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Seattle, WA, US

Responsible for the Global Workplace Health and Safety of an outstanding 1MM+ strong workforce. Through our doors, on the road, and on our flight ramps will walk and drive the safest employees and partners in the world, role-modelling our commitment to safety in every environment, community, and geography where Amazon and our partners have a presence.

Seattle, WA, US

• Built a global air haul network of 110+ aircraft, 70+ on-airport facilities, and 14,000+ Amazon employees inclusive of 1,000 salaried leaders and executives within five years across three continents, safely.
• P&L responsibility for a multi-billion dollar budget.
• Led the business cases and collaborated on the design, engineering, and construction of nine Amazon powered air hub facilities in the U.S. and Europe, including the launch of Amazon’s largest field project in history.
• Incorporated a Safety Management System, innovative robotics, advanced electric ground service equipment, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel into Amazon Air operations, leading the industry by example.
• Directly engages with CEOs and C-Suite executives across the aviation, cargo, supply-chain, and engineering industries to drive the business.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership of a talented, high-performing, customer-obsessed team of professionals dedicated to delivering excellence across Amazon Air’s expanding air-haul network.
• Partnered with operations research scientists to develop a hybrid “hub and spoke” and “point to point” air network, resulting in fewer aircraft required to fly the same number of packages compared to a traditional “hub.
• Negotiated directly with CEOs of air carriers to establish and/or execute additional Air Transport Service Agreements for the operation of cargo aircraft on behalf of Amazon. Drove an innovative cost model based on.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the operational execution of Amazon Air's expanding air-haul network
• Established a visionary Aviation Operations function within Amazon including the design and build-out of a global Network Control Center to manage emerging day to day aviation operations.
• Led the development of the Amazon Air Ground Operations Manual which served as the “instructions” and pre-requisites necessary for the safe launch of on-airport Amazon operations.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the fulfillment of millions of customer orders throughout the United Kingdom, EU, and beyond; the safety, leadership and development of over 7,000 salaried leaders and hourly associates; and the.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the fulfillment of millions of customer orders throughout the United Kingdom, EU, and beyond; the safety, leadership and development of 81 salaried leaders and over 1400 hourly associates; and the.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the fulfillment of millions of customer orders, the leadership and development of 23 managers and over 1000 hourly associates, and the promotion of innovation and continuous improvement throughout one.
• Selected to lead a team for a three month assignment to Columbia, South Carolina, to drive productivity improvements, associate engagement initiatives, and manager development. Efforts resulted in multi-million dollar.
• Hand-selected to lead the launch of the Outbound department at one of Amazon’s newest, most advanced Fulfillment Centers in the network. Meticulously planned the labor, rates, onboarding and training as well as.

Seattle, WA, US

• Responsible for the daily fulfillment of over 100,000 customer orders, the leadership of 5 managers and over 300 hourly associates, and the development of streamlined processes and procedures.

Washington, DC, US

• Ranked #1 of 32 talented officers of equivalent rank on the SEVENTH Fleet staff, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan and the Asia-Pacific Region.
• Planned and flawlessly executed a senior executive’s daily, weekly, and monthly schedule including travel to 18 countries and 42 international cities over the course of 34 months.
• Liaised directly with members of the international community to facilitate high level visits throughout the Asia-Pacific Region covering 48 million square miles, 35 countries and 50% of the world’s population.Requested.

Washington, DC, US

• Ranked #1 of 34 exceptional officers. Selected as the Phase Head for the Fighter Weapons Syllabus, the most dynamic and complex curriculum for a Naval Aviator. Spearheaded syllabus realignment efficiencies.
• Instructed over 100 Naval Aviators in the operation and tactical employment of high performance carrier-based F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet jet aircraft. Officer-in-charge for a training detachment to Texas. Responsible for.
• Developed process improvement in the through-put of aviators to streamline a rigorous graduate level syllabus resulting in a decreased time-to-train. Briefed executives on a monthly basis and fostered a student time to.
• One of 3 pilots selected Navy-wide to conduct a trans-Atlantic flight in the F/A-18F Super Hornet to represent the United States at the 2006 Farnborough International Airshow, England.

Washington, DC, US

• Ranked #1 of 19 driven Lieutenants in the command. Flew 37 combat missions over Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Awarded the Strike Flight Air Medal for combat operations.
• Accumulated over 200 day and night carrier arrested landings. First female aviator in the history of the “Black Aces”.
• Supervised over 60 personnel as the Avionics/Armament Division Officer, the largest division in the squadron. Integrated a complex, multi-million dollar data link network into the squadron of 14 aircraft.

Washington, DC, US

• #1 graduate from advanced jet training. Selected as one of the first cadre of pilots to fly the new F/A-18F Super Hornet.

Bachelor Of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Master Of Arts, National Security And Strategic Studies