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State College, Pa, Us

State College, Pa, Us

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

The Pentagon, Arlington, Va

Plans Officer and Operations Integrations Branch Chief on the Joint Staff with the mission to maintain a flexible, versatile and adaptable joint force today and tomorrow. Responsible for leading a small team of dedicated professionals that plan, coordinate, synchronize and manage designated capabilities in support of real-world contingencies and exercises. Repeatedly managed and directed the efforts of a 30+ person cross-functional work group across the Department of Defense and interagency to create a common understanding and achieve consensus on the application of resources; conveyed the group’s recommendation to executive leadership including the Secretary of Defense; and achieved intended goals 100% of the time. Responsible for developing, revising and recommending changes to Combatant Commands plans and policies. Brief senior department officials, as well as represent department equities at meetings and conferences at the Inter-agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff and Service-level.

The Pentagon, Arlington, Va

Led and directed management of strategic crisis response actions as the Chief of Operations in the National Military Command Center in support of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Led crisis action activities performed by a 20+ personnel, multi-disciplined team including collaboration and coordination with interagency partners, intelligence agencies, combatant commands, and combat support agencies often in a time constrained environment in support of Department of Defense global operational requirements. Provided strategic level analysis via daily reports to Department of Defense senior leaders through the fusing of information in a time constrained environment to inform senior level decision-making.

Seoul, South Korea

Planner and project manager at an operational three-star headquarters supporting U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) with the mission to build readiness, deter aggression, and build and sustain combat power should aggression fail. Responsible for developing, revising and recommending changes to plans and policies in support of Combined Forces Command, USFK and Eighth Army missions throughout Korea. Plan, synchronize, manage and execute projects in support of real-world contingencies and exercises. Developed and managed a comprehensive work group comprised of a diverse cross-functional team that developed and synchronized communication plans and actions across multiple organizations including international partners. Brief senior officials, as well as represent department equities at meetings and conferences at the international, headquarters and department-level

Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tx

Senior Planner and team leader for a deployable team in support of real world contingency operations. Led and directed 80+ personnel in a multi-discipline, cross-functional team in eight different geographic locations; responsible for complex problem solving, crisis management, human resource management, risk management, strategic communications and maintaining community relationships through local engagement. Lead and manage a diverse team responsible for developing, revising, and recommending changes to plans and policies in support of Combatant Commands and other US governmental agencies; provide trans-regional planning, coordination and deconfliction from concept development to execution and beyond; develop, refine and implement training curriculum and provide education and training to planning teams preparing for future deployments and contingencies; develop and lead After Action Reviews for training and for deployed teams; attend working groups, planning conferences and complete training/schools as required.

Fort Leavenworth, Ks

Served as the integrations lead analyst, responsible for force design and modernization updates from Army Service Command to Brigade Combat Team level. Performed Total Army Analysis and Capabilities Needs Analysis to integrate Information Operations into concepts, experimentation and emerging Information Operations doctrine development.

Fort Leavenworth, Ks

Fort Belvoir, Va

Various

Master Of Science - Ms, International Relations And Affairs

Instruction focused on gaining a wide-ranging appreciation for the political, historical, cultural, economics, and geographical factors.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geography

Activities and Societies: Army ROTC; Alpha Phi OmegaInstruction focused on social-behavioral and environmental studies. Learned.