Experience

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  Usaf reserve command

  Jun 1987 - Mar 1999

  Financial analyst

  Financial analyst at HQ AIr Force Reserve Command. Responsible for budget formulation and execution of Reserve Personnel Appropriation (RPA) funds. Oversaw execution of the school tour and special tour manday programs.

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  Hq standard systems group

  Mar 1999 - Jul 2000

  Chief, financial analysis

  Chief of Financial Analysis/Budget for a Working Capital Funded organization responsible for the acquisition of software and IT systems.

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  United states air force

  Jul 2000 - Aug 2008

  Served as the Financial Management Career Field Manager for ~7,500 FM officers and civilians leading AF-wide FM workforce development and education and training initiatives. Led AF-wide FM education, training and development. Led development of on-line FM Distance Learning Center. Member AF Executive Resources Board Civilian Development working group. Member DoD-wide Competency Development Focus Group. Chair, Defense Financial Management & Comptroller School Advisory Board. Created first FM Development Plan Primer; led AF-wide IPT developing career roadmaps for FM military and civilians. Briefed Best Practices at 2008 AF Learning Symposium. Show less

  • Director, Workforce Management

    Aug 2005 - Aug 2008

  • Deputy Director, Financial Management, F-22

    Jul 2004 - Aug 2005

  • Chief, Budget Operations

    Nov 2002 - Jul 2004

  • Instructor, Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School (DFM&CS/PMCS)

    Jul 2000 - Nov 2002
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  National defense university

  Aug 2008 - Jun 2009

  Student, industrial college of the armed forces (eisenhower school)

  Distinguished graduate earning a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy and completing ICAF's Senior Acquisitions Course. Acquisition research paper published in Armed Forces Comptroller journal. Lead author for seminar group paper on Privatized Military Ops. One of 10 students selected to meet with House Armed Services Oversight Committee on JPME. Participated in Royal Defence College of England interchange seminar. Received Commandant’s award for Excellence in Research & Writing-Acquisition. ICAF winner/DoD-wide finalist--SECDEF National Security Essay contest open to JPME students. Show less

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  United states air force

  Jun 2009 - Jul 2012

  Led a staff of ~180 financial managers responsible for the planning, programming, budget formulation and execution of ~$60B in funding annually in AF research, development, test, acquisition and sustainment for major AF weapon systems. Led the development and gained advocacy for a GS-15 Financial Management Leadership Development Initiative. Led a staff of ~55 responsible for planning, programming, budget formulation/execution of $75B annually in Air Force Operation & Maintenance and Military Personnel Appropriation budgets. Developed, briefed & defended requirements to Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), the Office of Management & Budget (OMB), the Joint Staff and Congress. Led staff of ~20 responsible for planning, programming, formulation/execution of $41B annually in AF civilian and military personnel (peacetime/OCO) & AF-wide Education/Training budgets. Developed, briefed & defended requirements to OUSD(C), OMB, Joint Staff & Congress.

  • Deputy Director, Financial Mgmt and Comptroller

    Dec 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Deputy Director, Budget Operations and Personnel

    Aug 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Chief, AF Personnel & Training Budgets

    Jun 2009 - Aug 2010
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  United states department of defense

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2020

  Director, human capital & resource management

  Served as the Functional Community Manager for ~55,000 civilians and military in Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Management (FM). Responsible for the development and implementation across the department for the DoD Financial Management Certification Program, a mandatory 3-level certification program applicable to all DoD Financial Management personnel. Responsible for the development of the DoD FM Strategic Human Capital Management Plan, career roadmaps, FM web-based course development, FM competency development and skills gap assessment, and workforce analytics. Also served as Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Senior Administrative Official with responsibility for management and administration functions including personnel, security, continuity of operations, resource management, contracts, facilities, correspondence control and records and information management. Show less

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  United states air force

  Aug 2020 - now

  Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) for Manpower, Personnel and Services, for the Department of the Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C. (Acting: May 23-Jan 24) In this capacity, responsible for comprehensive plans and policies covering the life cycles of military and civilian personnel. Serve as the principal deputy to the DCS, Manpower, Personnel and Services, with oversight of a $47 billion portfolio supporting 685,000 military and civilian total force Airman. Oversee development of strategies, policies and systems to foster continued development of more than 660,000 military and civilian personnel. Serve as the Department of Defense executive agent for the Defense Language Institute English Language Center and as the Air Force Senior Language Authority, responsible for establishing policy and providing oversight of the Air Force’s, culture, language, and regional programs. Responsible for establishing force management policies for approximately 200,000 Total Air Force Appropriated and Non-appropriated fund personnel. These policies guide the recruitment, hiring, management, development, support and retention of the Air Force civilian workforce.

  • Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services, Department of the Air Force

    May 2023 - now

  • Director, Force Development

    Oct 2022 - May 2023

  • Director, Civilian Force Management

    Aug 2020 - Oct 2022