Senior Program and Operation Manager

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Security Management

Excelsior College, Philadelphia, PA

Associates Degree in Business Administration

Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN

JIDO JITAC Course for Open Source Analysts, 2017 UAS SME, 2017; Executive/Diplomatic Protection Certified, 2012; Acquisition 101 Certified, 2011; Army Certified Combatives Level 4, 2006; COIN Academy Graduate, 2005; Pathfinder Course; Drill Sergeant School; Special Recognition Course for Vehicles; Urban Warfare Course; Jungle Warfare Course; Equal Opportunity Qualified DEOMI; Special Operations Tracking/Counter Tracking Course; SERE Level 3 Course; Special Forces Close Quarter Combat Course; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); Small Tactical Attack Boat Operations School; U.S. Army Sniper School; Long Range Surveillance Course; U.S. Army Ranger School; Airborne and Jumpmaster School; Sergeant Majors Academy Class 59

York Town Systems Group – Fort Meade, MD/Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, AP Region, Africa

Integration Support Specialist, CUAS SME, Asymmetrical Warfare Group (AWG), 2017 to Present

Advise enterprise on global operations through comprehensive training, planning, and implementation of countermeasures to asymmetrical warfare. Guide strategic, operational, tactical, and cyber activities to note capability issues and rapid solution material and non-material remedies.

Key Contributions:

• Aided creation and execution of first five day Centcom C-UAS training course focused on detection, identification, coordination, and defeat educating 1,500+ NATO and Security Force personnel and adopted by Department of Defense and Program of Instruction for all Combat Training Centers and Professional Military Education.
• Helped Army strategic commanders and government entities address existing and future asymmetrical threats.
• Assessed and educated force protection units in Africa on the latest teachings of CUAS, first of its kind.
• Facilitated six international reviews of U.S. technology allowing Army level key stakeholder to make informed and calculated choices to help warfighter to secure Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Served on inaugural joint CUAS assessment team in Saudi Arabia initiating 30+ site reviews in Saudi Arabia and conveyed results and proposals to Ministry of Defense enabling government to make sound and informed decisions about protecting Saudi Arabia and borders against threats.

Quiet Professional– Reston, VA

JIDO Senior Operations Integrator, 2017

Collaborated with warfighters/stakeholders to analyze request for intelligence products meeting warfighter requirements. Helped combine operational and intelligence data for supported unit providing operational perspective when delivering target and network analysis packages. Played key role in enhancing client effectiveness against threat networks promoting or employing IEDs and enemy drones.

Key Contributions:

• Resolved three emergency Requests for Service within three days allowing for informed tactical decisions.

Vinnell Arabia – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, AP Region

Chief Supervisor/Trainer Range Options and Maintenance, 2015 to 2016

Spearheaded Kashmalan range operations, maintenance, and training for Ministry of National Guard, OPM, and contractors. Trained 100 Ministry of National Guard (MNG) counterparts on operation, safety, security, and upkeep of KAA range complex. Supervised 50 range operations and maintenance personnel. Served as primary expert for all live fire ranges.

Key Contributions:

• Readied 24 ranges, 11 firing points, and 6 training areas with 170,000 square kilometers largest complex in Kingdom.
• Oversaw operations and conduct of 800+ live fire range weapon systems ranging from small caliber up to large indirect firing platforms.
• Played key role in planning, arranging, and deploying first Saudi Arabian aviation live fire attended by more than 50 princes and high level officials.

Drop Test International (DTI) – Baltimore, MD/Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, AP Region

Senior Tracker Instructor/Operations Advisor, 2014 to 2015

Served on small team invited to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to teach nine-week updated vehicle and personnel monitoring and counter tracking technique to Saudi Arabian Land Forces and Special Operation Forces. Engaged existing and best tracking methods to help Saudis with ongoing border challenges.

Key Contributions:

• Became first Americans to design, produce, and introduce initial Tactical Tracking Program of Instruction for Saudi Special Forces and Land Forces with more than 200 students.
• Aided operational commanders to maximize use of off-shelf government or commercial solutions or near-term developmental items to research, develop, and quickly obtain to solve operational problems.
• Helped various government entities locate and facilitate future force technology solutions featuring conventional and non-conventional deploying forces.
• Devised, tested, and reviewed key technologies and systems under operational and austere conditions allowing U.S. forces to quickly confront adaptive enemies.
• Delivered more than 15 projects worth combined $40M handling tactical problems at lowest level for conventional and non-conventional forces in Regional Command South Afghanistan.
• Provided personal protection for royal family.

Metis Solutions – Washington, DC/Logar, Wardak, Afghanistan, Iraq

Counterinsurgency Advisor, 2013 to 2014

Provided commander of security forces Afghanistan advisory and assistance team headquarters, regional command teams and supported units live human intelligence and support. Analyzed and monitored performance of Afghan forces. Created fielding and executed counterinsurgency solutions including new tactics, equipment, technology, training, doctrine and concepts. Obtained and distributed COIN best practices and operational ideas throughout Afghanistan.

Key Contributions:

• Educated three coalition Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) and Afghan Army soldiers on counterterrorist and counterinsurgency techniques.
• Analyzed, reviewed, and communicated on three provinces within RC East Afghanistan.
• Provided COIN field advice and help for more than six different embedded Afghan units furnished key best practices to RC headquarters and BCTs including methods to enhance tactical operational performance.

Barbaricum – Washington, DC/Multiple Cities, Afghanistan, Iraq

Operational Energy Advisor, 2012 to 2013

Orchestrated surveying, design, execution, and tracking of operational energy solutions for combat outposts, observation points, and village sustainment operations throughout Afghanistan and Iraq.

Key Contributions:

• Advised six brigade combat leaders and three division level teams on technical and tactical operational energy.
• Conducted 30+ battlefield circulations aimed at tactical operational energy requirements.
• Aided more than 25 units with low technology solutions theater wide and efficiently engaged and merged existing OE material solutions to help COIN operation.

United States Army – Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD/Bahgram, Afghanistan, Mosul, Iraq

Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Senior Noncommissioned Officer, 2009 to 2012

Named operations and senior enlisted advisor to RDECOM Commander for globally employed enterprise with 20,000+ personnel transforming Army’s newest technology. Briefed every regional command Sergeant Major in Afghanistan on securing and rapid technology integration assisted by 101 NCOs. Served as senior advisor in development of manning requirements, equipment, and policies covering all sustainment initiatives for nine research, development, and engineering centers (RDECs). Tracked and guided mature technologies deployed to theater assisting OEF/OIF.

Key Contributions:

• Led five regional Afghanistan command science and technology assist teams as senior listed advisor and mentor.
• Completed battlefield circulation to more than 25 combat sites to note capability gaps and analyze and guide renewable energy tasks.
• Helped create concept and served as NCOIC of inaugural embedded engineering Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) deployed to theater to create rapid engineering solutions for operational requirements assisting COIN and conventional and unconventional warfare.
• Merged and guided RDECOM operations with 44+ program managers.

• CUAS SME 5 Years

Arabic, Spanish