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Greater Denver Area

Lead and coordinate key elements of our cross-organizational (APL, industry, government/military) efforts to conceptualize, develop, test, assess, and field the next generation of ISR and targeting capabilities for the US military.Apply diverse disciplines such as sensor and data fusion, signal and image processing, operations research, applied physics, and artificial intelligence to build systems that automatically or autonomously orchestrate sensors, process data into information, and make intelligent inferences and predictions about complex threats and environments.Enables the US military to neutralize a wider variety of serious threats from safer distances than they could otherwise accomplish; improves the safety, survivability, and effectiveness of US air, naval, and ground forces; and disrupts the ability of potential adversaries to threaten our forces.

Greater Denver Area

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Team Leader for a worldwide, rapid-deployable Army Space Support Team (ARSST). • Responsible for planning and coordination of team resources to provide space awareness, expertise, analysis, and products in support of Corps and higher headquarters and their subordinate units • Supports full spectrum operations through integration of satellite communications, global positioning systems, space-based intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance assets, tactical ballistic missile warning, space weather, space control, and space based friendly tracking communication and systems• Responsible for accountability and maintenance of equipment valued at over $500,000• Responsible for the training and readiness of 5 team members• Leveraged knowledge throughout operations, acquisitions, and engineering roles in system development and provide perspectives on various environments• Provided awareness on global perspectives of space and space capabilities• Exhibited critical thinking during situations and used that information to arrive at a convincing conclusion, fusing capability needs with the whole joint warfighter picture• Advocated/educated for space enablers and space asset employment

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

A Subject Matter Expert who leads efforts to develop, analyze and prototype simulations to support enterprise and mission level space control analysis in support of the Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP). • Leverages understanding of astrodynamic algorithms and satellite control operations, systems, concepts, and tactical ground systems in development of models and simulations• Contributes various space control concepts, operations and tactics; provides models and simulation for DoD customers in SCI/SAP environment including exposure and work with space control scenarios using finite state machine agent behaviors• Utilize tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) processes• Use SME background of applying analytical problem solving at the tactical, operational and strategic levels of national operations• Develops software applications/tools using modern languages: Java, Python, C#, MATLAB, SysML

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

- Provide expert engineering and technical advice to the customer through documented recommendations- Analyze engineering deficiencies identified and support DRB/MIPRB efforts- Recommend solutions to system and segment technical issues- Review roadmap, planning, requirement, architectural documents/drawings, and test documents- Review documents produced by SMEs for technical accuracy, consistency and ensuring if meets the intent of the document- Author position papers and prepare technical briefings- Identify inputs to future efforts (DMA, Project, 1067, DRs, etc.) – provide inputs to the RN SE&I planning team through identification of gaps or work required to address mission needs- Coordinate RN SE&I AFSCN Segment-level discussions to ensure cross communication- Coordinate with RN SE&I Test Team and Govt Test Lead for appropriate segment supportPrimary Customer Interface: PEN AFSCN Segment Engineering Leads and Segment Engineering team membersPrimary RN SE&I Interface: SE&I AFSCN Chief Engineer & Deputy Chief EngineerPrimary Role: Provide highest quality engineering support to customerSecondary Role: Pass SME support requests to Engineering CoordinatorPrimary Responsibility: Partner with AFSCN Segment Engineering Leads

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Leads engineering efforts, testing activities, and supervises engineering staff participating in such efforts. Provides engineering, technical, and managerial direction for problem definition, analysis, requirement development, testing and implementation for complex systems in the engineering discipline. Analyze software and hardware requirements to ensure feasibility of design and test. Evaluate and develop test procedures to verify requirements and to ensure deficiencies are adequately tested with new releases and upgrades. Evaluate and generate test reports containing data analyses and recommendations. Subject matter expert providing engineering and testing expertise in support of development and operational test of Milsatcom space systems. Direct and/or participate in all phases of test management with the emphasis on user requirements, test design and test tool selection. Provide an independent assessment of how the system under test performs with regards to customer statement of requirements. Provide regular progress reports, either verbally or in written report form, of the ongoing evaluation throughout the entire test process as prescribed and as requested.

