Summary

·   Supervisory Physical Scientist with over 16 Years of Defense and Federal related Industry Experience.

·   Strong background in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Computer Science, & the Military.

·   High level of Discipline & Demonstrated Leadership acquired through 27 Years Military Engineering Experience.

·   Excellent communication skills, assertive, confident & willing to devote time & effort to achieve success.

·   Current Top-Secret SCI Security Clearance and Counter Intelligence Poly.

 

Education

Defense Acquisition University: DAWIA Certified Level III Test & Evaluation, Oct. 09.

   DAWIA Certified Level I Systems Planning, Research, Development & Engineering – SE, Oct. 09.

University of Texas at Austin: Graduate School in Theoretical Chemical Physics, Aug. 96 -Jan. 98.

State University of New York at Stony Brook: M.S. Chemical Physics, Aug. 96.

University of Missouri at Columbia: B.S. Degree in Physics, May 94.

 B.S. Degree in Chemistry, May 94.

 Minor in Mathematics, May 94.

 

PROFESSIONAL Experience

Army Research, Development & Engineering Command, APG, Maryland:

Jan. 11-Present; Sr. Science & Technology Intelligence Specialist, GG14:

Project manager for impact assessments on a large variety of science and technology intelligence topics integrating subject matter expert analysis into comprehensive integrated products while working with multiple subordinate, peer, and higher echelon commands and agencies.  Developed, composed, coordinated and implemented multiple policy memorandum for various working agreements across multiple disparate organizations including the Army Material Command, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology, Army Intelligence Command, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Ground Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency and subordinate commands.  Planned, initiated, implemented, managed and directed several new Science Technology oriented intelligence programs that routinely disseminated multiple S&T intelligence products throughout the organization in order to ensure our scientists and engineers are well equipped to make decisions based on the most current intelligence related to their programmatic work.  Conducted research on and for emerging threats and capabilities intelligence products over multiple intelligence databases to brief executive level leaders on hot topic science and technology intelligence threats and events.  Represent the Research Development and Engineering Command G2 as the cyber warfare SME in all activities related to cyber warfare capabilities, working groups, policy, and cross-organizational/agency interactions. 

 

Army Test & Evaluation Command, APG, Maryland:

Apr. 07-Jan. 11; Supervisory Physical Scientist, Branch Chief, GS13:

Supervised & directed over a dozen government civilian engineers while directing an additional fifty support contractors over three state of the art facilities covering forty acres of range as the Homeland Defense Branch Chief in the Survivability & Lethality Directorate.   Provided expertise & guidance to subordinate engineers in their planning, execution & reporting of innovative technology developments and the test & evaluation of these programs in the areas of energetic & kinetic materials & post explosive event products as well as software interoperability, compatibility, and Information Assurance.  Execute the full range of human resources, assigning work to subordinate engineers based on priorities, difficulty, schedules & their expertise.  Balance costs, resources, work force, facilities, & equipment to meet a variety of wartime mission support needs for the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Homeland Security, & multiple non-government entities.  Mentor engineers in mathematical & practical calculations & simulations & data modeling to accurately & efficiently report customer results.  Chair Army System Teams coordinating many people from several agencies/organizations: National Security Agency, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, Army Research Laboratory, & Air Force Research Laboratory through test execution & evaluation to test new systems quickly & effectively to determine their capabilities.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln LabORATORY, Lockheed Martin co., INTELLIGENCE, tEST, & EVALUATION GROUP, Lexington, Massachusetts:

Aug. 02-Apr 07; Senior Research Engineer:

Mission lead for coordinating analyst & technical efforts in meeting product requirements.  Managed the reduction & analysis of advanced radar/sensor data at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site located on the Kwajalein Atoll.  Obtained Data on both operational & developmental missile systems in support of a variety of sponsors/tests, including the Missile Defense Agency.  Worked with, developed, and programmed a wide variety of state of the art software on high performance computers to simulate geospatial kinetic and explosive events.  Scripted and programmed software for data modeling and reduction efforts over multiple sources including satellite collection as well as ground based state of the art sensor collections for event analysis.  High profile missions require quick-look analysis using state-of-the-art analysis tools within hours.  Conducted long-term analysis for the defense community in publications of mission summaries & final reports.    

