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Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California, United States

Woodland, California

San Francisco Bay Area

Fort Carson, CO

• Led 13-person team responsible for planning, coordinating, and execution of maintenance, budgeting ($5M budget), training resources and supplies for a battalion of 600 soldiers
• Used Lean methodology to identify and eliminate waste and create continuous flow in investigations of property lost process; ranked #1 of 6 battalions in average investigation processing time
• Developed and managed global supply chain from Colorado to Afghanistan to ensure mission critical equipment was delivered on time to deployed leaders
• Led Quality Assurance/ Quality Control for $35k a month government purchase card program. Responsible for training six cardholders, conducting quarterly audits, and ensuring all purchases met legal requirements

Fort Carson, CO

• Second in command of a 150-soldier engineer company. Responsible for the maintenance, logistics, risk management, training resources, communications, and personnel management
• Responsible for $1.3 million maintenance program for 46 combat engineer vehicles; resulted in an operational readiness rate of 95% for the company
• Selected above 21 peers to manage organizational and operational change as two combat engineer companies merged into one; the sole engineer organization supporting over 3,000 soldiers

Iraq, Fort Carson, CO

• Led a 30-soldier platoon in Iraq to conduct over 100 advise and train missions to increase the competence and ability of the Iraqi Army and Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement
• Managed microfinance program along southern border of Iraq/Iran. Mentored and awarded grants to five local female entrepreneurs
• Analyzed logistical supply and demand for 50-soldier combat outpost in Iraq. Coordinated with Army logistical teams and negotiated with local Iraqi contractors for sustainability support

Fort Carson, CO, Iraq

• Responsible for managing infrastructure projects across three provinces in southern Iraq from ideation to completion. Managed the construction of 16 schools, medical clinics, water purification centers, and power.
• Using Lean methodology, led 6-person bi-cultural team in Iraq to identify and eliminate wasteful processes in the project approval process, cutting approval time from two months to two days
• Created cost-benefit analysis worksheet to assess and mitigate risk and select projects with a high probability of success

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Engineer Officer Basic Course

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor'S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bs, Engineering Management

Activities and Societies: Epsilon Mu Eta, Army Men's Soccer Team

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