Education & State License:
BS, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Magna Cum Laude, 2000
Certificate, Bechtel Bettis Reactor Engineering School, 2002
MS, Engineering Science, Naval Postgraduate School, 2003
Professional Engineer (mechanical), Virginia, 2004-present
MS, Applied Physics, Naval Postgraduate School, 2010
An experienced project manager and engineer with 20 years of experience leading a diverse workforce in complex, quality-driven production environments. Leaving active duty as a Navy engineer officer in May 2015.
Submarine Inspector
Lieutenant Commander, US Navy Board of Inspection and Survey, Norfolk, VA, 2013-2015
-Assessed newly built and in-service submarines for material condition and compliance with the U.S. Navy’s maintenance programs. Organized civilian and military subject matter experts to conduct inspections at sea.
-Head inspector for submarine hydraulic systems, ballast systems, diesel engines, oxygen plants, ventilation systems, carbon dioxide removal systems, survival and escape systems, electric motors, motor generators, and electric al switchgear.
-Reported findings to senior Admirals and Navy engineering agencies, including issues of maintenance effectiveness and cost.
Industrial Finance Manager
Lieutenant Commander, US Fleet Forces Command, Norfolk, VA, 2010-2013
-Managed a $3 billion program to fund U.S. Navy ship maintenance on the East Coast. Led nine reporting financial managers and three analysts.
-Managed budget development for nine production facilities. Evaluated changes to the annual financial plan; recommended courses of action to senior Admirals and comptroller.
-Directed the transfer of up to $60 million between organizations.
-Led three year-end financial sweep-ups, providing senior Admirals with a real-time list of prioritized projects ready for funding. Approximately $100 million each year was committed to the list.
-Authored a financial management manual for use by managers and analysts working in ship maintenance finance.
Assistant Project Manager
Lieutenant, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI, 2005-2008
-Coordinated daily production during overhaul of a nuclear-powered submarine. Responsible for cost, schedule, and quality in a complex environment with occupational health, environmental, and radiological regulation of all work.
-Created a multi-disciplinary review team to incorporate lessons learned from previous projects, reducing the time that high-risk jobs took, and reducing worker radiation exposure.
-Led a Lean event to re-use over $1 million of a specific class of excess hazardous material. Changed the shop ordering process to prevent the excess for recurring.
-Revised high-value lifting and rigging sequences, preventing several days of work stoppage due to interferences missed during engineering review.
-Accelerated a high-visibility key event by one week, requiring coordination of 10 production shops, engineering, and quality departments.
-Supervised and certified naval architects’ calculations of ship buoyancy, loading, and bottom clearances for submarine dry dockings.
-Coordinated $100M of Army customer c...
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