 

Raytheon Co., Electronic Systems, Weapon Systems Design Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts:

Jun. 00-Apr. 02; Systems Engineer II:

Designed systems using Matlab, FORTRAN, & C++ on several different weapon, radar, & sensor system simulations to analyze their performance characteristics & behavior under different hardware simulation builds to insure their interoperability and functionality.  Installed, implemented, analyzed, & debugged different software builds for data reduction & analysis.  Developed & documented the process of a Comprehensive Test Plan for a live fire missile test.  Assisted in data reduction, simulation & analysis on live & simulated kinetic and explosive weapons missions in order to help validate & evaluate hardware & software performance under mission conditions at the Patriot Test Facility, Guidance Test Simulation Facility, & White Sands Missile Range.  Assisted in weapon & radar system design considerations, requirements, & algorithm development.

 

FAAC INC., Ann Arbor, Michigan:

Mar. 99-May 00; Staff Engineer: Systems Engineer

Analyzed & designed programs using/translating C, C++, Ada, & FORTRAN in the UNIX & Windows NT environments to develop weapon applications for the Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System/Air Combat Training System (TACTS/ACTS) & Air-to-Air Range Infrastructure (AARI) programs.  Was primary author of a standard test document for the software development & test validation/analysis of the AIM-9X missile simulation performance.  Wrote two Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) proposals to the Department of Defense (DOD).

 

ACADEMIC Experience

University of Texas at Austin, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry:

May 97-Jan. 98; Research Assistant: Theoretical Chemical Physics

Developed FORTRAN code to model a chemical physics theory toward a better understanding of the quantum dynamic behavior of HFCO dissociation.  Used FORTRAN & MPI (Message Passing Interface) to run simulations on a CRAY T3E super computer.

Aug. 96-May 97; Teaching Assistant

Responsible for teaching, grading, & proctoring of a Physical Chemistry lab.  Assisted in reorganizing the course content, creating new experiments, repairing scientific instruments, chemical preparations, & HAZMAT disposal.

 

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Chemistry Department:

May 95-Aug. 96; Research Assistant Experimental Polymer Physics

Used synchrotron X-rays from the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Labs (BNL) to do small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) & wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD).  Studied block copolymers in many phases & states by use of several different collimation methods (pinhole, Kratky, etc.) as well as methods of detection (CCD, imaging plate, photodiode array, etc.).  Analyzed, interpreted, & processed digital information from the detector images.  Designed & built a computer controlled high pressure apparatus for use in studying block copolymers by SAXS & laser light scattering (LLS) in supercritical fluids for use at BNL. 

Aug. 94-May 95; Teaching Assistant

Responsible for teaching, grading, & proctoring of Physical Chemistry & Honors General Chemistry.

Summer  94; Research Assistant Theoretical Chemical Physics

Developed software to optimize a FORTRAN program on an IBM 6000 to study the structures & quantum energy levels for the Rydberg region of a H₂⁺ system at different separations & angular momenta by use of Fourier grid methods.

 

University of Missouri at Columbia, Physics & Chemistry Departments:

Spring 94; Research Assistant to Dr. Brian DeFacio, Physics Dept., Theoretical Optical Physics

Wrote FORTRAN code to simulate fluid dynamics of water molecules in order to examine optical absorption phenomena.

Summer 93; Research Assistant to Dr. John Adams, Chemistry Dept., Theoretical Chemical Physics

Wrote FORTRAN programs on an IBM 6000 in order to model the theoretical fluid & molecular dynamics of several physical systems to rationalize several experimentally observed properties.

Summer 92; Research Assistant to Dr. Samuel A. Werner, Physics Dept., Solid State Physics

Technical Assistant working on the Neutron Beam at the University of Missouri Nuclear Reactor, helped to build a neutron collimator.

 

COMPUTER Skills

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, Ada, FORTRAN, Pascal, HTML, Message Passing Interface.

Operating Environments: Windows, Macintosh, UNIX.

Applications: Matlab, Mathematica, Maple, AutoCAD, PowerPoint, MS Visual C++, Excel, Access.

Other: Embedded Systems, Weapon Systems & Simulations, Radar Systems & Simulations.

