SUMMARY: Driven, results-oriented individual with over 17 years of progressive responsibility and leadership experience in strategic planning, problem decomposition, risk management, recruiting, and operations. A candid selfstarter,who can either lead or excel as an integral member of a team, enjoys challenges, and proficient at creating products at the executive level. Both flexible and resilient, a person of integrity with diverse knowledge and expertise capable of achieving assigned projects or objectives in a timely manner regardless of the dynamic environment.
SKILLS: Operations / Risk Management, Problem Solving, Lean Principles / Practices,
Quantitative / Qualitative Analysis, Team Building Scenario Development.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Charged with the improvement of base defense and force protection plans at forward operating base Brassfield-
Mora. Efforts minimized soldier exposure to direct and indirect threats resulting in no casualties for six months.
Commanded 35 recruiters across seven stations covering 30 zip codes in the greater Los Angeles area.
Implementation of a cohesive plan enabled the unit to secure 500 enlistments in a two-year span.
Led a 10 person team in the development of a goal program that assesses Army force structure for capabilities and
critical gaps. Project output annually assists the Department of the Army on procurement decisions.
Managed a three person team in the construction and documentation of five classified scenarios in less than two
years. Products used by numerous Army analytic agencies to test future combat systems and strategies.
Applied data cleansing techniques, across several systems, to generate a single report used to accurately track over
65,000 Army Material Command employees conducting operations in 146 countries and all 50 states.
LEADERSHIP
Successfully commanded a 70-man M1 Abrams tank company in Iraq – executing over 150 combat patrols /
operations and redeployed without a single casualty or loss of equipment.
Chosen out of 30 officers as the lead instructor of a two week transition process for 25 new civilian analysts.
Recognized as a huge success, the event gave participants a unique perspective of the customers they would serve.
Led 10 analysts in the development of both measures of merit and associated assessments / surveys for two of the
Army’s largest annual technology experiments. Results greatly influenced future Army procurement.
Overhauled procedures to address minor quality defects within the Davenport Oscar Mayer plant. Established a
streamlined system that resulted in both increased efficiency and cost reduction equal to two man-years of labor.
Chosen over 100+ peers at Army Sustainment Command to serve as the transition officer for the incoming 2-star
commanding general.
INNOVATION
Constructed a presentation on global logistics in support the Army’s 2025 future concepts. Product was used to
brief the Army Chief of Staff on the alignment of capabilities versus potential changes in force structure.
Applied workload-analysis to organize 73 logistics hubs, consisting of over 18,000 employees across 14
subordinate elements worldwide. Resulted in a more flexible and efficient structure for future operations.
Incorporated the use of 3D mapping in to the scenario development process. Stakeholders appreciated this more
accurate depiction of effects of terrain on the soldier, line of sight weapon systems, and on operational planning.
Identified and employed a previously unexplored technique of reusing costly thermal resin, used in date code
application, reducing both cost and use by 50% for the Oscar Mayer Plant.
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Served as a division operations officer, responsible for tracking unit locations, threat disposition, civilian
infrastructure / utilities, and unit orders in support of 19 subordinate commands during the invasion of Iraq.
Managed all ground and air operations / integration for an armor battalion for six months outside the city of
Samarra, Iraq. Included operational control of EOD, on call fixed/rotary wing aircraft, and six maneuver units.
Received accolades for development of a plan that encompassed both the air and rail movement of nearly 1000
personnel and 400 pieces of rolling stock to and from Fort Irwin, CA to Fort Stewart, GA without incident.
Successfully developed and executed a design of experiments that successfully extended the shelf life of finished,
but unpackaged product for Oscar Mayer from 14-21 days. Process valued at over $250k in savings annually.
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