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Sembach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

As the Chief of Operations for American Forces Network Europe, manages the manning, training, and equipping of 16 geographically dispersed broadcast stations across Europe, Bahrain, and Cuba.As the Navy Senior Enlisted Leader, leads 70 Sailors in the administrative and training requirements of the service while attached to a joint service unit.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist leading and mentoring Sailors in public affairs and communication via video, print, web, photography, and social media.

Sea-based military operations.

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan

Chief Mass Communication Specialist leading and mentoring Sailors in public affairs and communication via video, print, web, photography, and social media.

Fort George G. Meade, Md

Public Affairs and Visual Information expert. Present the Navy story to audiences in the Navy and to the rest of the world through a variety of media. Write and produce print and broadcast journalism news and feature stories for military and civilian newspapers, magazines, television and radio broadcast stations. Record still and video photography of military operations, exercises, and other Navy events. Serve overseas, on ships, and at stateside commands as photographer, public affairs specialist, newspaper and magazine staff, and TV and radio station staff and talent. Create graphic designs in support of the public affairs mission, create and manage official websites, and perform high-speed, high-volume graphic reproduction.

Mass Communication Specialist for the United States Navy: writing press releases, media inquiries, shooting and editing photographs, coordinating public relations events, shooting and editing video, producing television and radio news and commercials, designing and maintaining websites, graphic design.

Submarine nuclear electrician's mate aboard the USS Charlotte. Operated and maintained the electrical side of the nuclear propulsion plant.

Nuclear power student at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, SC, followed by Nuclear Prototype training at Ballston Spa, NY. Upon graduation, reported to USS Charlotte December 2006.

Student at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command's Electrician's Mate 'A' School.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Senior strategic communication advisor to the college's president and user experience designer for all internal and external audiences.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

Honolulu, Hawaii

Develop, prepare and teach Point, Shoot, Edit (MULT 1050); Foundations of Multimedia (MULT 1100); Motion Picture Production (MULT 2465); and Non-Linear Editing (MULT 3510) courses to undergraduate students in the Multimedia program at Hawai'i Pacific University.

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

Led a team of 10 active duty and 10 reserve public affairs professionals in creative solutions efforts to support the communication strategy missions of all Navy commands and units in Navy Region Hawaii.During this time, transitioned the team from a shore-based support unit to an operational sea-deploying unit while the team earned 23 Russell Egnor Navy Media Awards including the 2019 "Best in Show" excellence award and two Thompson-Ravitz public affairs excellence awards. The team's award-winning communication plan was then used as the case study for the Navy's Mass Communication Specialist Rate Training Manual, Volume II.

Yokosuka, Japan

Led a team of 25 highly-engaging mass communicators and dynamic problem solvers in defining, ideating, creating and executing public affairs missions to solve both external and internal issues and keep the 5,000 shipboard Sailors as well as the global external audience abreast of operations and activities on board the premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, primarily operating in the western Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. Direct mentorship and leadership contributed to 9 Russel Egnor Navy Media Awards, including the Navy's 2016 Photographer of the Year, 2016 Graphic Artist of the Year, 2017 Writer of the Year, best digital presence for 2016, 2nd best media campaign for 2016, and various individual awards in the photojournalism, graphic artist, and video categories. Mentored the 2017 Thompson-Ravitz Awards for Excellence in Public Affairs' Junior Public Affairs Officer of the Year (Honorable Mention). Groomed 3 Sailors to be selected for the highly competetive Navy Advanced Visual Journalism Program at Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Communication, of which only 8 are selected Navy-wide each year.

Led a department of 25 Sailors in the daily production of external and internal communication photojournalism, internal newspaper, and external social media content; weekly production of external and internal broadcast and print journalism; monthly production of internal magazine; maintenance of command's external website; and developing communication strategies for both external and internal audiences. Internal audience comprised more than 5,000 Sailors. Led a team who won 6 Russel Egnor Navy Media Awards, including Honorable Mentions for the magazine and video newscast as well as 4 individual awards for photojournalism.

Fort Meade, Maryland

Lead a team of broadcasters in the daily production of television and radio news with a primary audience of Sailors and their dependents around the globe. Products developed for all channels on American Forces Network, Direct-to-Sailor (shipboard television programming for the US Navy,) and the web. Ensures quality control of all products created using state-of-the-art studio technology.

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Led two departments and coordinated with two other broadcast stations in the daily production of television and radio news for a primary audience of military and civilians deployed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Kyrgyzstan and a secondary audience of the service members, Department of Defense employees, and dependents stationed around the globe. Led the teams in creating 8 monthly television spots and 10 monthly radio spots for air on the American Forces Network Freedom channel.

Fort George G. Meade, Md

Create multiple daily updates for social media outlets, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and YouTube. Produce high-quality visual social media products. Work with a team to develop media-rich blog content. Developed and implemented a strategy which made the Navy the number one influencer on a nationally trending online topic

Souda Bay, Crete, Greece

Plan, shoot, edit, and disseminate television and radio news stories and commercials to local, national and international audiences. Radio DJ for the morning show, maintaining and broadcasting more than 260 hours of on-air time. Manage and broadcast live studio television programming for the local audience.

Planned, managed, directed, and coordinated television and radio news and commercial productions for local, national and international audiences.. Additionally, coordinated and managed live television and radio broadcasts to a local audience.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Photographed, wrote print articles, and shot video of various US Navy submarine activities, including homecomings, deployments, change of command ceremonies, and retirement ceremonies.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Digital Communication And Media/Multimedia

Graduate Certificate, Executive Communication, 4.0

Analyze theoretical and applied concepts based upon research and knowledge of the digital and strategic communication fields. Create.

Certificate In Becoming A Better Manager, Complete

HBX Becoming a Better Manager is an 8-week, 35-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School. Becoming a Better Manager.

Master'S Degree, Television, Radio, And Film

Leaned how movies are directed, how TV and film scripts are written and how radio programs are produced. Learned how to tell stories.

Master'S Degree, Interactive Media - Production, 4.0

Learned essential interactive techniques that are used throughout the production process to develop content for digital distribution..

Certificate, Adobe Premiere Cs6

Various Certificates, Broadcast Journalism

Attended the following courses: Video Production and Documentation - Mar 2009 - July 2009 Advanced Electronic Journalism Course - Mar 2010.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication Studies, 4.0

Learned an appropriate balance of theoretical knowledge and sophisticated, practical communication skills. Learned how people create.

As, Theater

Activities and Societies: Theater, RadioDirected a one-act play, DJ for more than 100 live radio hours, graduated with Academic Honors