Matt Brooks

Candidate for Juris Doctor at SMU Dedman School of Law | Army Veteran

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

About

1L at SMU Dedman School of Law with a strong interest in antitrust, land use and municipal policy. Prior to law school worked as an Operations and Project Manager with five years’ experience in organizational leadership. Served five years in the U.S. Army Infantry as small unit tactician and personnel manager.

Experience

  • Pacific Program Management (4 yrs 9 mos)
    • Senior Project Manager
      Nov 2022 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    • Launch Project Manager Lead
      May 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Transition Project Manager Intern
      Dec 2020 - May 2021 · 6 mos

      Manage Amazon compliance requirements during construction phases. Create tracking process for operational installs and reporting of open issue to ensure resolution for successful transition from construction to operations. Manage project close-out processes and documentation to meet client requirements.

  • US Army (5 yrs 1 mo)
    • Infantry Officer
      Jun 2017 - May 2021 · 4 yrs

      Plan and Execute Operations for Army Organization. Lead teams of peers toward common goals in stress-filled environment. Oversee monthly maintenance and inventory programs for US Army tactical equipment worth $3.5 million. Upgraded internet equipment on organization's mission command vehicular fleet.

    • Army Officer
      May 2016 - Jun 2017 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Summer Intern at National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec)
    Jul 2015 - Aug 2015 · 2 mos

    Worked as project manager intern with systems integration focus for the Department of Energy's nuclear sub-atomic test teams.

  • Summer Intern at Lockheed Martin
    Jul 2014 - Aug 2014 · 2 mos

    Worked on Air-Defense Anti-Munitions (ADAM) team for interdiction of low-speed airborne threats with directed-energy weapons at R&D site for summer internship as part of Dynamic Systems Integration track.