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La Mesa, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

- Represents AF interests in critical Acquisition Category (ACAT) I program- Manages/facilitates USAF interaction with multi-service departments from US and coalition for the MIDS-JTRS International Review Boards, and Joint Technical Communication Meetings to establish the roadmap for tactical data link (TDL) use in warfighting; briefed USAF position on strategy to 150+ member audience, strengthened partnership - Coordinates implementation and integration of modernized Link 16 terminals on AF platforms and ground systems in order to meet Joint Requirements Oversight Council mandate on cryptographic modernization. - Advises senior leaders; advocated for R&D integration funding - $13M for AWACS and $7.52M for ground systems - will resolve issues that impact the datalink enterprise

Al Udeid Air Base (Auab), Qatar

- Championed vision for $6.8B buildout of Al Udeid Air Base, projected to be the largest construction project in the AOR (area of responsibility), in support of the National Defense Strategy- Coordinated with Office of the Secretary of Defense – Policy, AFCENT, CENTCOM, Office of Military Cooperation – Qatar, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and Qatari delegates--reestablished coordination council, first in 14 years; council established and codified 20-year plan to meet mission requirements- Out of the box thinker: leveraged Qatar stadium construction contractor to partner and leverage lessons learned; 20-member government team trained, gained possible 10-yr lead time for base project

- Performed integral role in implementation of Non-Disclosure Agreement program; coordinated with engineering, legal, project management team and Studios Technology leadership for guidance and compliance - Identified root causes and improved Amazon’s data crawler accuracy from 30% of unusable data; performed deep dive analysis into reports and compared 195 lines of data to derive issues inherent to Studios assets - Tracked demo status, drove timely closure of launch blocking issues and forced alignment across teams on the specific content that will be used for end of year demo; provided updates during weekly sync meeting

Osan Ab Republic Of Korea

- Planned, organized, and directed operation of the Osan Air Base command post; executive agent to commanders for integrated command and control (C2), emergency management actions and operational reporting- Led 15 controllers; managed unit manning, training and resources. Responsible for over $13M in property and equipment. Commander’s liaison in interpreting command and control operational requirements at the tactical level to ensure the safety of the base populace to include military, civilian family members, contractors and Korean partners.- Directed reporting requirements for base posture readiness condition changes; securing 8K base personnel- Orchestrated Command and Control for 56 assigned and tenant aircraft performing over 12,000 annual combat training sorties - Ensured immediate notification, widest dissemination of information for effective emergency management

Northern Va

- Directly supported annual development, and operations and maintenance of 6 Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)-directed geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) programs valued at $12.6M- Advised senior leadership and foreign military representatives on process improvements--maximized intelligence data collaboration capabilities- Managed cross functional integrated product team, executed $118M program of software applications and infrastructure (hardware)- Provided best methods for enabling rapid acquisition of unique geospatial technical support

Huntington Beach, California, United States

- Led combined 15-member multidisciplinary program support team of experts in contracting, quality assurance and technical/industrial engineering, property and earned value management system for the acquisition management of the government’s $706M National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and $33M US Navy Strategic Systems Programs, Shipboard Systems programs- Analyzed contractor cost, schedule and technical performance to minimize risks, optimized contractor's performance delivery, ensured contractor compliance to contract terms

Bagram Ab, Afghanistan

- Ensured logistics support and daily accountability for 60-person contract management office with members in 13 geographically separate locations supporting 62 forward operating bases in Northern Afghanistan- Ensured availability of resources, communications, transportation, and billeting support necessary to achieve mission success--enabled successful administration of contracts supporting more than 69,000 United States and coalition forces: $6B per year Logistics Civil Augmentation Program and 65 theater-wide contracts valued at $3B

- Managed $6.4B+ in contracts to launch DoD's critical navigation, weather, communication, & reconnaissance satellites- Led team of seven officers and 25 consultants; assessed contractor cost, technical, & schedule performance- Defined, developed, and negotiated consolidation contract proposal actions; resolved technical, funding, & business issues to meet program requirements; prepared program assessments & acquisition reports for Program Executive Officer, HAF, DoD, and Congress- Supervised team of three Company Grade Officers; resolved strategic, technical, and programmatic issues to meet USAF spacelift needs--$8B space launch contracts managed; DoD's critical satellite launch ensured- Evaluated contractor performance for two spacelaunch contracts; managed $14M performance incentive program- Led supplier quality reviews for Delta IV rocket's flight control system; supervised five government Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support personnel

Masters, Business Organizational Management

Master'S Degree, Military Operational Art And Science

Bachelor'S Of Science, Mathematics

Certification, Systems Engineering

Bachelor'S Of Science, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega Sorority