Career Profile and Objective.

Bilingual (Spanish and English) Program Manager,

Country or Project Manager, Business Development or Senior Analyst.
Advisor, ANA Vice Chief of the General Staff (VCoGS), Kabul, Afghanistan, DYNCOR
P-INTL. (10/2010 to 12/2010). Advise, mentor and train the Chief of Staff for t
he Afghan National Army VCoGS on all aspects of office management, organization
and the horizontal and vertical staff integration and processes. Assist the CoS
with the development of Agenda Topics for the Director's Meeting and the Deputy
Corps Commander's VTC . Prepare the CoS to advise the VCoGS on the formulation
of facts sheets, read aheads and questions to ask while chairing the Installati
on Management Division (IMD) Shura, the Readiness Report Command Review Meeting
(RRCRM) and the Program Budget Advisory Committee (PBAC). Personally conducted
an internal assessment of the Office of the VCoGS and analyzed the shortfalls b
ased on current organizational and function requirements outlined in Decree 5001
. Developed the Quarterly Training Plan with clearly defined training requireme
nts and deliverables that the Office of the VCoGS will need to complete in order
to achieve CM1A by March 2011.
Team Chief, 207th Regional Corps Advisory Team (West), Herat, Afghanistan, MPRI
. (04/2010 to 10/2010). Mentor to the Chief of Staff for the 207th ANA Corps, He
rat, Afghanistan. Responsible for leading and synchronizing the mentoring and tr
aining efforts of the 207th ANA Corps Regional Corps Advisory Team consisting of
12 mentors and trainers and 12 Interpreters charged with mentoring and training
the 207th Corps G1, G3, G4, Inspector General, Validation Training Team, Regio
nal Military Training Center, Regional Corps Hospital and the Regional Forward S
upport Depot. Major accomplishments included: the development of a staff actio
n system, implementation of the Personnel Information Management (PIMS) System,
stood up the Garrison Fire Department, implemented the COREIMS (automated logist
ics accountability), conducted the first and only Fuel Manager's Course, revampe
d the entire Battle Update Brief (BUB), planned the relocation of the Regional M
ilitary Training Center from Camp Zafar to Shindand and planned the transition
into the new Regional Military Hospital.
Team Chief, 209th Corps Mobile Training Team (North), Mazar e Sharif, Afghanista
n, MPRI (10/2009-03/2010)
Duties: Prepare, coordinate and execute an aggressive Training Program with a t
eam of four contract trainers, to train the 209th Corps Brigade and Battalion St
affs, eight Provincial Operation Control Centers (OCC-P) and one Regional Operat
ional Control Center. Training Programs include: Military Decision Making Proce
ss (MDMP), Battle Staff NCO, Tactical Operations Center (TOC) Operations, Report
s, Battle Tracking, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB), shift cha
nge briefing critiques and other opportunity training events, as required. Job
requires extensive travel by convoy and air movement throughout the Northern Reg
ion of Afghanistan across nine provinces working with Afghan National Army, Poli
ce, National Defense Security and Afghan Border Police personnel.
Deputy J-3, Afghan Regional Security and Integration Command South (ARSIC-South)
, Section Leader, Kandahar, Afghanistan - MPRI (03/2009-09/2009)
Duties: Deputy J-3 and Section Leader for a contractor staff of five personnel;
J-1, J-3, J-4 and two J-6 staff augmentees. As the Deputy J-3, provide overs
ight of CSTC-A Force Integration and Development Initiatives for the Afghan Nati
onal Army, 205th Corps in four provinces of South Afghanistan to include: fiel
ding of new ANA Battalions, Training Infrastructure Development, UAH Fielding an
d Training, Literacy Training, Counter-Narcotic Battalion Operations, Relief In
Place Operations, Counter-IED Training and Weapons Fielding. Provide weekly upd
ates to the COMARSIC-S on the progress of each program. Prepare routine FRAGOs
to subordinate elements to implement above mentioned programs. Work closely wit
h the Chief of Operations to provide 24/7 operational oversight of all combat ac
tivities in the ARSICs AOR. Publish weekly FRAGOS to ARSIC-S SECFOR elements to
provide security for the World Food Program Convoys originating from Kandahar.
Participate as the J3 Planner for large rotations of US Forces.
