Special Operations Infantry Officer

• Second-in-command of an elite 150-person Special Operations Airborne Ranger Rifle Company responsible for maintaining uncompromising standards of combat readiness for immediate worldwide deployment. • Pioneered an international deployment exercise for special operations to Gibraltar capable of moving 130 Rangers and $10.5 million in equipment by land, sea, and air. Brokered acquisition and cross-servicing agreements establishing unique logistical and service support while managing a budget of over $400,000. • Synchronized trans-state exercise operations with the Department of Energy reducing costs by $550,000 and generating future contracts. • Led 30 Rangers deployed in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as part of a joint task-force. • Supervised the training of host-nation partner forces and integration of their soldiers into combat operations; led over 15 joint ground patrols. • Facilitated strategic dialogue between U.S. political officials, Department of State personnel and Kurdish regional leaders. • Led a 13-person Ranger Multipurpose Canine (MPC) Platoon comprised of ten Ranger Dog Teams, while also serving as the lead planner for one of the two premier training events executed by the Battalion. • Planned, resourced, and executed a five-day culminating training exercise certifying Special Operations for deployment missions in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. Identified over 150 personnel, equipment, and resources for the deployment validation exercise; outlined a $300,000 budget for approval and coordinated with numerous out-of-state participants, vehicles, and aircraft for integration in the event. Conducted nightly lessons learned meetings following the execution of each mission night in order to reconcile any deficiencies or improve upon logistics if needed. Detailed nightly progress in a report distributed to over 500 personnel so that any changes to the next days’ events were understood by all. • Integrated advanced analytical tools, leveraging intelligence collection and relationships to disrupt threat networks while deployed in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. • Second-in-command of a 175-person organization. Developed proprietary maintenance and operational tracking systems fostering squadron section ownership of 65-vehicle fleet. • Increased the troop operational readiness rate from 73% to 94%. • Revitalized accountability program for organizational equipment totaling $25 million; instilled an unequivocal culture of accountability decreasing the liability of all team members and reconciling $510,000 in unaccounted sensitive property items. • Led 30 soldiers as a decentralized unit in austere conditions deployed in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE with Coalition partners and Department of State personnel. • Delivered technical expertise to host-nation forces contributing to 100% increase in Iraqi Army ownership of operations. • Developed spending and acquisition plans for host-nation forces' infrastructure projects working with stakeholders to achieve project goals; managed $30,000 budget while negotiating contracts with international vendors, resulting in 20% decrease in significant violent acts.