Kevin Edes

Experience

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Jul 2007 - Jun 2017

  • Supervised 35-person Operations Center managing 1.4 million square mile area of operations for Search & Rescue, Law Enforcement, Ports & Waterways Coastal Security, Living Marine Resources, and Marine Safety missions.• Directed operations resulting in more than 350 lives and over $46 million in property saved.• Led international engagements for Search & Rescue and fisheries enforcement with Asia-Pacific nations.• Nominated for the Captain John G. Witherspoon Inspirational Leadership Award. Awarded the USCG Commendation Medal. Show less • Drafted policy and directed Counter Drug Operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and California Coastal Regions. Planned and executed first-ever interagency surge operation off Southern California.• Coordinated joint operations with Central and South American partner nation, resulted in 30 metric tons of cocaine interdicted valued at over $1 billion and 185 smugglers apprehended.• Trained US Navy warships and USCG cutters in tactical pursuit, airborne use of force, and judicial process.• Awarded the USCG Commendation Medal. Show less

  • Command Center Chief, USCG Sector Honolulu

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Counter Drug Branch Chief, USCG Eleventh District

    Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Executive Officer

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Deck Watch Officer

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
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  Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Fellow

  Comprehensive Crisis Management Course 15-1Capstone: Expanding US Coast Guard capacity building efforts in Oceania.

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2023

  • Managed US Coast Guard Security Cooperation efforts in the United Kingdom, Middle East, Central, and South Asia. • Created and implemented strategic objectives to improve regional maritime security. Managed $110 million budget in Foreign Military Sales, Department of Defense, and Department of State funding. • Specialized in port and critical infrastructure security, maritime law enforcement, operations/fusion centers, crisis management, and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Show less

  • Chief of Emergency Management

    Jun 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Foreign Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs

    Jul 2018 - Jun 2021
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  Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation

  Oct 2023 - Aug 2024

  Contributor

  Maritime Security Analyst at Stanford University's Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation. Examines maritime strategy, environmental issues, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the South China Sea.

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  U.S. Embassy Singapore

  Aug 2024 - now

  Military Diplomat

  U.S. Coast Guard Attaché to the Republic of Singapore.