Experience

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  Us army corps of engineers

  Jun 2001 - Jul 2005

  • Worked directly with ambassador level issues and government ministry leaders in building facilities for the Afghan National Army, Police, Highway Police, Border Police and an international bridge project• Managed over 200 US and foreign national engineers managing all US Army Corps of Engineers construction in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan in a combat environment• Established a permanent district HQs, served as the PM for construction of the facility using all local Afghan labor, including electrical, metal work, furniture, HVAC, plumbing, demolitions, power generation and materials estimation.• Managed all vehicle and maintenance operations.• Coordinated and executed the expansion of field offices for 4 to 9 managing over 500M in construction contracts, was the largest single employer in the country Show less • Briefed US Congressional Districts in Illinois and Missouri with direct interaction with the representatives• Managed support staff divisions of 750 civilian employee engineering organization• Managed labor and project budgets, establishing the organizational overhead rates• Served as the agency head for the Federal Executive Board and also with other nongovernmental agencies in the metro St. Louis area• Coordinated with two state resource agencies on water quality and management• Wrote three feasibility studies for future levee projects including economic and engineering analyses• Managed 6 levee projects to include the construction of a flood control levee in Southwestern Illinois• Worked with the US Coast Guard to manage five locks and dams on 400 miles of the Mississippi River Show less

  • Deputy District Commander

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2005

  • Deputy District Commander

    Jun 2001 - Jun 2004
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  Us army installation command

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Deputy garrsion commander for transformation

  • Functioned as the Garrison Commander’s representative for transferring Pope Air Force Base back to a US Army installation making Ft Bragg NC one of the largest military installations in the world• Evaluated and assessed over 75 individual facilities for transfer to the US Army• Worked with Service level and Congressional staffs on the sensitive community issue of the base transfer• Transferred 565 USAF government housing units to a private contractor for management

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  Us army

  Jan 2007 - Mar 2013

  2009- 2012: Engineer Staff Director, US Army Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg, NC • Built a special operations complex from a green field to a small city in 26 months worth over $400M.• Managed all military construction in the command totaling over $150M annually• Managed a small construction program to cover minor projects under $750K across 8 different installations including two overseas totaling over $7M annually, including roles the roles of project manager, materials and demolition estimator• Developed and refined standards for large standardized facilities • Served as engineer subject matter expert for a 15K man command of the US Army’s most elite forces Show less • Deployed and was the second in command of a 3500 person unit (Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen) executing missions over the entire country of Iraq from major construction to combat tasks• Managed the support staff which focused on moving logistics, personnel and operations across the entire country to include running the largest construction materials depot for the country• Managed construction equipment for the entire theater to include unit and contract maintenance• Led forces that built over 56 small installations across the country for US and Iraqi Forces, including materials estimator, and demolitions supervisory roles for bridging• Created a joint work environment integrating civilian, contractor, foreign nationals and military personnel in Iraq Show less

  • Engineer

    Nov 1986 - Mar 2013

  • Command Engineer

    Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Deputy Brigade Commander 20th Engineer Brigade

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
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  Clipper distributing company, llc

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  Northeast regional sales representative

  Working at Clipper Distributing Company with our distributor partners in Animal pharma industry. Clipper works with our distribution partners in the animal health industry, providing product logistics, marketing, distribution and a focus on bringing new products to market. Provide coverage from North Carolina to Maine in the Northeastern US.

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  The steel network

  Sept 2014 - Apr 2016

  National sales manager

  Worked as the National Sales Manager for the Steel Network. TSN is a unique company as both manufacturer and engineering firm. Clearly the technology leader in light steel framing. Bringing manufacturing base and engineering expertise to bring high quality light framing steel products to the market that save labor and materials.

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  Us army corps of engineers wilmington district

  Feb 2018 - now

  Chief of staff

  Work for the Deputy Commander and Commander at the Wilmington District. Primarily responsible for District support staff synchronization providing continuity for the active duty command team.