Coordinated a multi-discipline team of 98 Target Intelligence Analysts; orchestrated the planning and production of target products to disseminate to the Intelligence Community and customers.• Provided principal guidance on all intelligence activities and operations to department executives and technicians in support of cultivating continuity of intelligence objectives and providing real - time statistical data feeds across the team• Initiated intelligence operations and strategies within the department in support of 3 ground organizations, a special operations group, an aviation organization, and peripheral cohorts • Orchestrated the engagement and partnerships between U.S. Army Europe intelligence initiatives and activities with security forces personnel during overseas assignments • Coordinated all-sources intelligence indications / warnings, threat analysis / reporting, and intelligence collection initiatives, specifically focusing on intent, location, and tactical capabilities of foreign nations on ground elements

Deputy over 156 employees who collaborated with administration, intelligence, training, operations, logistics, maintenance, and medical entities during intelligence analysis assignments to unveil data pertaining to foreign adversaries.• Collected Collateral Damage Estimation; created annotated image graphics and collateral callouts, providing actionable targeting intelligence to associate• Refined Intelligence Life Cycle forces by providing gap analysis of Targeting Intelligence requirements with scenarios to predict changes in opposing forces capabilities, vulnerabilities and probable courses of action• Maintained and operated satellite – network communication equipment and created graphic analytic presentations to address priority intelligence requirements to support overseas operations• Conducted all-source intelligence research and analysis, utilized available intelligence tools and resources to create comprehensive analytical intelligence reports – produced reports in accordance with specified directives

Managed a team of 6 highly specialized technical employees in calculating and communicating precise data solutions to a unit housing 4 large weapon systems.• Verified all data and approved final authorizations prior to the dissemination of solutions to systems for each assignment• Sustained accountability of vehicles, communication equipment, and computerized systems valued in excess of $3M with zero loss or damage as a result of comprehensive inventory and receipt implementation• Demonstrated competencies as one of the three departments, out of 20, to meet the scheduled completion date as provided by department directors, which culminated exercise tasks during combined training in support of operational readiness

Interfaced with a team of 45 employees to lead, develop, and sustain security processes postured to support a cross – functional department operating in austere environments. • Assessed critical U.S. infrastructure to provide a detailed program analysis and sustainment plans of action to avoid potential loss of sensitive information, accounts, assets, and property• Coordinated with U.S. and Foreign Dignitaries to develop comprehensive and synchronized personnel recovery and integration, which increased inter – agency high risk mission completion• Managed program initiatives within a security department to ensure the information assurance of classified materials. Orchestrated development of all security programs within strict regulatory requirements• Trained and maintained continuity of curriculum for executive level personnel pertaining to enforcing project completion to the highest compliance and organizational policy standards during key security assignments to 100% operational readiness

Greater Denver Area

Fellow to the GPS III and Special Projects teams:Honored as current Fellow through Hiring Our Heroes: Corporate Fellowship Program with Lockheed Martin (LMCO) Space Systems Company’s (SSC) GPS III team. • Shadow and participate in Senior Manager and Director level program forums with GPS III leadership and clients; provide leadership lessons learned, translated to corporate rhetoric • Assigned multiple projects throughout SSC in technical, management, and leadership roles to gain invaluable knowledge in the translation of military to corporate structures and characteristics• Direct a team of Intern subject matter specialists for Denver Outdoor Antenna Range Reconciliation Project, tasked with providing astute temporary and lasting solutions• Assist with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) implementation with LMCO Scrum Master while pursuing Agile Scrum Foundations and Masters training and certification

Golden, Colorado

Associate leader and peer mentor for cadets in the Golden Buffalo Battalion Army Reserve Officer Training Corps between Colorado University at Boulder, Colorado School of Mines, and Denver Metro. Partnered with senior Military leaders and veterans of multiple strenuous assignments, we worked together to develop, resource, facilitate, and evaluate structured leadership training and military science curriculum. - Deployed to Joint Base Lewis McChord and exceeded Leadership Development and Assessment Course evaluation- Hand selected by Director/Battalion Commander to serve as Operations Director; successfully orchestrated three off-site exercises for over 500 participating cadets and military mentors- Resourced several staff rides enabling on-site interpretation and discovery learning of historical military science concepts and various leader mindsets- Led honor guard and performed at multiple sporting venues between campuses

Postgraduate Degree, Electrical And Computer Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Engineering Physics, 3.305

Activities and Societies: Army ROTCFull Tuition Scholarship through U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps EIT Certified Senior Year

Master Of Nuclear Engineering (Mne), Nuclear Engineering, 3.333

A great way to continue to remain proficient on challenging analytical questions while broadening and understanding more of the STEM.

Net+, Sec+, Cnd, Cyber Security

CompTIA: Network+: 10 - 14 APR 17 CompTIA: Security+: 17 - 21 APR 17 EC-Council: Certified Network Defender: 01 - 05 MAY 17

Agile Scrum Master

Activities and Societies: Through Hiring Our Heroes partnershipThis course is developed to suit the needs of modern day distributed scrum.