Stafford, Virginia, United States
Principal Military Analyst, Alion Science and Technology, Virginia. Provide direct support to Headquarters Marine Corps, Combat Development & Integration's Seabasing Integration Division (SID) on matters pertaining to personnel & equipment structure, along with ship’s design and procurement strategies, in order to manage and execute Service Level goals. Observed and documented eleven Marine Expeditionary Unit’s operational deployments, participated in the design requirements for a new amphibious assault ship and the operational testing of another, supported the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle & Assault Combat Vehicles studies, and supported the operational planning of “Bold Alligator”, the Marine Corps’ largest amphibious operation in decades.
January 2007 – January 2008: Strategic Mobility and Logistics Operations Officer, Multinational Force-West, Movement Coordination Center, Kuwait. July 2003 – July 2006: Strategic Mobility Officer and Strategic Airlift Officer, Marine Forces Pacific, Hawaii. July 1998 – July 2003: Combat Cargo Officer, Amphibious Group Two (Assistant), Amphibious Squadron Four, and USS Carter Hall. June 1995 – July 1998: Embarkation Officer, 3d Marine Regiment, Hawaii. May 1992 – June 1995: Logistics Chief, OSD, Drug Enforcement Policy & Support, Regional Logistics Support Office III, Fort Bliss, Texas. May 1989 – May 1992 – Strategic Airlift Chief, I Marine Expeditionary Force, California. September 1986 – May 1989: Marine Security Guard, U.S. Embassies in Costa Rica, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.