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Senior project manager with the Atkins North America intelligent transportation systems (ITS) division, responsible for directing the NCDOT embedded operations staff as part of the Statewide Traffic Operations Center, Statewide 511 Travel Information Telephony System Operations and Maintenance Services Contract. Over 20 years of program and project management experience,
Military Experiences
Feb 2011 - Sep 2012
Deputy CIO
Responsible for organizing the CIO staff and directing actions to support information technology requirements of the Corps Headquarters and subordinate units. Worked closely with the Corps staff to synchronize and prioritize communications support for mission requirements. Ensured the Signal Officer population on the installation had adequate professional development and training opportunities. Managed the CIO budget in support of operations and served as the CIO in his absence.
Feb 2010 - Feb 2011
Branch Chief
U.S. Forces-Iraq lead on telecommunications capacity-building in Iraq; coordinated with Department of State, U.S. Government Agencies, Iraq Ministry of Communications, Iraq Telephone and Post Company, Iraqi Security Forces, and Iraqi Industry to plan and implement over $103M in telecom projects.
• Led development of a fiber optic network in Baghdad that enabled the Government of Iraq, Iraq Security Forces, and U.S. Forces Iraq to coordinate security and services.
• Installed the first Internet Exchange Point in the country of Iraq to enable Internet Service companies to provide low-cost conn
Feb 2008 - Jan 2010
Executive Officer
Executive Officer for a 230 soldier battalion; managed human and fiscal resources, investigations, logistics, public relations and community outreach; served as the acting commanding officer.
• Developed an outreach program in the Atlanta Arab community that made the Atlanta Recruiting Battalion the top producer of Arab Linguists in the United States for two consecutive years.
• Developed successful outreach programs to inform communities, high schools, and colleges of Army career opportunities; Atlanta was consistently on the top 3 of 38 battalions in Army Recruiting Command.
Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
Deputy Commander
Deputy Commanding Officer of a taskforce consisting of US, Coalition Forces and Defense contractors to develop a highly specialized infantry force for the Afghanistan National Army.
• Managed a $300M program to recruit, equip, train and field six 685-member Commando Battalions and a Brigade Headquarters for the Afghanistan National Army.
• Established successful working relationships with the surrounding villages by arranging humanitarian support, building schools and hiring locals to work on the camp; a metric of success was that Camp Morehead was never attacked.
Deployments
(6 years, 1 month)
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Ended in 1999
Systems Automation Course (FA53)
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Certifications
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
Ended in 2008
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