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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Wide Awake Films is a leading producer of historical documentaries and educational videos for museums, networks, and history-minded organizations. In addition to excellent storytelling skills, Wide Awake is a leader in using virtual reality, animation, and other advanced techniques to connect new audiences to our vibrant history.

Arlington, Texas

The mission of the National Medal of Honor Museum is to inspire all Americans through the powerful stories of our nation's Medal of Honor recipients. By highlighting their stories of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism, this museum will instill a deeper appreciation of the virtue of putting service above self.* Developed an innovative museum exhibit plan.

Mount Vernon, Virginia

• Tasked with integrating Mount Vernon’s Marketing, New Media, Guest Experience, Events,and Guest Services departments into one team focused on customer acquisition and revenue, guest experience, digital growth and.
• Project director for Mount Vernon’s… Show more Tasked with integrating Mount Vernon’s Marketing, New Media, Guest Experience, Events,and Guest Services departments into one team focused on customer acquisition and.
• Project director for Mount Vernon’s award-winning Be Washington interactive leadership experience. Received a Thea Award for top museum experience in 2019.
• An improved focus on the guest experience and tour offerings led to significantly higher satisfaction scores. Mount Vernon earned a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for the past five years.
• Executive producer and project lead for Mount Vernon's new Revolutionary War 4D Theater experience. Awarded a Gold Telly for top educational video.
• Directed Mount Vernon’s 2018 Save the View campaign which successfully deterred the building of a natural gas compressor station in Mount Vernon’s viewshed.

Mount Vernon, Virginia

• Responsible for the development of Mount Vernon's various digital, website, mobile, and social media platforms.
• Oversaw the development of Mount Vernon’s new website. The fresh new design garnered widespread praise, a Gold W3 Award for top cultural websites, and has increased web visitation by 4x.
• Produced the Mount Vernon Virtual Tour - one of the largest immersive 360° tours in existence and one of Mountvernon.org's most visited content offerings.
• Executive producer of… Show more Responsible for the development of Mount Vernon's various digital, website, mobile, and social media platforms.
• Executive producer of The Winter Patriots and Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign of 1781 productions. Now or Never was awarded a Silver Telly Award in 2015.
• Led the effort to produce the expansive Washington's World Interactive Map.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for developing and leveraging the Trust’s web, social, and mobile platforms. The Trust is the leading non-profit (501c3) focused on the preservation of American Civil War battlefields and in supporting Civil War educational efforts. * Directed the development of two significant redesigns of the Civilwar.org website. These improvements led to.

Arlington, Virginia

Tasked with managing and developing E*TRADE’s retail cash management and online banking business. Chief responsibilities included: (1) full P&L ownership of the retail cash franchise (2) development of retail cash strategy, budgets, forecasts, and goals (3) development of online banking and cash management capabilities (4) representing the company and its.

Dulles, Virginia

Charged with leading the newly established AOL Financial Services Group. Chief responsibilities included: (1) Development of long-term strategic plans that served to maintain AOL’s leadership position as a top financial portal (2) Directing the Group’s overall technology development efforts (3) Close coordination with the AOL sales force to devise ways to.

Naval Intelligence OfficerStrike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), NAS LemooreUSS Nimitz (CVW-9), USS ConstellationNaval Surface Warfare Center/Defense Intelligence AgencyNavy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center GraduateTOPGUN Ground SchoolTS/SCI ClearancesResponsible for providing detailed strike intelligence to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 and.

M.A., National Security Studies

Strategic challenges in the South China Sea, Economic development and military strategy, media impact on modern warfare, ballistic missile.

B.A., Political Economy Of Industrial Societies