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 Highly accomplished military leader with an active TS/SCI clearance and extensive experience that includes
maintaining extensive protocol, including first aid, health and safety, basic swimming, fire fighting and damage
control, and overseeing maintenance activities during hazardous conditions.
 Providing line managers with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and
programmatic aspects of agency operations and management.
 Excellent understanding of military protocol and standard operating procedures that helps in managing hectic and
wartime environments, as well as in developing strategic direction for the overall military operations.
 Successfully created a bilateral set-up between USA and Japan for their military operations, including Army, Navy,
Air Force, and Marines that involved over 500 personnel in 10 different locations.
 Proficient in performing corrective actions to resolve complex problems by utilizing analytical techniques
combined with the ability to work effectively for extended periods.
 Demonstrated effective management and organizational skills by conducting research, analyzing complex
situations, and recommending adequate solutions and a plan of action.
 Successfully adapts to any kind of adverse situations and overcomes them with determination, resulting in
motivating others to follow the same.
 Strong background in military planning and exercises combined with the ability in problem solving and written
and verbal communications, as well as in planning effectively.

C ORE C OMPETENCIES
 Interpreting Technical Data  Delegating Responsibilities
 Preparing Documentation  Troubleshooting Skills
 Analyzing Aircraft Components  Building Strategic Solutions
 Process Improvement Ability  Handling Emergency Response
 Technological Competency  Excellent Communication Skills
 Schedule Management
 Process Improvement
 Strong Analytical Skills
 Training and Development
 Team Building Abilities

K EY D ELIVERABLES A CROSS C AREER S PAN

 Successfully developed Security Cooperation (SC) country plans for Finland and Sweden and led 22 international
military cooperation projects with these two countries, as well as effectively developed more trilateral defense
exercise participation between USA, Finland, and Sweden.
 Effectively designed and implemented visual displays of quantitative information and systems depictions.
 Participated in USEUCOM SC methodology working group implementing AM&E, supervised efforts to increase
military mobility in Nordic region, and generated USEUCOM policy on coordination with Finland and Sweden.
 Supervised the efforts of 14 disparately located agencies in execution of over 80 engagement events including
high-level conferences and multilateral exercises.
 Developed solutions for data-visualization of SC plans to include better methods of Assessment, Monitoring and
Evaluation (AME) in support of new SC requirements from NDAA 17.
 Oversaw 38 SC projects for Caucasus region, worth more than $40,000,000 in defense expenditures, as well as
supervised 18 disparately located agencies, while executing more than 250 engagement events ranging from
international defense and disaster preparedness exercises to key leader engagements and defense institution
training sessions.
 Incorporated NATO partnership goals into country planning and reviewed annual action and progress reports.
 Prepared and executed Georgia Defense Readiness Program that provided tactical level training to Georgian
Armed Forces in response to defense institution reforms.
 Dealt with civil emergency response development in Armenia that resulted in the delivery of more than $200,000
in emergency response equipment, renovation of a firehouse, and creation of a public notification system.
 Wrote over 20 position/information papers on latest events and political activity in Caucasus nations.
 Organized four senior level visits to Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, as well as participated in Black Sea Security
Symposium in Tbilisi, Georgia.
 Efficiently coordinated the acquisition of 24 military vehicles to support U.S. Marine Corps training of Georgian
Land forces for operations in Afghanistan.
 Analyzed 664 military objectives and plans to accomplish them in 43 countries in USEUCOM.
  Spearheaded the development of two Joint Knowledge Online courses on the USEUCOM strategic planning
methodology which included creation of test material, scripts, storyboarding and illustration.
 Led 30 plus volunteers in fundraising efforts for Zumwalt Navy Ball committee, wherein the fundraisers included
food sales, merchandise sales, and golf tournaments.
 Negotiated and organized meetings with Japanese government officials, military leaders, business leaders and
academics, as well as utilized military airspace with Japanese Government's Military Defense Bureau.
 Successfully gave more than 100 presentations on the USA-Japan alliance, the US Navy and Yokosuka Naval
Station to Japanese government officials, US government officials, Japanese and U.S. academics.
 Effectively served as a contingency planner and led emergency operations, including volcanic eruptions and North
Korean missile activity.
 Designated Surveillance and Tracking Operations (SURTOPS) Watch Officer in November 2004.
 Lead nine bi-national, tri-service IUSS teams during a four-nation anti-submarine warfare prosecution of threat
submarines combined with JMF’s operational effort during Exercise Sharkhunt ’04.

