Results producing executive and innovative educator with 33 years of experience leading organizations and developing and education future leaders.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Commanding General (CEO)
United States Army Cadet Command
09.2022 - Current
Lead the largest commissioning organization in the US Military
Character building and leader development of 30,000 ROTC (College) Cadets and 275,000 Junior ROTC (High School) across 54 states and territories commissioning 5,300 Lieutenants Annually
Managed a $890M annual budget.
Commanding General (CEO)
20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosives (CBRNE) Command
06.2020 - 09.2022
Led the Department of Defense’s premier Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Response Unit
Responsible for the climate, vision, readiness, leader development and training of 5,000 specialized Soldiers and Civilians stationed in 17 states and on 19 installations.
Managed $112M annual budget
Deputy Commanding General
US Army
05.2019 - 05.2020
Provost for the School of Cadet Command.
Trained 10,000 Cadets in 100 days as part of the largest Army annual exercise.
Superintendent/Chief (CEO) of Army CBRN Corps
United States Army CBRN School
06.2017 - 04.2019
Superintendent of the Army CBRN School and Senior Executive in charge of the CBRN Branch of the US Army, annually training 3,000 students.
Grew the CBRN Branch by 1500 Soldiers. Developed concepts for next generation CBRN reconnaissance and mitigation capabilities.
Senior Military Assistant
Department Of Defense
01.2016 - 01.2017
Senior military advisor to Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
Led Bilateral talks between United States and South Korea to increase CWMD preparedness of both countries
Spearheaded coordination with DOD, DOE and DOS to gain agreement for US to train South Korean Nuclear Disablement Teams
Senior Executive
Office of Security Cooperation Iraq
01.2015 - 01.2016
Senior Executive responsible for Iraqi Security Sector Reform, US Embassy, Iraq
Worked with Iraqi military to design future capabilities
Leader Development. In partnership with 1000 universities and 1700 High Schools, developed and delivered the premier leadership curriculum and technical education programs to annually produce 5,300 mid-tier leaders for the Army, along with instilling the values of citizenship and servant leadership to 270,000 high school students. Led the Army’s largest annual field training event, training 10,000 Cadets in 100 days on fundamental leadership.
Faculty Development. Selected, trained and certified 7,000 instructors to deliver leadership curriculum and excel in colligate environments – to include offering advanced undergraduate and graduate education degrees.
Talent acquisition. Built innovative strategies to market and recruit mid-tier leader for the Army, resulting in the enrollment of 12,000 new applicants annually. Strategies included collaboration with with congressional leaders, city administrators, academia, and community influencers.
Leading change. To posture the Army to meet future recruiting requirements, working across the Army and in coordination with Congressional Leaders and University Presidents redistributed instructors and recruiters to expand access to 200,000 undergraduates. In separate efforts, developed concepts and requirements to modernize the Army's CBRN detection and mitigation capabilities to ensure the Army is postured for future threats.
Emergency Management. Provided vision and implemented a rigorous recruiting, training, leader development and resourcing approach that led to the successful mitigation of over a hundred domestic and overseas explosive hazards and chemical hazards, successfully safeguarding the POTUS during domestic and overseas engagements, and providing support to COVID response operations.
Timeline
Commanding General (CEO)
United States Army Cadet Command
09.2022 - Current
Commanding General (CEO)
20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear And Explosives (CBRNE) Command
06.2020 - 09.2022
Deputy Commanding General
US Army
05.2019 - 05.2020
Superintendent/Chief (CEO) of Army CBRN Corps
United States Army CBRN School
06.2017 - 04.2019
Senior Military Assistant
Department Of Defense
01.2016 - 01.2017
Senior Executive
Office of Security Cooperation Iraq
01.2015 - 01.2016
M.S. Strategic Studie -
US Army War College
M.S. Military Arts and Science -
US Army School of Advance Military Studies
B.S Education -
Shippensburg University
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