US Army | Military1995-05-01 To 2004-07-01
Officer, US Army. Final rank: Captain
US Army, Captain: Military Advisor to the UN Mission to Georgia (July 2002 – Feb 2003)
Coordinated military projects, patrols and contacts and contracts between the UN military mission, the governments of Georgia, and Abkhazia. Monthly meetings and information exchanges with the embassies/defense attaches of the US, Russia, Ukraine, France, Germany, UK, Sweden and Greece.
US Army, Captain: Emergency Deployment Project Team Manager (Logistics/Strategic Sourcing)
(Oct 2001 – June 2002)
Planned, supervised and executed a $50 million logistics project involving 400 soldiers and $200 million of equipment. Sourced air, sea and ground transport and life support for personnel involved.
-- Project coordination involved work with over a dozen military, federal and state government agencies.
-- Directly managed 3 senior personnel, indirect reports 12 state and federal agencies
US Army, Sr. Lieutenant: Brigade Director of Transportation Planning & Execution (Logistics &
Strategic Sourcing) (Nov 1996 – July 1998)
Managed, coordinated and executed all transportation and logistical aspects of the major deployment of 3,500 personnel and $450 million worth of equipment into Bosnia and back to various bases in Germany and the U.S.
The project included coordination with governments of Germany, Austria, Hungary, Croatia and
Bosnia.
-- Sourced rail, air, road and river barge transportation.
-- Planed, organized and controlled the successful, no incident, move of the brigade to and from Bosnia
Special Projects Officer (Logistics & Strategic Sourcing)
Organized a large military exercise, in Bosnia, between elements of US, Russian and British forces for Bosnian governmental officials and international media in a remote location. Project length was 3 weeks from inception to accomplishment with a $5 million budget.
-- Sourced transportation, camp construction and logistical support