 

Awards:Bronze Star Medal (2^nd Award), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (2^nd Award), National Defense Service Ribbon (2^nd Award), Iraq Campaign Medal (3^rd Award), Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2^nd Award), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (2^nd Award), Army Reserve Components Overseas Service Ribbon, Missouri Commendation Ribbon, Missouri Long Service Ribbon, Missouri Basic Training Ribbon, Army Superior Unit Award, Achievement Medal for Civilian Service.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

 

July. 13- Present; Major, Plans and Policy Officer, United States Cyber Command, Meade, MD

Aug. 11- July 13; Major, Plans Officer, 352^nd Civil Affairs CMD, B Co, USAR, Ft. Meade, MD

Aug. 09-Aug. 11; Captain, Electrical Engineer, 673^rd Facilities Engineer Det., USAR, Ft. Meade, MD

 

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 312^th Tactical Psychological Company, 1170^th TPD, Baghdad, Iraq:

Oct 07-Aug. 09; Captain, Commanding Officer: Psychological Operations Officer

Commands & manages an Airborne Tactical Psychological Detachment (TPD), consisting of a detachment headquarters & Six Tactical Psychological Teams (TPT).  Developed & deployed TPT’s to assigned operational areas for OIF in support of an Army Brigade on the conventional battlefield, & contingency operations in support of Special Operational Forces (SOF).  Conducts staff integration, coordination, & mission analysis in support of the assigned BDE.  Develops PSYOP Annex to the supported unit commanders’ plan.  Prepares & directs the TPD’s mobilization to include home station activities, movement to & through the MOB station, & the subsequent deployment to a theater of war.  Managed discipline, moral, logistical, & administrative matters of the TPD the maintenance of equipment worth in excess of $4,300,000.  Ensures the technical & tactical proficiency of all TPD personnel.

 

Jul. 06-Oct. 07; Captain, Operations Officer, 10^th Psychological Operations BN, USAR; St. Louis, MO

 

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, 301^st Tactical Psychological Company (Airborne), 1420^th TPD, Baghdad, Iraq:

Mar 05-Jun. 06; Captain, Commanding Officer: Psychological Operations Officer

Commands & manages an Airborne Tactical Psychological Detachment (TPD), consisting of a detachment headquarters & three Tactical Psychological Teams (TPT).  Developed & deployed TPT’s to assigned operational areas for OIF in support of an Army Brigade on the conventional battlefield, & contingency operations in support of Special Operational Forces (SOF).  Conducts staff integration, coordination, & mission analysis in support of the assigned BDE.  Develops PSYOP Annex to the supported unit commanders’ plan.  Prepares & directs the TPD’s mobilization to include home station activities, movement to & through the MOB station, & the subsequent deployment to a theater of war.  Managed discipline, moral, logistical, & administrative matters of the TPD & maintenance of equipment worth in excess of $600,000.  Ensures the technical & tactical proficiency of all TPD personnel.

 

Jun. 04-Feb. 05; First Lieutenant, Operations Officer, 10^th Psychological Operations BN, USAR; St. Louis, MO

 

Operation noble eagle, 101^st ENBN, B Co (FWD), SBCCOM, Natick, Massachusetts:

May. 03-Jun. 04; First Lieutenant, Executive Officer: Combat Engineer Officer

 

Feb. 01-May. 03; First Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, 101^st Engineer BN, B Co, MA Army National Guard; Chelsea, MA

Aug. 99-Feb. 01; First Lieutenant, Platoon Leader, 612^th Engineer BN, C Co, OH Army National Guard; Norwalk, OH

 

Operation new horizons, Task force bravo, 135^th Engineer GP, Soto Cano AFB, Honduras:

Dec. 98-Jan. 99; Second Lieutenant, Group Telecommunications Engineer: Combat Engineer Officer

 

Dec. 97-Aug. 99; Platoon Leader, 1140^th Engineer BN, A Co, MO Army National Guard; Farmington, MO

Jun. 98-Oct. 98; U.S. Army School of Engineering, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri: Engineer Officer Basic Course

Feb. 88-Oct. 97; MO Army National Guard; Missouri: Various Units, Enlisted Combat Engineer/E5/ROTC

 

Military Education: Completed:

Basic Training 1988

Advanced Initial Training 1989

Engineer School Officers Basic Course 1998

Engineer School Officers Advanced Course Phase 1 2004

Psychological Operations Officers Course (Honor Graduate)2005

Engineer Captains Career Course 2011

Command & General Staff College, Intermediate Level Education2013