Objective
Navy Veteran with 12 years of experience in managing projects with complex sets of rules and details. Skills include leadership, and task oriented project management including shipyard and shipboard construction oversight. Seeking a shoreside project management or operations management position.
Experience
U.S. Navy 2001 - 2013
Operations Officer (Director) (USS JOHN PAUL JONES, DDG 53) San Diego, CA
• Directly supervised the daily activities of 5 front line managers and 50 staff. Collateral duties included: Ship’s Safety Officer, Ship’s Security Manager and Leader of the Ship’s Seamanship Training Team.
• Project manager and ship liaison for a multi-million dollar modernization consisting of over 70 ship alterations (35 of which were never done before) ensured the quality of work accomplished met Navy standards.
• Coordinated with multiple Navy maintenance organizations and civilian contractors to insure project funding was available when the scope of work changed and that timelines and budgets were adhered to.
• Represented the ship at several squadron staff meetings, scheduling conferences and project planning/status meetings while working with other organizations, ensuring focus on the ship’s goals and mission.
• Led the development of a detailed and task oriented ship-wide operations, certification and training schedule which led to certified for deployment status two weeks ahead of schedule.
• Conducted daily analysis of and briefings on ship’s operations, operational and environmental risk, scheduling, training, and certifications ensuring senior staff were consistently updated on successes and challenges.
• Updated and maintained 20+ plus extensive shipboard governance policies, processes, and procedures while ensuring staff were well trained.
• Coordinated with Port Operations for the Port of San Diego and Naval Base San Diego to schedule ship movements, training exercises and pier side maintenance.
• Ensured risk assessments, focusing on risks to personnel, equipment, the environmental and mission, were conducted with risk mitigation measures put in place prior to all ship events resulting in zero incidents.
Program Manager (Naval Surface Forces, U.S. Pacific Fleet) San Diego, CA
• Coordinated with several fleet and functional area staffs to revise complex Navy governance policies regarding a ship’s readiness to perform missions (preventing internal conflict) resulting in a change in Navy-wide policy.
• Directed and coordinated training programs for 27 ships and 160 personnel ensuring a seamless transition to the Navy’s new shipboard status reporting system.
• Continually monitored the progress of fleet installation and transition to the new reporting system.
Operations Officer (Manager) (Army 360th Civil Affairs Brigade Headquarters) Baghdad, Iraq
• Coordinated with senior military staff, various military and U.S. government agencies, and with the U.S. Embassies in Iraq, Jordan and Afghanistan to direct the international movement of personnel and equipment.
• Authored 100+ operational plans that directed actions based on complex executive level goals and mission.
• Developed process improvement practices for operation order approval resulting in 50% reduction in work hours.
• Drafted executive level governance policies related to civil authorities and civilian populations for multi-million dollar projects to repair civilian infrastructure and provide humanitarian assistance when required.
• Conducted risk assessments, focusing on risks to personnel, equipment, the environment and mission, and developed risk mitigation measures in conjunction with the development of operational plans.
Navigator & Lead Deck Watch Officer (Manager) (USS TRENTON, LPD 14) Norfolk, VA
• Supervised the daily activities of three Supervisors and seven staff.
• Drafted 30+ trans-oceanic voyage plans that ensured ship’s goals were consistently met.
• Conducted port assessments focusing on channel depth and dredging operations, navigation aids, hazards to navigation and terminal facilities prior to entering foreign ports ensuring safe transits in and out of port.
• Supervised, trained, and mentored ten officers as deck watch officers focusing on efficient operations, risk mitigation, and casualty recovery while adhering to complex Navy, Coast Guard, and ship regulations.
• Conducted risk assessments, focusing on risks to personnel, equipment, the environment and mission, ensuring risk mitigation measures were put in place prior to ship handling events resulting in zero incidents.
• Achieved scores of 98% and 99% on annual navigation assessments, which contributed to the ship earning the Navy’s “Battle E” award two years in a row.
Communications Officer (Manager) (USS JOHN PAUL JONES, DDG 53 & USS HIGGINS, DDG 76) San Diego, CA
• Supervised the daily activities of two Supervisors and fifteen staff. Served as a deck watch officer.
• Insured ship-wide compliance with complex Navy and ship information and computer network security policies, while performing updates to policies annually, and ensuring staff were well trained.
• Conducted risk assessments, focusing on risks to personnel, equipment, the environment and mission, ensuring risk mitigation measures were put in place prior to equipment maintenance resulting in zero incidents.
• Directed communication planning and cross-function coordinated with multiple shipboard stakeholders and shore-side agencies to ensure synchronization of communication tools and information systems.
Education
• UNITED STATES NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, MA in National Security and Strategic Studies, Newport, RI, 2007
• MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME ACADEMY, BS in Marine Transportation, Buzzards Bay, MA, 2000
Certification
• USCG 3rd Mate of Steam or Motor Vessels (Unlimited Tonnage) License (expired)
Skils
• Project Management
• Strong Communicator
• Maritime Safety
• Incident Management
• Navigation & Ship Operations
• Planning & Execution
• Policy & Procedures Development
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Resource Management
• Security Administration
• Risk Management
• Microsoft Office
Experienced in operations management, deep draft ship operation and navigation, strategic planning, policymaking, governance and oversight. Outstanding team player and leader with a proven ability to assess and manage several tasks, identify challenges and opportunities, and develop courses of action to achieve strategic goals.
• As fourth in command of the USS JOHN PAUL JONES, led the daily operations of a $1.2 Billion Warship with a crew of 277.
• Served as USS JOHN PAUL JONES’ project manager for the ship’s multi-million dollar mid-life modernization.
• Directed executive level planning for civilian infrastructure rebuilding, personnel movement and security, contingency and war planning and disaster preparedness and response while serving in Baghdad, Iraq.
• Developed time sensitive plans that delivered humanitarian assistance to Basra, Iraq after insurgent attacks.
• Coordinated scheduling for installation and training of the Navy’s new shipboard status reporting system.
• Navigator and lead deck watch officer onboard USS TRENTON ($419M amphibious warship with a crew of 450).
• Supervised 17 information technology professionals who operated and maintained external communication and information systems (Classified and Unclassified) on USS JOHN PAUL JONES & USS HIGGINS ($1.2B warships).
• Led the electronic key management system (EKMS) program, on two $1.2B warships, maintaining custody of over 500 controlled cryptographic items (Encryption Devices and Encryption Codes).
• Implemented changes to a ship-wide safety program earning the ship the Navy’s “Yellow E” safety award.
• Recipient of the Arleigh Burke Award for Leadership Excellence and multiple personal achievement awards.