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Experience

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Weapons School F-16 Division Instructor, USAF Weapon School

  The USAF Weapons School trains tactical experts and leaders of Airmen skilled in the art of integrated battle-space dominance across the land, air, space and cyber domains. Weapons Officers serve as advisors to military leaders at all levels, both those in uniform or civilian government positions. Weapons Officers are the instructors of the Air Force's instructors, and the service's institutional reservoir of tactical and operational knowledge. Taking the mantra, "humble, approachable and credible" as their creed, they form a fraternity of trusted advisors and problem-solvers that lead the force and enables it to integrate its combat power seamlessly alongside those of other military services. Members of the Weapons School cadre have served as advisors to the other U.S. and allied military services around the world. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Chief (Director), Global Strike Branch, Headquarters Air Force, Requirements and Capabilities (A5RC)

  US Air Force F-35 Lightning II requirements and F-22 Raptor modernization program element monitor (PEM). Led and flew over one hundred F-35 cockpit missions and debriefs for the purpose of making informed recommendations in tactics, pilot-vehicle interface, and software code/weapons optimization. Developed F-35 4-ship Anti-Access Area Denial (A2AD) tactics in PACOM scenarios and demonstrated revolutionary 5th generation capabilities. Responsible for maximizing a three-way compromise between industry, acquisition, and warfighter. Show less

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  United States Air Force

  Feb 2007 - Jul 2012

  Responsible for effective North American air defense against strategic attack and peacetime air sovereignty including anti-terrorism air operations for the United States (US) and Canada. Served as Deputy Director of the N-NC Command Center accountable as personal representative to the Commander for daily operations and also responsible for recommending attack assessments to North America. Supervised five NORAD operations branches manned by 45 bi-national military and civil service personnel. Led a 19-person Crisis Action Team and Future Operations Center, as well as N-NC headquarters briefer to all Region, Subordinate, and Component commanders in execution of contingencies and operational plans. Mitigated airborne threats to North America by championing new bi-national Rules of Engagement, leading an interagency working group to address General Aviation challenges, and developing new NORAD policies for Russian bomber airborne intercepts in alignment with Canadian and US foreign military policy objectives. Show less One year, in residence, Senior Development Education program offering a Masters in Strategic Studies. Successfully completed courses including: Joint Strategic Leadership, National Security Decision Making, Warfighting, Foundations of Strategy, Global Security, Regional and Cultural Studies, Total Force, and Latin American Security Issues. In addition, completed a 2-month study of East Europe and 2-weeks of field studies in Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic—Joint Professional Military Education Phase II credit. Show less 388th Operations Group was accountable to manage flying, support, and operations of three combat-ready F-16 fighter squadrons (72 total aircraft) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Managed one Operations Support Squadron (OSS) with weapons, intelligence, and standardization/evaluation functions. Adroit leadership restored “Viper West” F-16 aerial demonstration team hiring, funding, and rating process that earned accolades as Air Combat Command’s best. Most trusted advisor to senior leadership on effectiveness of Operations Group activities, such as utilization of pilots, manpower and aircraft maintenance. Show less Commanded the Black Widows F-16 Fighter Squadron (24 total aircraft). Responsible for $600 million in assets and ensuring combat readiness of 38 pilots and 21 support staff. Managed and prioritized training resources and the annual flying-hour program that included over 4,100 sorties and 5,400 flight hours. Deployed and led 421st ”Black Widows” Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) consisting of 53 pilots and 273 aircraft maintenance personnel to Balad Air Base, Iraq. 421st EFS flew 1700 F-16 combat sorties and delivered 22 tons of precision-guided ordnance with flawless execution—100% targets hit and zero combat losses. Show less

  • NORAD Chief, Air Operations Division

    Jun 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Air War College

    Jun 2009 - May 2010

  • Deputy Commander, 388th Operations Group

    Dec 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Commander, 421st “Black Widows” Fighter Squadron

