Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Most leadership problems are not skill problems. They are alignment problems. Senior leaders rarely struggle because they lack intelligence, motivation, or experience. More often, they struggle because the demands of the role have changed and the way they’ve always led no longer fully fits what the moment requires. That misalignment can show up as: ➡️ communication friction ➡️ decision fatigue ➡️ team tension ➡️ stakeholder complexity ➡️ executive presence challenges ➡️ stalled trust or execution What looks like a performance issue is often an alignment issue. That’s the work I do. I help senior leaders align who they are, how they lead, and what their role now requires so they can lead with greater clarity, confidence, and effectiveness. My work is grounded in what I call the Leadership Operating Blueprint: a strategic framework that helps leaders understand: • how they are wired • where they create leverage • where they unintentionally create drag • how their leadership impacts trust, communication, and execution • what needs to evolve as their scope and responsibility increase Before becoming the CEO at WeAlign, I spent over 30 years as a U.S. Army officer and a corporate manager, leading in high-responsibility environments where trust, clarity, and execution mattered. Today, I bring that experience into executive coaching and leadership advisory work with leaders navigating complexity, transition, and growth. I’m especially helpful for leaders who are: • stepping into broader leadership responsibility • moving from expert to executive • carrying more organizational complexity than they were built for before • trying to lead with greater intentionality and less friction My approach is practical, reflective, and grounded in how leadership actually works under pressure. This is not generic coaching. It is a strategic thought partnership for leaders carrying real responsibility. If you’re navigating a leadership transition, increased complexity, or recurring friction in how you lead or how your team executes, feel free to reach out. 📩 Message me here on LinkedIn
Coaching Philosophy: As a coach, I believe people reach excellence when they function out of their strengths. I help people turn their talents into strengths, crush their goals, and live a life fully connected to the genius within them. Benefits ● Know who you are and who you are not ● Select the right projects for career advancement ● Become more confident and resilient ● Effectively communicate your strengths and talents ● Better manage your areas of weakness The Coaching Process 1. Take the Gallup CliftonStrengths® 34 Assessment. 2. Meet with me, your personal coach for 5, 1-hour sessions to discuss your individual results. We’ll go in-depth on all your strengths (not just the top five). 3. Develop strategies to maximize your strengths and manage your weaknesses. 4. Implement your plans to become your best, most authentic, joyful self. 5. Receive your individualized Strengths Breakdown and coaching materials for future referencing. 6. Additional coaching sessions to maintain progress toward your goals.
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Executive Director of a multi-disciplined engineering organization of 1,200 civilian employees with worldwide reach for military and civil construction, real estate, environmental engineering and emergency management oversight. Led the organization through a deliberate re-structuring of the human capital strategy reducing the time to hire from 180 days to 60 days and resulting in over 180 new hires each calendar year for two straight years. Led the district emergency response efforts through the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as numerous huricanes, high water events, and emergency operations responses. Served as acting general manager of the Washington Aqueduct for two months. Spent over 200 hours coaching the leadership development program participants on strengths-based leadership.
Senior executive of a multi-disciplined engineering organization of 1,800 military and civilian employees with four divisions capable of rapidly deploying to conduct construction and support operations globally. Directly supervised a diverse staff including a doctor, lawyer, chaplain, and OSHA certified safety professional; providing leadership, mentoring, and coaching.
Directed and managed 12 projects in excess of $15 million dollars on Kandahar Airfield, to support directed changes to the base infrastructure. Senior executive of a multi-national and multi-disciplined engineering staff supporting all of Southern Afghanistan while in combat including managing, recruiting and developing talent on the staff and potential staff. Directly supervised engineering design, survey and construction management teams responsible for redesigning and resizing Kandahar Airfield. Managed all environmental reports, surveys and crisis response for all of Southern Afghanistan.