Detroit, MI Hiring Conference - March 2, 2020

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US Navy Surface Warfare Officer with an MBA

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master of Business Administration (MBA) | 2019
University of Maryland Global College, Manana, Bahrain

Master of Science, Systems Engineering | 2015
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering | 2009
Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX

EXPERIENCE

United States Navy | 2009 - Present

Operations Manager | 2017 - Present

  • Demonstrate success in operational leadership by managing a staff of 110 to effectively provide waterborne security for home-ported and transiting US and coalition ships in the Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility.
  • Serve as Project Manager for a variety of projects for cross-departmental integration and expansion of Naval Support Activity.
  • Plan and direct command force protection initiatives while delivering antiterrorism training and managing pre-deployment certification programs.
  • Lead daily execution of process steps including job duty task analyses, front end analyses, and training project plan.
  • Oversee exercises, vulnerability assessments, and inspections to ensure consistency in policy, doctrine, and tactics.
  • Managed the largest harbor patrol unit and completed several major projects while maintaining operations of over $7M worth of equipment.
  • Led as Program Manager for installation rotational watch performing daily administrative and operational tasks.

Instructor, Surface Warfare Officers School | 2015 - 2017

  • Delivered world-class instruction and carried out administrative duties for the Maritime Warfare department.
  • Ensured personnel achieved skills necessary to succeed in surface warfare, aviation, conventional weapons, electronics, machinery, and propulsion.
  • Performed over 750 hours of training to junior officers in leadership, management skills, and advanced ship handling procedures. Managed all aspects of scheduling, logistics, mentorship, and unit management and delivered training to new instructors ensuring high-level knowledge to teach others.
  • Managed administrative correspondence for over 360 department head students.
  • Served as Safety Program Manager overseeing the training and reporting of safety related activities for the department.

Program Manager, Damage Control | 2011 - 2013

  • Played a critical role in operational excellence by managing a staff of 16 military personnel and serving as Assistant Director for the Engineering Department.
  • Led all aspects of planning for shipboard damage control ensuring maximum integrity, mobility, and control of list, trim, and draft.
  • Inspected with accuracy and validated shipboard conditions and operational shortfalls in alignment with the Consolidated Ships Maintenance Plan, focusing on mission objectives and quality assurance and control.
  • Managed several mission critical programs including all activities for handling and maintaining shipboard firefighting and lifesaving equipment.
  • Conducted shipboard engineering inspections and drills while managing certifications and tracking maintenance availability with zero mishaps or failures.

Program Manager |2009 - 2011

  • Provided strategic leadership over a staff of 50 and managed projects for the operation, maintenance, and repair of auxiliary systems.
  • Drove an environment of occupational safety while managing the use of cranes, anchoring systems, small boats, fuse and breaker panels, waste processors, radars, control consoles, and fiber-optics.
  • Maintained ship standards and procedures for operating and maintaining machinery and equipment while overseeing post-deployment maintenance and major repairs to auxiliary equipment.
  • Analyzed routine work, made inspections, reported findings, and ensured the prompt resolution and compliance of deficiencies.
  • Investigated root causes of equipment malfunctions and determined appropriate methods of repair of complex issues.
  • Qualified as a Project Manager and Program Manager by demonstrating exceptional performance.