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Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

Eglin Afb, Fl

Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Florida Area

Led the 50+ Government oversight team in management of quality assurance, cost, schedule and performance of the $7.5+ billion acquisition of the C-130J aircraft. - Developed business relationships with multiple international partners; succeeded in securing and maintaining services contracts for aircraft worth $489M. - Expertly led quality management system (QMS) and engineering organizations; identified numerous production and quality process opportunities; leaned quality inspection requirements by 75% and increased speed of non-conformance reviews by 25%. - Won DoD wide David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award for exemplary innovation and best practices in acquisition decision making and programmatic management.

Maxwell Afb, Al / Iraq

Responsible for daily operations of $18M program and served as Base Transition Team Deputy Site Manager at Ali Air Base, Iraq. - Led 560 officers in the Air Force's largest officer leadership development program. - On-site program manager for military operations center; $40M radar/IT installation remained on schedule in an uncertain and dynamic environment. - Developed successful business relationships w/international partners to optimize site operations.

Hanscom Afb, Ma

Led 10 person multi-functional team responsible for acquisition, integration, field support, training and sustainment of $180M+ force protection IT systems. - Developed relationships with multiple Joint military customers; effectively presented and convinced customers to utilize $200M year in acquisition services. - Implemented successful new technology/production development to field sustainment activities for infrastructure protection; 100,000+ multinational personnel protected. - Reduced product development timelines; $100M system acquired and deployed in <90 days to support Presidential directed deployment.

Harris Corporation

Competitively selected by the Air Force to attend a 10-month industry immersion program. Diversified skillset by participating at all levels in the corporate structure. - Created, analyzed and managed proposals to Industry partners valued at $50M; 100% win rate. - Managed cost, schedule and performance on multi-billion dollar space communications programs, programs on-time and on-cost.

Eglin Afb, Fl

Team leader responsible for rapid fielding of high priority military systems. Led 20 member multi-disciplined team executing a $60M budget. - Expedited inter-agency coordination for test program at an austere field site. - Successfully led new system combat deployment. Rapid prototyping and testing; system developed and deployed in <6 months, 75% reduction in fielding time.

Master'S Degree, Project Management

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Tau

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Adminstration And Risk Management/Insurance

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Tau