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30 years on active duty as a U.S. Army officer (Infantry), disabled combat Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), retired U.S. Army colonel.Current Federal employee in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Decades of experience in leadership, program management, operations and executive correspondence and affairs. Former Senior Program Manager and Defense Ctr.
Military Experiences
Jan 2010 - May 2011
Director, US Army Joint Test Element
Developed and managed all aspects of the Army Joint Test Element, which conducts Quick Reaction Tests. Significantly accelerated delivery of technically advanced equipment to combat units by effectively developing and managing all aspects of the Army’s Quick Reaction Tests.
Apr 2009 - Jan 2010
G3/Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
Managed daily operations of the organization responsible for testing and evaluation of all Army and several Joint programs in the Department of Defense’s acquisition process.
• Managed the goals and missions of 10,000 US military, US Government and contract employees at 28 locations in the US, Iraq and Afghanistan, through strategic planning, process improvement initiatives (Lean Six Sigma), and personnel management programs.
Aug 2008 - Apr 2009
Director, US Army Joint Test Element
Developed and managed all aspects of the Army Joint Test Element, which conducts Quick Reaction Tests. Significantly accelerated delivery of technically advanced equipment to combat units by effectively developing and managing all aspects of the Army’s Quick Reaction Tests.
May 2007 - Aug 2008
Commander
Commander
Brigade level commander of a U.S. Army unit of nearly 2,500 personnel which developed, organized and implemented the roles, missions and functions of U.S. Soldiers to mentor and fight with Afghan Security Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Personally mentored and trained the Commander of the Afghan Army Corps and Kandahar Regional Police Chief, significantly increasing their personnel management, training policies and budget and cost controls and positively impacting their combat effectiveness.
• Integrated planning, operations, training and distribution of equipment of Afghan Security Forces with Coalition partners such as British, Canadians, Romanian, Australian and Dutch militaries and other NATO partners.
Deployments
(6 years, 6 months)May 2007 - Aug 2008
Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) - Afghanistan
Commander of the Afghanistan Regional Security Integration Command-South. We were responsible for the training, manning, equipping and fighting of the 205th Corps of the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul and Helmond Provinces
Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)
Executive Officer and Chief of Staff to the Political Military Economic Effects Section of the Multi-National Force-Iraq.
Jul 1993 - Jul 1997
Panama
Chief, Strategic Planning, Battalion Operations Officer, 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry . Camp Commander OPERATION SAFE HAVEN, Secretary General Staff US Army South, Battalion Executive Officer 5th Battalion, 87th Infantry.
Military Credentials
Professional Development Schools
Individual & Special Skill Schools
Security Clearance
Top Secret/SCI or higher
Academic Degrees
Academic Degrees
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