PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Supervisory Public Affairs Manager with over 20 years of experience in developing, leading, outreach initiatives and media relation programs. Extensive leadership experience performing administrative and human management functions with military and civilian personnel. Advanced crisis communicator experienced with shaping key messages able to be synchronized across all agencies for critical outreach. * Media Relations * Budgetary Oversight * Management * Stakeholder Relations * Customer Service * Social Media * Community Organizing * Written/Oral Communication MAINTAINED AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM to meet performance goals during steady state and times of crisis. Planned and supervised the USF-I official spokesman's media engagements and managed the Department of Defense media embed program in Iraq. Identified and conducted strategic communications planning to create media opportunities for significant events that were supportive of command key themes and messages to effectively inform the public about the US military sacrifices contributions and enduring legacy in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn. * Supervised a Joint Staff of Military and Civilian personnel to facilitate media engagements while supervising a staff of Arabic speaking Iraqi public affairs professionals * Developed methods to streamline organizational processes related to engagement strategies. * Provided expert manpower guidance to Major Commands and installations. Implemented strategic communications plan created briefings information papers and provided oversight of regional and state public relations programs to senior military and civilian public affairs units in the Army Reserve * Provided guidance to personnel and maintained Modified Tables of Organization and Equipment (MTOE) to align all organizations reports

Highlights:

• Leadership
• Project Management
• Public Relations
• Security
• Senior Project Manager
• Budgetary
• Business Intelligence
• CIO
• Customer Service
• Distribution