Senior Mentor to ANA GS G-3 for Training and Doctrine Mangement, Camp Eggers, Ka
bul, Afghanistan -MPRI (07/2008-03/2009)
Duties: Mentor to the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) General Staff (GS) G-3 fo
r Strategy and Policy on the ANA Doctrine Development System and the ANA G-3 Tra
ining on Training Management. Assisted the GS G-3 Training with the development
and drafting of the ANA's SY 1388 Annual Training Guidance. Mentor the ANA GS G
-3 Training and Leadership Development Council of Colonels (CoCs) responsible fo
r ensuring compliance with the Minister of Defense's Individual Training Require
ments and Resources Policy. Established a Training Management Board to assist t
he ANA with executing the functions in the supply-based quota system to ensure q
ualified soldiers attend professional development and other functional courses a
t the ANATC. Mentored and assisted the GS G-3 for Strategy and Policy with deve
loping a Prioritized Doctrine Development List for SY 1388 by conducting their f
irst Doctrine Prioritization Working Group. Revised the Implementation Guidance
for the ANA General Officer Steering Committee and Council of Colonels for Trai
ning and Leadership Development. Trained 90 ANA GS G-3 Staff Officer's.

Advisor to the Minister of National Defense, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa, MPR
I (05/2007-07/2008)
Duties: Advise the Minister of National Defense, Equatorial Guinea and his prin
cipal staff on the reorganization of the Minister of National Defense (MoND), La
nd Forces and the Air Force. Analyze all requirements in the Force Management P
rocess and prepare a five year transformation campaign plan for the modernizatio
n of the Armed Forces. Assisted in the written development of a Equatorial Guin
ea's first ever National Defense Vision and Strategy. Advised and drafted the L
and and Air Forces Vision, Strategy, Mission Analysis, Operational Concepts, Org
anized Planning Staffs and written Organizational and Functions Regulations and
updated each services enabling legislation. Currently working on the five-year
modernization plans for each service at the time of submission of this resume.
Prepared to conduct staff action officer, force management seminars, and militar
y decision-making process training. Served as Acting Program Manager while PM w
as on vacation or company business. All written and verbal interface with our h
ost/counterparts is conducted in Spanish which is Equatorial Guinea's official l
anguage.
Commander, Forward Operating Site, Apiay Colombia, United States Army South (05/
01/2006-04/21/2007)
Duties: Commanded US Garrison through the USARSO- Ground Liaison Office (GLO) o
n Apiay Air Base, Colombia. Exercised Tactical Control and responsible for Forc
e Protection for US Military when operating out of Apiay Air Base and the surrou
nding Villavicencio area. Responsible for coordinating installation management
and logistical support with the Host Nation for up to 225 US personnel conductin
g military operations in support of Plan Colombia. Managed all US assets and fa
cilities with a monthly operating budget up $90,000 during peak periods. Manage
d a communications element responsible for providing secure communications for g
round operations and a Tactical Air Force Weather Team responsible for providing
Tactical Weather Analysis for US and Colombian flight operations. Directly su
pervised 15 military and DoD contracted personnel. Single US point of contact f
or the Colombian Air Force on Apiay Air Base. Reported directly to the Military
Group Commander and Commander, United States Army South on all operational and
security matters.
Deputy Commander, 350th Civil Affairs Command, Pensacola, Florida (06/21/2002 -
07/31/2005)
Duties: Deputy Commander (Colonel) for a 1108 Soldier Civil Affairs, Special Ope
rationsForces Army Reserve Command with seven subordinate commands dispersed ove
r a five state area. Led a full-time staff of forty-two Soldiers and Military Te
chnicians and over fifty drilling Army Reservists. Rated and Senior Rated over 1
00 Soldiers in the Headquarters and two subordinate Direct Reporting Battalions.
Oversaw and managed all Title 10 responsibilities with emphasis on overall comm
and readiness to include: the development of the Strategic Readiness System (SR
S), Unit Status Reports for the Command role-up, personnel, medical, and logisti
cal readiness. Researched and wrote Command Policy. Led and coordinated all staf
f actions both internally and approved all staff actions for external submission
. Represented the command and Army on the Greater Pensacola Military Affairs Com
mittee and the Pensacola Global War on Terrorism Veteran's in Need Subcommittee.