    Feb 2007 - Dec 2008
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  Office of the Secretary of Defense

  Jul 2012 - Dec 2013

  Test Director--Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E)

  Improved North American homeland defense, defense support of civil authorities, and theater security cooperation, by executing strategies to exploit and develop innovative processes and technology. Led two of N-NC commanding General’s top operational priorities as Test Director for both Joint-All Domain Situational Awareness (J-ADSA) and Joint-Battlefield Awareness via Datalink (J-BADL) Extremely Urgent Quick Reaction Tests. Demonstrated operational expertise in analysis and evaluation. Led the development of test concepts, objectives, test scope, issues, measures, data collection, and data management, as well as the identification of test constraints, limitations, mitigations and test reporting. J-ADSA team provided synthesized, cross-domain information enabling improved and timely decision making to senior leadership while the J-BADL team delivered joint, global sensor information of advanced air threats via datalink to subordinate commands and warfighting platforms. Show less

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  Raytheon

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2018

  EW Lead, Future Advanced Sensors and Technology (FAST) IDIQ contract with $11B classified RTD&E in current Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) • Conducted comprehensive top-down, threat capability analysis of all current and future complex and out-of-band emitters within dense AESA-rich integrated air defense systems (IADS) • Investigated multi-role and multi-nodal tactical aircraft use cases against EW engagement timelines • Led team of EW experts to develop next generation Electronic Support and Electronic Attack functional architecture designed to counter advanced IADS within a Joint Engagement Zone (JEZ)• Peer-acknowledged next generation EW expert for complex emitter signals, associated countermeasure techniques, and modeling/simulation supporting advanced EW concepts Show less Lead Investigator, T-100 Integrated Air Training System (IATS) - $13B Advanced Pilot Training (APT) program to replace US Air Force supersonic jet trainer • Substantiated business case for global demand of blended Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) capabilities and the potential for a strategic international partnership • Flew the Italian M-346 jet aircraft to appraise aircraft performance and LVC capabilities of the integrated simulator training system • Capture lead for cockpit and escape system upgrades, and author for Aircrew Anthropometric Test proposal volume; the most expansive T-100 IATS design modification required for the APT proposal Show less Led F15 System Integration and Test -- Provided technical expertise and leadership to a multidiscipline team for development of the F15 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar Operational Flight Program (OFP)• Primary customer liaison and technical interface responsible for maximizing efficient flight-test requirements with clear, correct, and concise communication • Assembled best practices across the AESA enterprise and implemented industry leading strategies for improved software build and stability testing in both the Raytheon Software Integration Lab and F15 Flight Test operations • Lead for program integration efforts enabling technical teams to report all Earned Value Management System (EVMS) performance, cost, and schedule metrics to management Show less

  • Program Manager, MQ-25 Unmanned Air Vehicle ~ Electronic Warfare Systems

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Chief Engineer, Next Generation EW ~ Electronic Warfare Systems

    Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Principal Investigator, T-100 Integrated Air Training System (IATS) ~ USAF T-X, Capture and Proposal

    Sept 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Chief Engineer, Business Development ~ Space & Airborne Systems

    May 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Senior Principal Systems Engineer ~ Space & Airborne Systems

    Jan 2014 - May 2015
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  Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI)

  Jan 2019 - now

  Lead Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) for Space RCO• Supports rapid development and fielding of first-of-kind, highly classified space capabilities• Principle advisor to Senior Material Leader on adversary kill-chain gap analysis and blue force countermeasures • Key to Space RCO Combatant Commander (COCOM) engagement, space military utility assessments, and future Space RCO program planning• Directly manages and negotiates all aspects of SETA prime and subcontracting Show less

  • Vice President, Space Integration

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Senior Director, Space Business

    Sept 2021 - Nov 2023

  • Space Rapid Capabilities Office (Space RCO) SETA Lead / Director, VADER Program

    Jan 2019 - Sept 2021