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Military Deputy, Code 35 Naval Air Warfare & Weapons

• Office of Naval Research

• United States Naval Academy

Arlington, Virginia, United States  Contact info

Experience

• Military Deputy & Marine Program Liaison

• Office of Naval Research · Full-time

• Aug 2021 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

• Arlington, VA

  • • Department deputy and chief operating officer. Manage Navy and Marine Corps aviation, kinetic and directed energy weapon, autonomy, and integrated defense programs. Guide science and technology strategy for Navy and Marine Corps innovation efforts. Oversee research and shape technology development for the operating forces. Supervise technology transition to ensure new tech enhances Navy and Marine Corps warfighting capability.

    • Department deputy and chief operating officer. Manage Navy and Marine Corps aviation, kinetic and directed energy weapon, autonomy, and integrated defense programs. Guide science and technology strategy for Navy and Marine Corps innovation efforts. Oversee research and shape technology development for the operating forces. Supervise technology transition to ensure new tech enhances Navy and Marine Corps warfighting capability.

    • Aviation, Force Projection and Integrated Defense | Office of Naval Research

• Military Officer

• United States Marine Corps · Full-time

• May 2008 - Sep 2021 · 13 yrs 5 mos

  • • Primary Military Occupational Specialty: 0302 Infantry Officer.

    • Other MOS: 0570/71 Advisor/Operational Advisor; 0577 Operations and Tactics Instructor

    • Assignments:

    • 2018-2020: Operations Officer, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines.
      -Designed and managed pre-deployment training program for infantry battalion that deployed forces to three different combatant commands to fulfill Marine Rotational Force - Europe (MRF-E), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Africa (SPMAGTF-AF), and Task Force Southwest (TFSW) missions.
      -Deployed to northern Norway with MRF-E. Directed Arctic winter operations, training, and exercises in conjunction with Norwegian and NATO allies.
      
      2017-2018: Commander of Troops, USS OAK HILL/Company Commander, Battalion Landing Team 2/6
      -Led Fox Company (mechanized) with supporting 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit elements during operations in EUCOM and CENTCOM.
      -Commander Landing Force for BALTOPS 19
      
      2016-2017: Resident student at Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS), Quantico, VA
      
      2013-2016: Deputy Officer-in-Command, Training Instructor Group, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, Fort Story, VA
      -Managed operations, exercises, budget, and curriculum of various Marine Corps advising and security cooperation courses. Instructed advising, foreign security force training, and force protection classes.
      
      2009-2013: 3d Battalion, 8th Marines
      -Platoon Commander, Weapons Company Commander, Assistant Operations Officer
      -(1) Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment
      -(2) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan deployments
      
      2008-2009: Student, The Basic School & Infantry Officers Course
      
      

    • Primary Military Occupational Specialty: 0302 Infantry Officer. Other MOS: 0570/71 Advisor/Operational Advisor; 0577 Operations and Tactics Instructor Assignments: 2018-2020: Operations Officer, 2d Battalion, 6th Marines. -Designed and managed pre-deployment training program for infantry battalion that deployed forces to three different combatant commands to fulfill Marine Rotational Force - Europe (MRF-E), Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Africa (SPMAGTF-AF), and Task Force Southwest (TFSW) missions. -Deployed to northern Norway with MRF-E. Directed Arctic winter operations, training, and exercises in conjunction with Norwegian and NATO allies. 2017-2018: Commander of Troops, USS OAK HILL/Company Commander, Battalion Landing Team 2/6 -Led Fox Company (mechanized) with supporting 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit elements during operations in EUCOM and CENTCOM. -Commander Landing Force for BALTOPS 19 2016-2017: Resident student at Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS), Quantico, VA 2013-2016: Deputy Officer-in-Command, Training Instructor Group, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, Fort Story, VA -Managed operations, exercises, budget, and curriculum of various Marine Corps advising and security cooperation courses. Instructed advising, foreign security force training, and force protection classes. 2009-2013: 3d Battalion, 8th Marines -Platoon Commander, Weapons Company Commander, Assistant Operations Officer -(1) Marine Expeditionary Unit deployment -(2) Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Afghanistan deployments 2008-2009: Student, The Basic School & Infantry Officers Course

• Commandant Marine Corps Fellow

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Arlington, Virginia, United States

  • • Enable DARPA Program Offices with operational insight and subject matter expertise. Conduct working groups and research in support of DARPA and USMC objectives.

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    • Project interests include:

    • -Space domain & ISR capabilities

    • -Autonomy & AI-enabled ground systems
      -Operational planning tools
      -C4ISR & fire support technologies
      -Pandemic response
      -Biotech programs
      -Cyberphysical domain