Established management controls and oversaw the staff process and completion. A
ppointing and approving official for all Command Reports of Survey and for AR 15
-6 Investigations. Ensured good order and discipline throughout the command by e
stablishing and applying the standards fair and equitably. Coordinated the activ
ities of the Staff Judge Advocate and the Command Equal Opportunity Representati
ves. Some of my significant accomplishments include being recognized as having t
he best Command Unit Status Report roll-ups and turn-ins to the United States Ar
my Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, establishing the first ev
er Reserve Military Occupational Specialty Medical Review Boards in the United S
tates Army Special Operations Command, and being the only CACOM to receive an ov
erall "satisfactory" on the Command's first-ever Initial Command Inspection. Dev
eloped and spearheaded a unit relocation initiative for the command's four of th
e seven Command subordinate units to be relocated to more demographically suitab
le location to improve overall Command readiness. This initiative is currently b
eing worked by the United States Army Reserve Command and the 81st Regional Read
iness Command (RRC) to determine the most suitable locations in the 81st RRC reg
ion of responsibility. Most importantly, my leadership, oversight and direction
played a significant role in preparing over 1,000 of the command's soldiers for
deployment to three Operation Iraqi Freedom, two Operation Enduring Freedom-Afgh
anistan, one Operation Enduring Freedom-Horn of Africa, and one Uphold Democracy
deployments since 9/11.
Executive Officer for the Deputy Commander for RA Miami, Florida, Headquarters,
United States Southern Command (06/13/1999 - 06/12/2002)
Duties: Executive Officer (Lieutenant Colonel) for the Deputy Commander for Mobi
lization and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, United States Southern Command. Dire
ctly supervised a full-time staff of two Officers and a part-time staff of up to
forty military service personnel from all branches of the military. Coordinated
Reserve Component Initiatives with military groups in Latin America and the Car
ibbean, service components, and the Southern Command staff. Implemented Reserve
Initiatives through the leveraging of service reserve personnel, assets, and cap
abilities to maximize the effect and results in support of the Combatant Command
er's Theater Engagement Strategy. Represented the Deputy Commander in profession
al military-to-military contacts to ensure quality engagement and maximum return
on investment. Program Manager for the Combatant Commander's Reserve Component
Initiative to include the National Guard State Partnership Program in the area o
f operations. Conducted daily coordination to advance Southern Command's Reserve
Component Initiatives with action officers from the Office of the Assistant Sec
retary for Defense (Reserve Affairs), Assistant Secretary of the Army for Mobili
zation and Reserve Affairs, Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Sta
ff for National Guard and Reserve Matters, and the Chiefs of the Reserve Compone
nts. Briefed Reserve Component organization and functions at the Center for Hemi
spheric Defense Studies as a block of instruction on RC alternatives to force st
ructure. Planned, developed and executed the Western Hemisphere Senior Reserve L
eader's Conference and routinely engaged LATAM militaries on Reserve Component i
ssues.
Mobilization and Readiness Team Chief, Pentagon (04/01/1996 - 06/30/1998)
Duties: Chief of Mobilization and Readiness for the Office of the Chief Army Res
erve at the Pentagon. Directly supervised a staff of two field grade officers an
d one senior non-commissioned officer. Primary staff officer responsible for for
mulating policy, plans, and programs for United States Army Reserve mobilization
and readiness. Coordinates mobilization and readiness policy with the Officer
of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, the Joint Chiefs of S
taff-J4, and the Army Operations Center on behalf the Chief, Army Reserve. Analy
zed USAR Unit Status Report Readiness Data and made recommendations to the CAR o
n Force Structure, Readiness enhancements, and Tiered Resourcing. Coordinated cl
osely with the United States Army Reserve Command to provide accurate and inform
ative monthly readiness updates to the Chief of Staff of the Army and other Seni
or Army staff. Maintained a historical data base for Army Reserve deployments wh
ich was utilized to demonstrate operational tempo levels for the purposes of bud
geting, measuring the levels of personnel offset to the active component by the
Army Reserve, and to monitor the deployment tempo of high demand specialties and
units. Developed and presented a tiered resourcing proposal to The Army Plan Co
unsel of Colonels (CoC) to include Combat Support and Combat Service Support uni
ts in the Army's Force Packages with the Combat Units. This proposal was approve
d by the General Officer Steering Committee (GOSC), the Army G3, and Chief of St
aff of the Army for implementation. This initiative netted the Army Reserve an i
ncrease in over 100 million in increased OPTEMPO and Training Funds from Office
of the Secretary of Defense Budget allocation to the Services. Also represented
the CAR as the Army Reserve coordinator for the Department of the Army Master Pr
iority List and the Quarterly Army Performance Review. Chief of the Army Reserv
e Crisis Action Team in the Army Operations Center.
