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United States

Asia-Pacific Region

Assigned in direct support of the Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI), Strategic Regional Plans Office. Provided decision support to an array of Department of Defense relocations across the Pacific region.

Hawaiian Islands

Part-time: Naval Surface Warfare Center consultant for the Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program Management Office (PMO). Liaison for conducting research and development with the University of Hawaii's Pacific Ocean Science and Technology Department.

Hawaiian Islands

Full time: Contracted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center in support of Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Corrosion Prevention and Control (CPAC) Program Management Office (PMO). Conducted process and organizational data collection and analysis of the Corrosion Repair Facilities (CRF) located in, Okinawa, Hawaii, California, and North Carolina. Collected and organized data from these sites toward the goal of implementing a centralized management model.

Oceanside, Ca

Officer in Charge of consolidated Material Readiness Logistics Branch (MRLB). This multi-commodity office was integral to the logistics portion of the First Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element and staffed by twenty-three Subject Matter Experts (SME's). Integrated operations included the interface with major subordinate executive level commands and with the U.S. Marine Forces Pacific. The commodities were represented by senior SME’s from the, maintenance management section, supply and resources distribution, ground and aviation ammunition, ground ordnance equipment maintenance, ground engineer equipment maintenance, motor transportation operations and maintenance, bulk fuels distribution management, food service and subsistence, contracting officer liaison, and an expeditionary airfield operations section.

Various Global Assignments

History of progressive career advancement in leadership positions based on superior performance. Effectiveness derived by following basic leadership principles under sound mentorship. Applied lessons learned through personal experience, professional education, formal training, and observation of superb examples of leadership. In turn, led, mentored, and developed hundreds of Marines, enabling them to grow into effective leaders who carry the highest standards of professional excellence.

Aiea Heights, Hawaii

Principle advisor and special staff officer for the Commander, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, for ground equipment readiness, supportability, support planning, sustainment policy, and procedure development. Served as the Program Manager (PM) of equipment sustainment accounts that exceeded $80 million across the Operations and Maintenance budgets. Successfully projected fiscal requirements for Marine forces in the Pacific region, and personally articulated those during the annual corporate headquarters Program Objective Memorandum (POM) conference in Washington, D.C.

Aberdeen, Maryland

Competitively selected for command assignment in the ground ordnance and ordnance maintenance occupational field. Direct report to the Commanding General Training & Education Command. Responsible for all aspects of leadership, accomplishment of organizational goals, professional development, welfare, discipline, and compliance with established corporate policy and procedures. Director of an Council of Occupational Education accredited technical vocational center, consisting of an eighty-five member faculty, and an annual twelve-hundred student throughput. Curriculum encompassed eleven formal technical courses, spanning from entry level basic skills, intermediate, advanced Staff Noncommissioned Officer (SNCO), and Warrant Officer qualification programs of instruction: - Ordnance officer- Ordnance chief- Advanced light armored vehicle technician- Advanced M1A1 main battle tank technician- Maintenance supervisor’s course- Basic electro-optical repair- Basic welding- Basic howitzer maintenance- Basic small arms repair- Basic machinist- Basic refrigerationRevamped course curriculum to adapt delivery technique to the targeted demographic student profile. Applied technology to increase student cognitive receptiveness and curtail training aid sustainment costs: virtual welding, and a computer based assembly/disassembly simulation tool. Refocused Ordnance Officer/Chiefs course curriculum toward organizational level concepts, resource management, upper level leadership, and total life cycle management of equipment from systems acquisition to disposal. As a career capstone seminar, curriculum included focus on professional ethics, and senior level organizational interaction. Basic Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training was broadened from task oriented training to concept and theory of mechanical systems allowing a technician to perform diagnostics on multiple ground equipment platforms beyond students specific MOS skill parameters.

Al Anbar Province, Iraq

Subject matter expert and technical advisor to the Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Member of Operational Planning Team (OPT) for synchronizing equipment sustainment in support of current and future combat operations. Operational logistics liaison between Marine Expeditionary Force (fwd), and multiple operational supporting establishment agencies. Liaison with Multi-National Forces - Iraq, and U.S. Marine Corps Central Command. Planned and coordinated policy for the introduction and training of new equipment, distribution sequencing, development of effective repair concepts, and sustainment strategies. Responsible for theater importation and installation of vehicle armor-hardening, providing product design-engineering improvement feedback to the manufacture, and field Research & Development projects. Staff Officer for ground ammunition management: supply chain management from maritime shipping in Kuwait to distribution at various storage points in Iraq. Supervision of expenditure and replenishment reporting requirements. Conducted explosives safety oversight. Planning advisor for development and sequencing of combat operations within Al Anbar Province and An Najaf. Contributed to building the organizational foundation of the Iraqi armed forces logistics capabilities during transition into an Iraqi national construct for military equipment sustainment support.Awarded the Bronze Star Medal (Operation Al Fajr/Phantom Fury, Fallujah)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Competitively selected within the technical field for billet assignment at HQMC.Special Staff officer for the Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for logistics and Installations by serving as the ground equipment readiness service life cycle plans and policy officer. Planned all aspects of manning, training, and new equipment fielding to a 174, 000 member employee base. Human Resource (HR) manager for the ground ordnance maintenance occupational series.Developed policy for technician training standards, enlisted to officer selection, career promotion planning, prepared individual officer world-wide assignment plan based upon analysis of career progression pattern, and oversight of retirement or separation processing. Conducted promotion grade-shape review and re-alignment of enlisted and officer personnel structure to facilitate optimal promotion flow and upward mobility rates in compliance with service level Time in Grade (TIG) policy standards. This also ensured equitable promotion selection opportunities from feeder technical specialties that merge into the senior two enlisted grades. Provided on-the-water leadership and professional development instruction to midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy through the seamanship and navigation training program. This training culminated in practical application during the "summer cruise" by transiting from Annapolis, Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island, and returning safely to the academy.Meritorious Service MedalNavy Commendation Medal (Pentagon 9/11)

