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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Support the Executive Director of the VA’s Office of Rural Health in conducting, coordinating, promoting, and disseminating research from across five Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers consisting of 450 employees on issues that affect nearly five million Veterans. In conjunction with research activities, manage the development, growth and expansion of clinical services to Veterans residing in rural parts of the country.* Review of new and existing programs in the support of the execution of a $335 million operational budget to support education, research and clinical programs directly supporting rurally residing Veterans.* Oversight of operations of the national program office and alignment of five geographically dispersed rural health resource centers.* Standardization of workflow to improve communications internal to the office while optimizing workflow tied to responses to inquiries originating from within the agency and from Congress.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supports the Medical Director of the VA’s National Tele-Neurology Program as the Program Manager responsible in developing and implementing a national strategy to enable successful execution of a telemedicine clinical practice throughout the VA enterprise. Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, controlling, reviewing, evaluating, and improving medical, administrative, and support operations.* Selected for participation in the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) 2020 cohort of the Health Care Leadership Development Program (HCLDP), a year long national leadership program geared towards developing future healthcare executives. * Established protocols for the rapid implementation and deployment of Tele-Neurology clinics to rurally residing Veterans and underserved regions with limited to no access to Neurology services.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supported the Medical Center's Chief of Staff/Chief Medical Officer at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center as the senior administrator having operational oversight on all construction projects, asset management, financial and human capital within a 320 bed tertiary hospital consisting of 145 acute care beds, 135-bed Community Living Center/Long Term Care Center and a 40-bed Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Center. Interacted with local, regional and national executive leadership teams and hospital's medical directors to develop, grow and execute clinical expansion programs.* Administrative lead in the design development and pre-activation activities of a new standalone outpatient clinic located in Philadelphia county. * Planned the consent and execution of doubling physical plant of three standalone outpatient clinics in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Burlington and Gloucester counties in New Jersey to support the VA’s Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model in supporting the projected growth of unique patients enrolled within the healthcare system.* Supported the Chief Medical Officer in establishing protocols, building capacity, managing asset and human capital in becoming the region’s surgical center for VA hospitals within Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supported the Chief Operating Officer at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center on the operational oversight of all administrative divisions within a 320-bed tertiary Medical Center consisting of 145 acute care beds, 135-bed Community Living Center/Long Term Care Center and a 40-bed Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Center. Interacted with Executive Leadership team and departmental heads to develop and operationalize priorities within the organization and aligning initiatives to local, regional and national VA strategic initiatives.* Developed and implemented multi-year strategic plan for the Medical Center in order to establish and align resources in executing organizational priorities.* Managed the execution of a $535 million operational budget while increasing reimbursable through reorganization of program oversight of 3rd party collections and the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) allocation to the highest benchmarks for the Medical Center.* Certified government contracting officer representative (COR) responsible for managing the lifecycle of the medical center wide federal procurement process. Trains, mentors and coaches facility CORs in planning, organizing, developing, coordinating, evaluating and monitoring activities for services within their respective departments.* Liaison between regional, national, interagency and congressional leadership and external vendors in resolving issues and in planning for implementation of programs cooperatively for the largest hospital within the eastern regional market.

