Palo Alto, California, United States
Currently, a volunteer helping the West Point Admissions Team. Occasionally, on Substack (https://dutch06.substack.com/) and elsewhere, I provide thoughtful takes on U.S. politics, governance, and national security—grounded in facts, primary sources, and 30+ years with the U.S. Army—always aiming for respectful, unique and sometimes humorous perspectives. Leadership skills honed from dual careers. A leader with the ability to understand the big picture, use analytical techniques and engage stakeholders to drive results in supply chain and operations management. Successful track record hiring and developing high performance teams. Managed top tier contract manufacturers in the areas of cost, contracts and overall supplier performance involving over $4B in annual spend and spread across a high mix of products coming from multiple factories. Designed supply chains to optimize landed costs based on the individual factory and associated logistics costs, tariffs, etc. Experience working with suppliers in Asia and managing global internal teams.
Assists with College Fairs, candidate interviews, etc.
Served 30 years (6 years active duty; 24 years reserve duty) as a US Army officer. Some of my key Army positions include the following: Director, Plans, Training, and Mobilization Battalion Commander Division Telecommunications Officer Battalion Operations Officer (S3) Platoon Leader