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE
U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), Stuttgart, Germany
Commander (CDR), Country Desk Officer (CDO) to Finland and Sweden September 2017 – Present
CDO to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan December 2015 – August 2017
Senior Research Analyst December 2014 – November 2015

Naval Forces, Japan (CNFJ), Yokosuka, Japan

Commander (CDR), Foreign Area Officer December 2011 – December 2014

Defense Language Institute (Japanese Language Studies), Monterey, CA

Commander (CDR), Student July 2010 – November 2011

U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ), Yokota, Japan

Operations and Exercises Branch Chief July 2007 – July 2010

Joint Maritime Facility, St Mawgan (JMF), Cornwall, England

Operations Division Officer June 2004 – June 2007

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron TWO (VQ-2), Rota, Spain

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR), Maintenance Department Head/Pilot August 2002 – June 2004

Primary Training Squadron TWENTY-SEVEN (VT-27), Corpus Christi, TX

Student Control Department Head/ Instructor Pilot January 2000 – August
2002

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1), Misawa, Japan

Safety, Admin, Maintenance Dept Head/Pilot December 1997 – January 2000

Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron ONE (VQ-1), Whidbey Island, WA

Line Branch Supervisor/Pilot December 1994 – December 1997

Primary Training Squadron TWENTY-EIGHT (VT-28), Corpus Christi, TX

Student Pilot May 1993 – December 1994

Primary Training Squadron THREE (VT-3), Pensacola and Milton, FL

Student Pilot June 1991 – May 1993

E DUCATION
Troy State University, Pensacola Branch Campus, Pensacola, FL
Master of Science in International Relations with Magna cum Laude June 1992
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts in English June 1991

P ROFESSIONAL T RAININGS AND C ERTIFICATIONS

JavaScript Basics, Certificate of Completion, January 2018
Udacity (on-line), Full-Stack Web Developer Nanodegree, November 2018
 Program Management Professional, Frankfurt, Germany, Certification as PMP, December 2017
Lean 6-Sigma, Stuttgart, Germany, Certificate of Completion, July 2016
US Army Security Cooperation Planners Seminar, Wiesbaden, Germany, Certificate of Completion, December 2015
Knowledge Management (KMPro), Stuttgart, Germany, Certification as Knowledge Management Professional, August 2015
Knowledge Management Certification and Tableaux Training, August 2015
Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, Stuttgart, Germany, Certificate of Completion, January 2015
Negotiation and Conflict Management, online (U.S. Institute of Peace), Certificate of Completion, September 2014
Conflict Analysis Course, online (U.S. Institute of Peace), Certificate of Completion, July 2014
Afloat Knowledge Management Course, Certificate of Completion, December 2012
Defense Language Institute, Japanese Language Program Carmel, CA, Certificate of Graduation, December 2010
Edward Tufte’s Visual Display of Quantitative Information Seminar, SF, CA, Attendance, May 2010
Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS) Specialist Qualification, Designation in Warfare Specialty, February 2006
Joint Professional Military Education I, CD course, Navy War College, Certificate of Completion, November 2005
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, St Mawgan, England, Certificate of Completion, November 2005
Aviation Maintenance Supply Officer Course, Raleigh, NC, Certificate of Completion, May 2003
Flight Instructor Training Course, Designation as Instructor Pilot, March 2000
Aviation Safety Officer School Monterey, CA, Certificate of Graduation: Top Honors Student, December 1997
Strike Leader’s Attack Training Syllabus, Fallon, NV, Certificate of Completion, April 1997
Advanced Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Training, Whidbey Is, WA, Certificate of Completion, March 1995
DOD High Risk Survival S-V91A, Fairchild AFB, Certificate of Completion, March 1995
Survival Evasion Resistance Escape, Brunswick Maine, Certificate of Completion, July 1994
Chemical Biological Radiology Defense Course, Certificate of Completion, July 1994
VQ/VAQ/VMAQ Pilot Electronic Warfare Course, Corry Station, FL, Certificate of Completion, June 1994
U.S. Naval Aviator Flight Training, Pensacola, FL, Private/Commercial Instrument, Single/Multi-Engine, Asymmetric Thrust
Pilot’s License (Designation in Warfare Specialty), December 1993
Aviation Maintenance Indoctrination Course, Pensacola, FL, Certificate of Completion, June 1992

T ECHNICAL S KILLS
OneNote, SharePoint, Linux (Fedora 28 and Ubuntu), Python3, Flask Framework, PostgreSQL and MongoDB OAuth2
Authentications, Amazon Server Setup, SC Visualizations Tools (Axure and Balsamiq Wireframing Programs), MS-Office
(Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)