Grant, Alabama, United States
Former senior Marine officer, leader, and aviator with thirty-four years of experience managing dynamic change and crisis situations worldwide. Demonstrated success in leadership, training, strategic planning, developing and managing teams. Proven performance solving complex problems in national and international conflicts. Highly respected leader capable of adapting to ever-changing environments. Project Management Professional (PMP). Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Execute daily operations of the Directed Energy Project Office (DEPO); instituted several innovative staffing solution which increased the efficiency within the Project - Professionally utilize and support (97) DEPO members (Military, Govt, and SETA Contractors) to meet suspense dates and provide products needed by DEPO & RCCTO leadership; directly manage Program Support Team of 11 SETA Contractors - Collaborate with executive team members to determine & prioritize operational strategies, plans, & schedules - Assist in preparation and execution of multiple Secretary of Army priority DEPO programs, including: 1) DE-MSHORAD; 2) DE-IFPC-HEL; 3) IFPC-HPM; and supporting Enabling Technology (S&T) programs - Support all monthly Program Management Reviews (PMRs) with timely minutes, open actions, decision points, and guidance; program Decision Book lauded by DEPO Director - Coordinate budgetary issues for DEPO programs - Provide Program Managers with recommendations and consultation to improve teamwork - Serve as Focal Point for all operations and administrative tasks for DEPO - Use organizational and planning skills to prioritize tasks, set meetings, and diffused work conflict without bringing it to the attention of the DEPO leadership - Manage DEPO Director & Deputy Director’s schedule; scheduled meetings & planned travel (with EA) - Plan, coordinate, & focus planning meetings and IPTs. Prepare & deliver weekly DEPO Staff Call meeting. - Determine key performance indicators and measured team performance - Problem-solver, internally and externally, with vendors, customers, partners, and DEPO stakeholders; took necessary steps to overcome issues before they became problems
- Coordinated diverse staff functions to accomplish organization’s strategic vision; supported 6 subordinate Marine bases and their tenants. - Executed operations across the spectrum—operations, logistics, administration, budget management, Human Resources, facilities, maintenance, communications, government and community relations. - Efficiently directed day-to-day operations of installation assets & resources: annual budget of $779M; hiring & payroll budget for workforce of 11,000 Marines, Sailors, & civilian employees, $264M civilian payroll budget. • Personally re-wrote hiring and personnel budget procedures during fiscally austere period—brought Camp Lejeune payroll budget within mandated Department of Defense (DoD) parameters for 1st time in 8 years. • Successfully advocated for state & federal programs benefitting 57,000+ active duty, 60,000+ dependents, 14,000+ civilians, & 99,000+ retirees--protected training areas, real estate, and airspace. - Supervised outstanding maintenance and upkeep of Camp Lejeune with a $22B Plant Replacement Value encompassing 9,400 buildings & facilities within 172,000 acres, 105 firing ranges & 98 training areas covering 100,000 acres, 68 miles of RR track; 690 miles of roadway & 7,254 square miles of training airspace • Base awarded DoD Commander-in-Chief Award for 2016 & 2017. • Coordinated catastrophic Hurricane Florence recovery including repair/ replacement of $2B infrastructure.
- Instructor at Air Force War College, a regionally accredited graduate education institution. Provided superb graduate level instruction to senior military officers, Department of Defense civilians, and international students. • Hand-selected by AWC Commandant, replacing two PhDs, to instruct the college’s premier Grand Strategy Seminar—offered to a competitively-selected group of 12 from the 250-student body. • Revitalized 25 periods of instruction on Operational Design, Campaign Design & Execution, and Campaign Analysis—directly linked historical case studies to design methodology at the strategic & operational levels. • Recognized AWC expert in Operational Design & Methodology, Strategic Planning, and critical thinking. • Received AWC 2015 Military Instructor of the Year Award; ranked #3 of 31 of military instructor peer group.
Responsible for (6) major operational functional areas: - Global Force Management & Readiness—Coordinated global force deployments in support of US military logistical infrastructure; assessed enterprise readiness for entire DoD transportation enterprise. - Plans Branch—Supervised implementation of ‘Adaptive Planning & Execution’ for all Theater Logistical Plans. - Support Branch—Coordinated transportation & logistical sustainment for all DoD war plan ‘force flow’ conferences; provided transportation & planning support to every major DoD war plan. - Global Strategic Refueling—Managed global tanker fleet for world-wide support and war-planning. - Special Technical Operations Support—Coordinated transportation & logistical support for special operations. - Information Operations—Planned, supervised, and implemented information operations (force protection & offensive operations). - Led above functional areas during multiple crises; simultaneously supported contingencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, & Libya while adjusting strategic posture to support Presidential Administration’s emphasis on the Asia Pacific. • Reset strategic transportation assets in Europe & Middle East to support the chaotic “new normal” strategic environment following Benghazi incident; personally supervised restructuring of theater refueling & logistics.
Coordinated Department of Defense transportation requirements for entire Asia-Pacific Theater, encompassing air, sea, ground transportation & sustainment. - Led US response & realignment following the 2010 North Korean attack on Yeonpyeong Island. • Revamped dependent evacuation plans. Facilitated major transportation agreements with S Korea & Japan. • Coordinated disaster relief & evacuation plans for 2011 Japanese tsunami/nuclear reactor crisis. -- Ensured 100% mission completion of relief supplies & personnel evacuation. • Ranked #1 Branch Chief in Division; recognized by Director of Operations as expert planner & Joint Planning Team (JPT) lead capable of focusing on the strategic objective while navigating complex situations.
- Operations Officer for largest home-based Marine Air Group during high-tempo wartime operations. - Executed operations, maintenance, & budget for an $8B enterprise with an annual budget of $500M consisting of 3,200 personnel, 110 aircraft and associated ground support and test equipment. • Mission-focused approach ensured overall mission success of Marine Expeditionary Forces in this period of unprecedented operational tempo & personnel instability. • Completely revamped pre-deployment logistics coordination and timelines for deploying units resulting in dramatic improvement in pre-deployment timelines.
- Commanded EA-6B Prowler squadron, including a combat deployment to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq • Led and developed maintenance & training plan for world-wide deployment and operations of a squadron with 250 Marines, (5) EA-6B aircraft and associated ground support and test equipment; a $300M enterprise with an annual budget of $10M. • Took command of squadron with significant deficiencies/challenges in safety, maintenance & personnel and implemented improvements which resulted in high readiness rates in combat and outstanding inspection results. • Tested & integrated 1st use of LITENING (multi-sensor targeting/surveillance) pods on Prowler aircraft, despite grueling pre-deployment operations & maintenance schedule. • VMAQ-4 selected as 2009 MCAA “Royal N. Moore” Electronic Warfare Squadron of the Year.
- Commanded 200 Headquarters Marines & staff. Collateral duty as personnel (Human Resources) officer; supervised personnel management for entire Marine Air Group (manning, operations & exercise support) • Filled all personnel requirements despite extremely high wartime operations tempo.