Plans and Operations Officer Fort Lewis, Washington United States, 311th Corps S
upport Command (Forward) (01/24/1994 - 04/01/1996)
Duties: Plans and Operations Officer for the 311th Corps Support Command (Forwar
d) located at Fort Lewis, Washington. Assisted with the daily logistical planni
ng, operations, and readiness with the I Corps G3 and G4 and the material manage
ment center. Prepared draft operational plans and orders, logistical estimates a
nd studies for Corps combined and Joint contingency operations and exercises. De
veloped the logistic estimates, equipment densities, and days of supply for I CO
RP's Combined Joint Task Force Exercises; Ulchi Focus Lens, Yama Sakura, Cascade
Peak, Prairie Warrior, and Team Spirit. Participated in six CORP and Division W
arfighter Exer as Battle Captain and Logistics Planner and was one of the princi
ple log planners for the 1992 ABCA Combined Exercise Royal Canadian Military Aca
demy in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
S2/S3, 448th Civil Affairs Battalion, Fort Lewis, Washington (01/06/1991 - 12/15
/1993)
Duties: Managed and consistently reviewed the work of ten officers with duties f
or overall readiness of the Civil Affairs Battalion to include: preparation of t
he Unit Status Report (USR), soldier readiness processing, personnel and trainin
g management, DMOSQ, budgeting, logistics readiness, security clearance manageme
nt, and mobilization and movement plans. During my two year tenure prior to bein
g selected to the resident Command and General Staff College (School of Americas
), the command maintained the highest readiness rating achieveable and consisten
tly exceeded personnel strengths above 128% of MTOE authorizations. As a result
of hard work and excellent staff management, the command received an exceptional
rating from the 6th Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Trainings on the unit's annu
al training management inspection and a "GO" on the unit's Collective Field Trai
ning Exercise. Our battalion was considered the most ready battalion of six in t
he 351st Civil Affairs Command.
Operations Officer, Light Fighter Academy, Fort McCoy, Wisconsin (06/14/1987 - 1
2/31/1990)
Duties: Oversaw the execution of all Programs of Instruction to include schedul
ing, coordinating and supervising the execution of all training for Advanced Lig
ht Infantry Tactics (Train the Trainer) Courses to include: Light Leader Course
, Air Assault Course, Pre-Ranger Course and Arctic Light Unit and Individual Tra
ining. Principle Senior Instructor for culminating field training exercise for
Light Infantry Company Level ARTEP Evaluation. The primary mission of the Academ
y was to transition regular Infantry Units to the Army's new Light Division. We
focused on transitioning the 205th Infantry Brigade (Reserve) to be the Round-O
ut Brigade for the 6th Infantry Division, Alaska. The target student population
consisted of Infantry Team Leaders (E5) to Infantry Company Commanders (O-3).
We trained the leaders on advanced infantry skills and they in turn trained thei
r soldiers upon graduation from the course. Our staff also conducted a Pre-Rang
er Course where students earned a written recommendation from me to attend Range
r School if they met all the Ranger standards. The Light Fighter Academy was al
so one of the Army's Accredited Air Assault Schools authorized to award the Air
Assault Badge.
CIVILIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
Master's in Public Administration (MPA), 2000, GPA 4.0, Troy State University, T
otal Credit hours earned semester: 33
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), 1996, GPA 3.81, Saint Martins College,
Total Credit hours earned semester: 33
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, 1987, GPA 3.82, California State University, Stanis
laus, Total Credit hours earned semester: 120
MILITARY EDUCATION and TRAINING
Navy Basic Training (10/16/1973-12/15/1973)(8 weeks), NATTC San Diego, CA
Aviation Electrician's Mate Class A School (01/05/1974-06/25/1974) (6 months), N
ATTC Memphis, TN
Army Officer Candidate School(RC) (09/26/1976-11/30/1976) (9 Weeks), USAIS, Ft.
