Olivia G. Krause

Accomplished Strategic Execution Branch Chief at the Pentagon, adept in servant leadership and emergency response. Expertly coordinated high-stakes National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions, enhancing team productivity by spearheading process improvements. Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal communication, ensuring seamless mission integration and fostering stakeholder trust.

Earned Air Force Achievement Medal for saving a multi-million dollar space launch mission by integrating several agencies to coordinate emergency deliveries, prepare launch service providers, and direct commodity resupply groups in response to a potentially catastrophic loss of liquid nitrogen.

Earned the Air and Space Commendation Medal for excelling as lead action officer for the Vice President of the United States visit to Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Earned Air Force Service Medal by directly supporting the development, implementation, and activation of Perimeter9, a tool used to track and record COVID-19 cases amongst service members, ensuring 24/7 mission operations continued during the global pandemic.

Jan 2024- Current:  Volunteer 3 hrs/week bimonthly at in the In-Patient Unit at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, VA. Duties include rounding on patients, assisting nurses with simple tasks, answering the Unit Secretary phone, restocking supplies, curating welcome bags for newly admitted patients, and conversing with patients to elevate mood- promoting a positive and healthy environment for healing.

Sept 2021:  Earned Volunteer of the Quarter across Vandenberg Space Force Base for volunteering to plan and execute 4 squadron and base wide events; dedicating 8 hours to preparing food for military personnel; participating in a medical exercise to prepare the 30th Medical Group for an emergency; and spending 6 hours collecting dry goods for the Rape and Crisis Center.