Washington, Dc, Us

Supervisor of all administrative staff for the Nursing Department and was directly accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer & Associate Director of Patient Care Services for the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center. Charged with providing quality, timely and cost effective services in meeting the needs of all clinical and administrative operational requirements. * Hand selected by the Medical Center Director to represent the hospital as a member of the Leadership Development Institute (LDI) 2014 cohort, a yearlong competitive national leadership program within the VA. * Personally chosen by the Medical Center’s Chief of Staff to be the interim Supervisory Business Manager for the Department of Medicine. Responsible for all staffing and administrative actions for the 13 medical subspecialties areas and 3 research sections that comprise the second largest department within the hospital.* Certified government contracting officer representative responsible for managing the lifecycle of the Nursing department’s federal procurement process. Plans, organizes, develops, coordinates, evaluates and monitors activities for all supplemental staff services and equipment based contracts within the department.* Liaison between internal clinical and administrative staff and to other departmental leadership and external vendors in resolving issues and in planning for implementation of programs cooperatively for the largest department in the hospital.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Serves as the Commander for the 301st Information Operations (IO) Battalion Army Service Component Command (ASCC), 151 Theater Information Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and is responsible for preparing, coordinating, training, validating and deploying teams to support missions overseas in accordance with US Army Reserve Command (USARC) & Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) directives. Train and deploy to support Joint and other Army forces as directed. Provided mission command of direct reporting units to Divisions, Corps or Joint units/staff that analyze, assist, and challenge a unit’s posture in the Information Environment at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of military operations. Responsible for reviewing and publishing IO policies, procedures and accreditation review.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G6 for the 352nd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) for all matters concerning command, control, communications, computer operations, Signal/Telecommunications operations, automation management, network management, and information security. Additional responsibilities are to maintain the Army's voice, data and information systems, make tactical, operational and strategic decisions for the CACOM, coordinate employment of Signal/Telecommunications Soldiers at all levels of command. Advised commanding general and staff on communication assets, assisted them in making well-informed decisions, planed and executed communication strategies to achieve desired objectives and evaluated the effectiveness of the program.* Managed 100% computer hardware life-cycle replacement and Windows 10 migration of geographically isolated sites across nine states in Eastern United States with no impact to daily operations.* Developed and personally executed project planning training to all members of the executive staff.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Served as the senior Operations and Plans Officer for the 301st Information Operations (IO) Battalion, 151 Theater Information Operations Group, U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) and was responsible for preparing, coordinating, training, validating and deploying teams to support missions overseas in accordance with US Army Reserve Command (USARC) & Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) directives. Train and deploy to support Joint and other Army forces as directed. Provided mission command of direct reporting units to Divisions, Corps or Joint units/staff that analyze, assist, and challenge a unit’s posture in the Information Environment at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of military operations. Responsible for reviewing and publishing IO policies, procedures and accreditation review.

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Served as a Commander with the 3/329th Infantry Regiment of a Hybrid Threat / Opposition Force (OPFOR) Company. Ultimately responsible for training and coordination of hybrid threat elements during Warrior (WAREX) and Combat Support Training Exercises (CSTX) within the Train/Ready 1, 2, 3 and 4 years of the Army Force Generating Model (ARFORGEN) in accordance with US Army Reserve Command (USARC) & Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) directives. Trained Coalition military, Joint and other Army forces while providing mission command of a direct reporting unit to an Army Division. * Restructured organization to support new mission under constrained timeline with little direction and guidance. Recommendations for reorganization accepted and implemented across every similar organization within the United States Army Reserves.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

"The Power of Information"

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Colonel"Pro Patria Vigilans" (Watchful for the Country)

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Led Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Government Service civilians and Contractors to rapidly deploy to provide en route, early entry, scalable Command, Control and Telecommunications support to the Regional Combatant Commands, Special Operations Command, and other agencies within 72 hours for up to 1500 end-users in any area within Europe and the African continents. Responsible for teams that include Network Administrators, System Administrators, Satellite Operator, Field Radio Operator, Data Network Specialist, Information/Electronic Technicians, Computer, Network and Switching Specialist, Helpdesk Technicians.* Responsible for teams that include Network Administrators, System Administrators, Satellite Operators, Field Radio Operators, Data Network Specialists, Information/Electronic Technicians, Computer/Network/Switching Specialists and Helpdesk Technicians across two continents and 5 countries.* Provided leadership and direction in the formulation, development and execution of long range planning, budgetary and program management, operating policies and implementation of new technological development and implementation to enhance user experience for both internal and external customers.* Oversaw strategic and tactical network planning, engineering and execution for training, humanitarian and contingency missions for top secret, secret, non-classified, NATO and coalition forces networks.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Responsible for the management of the Army Mobilization Common Operating Picture (MOBCOP) Combat Developing group in Headquarters, Department of the Army, Secretary of the Army G-3 Staff. Directly supported worldwide contingency operations by facilitating the automation of the planning, reviewing, staffing, validation and approval processes for all Army mobilization requests through Department of the Army to the Assistant Secretary of the Army.* Supported and actively participated in ongoing system development, design, and integration of 5 systems that are integrated with over 19 independent systems across top secret, classified and non-classified Department of Defense networks. * Gathered, defined, and prioritized new requirements and recommended approval for the Secretary of the Army, G-3 Chief of Mobilization. * Planned and implemented system training for all users worldwide while acting as a liaison between functional proponents and contract developers, and is the point of contact for all user and system issues.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Maintained 12 to 24 readily deployable communication packages to provide tactical and strategic support within Europe and Iraq. Regularly presented operational strengths/weaknesses and recommendations about future opportunities/threats to senior leaders. Oversaw 1,000 pieces of personnel and communications equipment; managed $250 million budget for hardware acquisitions and IT service contracts. Collaborated with other staff elements to develop solutions for complex challenges.* Hand-picked to produce and implement Information Technology (IT) hardware, software, and automation equipment standards to support 180,000 US and Coalition Forces.* Created 93-module training program to validate 416 personnel in technical abilities prior to combat deployment; ensured zero equipment loss or damage during transport.* Streamlined equipment purchase validation process from 2 weeks to 5 days.* Supported US forces from 4 services and 7 multi-national divisions with personnel from 35 countries.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Led teams of 23 to 34 members to install, operate, maintain, and protect technical control facilities and installation Help Desks. Provided user support and WAN, LAN, VoIP, satellite communications, and microwave transmission actions for strategic communications/infrastructure supporting over 30,000 multi-national personnel. Successfully completed signal and communications tasks with 1/3 fewer staff than predecessor; created standard operating procedures and site continuity book. Updated senior managers orally and in writing about network status, improvements, and project timelines. Utilized Active Directory, Remedy, SolarWinds, and WhatsUp Gold.* Guided transition efforts from tactical infrastructure to commercial fiber backbone for consolidated operating base in Iraq.* Directed controlled network shutdown while maintaining limited Department of Defense Internet and phone protocols for key managers and executive leaders.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Provided administrative and logistical support for headquarters elements of tactical signal unit and institutional training unit. Directly supervised 10-person team and administered $170,000 annual budget. Controlled accountability and maintenance status for IT equipment exceeding $15 million. Conducted weekly team meetings and provided regular reports to senior leaders. Also managed maintenance, motor pool, supply, information management, and safety functions.* Orchestrated week-long communications training event which became requirement for qualification course with 13,000 students annually.

