Experience

Training Manager | Leadership Development Facilitator

• Led 80 personnel training shipboard operations and maintenance teams while coordinating with external stakeholders to balance competing requirements. Served as a Master Training Specialist and Afloat Training Specialist.

• Served as a Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) scenario operator during Air Warfare and Ballistic Missile Defense scenarios distributed via the Navy Continuous Training Environment (NCTE). Received training for the JSAF Advanced Warfare Scenarios (JAWS) upgrade for distributed scenarios. Led assessors in measuring team performance and acted as warfare commander exercising command and control as BMDO and FAAWC during distributed scenarios.

• Led and managed Combat Systems Light-off Assessments (CSLOA), identifying material discrepancies and capturing data that identified risks to future projects. Coordinated requirements across 11 functional areas while managing multiple project teams and facilitating stakeholder communications. Facilitated project execution and engaged executive leaders, customers, and project leads to improve outcomes.

• Represented executive leadership during mission area reviews, supporting synchronization with external stakeholders. Collaborated with other leaders to develop policy documents and standard operating procedures that standardized processes across multiple organizations.

• Facilitated a 40-hour leadership development course that explored: Responsibility, Authority, & Accountability | Leadership Philosophy | Ethics and Ethical Decision Making | Decision Making in Crisis | Power and Influence | Resilience | Communication | Skill Development | Self-Awareness | Big Five (OCEAN) Personality Traits | Emotional Intelligence. Engaged 120 mid-level leaders with sessions discussing coaching, mentoring, counseling, and advocating for subordinates. Created a classroom environment supporting candid discussions of individual experiences through facilitation that improved management and leadership practices across multiple work sites.

• Edited and published the command's quarterly newsletter, served as an administrator for the command's Facebook page, and drafted and submitted annual operations reports as the Public Affairs Officer, improving stakeholder engagement and meeting reporting requirements with no discrepancies.

May 2023 – May 2026

Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM) | Training Team Leader

Mar 2018 – Apr 2023

Roles: Project Manager | Workforce Development Manager | System Administrator | Data Custodian

• As Combat Systems Maintenance Manager (CSMM), managed over 20k preventive & corrective maintenance hours, coordinated 712 start-up checks, and oversaw Combat Systems Support Equipment and Aegis Light Off, ensuring on-time completion of an extended maintenance period.

• Managed six operations teams comprising 280 personnel and coordinated resources during the COVID-19 pandemic while balancing shift requirements, allowing the organization to continue operations despite temporary personnel losses.

• Led 26 technicians through major upgrades to the Aegis system, leading the identification and documentation of equipment/program deficiencies and overseeing the implementation of mitigations developed by engineering teams.

• Planned and executed projects supporting unit deployments, overseeing multiple interrelated projects supporting resource and material readiness and applied Agile methods to respond to operational changes while identifying and mitigating ongoing risks.

• Trained 122 team members in Air Warfare, Surface Warfare, Electronic Warfare, and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) and supported Undersea and Strike Warfare training, receiving a 100% score in PBED (Plan, Brief, Execute, Debrief), and leading my organization to complete deployment certifications ahead of schedule.

• Revamped training processes and led 61 team members developing new technical drills and tactical scenarios, ensuring the ship had qualified resources.

• Executed Identity and Access Management (IAM) for a system tracking PII and performance metrics for over 250 personnel. Provisioned user accounts for Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), validated data, and implemented policies of least privilege while executing regular audits, mitigating access creep and maintaining data accuracy.

• Controlled system access for system tag-outs and updated systems data ensuring safe maintenance execution.

• Issued data and software to data processors according to approved guidelines while conducting regular audits and maintaining complete asset inventories and control logs with zero incidents.

Team Leader | Training Specialist | Operations Supervisor

Oct 2014 – Feb 2018

Roles: Project Manager | Workforce Development Manager | System Administrator

• Led 24 personnel executing shipboard training and assessments, coordinating with stakeholders to manage evolutions across multiple functional areas to produce mission-ready teams across multiple sites, ensuring US Navy crews were ready to deploy.

