Program action officer for development of US Naval Submarine Force tactical security doctrine for a force of more than 70 nuclear submarines through liaison with professional organizations including Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Texas Applied Research Laboratory, and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.

Selected to fill an emergent short-term need as equivalent to Vice President for Engineering Operations, ensuring the engineering readiness of 25 nuclear submarines. As the organization’s lead certifying official, assisted assigned unit organizations in continuous process improvement through auditing of administration, assessment of watch team performance, and certification for various aspects of propulsion plant and submarine operations, directly resulting in the certification of two 130-person organizations for ocean-going operations.

As equivalent to Deputy Director responsible to the CEO, supervised the day-to-day training and operations of an organization of over 160 personnel. Leadership and managerial expertise directly contributed to two-fold improvement in measured performance metrics and designation as the Nation's top-ranked organization during entire two-year tenure.• Oversaw execution of a comprehensive auditing and team performance assessment program ensuring compliance with numerous standard operating procedures, including nuclear regulatory directives. • Developed and implemented a comprehensive cross-functional audit and assessment program to improve team performance, maximize efficiency and output by over 100-percent. • Oversaw the development and execution of internal auditing programs ensuring the adequacy of radiological controls, radiation health, quality assurance, and nuclear reactor instrumentation and control equipment maintenance standards. Contributed to the organization's top ranking in nuclear operations.• Assessed work force manning requirements against current inventory and individual capabilities and coordinated with necessary agencies to procure employees. • Leadership and vision greatly contributed to organization recognition by senior management as the Nation’s top-performing strategic deterrence asset in both 2011 and 2012, as well as my evaluation as the top Executive Officer amongst all Squadron organizations in 2013.

As equivalent to Vice President for Engineering Operations, provided oversight of nuclear propulsion plant operations, inspections and maintenance of 8 assigned nuclear submarines. Contributed to a combined top ranking in nuclear operations amongst more than 25 total submarines for entire 3-year tenure.• Demonstrated team leader skills by assisting unit organizations in continuous process improvement through determination of best practices, auditing of administration, assessment of watch team performance, and certification for various aspects of propulsion plant and submarine operations.• Assisted unit engineers in the development of nuclear plant outage maintenance schedules, including coordination of work efforts with numerous nuclear and non-nuclear repair organizations.• Directly liaised with Naval Reactors regulatory agency to improve organization performance and promulgate lessons-learned.• US Naval Reactors Program single point of contact to shipbuilding and design laboratory organizations concerning the development of the next-generation submarine propulsion plant. Developed more than 8 conceptual nuclear operating and casualty procedures for subsequent use in research and development. • Demonstrated extensive project team member and technical advisory skills through the development of new operating procedures, and evaluation of operator interfaces through all phases of nuclear propulsion plant operations. Formulated and executed more than 30 complex casualty response scenarios utilizing 4 watch teams to evaluate the adequacy of design concepts and user interfaces at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. • Evaluated as the 2011 top Squadron Engineer amongst all East Coast Squadron organizations.

As equivalent plant operations manager, directly managed all aspects of nuclear propulsion plant supervision, operations, maintenance, administration, and operator training, resulting in across-the-board improvement in all areas. • Led a team of over 40 nuclear plant operators in the testing and evaluation of two complex casualty and operating procedures for a new nuclear propulsion plant design.• Certifier of select nuclear plant watchstander qualifications.• Identified training needs and organized training interventions to improve the quality of all aspects of nuclear plant operations and maintenance, and organization-wide adherence to quality assurance and equipment safety standards.• Planned and directed integrated maintenance and testing plans during a first-of-its-kind 15-month long maintenance availability and modernization period, as well as four outage periods. • Evaluated as the top Engineer Officer amongst all units in the Squadron organization in 2007.

• Junior project manager directly responsible for the comprehensive development of five nuclear propulsion plant casualty procedures and operating procedures.• Lead engineer for technical resolution of nuclear propulsion plant problems, to include time-sensitive problem-solving and staffing with subject matter experts.• Served as an effective nuclear fluid systems evaluator on a highly-trained nuclear Emergency Control Center team; a position normally reserved for more senior personnel.• Reactor plant fluid system instructor to Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and Bettis, Inc junior resident engineers.

• Assistant to senior management concerning all aspects of submarine operations.• Project management experience and coordination with two foreign nation military organizations in conjunction with the development of a multi-national submarine exercise.• Demonstrated time-critical decision-making skills in high-stress environment while directing the operations of multiple surface vessels and aircraft in accomplishing mission objectives.

Supervised nuclear propulsion plant operations and complex maintenance procedures, and oversaw all aspects of nuclear propulsion plant training, operations, and maintenance in the absence of the Manager of Nuclear Plant Operations.• Supervised the maintenance of nuclear reactor instrumentation and control equipment and reactor operator watch standing and procedural compliance. • As Quality Assurance Officer (QAO), developed and executed comprehensive quality assurance program improvements resulting in a two-fold improvement in quality assurance.• As organization training officer assisting the Deputy Director of Operations and Training, executed comprehensive casualty drill training for an organization of 160 personnel, ensuring organizational effectiveness in dynamic, high-stress environments.• Recognized as the top-performing of 120 junior officers in the Kings Bay Submarine Base organization in 2000.

• Instructor of nuclear mechanical systems and watchstanding at naval nuclear prototype.• Received US Navy’s top trainer certification as a Master Training Specialist.• As a Radiological Controls Shift Supervisor during nuclear reactor defueling and refueling operations, supervised a shift of 100 personnel in all aspects of contamination and radiation controls.• As Reactor Mechanical Division Leading Chief Petty Officer, supervised the maintenance and operation of nuclear plant mechanical systems, as well as human resources management of 15 personnel.• As a senior enlisted Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor, supervised nuclear reactor plant fill, pre-conditioning, and steam plant light-off and testing.