction measures and assisted in their implementations. Furthermore, as the Senior Program Manager for Intrusion Detection security, I collaborated with senior executives on best practices in preventing vulnerabilities through the establishment of effective strategic planning and budgeting. I was able to successfully capture $120K for fiscal year end of funds, mitigating vulnerabilities around the enterprise. Utilizing my planning skills, I was able to plan the first Security Engineer course on Joint Base Langley-Eustis, cutting instructor travel expenses from $14K to $1K. In addition, I was certified through the Army Corp of Engineering Security Engineering Course, designed to provide knowledge on conducting Security Assessments of Military Facilities in accordance with Unified Facilities Criteria 4-010-01/03 and 4-020-01. One of my greatest success stories comes from championing a $351K Giant Voice system, closing out a 10 year problem. Leveraging my strong communications skills and recently acquired Virginia Fusion Liaison Officer certification, I was placed as the #2 intelligence officer for the Department of Defense (DoD) Behavioral Analysis/Insider Threat exercise, which forwarded 11 recommendations for the DoD review and approval. With everything going on, I still felt a strongly about giving back to my community. So I decided to give back to scouting. As an Eagle Scout coming from the inner city, I was able to meet and talk with 50 parents and scouts about life outside of Kansas City, Mo and the Air Force.

Korea was interesting during my short time (one year), I was able to engage and collaborate with the Republic of Korea Army, Air Force, and Special Forces and Korean National Police with protection of their coastal waters and interior footprint. I operated with autonomy and complete discretion to develop a step-by-step instructions for integrating the Republic of Korea Army mortar battalion and United States ground forces. The results of my instructions reduced miscommunication while achieving efficiency and uniformity of performance from the two teams. Directly responsible for developing a new duty schedule for 230 personnel. I was able to transition the teams from 12 hour to 8 hour shifts giving them an additional 30 hours of training each month. Lastly, I was able to create a culture with my team of 269 staffers and sections by building a brand that prioritized passion on the job, personal development (spiritual, mental, physical, social), and a work-life balance.

As the Security Manager for Air Forces South America, I had to anticipate and manage disruptive events. I worked closely with both internal and external senior executives highlighting critical force protection issues that effected their customers. I developed programs which implemented the tactical deployment of technology in accordance with regional partners through aligned documentation, accurate data collection, and risk analysis ensuring the right systems were in place. One of my leading events during this time was coordinating and developing a security plan with my international counterparts during a two week regional exchange event in Brazil, South America. I successfully developed the security protocols from cradle to grave ensuring 150 United States personnel was able to expand their training opportunities, enhance their understanding of their partners, share and leverage best practices while in a safe environment. During 2010, I built a time sensitive reporting schedule in 24 hours for 240 Security personnel and 120 tons of cargo for Haiti relief after a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake. Additionally, leveraging my regional knowledge along with my training from the Dynamics of International Terrorism, Latin Orientation and Cross-Cultural Communication Courses, I created the first Curriculum Review Board for Security course in the Inter-American Air Force Academy.

Supervised, trained, and mentored 8 individuals, ensuring they provided the appropriate oversite for 274 employees and 40 contract security guards responsible for around the clock security services for Department of Defense resources. I managed the Advantor Suite for the Command Control and Display (CCD) system, training, investigations, physical security, and confinement sections. Designed the requirements for the first joint Emergency Communication Center for Law Enforcement, Fire, and Medical Emergency dispatch controllers. Developed new filing and organizational practices for performance reports by streamlining the process, saved team 100 hours monthly.

Led and managed 65 Army, Air Force, and German national Security Forces personnel responsible for conducting law enforcement and security throughout a 1,150 square mile area supporting over 53,000 individuals. Provided direction over all police actives in the largest American community in Europe, supporting the United States Army and Air Force installations, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, and critical protection areas. Ensured incident response, crime scene preservation, timely leadership notification and accurate completion of required police forms. Conducted inspections of personnel, facilities, vehicles. Monitored and conducted On-the-Job training, completed duty rosters and schedules, and managed leaves and appointments. Outside the box thinker—established 400+ weapons item bench stock, reduced weapon and equipment downtime by 40%. Created an Army and Air Force ordering system by combining service procedures, cutting supply wait time from 12 weeks to two. Advocated additional less than lethal weapons; procured 142 bean bag shotguns for protection of guards during riots. Architect for largest military movement during this time—coordinated the movement of 1,020 employees and 350K pounds of equipment in under 21 days. Took action and pursued additional driving training for planning 20 logistical movements covering 500 miles of Iraqi roads.

The two main requirements for this position was 1.) Be a visionary and 2.) Be a self-starter. I was appointed as the senior force protection analyst over four installations (communities). I served as the physical security review authority for new construction and renovation projects and plans, it was my job to ensure force protection requirements were met. In addition, I organized and facilitated all working groups and executive committee meetings for the Headquarters. As a visionary Leader; I planned a $700K barrier upgrade solution which utilized cabling and boulders to integrate with the current stand-off of the facilities. Additionally, I led an action team that was chartered to develop a system, process, or program to cut down response time for the roaming patrols. What we came up with was an automated vehicle plate recognition and ground base radar system. This system was tied into the dispatch center which allow the dispatcher to notify the patrols and keep track of the unauthorized vehicle or person. As a self-starter, I led a vulnerability survey teams that identified and mitigated risk while balancing tradeoffs in cost, efficiencies and operational challenges. I successful advocated for $16.4M in design funds, which was used to protect over 500 personnel. Finally, I integrated the German police with my police personnel and created a joint patrol for community policing. This was a large success with the German and military communities. Because of all the hard work my team and I put into this program, we were recognized as the 2005 “Best Antiterrorism program in Department of Defense”.