Titusville, Florida, United States
Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 20 years of military experience in the space operations mission area. Expert long and short term planner with high-level space program management, development, and future organizational design. Possess a comprehensive background in U.S. Space policy at the office of the Secretary of Defense, combatant commands, and U.S. Army specific levels. Skilled at developing and implementing strategy and solutions, based on policy, best practices, and overall business intelligence to deliver results that exceed expectations. Routinely demonstrate strength in building and sustaining strong, professional relationships with strategic program stakeholders creating effective solutions and recommendations to senior military and civilian leadership offices and organizations. Recognized for the ability to deliver impactful results in dynamic business environments.
Strategic Integration Engineer with ARES in support on NASA long term strategy development at Kennedy Space Center for Lunar space port infrastructure operations in support of NASAs crewed (Artemis) and uncrewed deep space exploration missions.
Subject matter expert on Department of Defense (DoD) Space and Missile Defense Policies with strategic and tactical understanding of these mission areas interceding. Developed, advocated, and implemented space policies, strategies, and senior DoD level guidance to joint space forces. Led the integration of the Commander United States Space Command’s intent and vision into the presidential signed Unified Command Plan policy to the entire DoD. Lead Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) policy officer recommending prioritized DoD support to NASA HSFS rescue operation missions. Lead policy officer for U.S. Space Command’s Commercial Integration Strategy and the critical commercial capability protection framework.
Served as Senior Space Operations Officer for the space concepts development division; developed space concepts, papers and input into Army specific space proponencies. Authored the future Army space operational and organizational concept approved by Army Futures Command and now implemented into Army formations. Represented Army strategic, operational, and tactical space expertise during Army futures experiments creating effective synergies of space capabilities into the force.
Deliberate Space planner for space capabilities in support of several strategic, operational and contingency plans. Developed joint space targeting guidance support increasing overall effectiveness of space operations supporting operational plans to other combatant commands. Authored concept for tailored space operations planning support now approved and implemented with every DoD combatant command as joint space integration teams.
Senior Space Officer for Army space capabilities integration, prioritization and analysis for the U.S. Army and into Joint Space capability resource and prioritization forums. Provided space expertise in direct support of Army strategy, plans, and policy; operations, readiness and mobilization; and space intelligence support agencies. Authored the Overseas Force Structure Change for Army Theater Missile Warning necessary for operational necessity approved by the Secretary of Defense.