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Us

Adjunct Faculty member within the Defense Strategy Course (DSC) of the Army War College. The US Army War College's educates senior military and civilian leaders so they can lead at the strategic level and advance knowledge of the global application of Landpower. The purpose of US Army War College is to produce graduates who are skilled critical thinkers and complex problem solvers in the global application of Landpower. The Defense Strategy Course is intended to improve student understanding about the role of the Department of Defense in the development of National Security Policy and Strategy (NSPS) within the contemporary international environment.

Fort Leavenworth, Ks, Us

Adjunct Faculty member within the Department of Distance Education (DDE) of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (USACGSC). The Command and General Staff School (CGSS), is the largest of four academic schools within the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) located at Ft. Leavenworth. CGSS provides masters-level curriculum and instruction to nearly 5,000 US Army Majors, Sister Service, and Interagency personnel annually, by way of the command and General Staff Officer Course (CGSOC).

Fort Liberty, Nc, Us

Telecommunications, automations and IT security manager trusted to advise senior level management responsible for Civil-Military Operations which conduct Stability and Reconstruction activities within Europe, Africa and the Middle-East. * Created two independent Information-Management schema utilized as a “best-practice” which is currently being taught to all US Army units in preparation for deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan.* Manager of the only department within an organization of over eighteen sections that received zero negative remarks from annual inspection led by the higher headquarters.

Malvern, Pa, Us

Responsible for maintaining customer focus and collaboration within the organization by providing technical guidance and recommendation to the Human Resources, Legal, Government Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Compliance and Finance departments. Sole purpose was to remove manually driven business processes and to drastically improve them with the integration of a technical solution. * Managed the implementation of Workday®, a Human Resources Information System providing employee/manager self-service, and oversaw the integration of 17 internally and externally hosted systems* Provided technical management and oversight for the seamless implementation of Taleo Business Edition™, an e-recruitment system that has allowed a paper intensive process to become fully digitized. * Identified a critical business need, recommended a solution to management and directed the implementation of a Grants Management program to manage a $1.5 million corporate giving program

New York, Ny, Us

Maintained 125 IBM-compatible and Macintosh computer platforms while adding 50 new computers in 2 Lincoln Center campus locations. Trained new employees on network and system administration duties, including direct customer interface.

Executive Masters Of Business Administration

M.S., Biotechnology Management

B.A., Natural Sciences

Master Of Strategic Studies

Functional Area 30 (Fa-30) - Information Operations

Command And General Staff Officer College

Signal Officer Captain'S Career Course

Signal Officer Basic Course