• Executed 1,400+ hours of tactical and technical training to improve workforce competency, improving team members' ability to mitigate risk and respond to issues. Enforced stringent procedural and regulatory compliance, reducing the potential for negative mission outcomes.

• As Training Liaison Officer for Aegis Ashore, initiated, planned, and executed a project comprising training and assessments of team members supporting remote sites and material assessments of those sites. Organized travel and collected data from site surveys to finalize assessment requirements across multiple functional areas.

• Updated the documentation supporting qualifications of Aegis Ashore Ballistic Missile Defense teams and coordinated with functional managers to define requirements across functional areas, while coordinating with stakeholders to define resource requirements.

• Coordinated the development of level-of-knowledge tests, soliciting inputs from other training organizations and creating a test bank for team assessments, standardizing knowledge and skill measurements.

• Coordinated training events and executed Ballistic Missile Defense qualifications through multiple iterations to identify and implement process improvements. Prepared teams for their final certification events, supporting the delivery of mission-ready resources to support remote sites.

• As an Individual Augment (IA) to the Navy Liaison Element (NALE) from Jun 2016 to Feb 2017, supporting the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid, Qatar, served under operational control of the US Air Force as the Senior Operations Supervisor for Combat Operations Division, leading 8 personnel supporting operations across 97,000 square miles of airspace in the Middle East, interfacing with liaisons for other nations and supporting the Senior Air Defense Officer.

• IA accomplisments include formalizing shift turnovers, enforcing procedural compliance among shift workers, reconfiguring computer workstations to improve situational awareness, providing clear communication and quick responses during pop-up threats, creating an electronic status board to communicate equipment status with senior leadership, and correcting an issue with the TacView system to reduce software crashes from several per hour to zero.

• Delivered 12 Aegis and Ballistic Missile Defense training lectures to the air defense team, providing insight into Naval capabilities and limitations.

• Served as the sysadmin for the Tacview system, streamlining a database containing visual overlays used as tactical decision aids and creating data archives while managing risk through data redundancy and parallel application instances supporting on-demand playback of critical events.

• Performed data extraction to develop operational reports and oversaw rehearsal of continuity of operations (COOP) functionality for Combat Operations Division personnel and workstations, including testing site migration plans.

• Oversaw workstation configuration to improve operator efficiency and managed a SharePoint site used to disseminate information to multiple stakeholders.

• Delivered remote helpdesk support to off-site locations supporting operations throughout the Middle East.

Division Chief | Training Team Coordinator

Sep 2011 – Sep 2014

Roles: Project Manager | Workforce Development Manager | Operations Manager

• Led three teams operating, maintaining, and repairing the Aegis Weapon System, facilitating the correction of 90% of equipment casualties within 24 hours; the remaining 10% required non-onsite parts.

• Oversaw teams executing structural and cosmetic site improvements while coordinating limited resource allocations to support concurrent projects.

• As a Combat Systems Officer of the Watch (CSOOW), coordinated maintenance across multiple divisions ensuring procedural compliance and the proper execution of equipment safety tag-outs, while managing planned and unplanned maintenance against operational requirements.

• Drove professional development and fostered a culture of constant growth, leading to a 62% advancement rate in CF Division. Led division to bring USS Gettysburg recognition for achieving the SPY-1 Honor Roll for 14 months for the exceptional performance and condition of the SPY-1 radar.

• As a senior Combat Systems Training Team (CSTT) member, executed technical drills and trained team members, improving technical and tactical competency.

• Delivered safety training to 369 personnel, improving the team's ability to maintain quality, mitigate risk, and quickly respond to issues.

• Acted as Anti-Air Warfare Coordinator (AAWC) and Combat Systems Coordinator (CSC) through two deployments to the Middle East and stood watch as Force Anti-Air Warfare Commander (FAAWC) responsible for air defense of an entire carrier strike group.

