Curriculum Vitae

Profile

Highly trained and experienced military service member with 17 years of operational and institutional experience. Possesses tested leadership skills and will manage difficult assignments and projects with little guidance. Plan is to continue working on security issues (including security production and security training), teach, and write. Complete Curriculum Vitae and past work evaluations are available upon request.

Education

  • CERT-Instructional Design & Technology, University of Virginia (in progress)

  • MSc-International Relations, London School of Economics, 2008

  • BA-Political Science, University of California Los Angeles, 2006

Military Courses and Training

  • Battle Staff NCO Course: 2025

  • Exercise Planner Introduction Course: 2025

  • Assessments Design Workshop; 2024

  • Training Developer Course; 2023

  • Master Leaders Course; 2021

  • Creative Problem Solving: 2020

  • Advanced Design and Innovation; 2020

  • Creative Problem Solving; 2020

  • Basic Design and Innovation; 2020

  • Instructor Leader Course; 2018

  • Social Network Analysis; 2018

  • Basic Instructor Course; 2017

  • Military Operations Planners Course; 2017

  • Senior Leaders Course; 2017

Skills

  • Instructional Systems Design (ISD)-course design, development, and iteration to include Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC)

  • Learning Objectives & Outcomes Writing-measurable objectives aligned to standards

  • Assessment & Evaluation Design-performance measures, rubrics, validation, feedback loops

  • Facilitation & Instruction-400+ hours as primary instructor; engagement and classroom management

  • Public Speaking & Briefing-clear delivery, Q&A, stakeholder communication

  • Leadership & Team Development-mentorship, accountability, performance coaching

  • Risk Management-hazard identification, mitigation planning, and control implementation

  • Design Thinking & Problem Solving-user-centered analysis and practical solution design

  • Professional Writing (Published)-clear, audience-tailored writing for publication

  • Editing & Copyediting-structure, clarity, tone, and style consistency

Interests

“More can be learned from a game of tennis than a diatribe against Cataline.” Michel de Montaigne

Self Improvement: Woodworking and Home Projects, Southern Gentlemen
Youthful Indulgence: Comics and Board Game.
Fitness: Indian Clubs, Yoga, Sandbags, Bulgarian Bags, and Kettlebells.
Touching Grass (or H20): Paddleboarding, Hiking, and Bowling.