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Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with deployed experience as Combat Engineer at platoon and company level, Combat Advisor duty in a joint environment, and construction supervision as a USACE Area Office OIC. Service in USACE at both District and Division-level.
Military Experiences
Jul 2013 - Dec 2014
Program Manager
Led the reorganization of DPW following a comprehensive assessment of personnel strengths and a thorough analysis of operational procedures to provide an efficient and collaborative structure focused on mission accomplishment and customer satisfaction. Developed a centralized group to coordinate repetitive tasks regularly, freeing other personnel to focus on functional strengths. Developed an improved reporting structure for recurring operational processes to provide a procedure to track projects, time and attendance, and scheduling, and maintain consistent priorities.
Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Area Office OIC
Area OIC for the Middle East District's Gulf Area Office including Iraq and Kuwait. Responsible for providing support including design and construction for reconstruction and foreign aid projects directed by the Department of State and infrastructure projects part of foreign military sales through the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq.
Jan 2010 - May 2012
Deputy Commander
Deputy Commander for the USACE Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi. As a member of the USACE Reachback Operations Center, provided immediate technical expertise to deployed engineer units' requests for information in real-time through unique telecommunications equipment. As the Deputy Commander for the Command Staff Division, integrated and synchronized 17 different elements providing support to seven different DoD laboratories that provide unique solutions to joint and urgent operational needs from deployed units and Combatant Commands.
Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Student
While completing requirements of ILE, I completed the Military Masters of Arts and Science program at the Command and General Staff College. I also completed my Masters degree with LSU that I began while assigned to JRTC at Fort Polk, LA.
Deployments
(2 years, 2 months)Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
Operation New Dawn (OND)
Area OIC for the Middle East District's Gulf Area Office including Iraq and Kuwait. Responsible for providing support including design and construction for reconstruction and foreign aid projects directed by the Department of State and infrastructure projects part of foreign military sales through the Office of Security Cooperation - Iraq.
Dec 2007 - Dec 2008
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Military Transition Team Chief for the Iraqi Army's 3d Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in Mosul, Iraq. As part of the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Brigade assigned to the Iraq Assistance Group, MiTTs lived and worked with partner Iraqi Army units to improve proficiency and integration with ongoing US Army combat operations.
Military Credentials
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
May 2017
Certified Systems Engineer Professional (CSEP)
Dec 2009
Army Historian (ASI 5X)
Dec 2008
Joint Qualified (ASI 3A)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
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Academic Degrees
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