As the Chief Financial Officer for the Air Force Operations and Maintenance Account, I identified threats and vulnerabilities to a $50 billion Air Force budget and developed budget cash-flow countermeasures to mitigate a $3.6 billion-shortfall to keep the Air Force solvent. I led the team whose root-cause analysis revamped the Air Force military personnel cost model that reaped $450 million in savings. I coordinated strategies to manage prices, upper and lower cash limits, cash-on-hand and profit and loss within $23 billion Air Force Working Capital Fund. As the Air Force Space Command CFO and Programmer, I synchronized and integrated planning and programming efforts and aligned strategic plans with budgetary expectations allowing the command to reorganize and budget $10 billion toward future threats to U.S. Space satellites. Created strategies that reduced labor costs through enhanced and realistic programming and cost-and-revenue projections that increased profits 45 percent over a 12-month rolling, four-quarter period. Led transition of 828 government-leased homes to a private contractor, reducing legacy home footprint by 74 percent and Air Force overhead costs annually by $12 million. Negotiated historic $182 million pay-raise for Afghan National Security Forces. Initiative enhanced recruitment and retention efforts enabling the Afghan military to grow an additional 17,000 members in one year. Served as U.S. military representative and negotiated with nine country ambassadors, increasing professional pay-raise for Afghan National Civil Order Police. Partnered with Kabul National Bank and Azizi Bank to expand banking infrastructure at six Afghan Army bases across the country and raised electronic funds transfer rates by 70 percent for Afghan National Army and 60 percent for Afghan National Police. Personally briefed Chairman, Defense Senate Appropriations Committee on the initiative and received congressional support.

As the Chief Executive Officer for the largest training wing in the U.S. Air Force, I led global business operations and personnel. I developed and implemented strategies that allowed the Air Force annually to graduate 85,000 students from over 450 basic, technical and advanced training courses across the United States and provided technical and military education for over 900 military forces and government agencies from 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries. I traveled throughout Latin America meeting with host-nation military forces increasing the partnership, cultural awareness and military training opportunities between the U.S. and Latin America.Increased student graduation rate to meet evolving Air Force mission requirements. Initiated historic curriculum overhaul that specifically focused on character, leadership, and core values development and impacting 51,000 recruits in an 18-month period. Innovative partnership with South Dakota Economic Development Authority resulted in a shared regional waste-water treatment plant, avoided an $18 million military construction project and saved the Air Force $8.8 million over 20 years. Partnership with Alabama community provided irrigation system to pump water from Alabama River to base golf course, reducing the base water bill by $150,000 per year.

As the Chief Operating Officer I successfully provided operating support, infrastructure, and public services for 42,000 personnel. I managed a $58 million budget; 383 buildings; 8,301 acres; 283 military family housing units and six lodging units. I led and coordinated efforts with Federal, state and local officials to establish Federal Emergency Management Agency staging operations for 200 evacuees, 306 trucks, 1.2 million Meals Ready to Eat and 20,000 blankets for hurricane relief at my base. Two years in a row, I was named the equivalent of the best of seven Regional City Managers. Superior negotiation with Alabama Governor’s office led to $250,000 underwriting of Department of Defense-wide aviation and space youth-centered program. Represented U.S. Member of Congress on delegation visit to Botswana to discuss responsible manufacturing of diamonds and wrote subsequent legislation to distinguish Botswana from African countries irresponsibly manufacturing diamonds; efforts preserved U.S.-Botswana relationship.Orchestrated efforts to transfer 53 acres of excess Air Force property to the local community to build an elementary school and develop a city center to enhance quality of life for military and local community.

I served 20 years in various capacities from Accounting and Finance Officer, Budget Officer, Comptroller, Commander, Aide D' Camp, Congressional Liaison, and Senior Military Assistant. during this time, I rose in rank from 2Lt to Colonel.