• Participated in numerous tactical training exercises and tracked tactical air assets in real-time, maintaining the safety of the ship and fleet.

Roles: Project Manager | Workforce Development Manager

Training Supervisor | Maintenance Coordinator

Jun 2009 – Aug 2011

• Performed as Training Supervisor during the ship’s Ballistic Missile Defense qualification, crafting tactical scenarios that improved team performance.

• Rejuvenated long-range training plans, developed 42 training topics, and instituted a cross-training policy between work centers to improve personnel utilization.

• Created 21 combat scenarios and over 200 drill guides, delivering improved combat training for multiple watch teams.

• Coordinated maintenance plans and over 300 work packages. Initiated the correction of 79 equipment casualties while managing maintenance for eight divisions, ensuring equipment availability.

• Raised over $20,000 for charity, delivered personal financial management training to 98 personnel, and managed $152,000 in funds for travel while coordinating 372 individual travel orders.

Student: Aegis Weapon System Operation & Maintenance

Jun 2008 – May 2009

• Aegis Weapon System Operation and Maintenance. Training in the theory, mission, functional operation, and maintenance procedures of the AEGIS weapon system, providing senior personnel with the knowledge to oversee teams of technicians operating and maintaining the system. Distinguished Honor Graduate with a final GPA of 99.21%.

• AN/SPY-1 Radar Operation and Maintenance. Training in the theory, operation, and maintenance of a radar system and associated equipment, including high-voltage power supplies, cooling systems, dry-air distribution systems, microwave transmitters & receivers, antenna & waveguide structures, computer display consoles, and system processors that use UNIX interface protocol. Honor Graduate with a final GPA of 98.13%.

Instructor | Curriculum Developer | Safety Supervisor

Jun 2005 – May 2008

• Delivered over 1,400 hours of highly technical training to 52 students, developing talent to support Navy missions.

• Oversaw development of Computer Based Training Modules that streamlined instruction and enhanced training.

• Restructured AN/SPS-48E “C” School, reducing course length by 42 days resulting in savings of 3,240 course hours and $58,000 annually.

• Qualified as Master Training Specialist (MTS) in February 2008 by demonstrating excellence in education and training and consistently delivering innovative instruction.

• Earned Safety Technician designation for training and expertise gained in identifying workplace hazards, unsafe work practices, health hazardous conditions, and earned the expertise to prepare safety mishap reports, aid in mishap investigations, and arrange and conduct safety training.

Team Leader | Technical Supervisor

Jan 2004 – May 2005

• Led a team of 14 technicians in the operation and maintenance of the electronic systems, coordinating resource allocation to manage teams responsible for the AN/SPS-48E radar, Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) system, Close-in Weapon System (CIWS), NATO Sea Sparrow missile system, and the Target Acquisition System (TAS) radar, maximizing equipment availability.

• As the Combat Systems Department Repair Parts Petty Officer, flawlessly accounted for $450,452 in repair and consumable funds distributed across five divisions, ensuring proper accounting and tracking parts required to maintain electronic systems.

United States Navy

Jun 1999 – May 2026

Team Leader | Technical Supervisor | Technician

Dec 2000 – Dec 2003

• Led six technicians in performing preventive and corrective maintenance on the AN/SPS-48E radar, Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) system, and the Target Acquisition System (TAS) radar.

Recruit | Technical Student

Jun 1999 – Dec 2000

• Received training in general military and Navy protocol, first aid, personal health and safety, basic swimming, firefighting and damage control, seamanship, water survival skills, and physical fitness.

• Received training in DC theory, AC theory, solid state theory, digital logic, communications systems, component-level troubleshooting, technical documentation, electronic test equipment, and preventive maintenance.

• Received training in radio wave theory and radio components, basic antenna theory, radiation characteristics, search/navigation/fire-control radars, characteristics and types of transmission lines, maintenance procedures, theory and operation of synchro test equipment associated with electromechanical systems, adjustment/alignment/calibration procedures on electromechanical systems, and motor/generator faults.