Benning, GA
Infantry Officer Basic Course (RC)(01/16/1977-02/09/1977) (28 Days), USAIS, Ft.
Benning, GA
Infantry Officer Advance Course (09/13/1981-04/01/1982) (6 Months, USAIS, Ft. Be
nning, GA
Basic Airborne Training (08/27/1982-09/16/1982) (3 Weeks), USAIS, Fort Benning,
GA
Ranger School (06/20/1984-08/23/1984) (8 Weeks), USAIS, Fort Benning, GA
Panamanian Airborne School (09/27/1986-10/10/1986) (Two Weeks), Panamanian Defen
se Forces
Light Leader Course (08/25/1987-09/22/1987) (4 Weeks), USAIS, Fort Benning, GA
Instructor Training Course (09/16/1987-0920/1987) (40 Hours), 5041st USARF Schoo
l, Fort McCoy, WI
Pathfinder Course (10/01/1988-10/21/1988) (3 Weeks), USAIS, Fort Benning, GA
Jump master Course (08/06/1988-08/19/1988) (2 Weeks), 12th SFG(A), Fort McCoy, W
I
Air Assault School (02/16/1989-03/06/1989) (3 Weeks), 101st Air Assault School,
Ft. Campbell, KY
Combined Arms and Services Staff School (10/12/1989-12/14/1989) (8 Weeks), USACG
SC, Ft. Leavenworth
Civil Affairs Officer Advance Course (08/05/1991-08/30/1991) (4 Weeks), USAJFKSW
CS, Ft. Bragg, NC
CGSC (School of the Americas) (01/11/1993-12/17/1993)(12 Months), USAIS, Ft. Ben
ning, GA
Support Operations Course (01/13/1995-01/27/1995) (2 Weeks), USALMC, Fort Lee, V
A
Action Officer Force Integration Course (07/15/1996-07/19/1996), (1 Week), AFMS,
Ft. Belvoir, VA DA DCSOPS Operational Security Manager's Course (05/01/1997-05/
15/1997), Redstone Arsenal, AL
Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) (06/16/1997-06/27/1997) (2 Weeks), MCCDC, Q
uantico, VA
U.S. Army War College (08/03/1998-06/12/1999) (10 Months), USAWC, Carlisle Barra
cks, PA
Supervisor Development Course (07/16/2005-07/18/2005), (24 hrs), Atlanta, GA
Supervisor Development Course Correspondence, (08/01/2005) (40 hrs), Army Distan
ce Learning
LEAD (11/28/2005-12/2/2005), (40 hrs), Fort McPherson, GA
OTHER TRAINING
Commercial Deep Sea Diver - (10/06/1977) - Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving, Oa
kland, CA
Basic Scuba Certification - (10/06/1977) - Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving, Oa
kland
CA P.C. 832 - Arrest and Firearms Certificate - (05/01/1981)- Modesto Junior Col
lege, Modesto, CA
Police Officer Standard Training (POST)- 01/13/1983) -Modesto Junior College, Mo
desto, CA
ACADEMIC HONORS
Honor Graduate, (1 of 54) Coastal School of Deep Sea Diving, (10/06/1977)
Summa Cum Laude, California State University, Stanislaus (3.82 G.P.A)(05/13/1987
)
Dean's List, 3.5 G.P.A and above (8 Semesters), California State University, Sta
nislaus
Academic Achievement (3.81 G.P.A.) Saint Martins College, Lacey, WA (12/13/1996)
Academic Achievement (4.0 G.P.A.) Troy State University, Dothan, AL (12/12/2000)
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit (LOM), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Me
dal (2OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Joint Ser
vice Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Med l (1OLC), National Defense Service
Medal (2 Bronze Stars), Armed Forces Reserve Medal (w/Hour Glass), Army Reserve
Overseas Training Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Army Staff Identification Badge,
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Med
al, Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, E
xpert Infantryman's Badge, and Panamanian Parachutist Badge.
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: 3/3 DLPT Spanish Proficiency
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret Clearance (SSBI)
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS:
AUSA Life Member, MOAA Life Member, Civil Affairs Association Life Member, Toast
master of America, AND Military Affairs Committee for the Greater Pensacola Area
Member of Global War on Terrorism Veterans In Need Committee