Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos

• As the National Director of Physician and Provider Recruitment, I lead a high-performing team of 30 Sailors responsible for the full-cycle recruitment, credentialing, and onboarding of more than 100 physicians and dentists annually across all 50 states.
• Our mission directly supports Navy Medicine’s global healthcare system, which includes:
• 10 major military hospitals around the world
• 2 fully equipped hospital ships (USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort)
• Rapidly deployable medical units capable of establishing care in remote locations within days
• Ongoing care for over 700,000 service members, retirees, and their families
• Critical care delivery from combat zones to humanitarian relief operations
• Key responsibilities and achievements:
• Strategic leadership of nationwide physician and provider recruitment operations aligned with the Navy’s healthcare and readiness objectives
• Design and implementation of innovative sourcing strategies to build long-term talent pipelines
• Collaboration with senior military leaders and civilian healthcare organizations to ensure seamless integration of new providers
• Established a new national benchmark for provider recruitment within my first 6 months—surpassing the combined output of the previous 60 years.
• This role requires a unique blend of strategic vision, operational excellence, and collaborative leadership to support the Navy’s evolving global healthcare mission.

Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Maintains clinical documentation of client intervention.
• Assists clients in identifying and developing coping techniques.
• Documents all patient information including service plans, treatment reports, and progress notes.
• Designed program and implemented courses on Suicide Prevention to present to 200 DOD employees at annual training seminars.
• Quickly responds to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavior health issues arise.
• Responsible for executing appropriate risk-assessment and mitigation strategies.

Aug 2014 – Mar 2025 · 10 yrs 7 mos

• Directs and oversees the daily operations of Navy Recruiting Offices, Processing Facilities, recruiters, support staff, and processing employees. Senior Advisor and subject matter expert to the executive leadership in matters pertaining to daily recruiting operations, production status, employee concerns, initiatives, and potential new staff hires. Plan and distribute the fair allocation of goals to field recruiters and support personnel throughout the region to ensure a fair equitable and achievable workload for the yearly targeted mission.
• Partners with Team Leaders and conducts training on current instructions, notices, and policy changes with production and processing employees.
• Human Resource Manager for one of the largest recruiting areas in the nation with a consistency of achieving and exceeding annual mission requirements.
• Effectively communicates with internal and external customers, through annual facilitated training sessions creating a forum that promotes innovation and creativity throughout the organization.
• Analytical in logical terms, identifies organizational issues through open communications and an annual voluntary Equal Opportunity Survey, diagnosing problems and developing an action plan to address them immediately..
• Serves as the Senior Consultative Advisor, provides direct guidance and liaison to the employees and Executive Leadership in matters pertaining to yearly recruiting mission, budget requirements, logistical support, and employee concerns.
• Assist Leadership Teams in evaluating, counseling and developing succession plans for internal employee promotions and positions.

Jul 2008 – Aug 2014 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• Operates, inspects, and performs organizational and/or intermediate level maintenance on electric-hydraulic powered guided missile launching systems, missile equipment, and explosive components.
• Prepares missile components and associated equipment for checkout and/or firing.
• Tests and repairs electrical control circuitry, electronic and magnetic amplifiers, and power supplies using standard and special test equipment.
• Perform fault isolation and perform repair procedures on the MK-41 VLS Baselines IV through VII unique
• equipment.

Jul 2008 – Aug 2014 · 6 yrs 1 mo

• Served as Mount Captain and Lead Technician.
• Overall responsible for the operation and maintenance of the MK45 LWG and FWD Weapon System High Pressure Air Compressor (WSHPAC) onboard the Bainbridge (DDG-96).
• Served on two deployments as the Lead Technician and supported three Naval Surface Firing Support Exercises qualifying over 50+ Marine spotters.
• Additionally, repaired two major weapon casualties ensuring the ship's primary battery was fully operational, completed one gun bore calibration for maximum precision and accuracy in preparation for surface warfare operations.
• Additionally, repaired one major CASREP’s regarding critical weapon components.
• My repair efforts ensured 100% weapon readiness in support of mission tasking.