San Clemente, Ca

Designated as the Responsible Officer for 10K items of sensitive equipment valued, at $15M. Developed computer based automated process that eliminated the tedious requirement for each student to hand-write individual weapons assignment forms. This program saved thousands of hours of administration that were reinvested into training student’s infantry skills. Increased the one-for-one weapons exchange program interval with the Marine Corps repair depot in Barstow, California. Increased from a 10-year, 100% rotation cycle, to a 4-year cycle. The weapons exchange program was expanded to include other types of weapon systems not previously considered. A measurable reduction of $80,000 of repair parts was realized annually. Realizing that an untrained “disinterested” third party assigned to conduct the monthly-serialized inventory would likely is unfamiliar with the supporting documents necessary to accurately complete the inventory; an Inventory Officer Handbook was developed. This information reduced the amount of time taken to conduct the physical sighting and administrative verification of the 7,500 weapons from one week, to two-days. As a subject matter expert, contributed to the development of a Marine Combat Training (MCT) curriculum overhaul project to teach non-infantry Marines the combat skills they were likely to encounter in service support roles. The training scenario was designed around a notional unit deployment during an overseas contingency operation.Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal

San Onofre, California

Served as the Assistant Regimental Logistics officer, ground ammunition officer, and ordnance ground equipment sustainment officer. Advised regimental and battalion commanders on policies and procedures for equipment readiness and ammunition handling processes. Planned ammunition requirements for the Regimental Contingency Force (ACF) deployable ammunition stocks designated for strategic aircraft transportation of a Brigade sized Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) contingency during crisis operations. Maintained physical security and explosives safety standards for the regimental Arms, Ammunition, and Explosive (AA&E) storage facilities for on hand, ready-available stocks. Administered technical training for ground ordnance matters, and served as the regimental oversight and compliance evaluator.

Los Flores, Ca

Officer-in-Charge of the Ground Ordnance and Engineer Equipment maintenance and ammunition sections. Provided technical advice and compliance inspections for all maintenance management functional areas within the battalion. Provide technical oversight of ammunition allocations, expenditures, and disposal. Prepare ammunition compatibility plans for transportation and field storage areas. Implemented a two phase optimization effort to raise ordnance effectiveness and efficiency: Phase I consisted of the consolidation of separate battalion ordnance accounts under a centralized administrative model to standardize functional areas and align human resources into "mirror" image accounts compliant with standard policy and procedures. Phase II reverted back to decentralized account configuration into independently sustainable entities optimized to deploy in support of operational deployment schedules. Battalion staff reverted to the role of subject matter expert oversight: inspection, evaluation, technical advisement, and as the primary source of occupational related training .

Gushikawa, Okinawa, Japan

Served as the Ground Ordnance LRE subject matter expert on the 3rd Marine Division staff. Conducted compliance inspections, specialized training, and coordinated maintenance contact teams for surge maintenance operations. Compiled inspection results, and developed corrective action recommendations. Prepared monthly "Tips and Trends" periodical newsletter with the most current policies, procedures, and solutions to typical program challenges.Assisted in Planning, preparation, and deployment of 3rd Marine Division operating forces for deployment to Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Assisted in planning the redeployment of forces to Naha, Okinawa for repair and replenishment for future deployments in the Western and South Pacific region.Selected for the Enlisted to Warrant Officer Program Quantico, Virginia. WOBC 1-92

- India Co., 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Parris Island, SC- 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, Baltimore, MD- 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division- 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Company (ANGLICO)- Marine Detachment, USS Forrestal, Mayport, FL- Marine Barracks/Marine Corps Security Forces, Cecil Field, FL.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Diplomacy And Military Studies (With Distinction)

Activities and Societies: Inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.Thesis: Okinawan Challenges: A History of David.

Master Of Science - (Ms), Criminal Justice (Lepsl)

Activities and Societies: The Law Enforcement and Public Safety Leadership (LEPSL) program coursework begins Fall 2024.This graduate.

Graduate Certificate, National Security And Strategic Studies

The Graduate Certificate in National Security and Strategic Studies addressed the increased global, regional, and local concerns.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Focus: Liberal Arts - Management-Administration

Activities and Societies: GPA 3.91/4.00Research, studies, and writing assignments leading to completion of Liberal Arts degree.

Diploma, Command And Staff College

Activities and Societies: Classroom Seminars primarily held at Quantico and Arlington, Virginia, but included various other site visits.

Certificate, Logistics Education Program

Professional academic research buttressed by industry's firsthand knowledge of success and failure. Introduction to both proven.

Uscg Certified Merchant Marine Credential (Mmc) Deck Officer, Seamanship And Navigation, Current Mmc Status: Master 100 Gross Tons, Motor, Steam, And Sail (2024-2029)

Activities and Societies: Matson Maritime Institute is a private school located in San Diego, California. Curriculum consisted of hands-on.

Amphibious Warfare School, Military Science And Operational Studies

Activities and Societies: Marine Corps Institute Correspondence-Distance LearningAmphibious Warfare School (AWS) curriculum is designed.