Senior Military Historian for Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq and Syria). Responsible for collecting, researching, and analyzing organizational operations and the interplay of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic aspects of international conflict; with emphasis on the Arabian peninsula the advent of the Islamic State (IS). • Properly preserves, secures, and couriers orders, plans, maps, photographs, audio histories, and artifacts. • Prepares operational reports and commentaries to add context to observations and exhibits. • Provides a true and accurate account of events and operations from a synthesis of perspectives. • Manages theater collection plan utilizing SharePoint, business rules and organizational communications.• Interacts with various information owners, information systems, and file types, to collect and preserve history.

Oversaw operations for a multifunctional Brigade of up to 3600 Soldiers performing various functions, including homeland security, law enforcement support, sustainment, and base operations. Provided oversight for operations, training, readiness, force development, and stationing. Routinely developed plans and procedures. Utilized analytical tools and data to inform decision-making and/or accountable recommendations to senior management.• Worked with employees and work units to identify their developmental needs and benchmarks relative to organizational goals and priorities.• Developed and communicated quantifiable measures of effectiveness and measures of performance. • Successfully managed training and readiness aspects of the Georgia National Guard’s Homeland Response Force, National Guard Reaction Force, and the pre-designated Logistics Task Force for wide area disaster response and integration of follow-on out-of-state forces.• Successfully directed disaster assistance to the citizens of Georgia during declared emergencies.

Oversaw 600-800 Soldiers. Provided leadership, discipline, welfare, training, readiness, and sustainment of all non-deployed forces. Ensured accountability and readiness of all unit property. Ensured the attainment and maintenance of essential proficiencies and readiness measures. Routinely used qualitative and analytical tools to assess readiness and determine management actions. Developed procedures and directives. Maintained effective liaison with assigned local emergency management officials.• Simultaneously and successfully managed deploying, deployed, reintegrating, and reorganizing training lines. • Provided exceptional support to deployed forces and their families by innovative use of social media, affording connectivity and collaboration to a geographically separated community. (codified best practice)• Achieved best overall inspection assessment out of 13 Brigade inspections conducted. • Maintained a high level of individual qualification (> 85%) and personnel readiness (>90%), despite deployments.• Conducted 100% of State assigned logistics missions without accident or breakdown.• Served as the RSG’s chief-of-security, synchronizing all protection and risk management activities.

Served as the principal advisor to the State Adjutant General (State Agency Head) on all matters of law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, physical security, operational security (OPSEC), infrastructure protection, installation emergency management and related matters. Responsible for the total protection of the organization, to include over 11,000 service members and their families, and almost 800 mission essential or vulnerable assets at over 100 geographically dispersed locations. Responsible for developing the plans, programs, projects, workforce, systems and technical solutions, contracts, and budget execution needed to ensure the protection of a very wide array of asset types from a wide array of threat actors. Responsible for the implementation of well-developed solutions across a broad stakeholder base, including community members and interagency partners. • Developed and executed all aspects of protection programs within the State Operation Center. • Provided technical oversight for contracts and projects in excess of $6 million dollars annually. • Developed and supervised a professional and technical staff of over 50 personnel. • Substantially reduced insider incidents with a well-developed criminal and credit history program.• Developed and supervised installation law enforcement activities and security guard programs. Responsible for the development and documentation of training programs, and policy and procedures- to include: use of force guidance, search and seizure, use of criminal justice information, etc. • Conducted a wide array of complex investigations on both criminal and code-of-conduct matters; routinely working with Local/State/Federal law enforcement partners. • Partnered with the FBI and Homeland Security to establish agency access to threat information via eGuardian and Homeland Security Information Network.• Managed the agency's serious incident reporting, management and post-incident assessment processes.