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OCS, Feb 1985
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Former Senior Army Officer, with 33 years experience leading change, and managing small, medium and large organizations. Demonstrated expertise at providing vision, communicating achievable objectives, and leveraging employee investment at all echelons to meet organizational goals. Recognized for resolving complex problems and issues that impede organizational productivity or harmony.
Military Experiences
Jun 2012 - Jan 2013
Special Assistant to the Commandant
Responsible for the Military Police Regimental wide Military Police (MP) Organizational Assessment along all DOTMLPF (Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Material, Leader Development, Personnel and Facilities) domains to ensure the Military Police Corps Regiment force structure is best postured to support Army 2020 and Joint Force 2020 in order to enable DOD to prevent, shape, and win decisively across a wide range of military operations.
May 2009 - Jun 2012
Garrison Commander
- Served as the Installation and Garrison Commander for Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri providing all services, programs and security to ensure outstanding quality of life for over 10,000 employees, 20,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, 12,000 family members, and over 250,000 visitors annually.
- Led a work force of 2,500, managed an annual operating budget of over 250 million dollars, and a Military Comprehensive Construction Program totaling more than 2 billion dollars.
- Ensured that Fort Leonard Wood facilities and assets were maintained at a high state of readiness to respond seamlessly to the training-support and rapid-deployment needs of the organizations.
Nov 2007 - May 2009
TCM Maneuver Support
- Served as the Army's centralized manager and the Commanding Generals principle advisor for all aspects of the Maneuver Support DOTMLPF (Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Material, Leader Development, Personnel, Facilities) program management and integration of all developmental programs associated with functional and multi-functional capabilities that assure the mobility, freedom of action and protection of Army units in full spectrum operations.
- Served as the Army's primary lead for the Maneuver Enhance Brigade (MEB).
- Ensured all required capabilities were integrated in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System (JCIDS) process and embedded in the many programs to support our Maneuver Support forces.
Feb 2006 - Nov 2007
Deputy Brigade Commander
Served as the Deputy Commander for the 16th Military Police Brigade during combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- Supervised the maintenance and logistics for a Military Police Brigade engaged in major combat operations involving 8,500 Joint and Coalition Personnel operating 1000 tactical and combat vehicles; ensured the acquisition and installation of the latest protection upgrades and consistently maintained a readiness rate over 90%.
- Coordinated a massive construction expansion of the Theater Interment Facilities to accommodate an increase in detainee population from 10,000 to close to 30,000 during “The Surge”.
- Provided leadership and oversight at detaining and safeguarding countless High Value Detainees during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Deployments
(3 years, 10 months)Aug 2006 - Nov 2007
May 2006 - Jun 2006
Jul 2005 - Aug 2005
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Chief Command and Tactics Division, United States Army Military Police School - Lesson Learned Collection Team
Jun 2002 - Oct 2002
Kosovo
Battalion Executive Officer, and then Chief of Security Operations, Office of the Provost Marshal, USAREUR - Force Protection Assessments and Physical Security.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Aug 2002
Security Engineering and Electronic Security
Certifications
Additional Specialization(s)
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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