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Extensive experience in program and project management, leading, counseling, and developing diverse, high performing teams. Superior skills in setting priorities, developing effective strategies, and clearly communicating objectives that have the highest return on investment.
Military Experiences
May 2007 - Oct 2011
Professor of Military Science
Recruited, trained, and successfully led a battalion of 210 Cadets and 12 Cadre members on the University of Cincinnati campus. Hired, retained, and motivated a team of professionals to work as a cohesive unit to accomplish all tasks to a high standard. Managed a scholarship and operations budget of more than $3 million. Responsible for seamlessly integrating an Army battalion into an academic environment and building relationships with the university president, provost, college deans, and athletic director.
Jul 2006 - Apr 2007
Division Plans Officer
Effectively planned, synchronized, and resourced the training for 4500 Soldiers deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Briefed the Commanding General weekly on the status of training and developed customized operations plans to enable the division to accomplish its complex missions. Deftly coordinated the efforts of over twenty agencies and organizations to support division training and deployment operations.
Jun 2004 - Jul 2006
Battalion Executive Officer
Second in Command of 950 Soldiers and $255 million worth of military equipment. Trained and managed a staff of 8 officers and 35 Soldiers. Designed, fielded, trained and personally led an elite organization to train, mentor, and fight with an Iraqi Army battalion in Baquba, Iraq. Expertly managed a diverse staff of experts that handled all personnel, intelligence, operations, logistics, communications, and infrastructure requirements for a Forward Operating Base of 2500 soldiers, contractors, and Iraqi nationals.
Deployments
(2 years, 8 months)Jan 2005 - Jan 2006
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Second in Command of 950 Soldiers and $255 million worth of military equipment. Trained and managed a staff of 8 officers and 35 Soldiers. Designed, fielded, trained and personally led an elite organization to train, mentor, and fight with an Iraqi Army battalion in Baquba, Iraq.
Jul 1998 - Jul 1999
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Accomplished countless peace enforcement and security missions in the Zone of Separation of Northern Bosnia. Responsible for providing reconnaissance, logistical support, and security to a base camp of 1100 personnel
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Jul 2012
Certified Project Manager(CPM)
May 1993
Airload Planner
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
1987 - 1991
United States Military Academy (USMA, West Point)
Bachelor's Degree, Industrial & Systems Engineering
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