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ARSOF Support Officer, Senior Logistician, and Engineer, SECRET, Mandarin

Clearance:
Secret

Date of Clearance Adjudication:
December 01, 2009

Availability:
Janaury 01, 2018 – Janaury 01, 2019

Disability:
None

Current Passport:
US
Expiration Date – March 17, 2018

Language:
English – Speaking: Native, Reading: Native, Writing: Native
Mandarin – Speaking: Basic, Reading: Basic, Writing: Basic
Spanish – Speaking: Basic, Reading: Basic, Writing: Basic

Desired Location:
Stateside – Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia,

Highlight Write Up: 

US Army SOF Support Officer, Logistician and Engineer with expertise in product procurement, airborne operations, aerial delivery/rigger, non-standard logistical support, facilities management, engineering & construction support, and vendor/contract management.

 

B.S. Physics & Engineering, Clemson University.  Published undergraduate researcher in materials science/engineering as well as astrophysics . Senior thesis in nuclear physics.

Geo Location:
Afghanistan – Duration: 18 months
Iraq – Duration: 3 months
South Korea – Duration: 3 months
– Duration: 1-4 weeks

Position Write Up:

Number of months in position – 18
USAR Engineer Detachment Team Leader
-Responsible for 10 Civil/Facilities Engineers and over $5M of equipment.  Delivers technical planning and design, contract construction, enviornmental and geospatial engineering support to the combatant commander.  -Results:  Provided engineering and facillites assessment support to the theater commander for a major training/validation JCS exersise.  Increased unit participation and recruitment of trained personnel.

Number of months in position – 12
Enterprise Consulting Vendor Manager at a Major Financial Institution
-Manages 11 emerging technology and business consulting vendor relationships worth over $118MM across 44 active contracts; responsible for the risk management and contract facilitation of contract labor and consulting resources focused in the areas of emerging technologies, cyber security, process engineering, and operations excellence.  – Results: Developed streamlined vendor tracking tool/processes that improved visibility of spend, strategy, and capability usage across the enterprise.

Number of months in position – 12
Special Forces Support Company Commander
– Selected above peers to lead 109 Soldiers across 18 career specialties and manage the resource allocation and readiness of $18MM in organizational and installation equipment resulting in seamless world-wide logistics support to the customer.  Oversaw the planning, training and product development of a BN Combat Support Vehicle Program that provided quick response and mobile support to command HQ forward movement.  Planned and executed the logistical support for a SF BN major training/validation exersise in the PACOM AOR.  Supported the research & development of a lightweight tactical troop carrier conversion.
– Results: Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and rated as a top 10% company grade logistics officer at a Special Forces Battalion for executing 14 simultaneous and continuous combat support projects with critical deliverables worth over $11MM in multiple high-risk environments.

Number of months in position – 24
Special Operations Logistics Officer
– Top 3% Captain at a Special Operations Aviation Battalion; coordinated over $300k in international contracts and optimized a global logistics and supply chain operation comprised of 43 professionals, $900MM in assets, and a $14MM operating budget.  Focused on the research, development and procurement of new products including advanced flight management software, aerial delivery equipment, and weapons storage solutions.
– Results: Awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal for working across functional lines and synchronizing a $50M phased maintenance contract that reduced validation time by 50% through collaboration with contractors and senior military stakeholders.  Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for overseeing the acquisition of a unit rigger and airborne support center that enabled the preposition of supplies for contingnet deployment.

Skills Write Up:

-Certified Vendor Manager

-Facilities Engineering & Design

-USASOC JM & Rigger/Aerial Delivery Officer

-Demonstrated Senior Logistician

-MS Excel power user & VBA

-Auto CAD & Sketch Up

-FORTRAN

Education Write Up:
Clemson University, 2005-2007, B.S. Physics/Engineering
-Clemson University College of Science & Engineering Ambassador
-Undergraduate Researcher (Astrophysics & Materials Science)
-Senior Thesis: Nuclear Physics (Detection Systems)