Ph.D., 2019: University of Kansas, Department of Political Science
MMAS, 2013: School of Advanced Military Studies, Command and General Staff College
MPA, 2006: Georgetown University, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
BA, 1996: Indiana University, Political Science/History – Distinguished Military Graduate
MILITARY EDUCATION
| Command and General Staff College | Basic & Advanced Airborne School |
| Army Force Management Course | Air Assault School |
| Army Strategist Qualified | Cavalry Leaders Course |
| Space Capabilities Qualified | Joint Forces Planner Qualified |
| FEMA, NIMS Course | Joint Forces Firepower Course |
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
Current: Director (J5), Policy, Plans, and Allied Integration, for a three-star component command
- Doctoral Student, University of Kanas, Department of Political Science
- Military Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation
- Battalion Commander, 4th Battalion, 3rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, I STRIKE!
- Chief of Plans and Strategy, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, Oklahoma
- Battalion Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
- Deputy Brigade Commander, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Doha, Qatar
- Brigade Logistics Officer, 69th ADA Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
- Executive Officer, Enterprise Task Force, Office of the Chief of Staff, Army
- Strategic Planner, Assistant Secretary of the Army (FM&C), Budget Initiatives Group
- Military Assistant, Immediate Office of the Secretary of Defense, Executive Secretariat
- Information Operations Coordinator, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
- Company Commander, Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
- Battalion Logistics Officer, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Battalion Personnel Officer, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, 2nd Infantry Division (Mech), Republic of Korea
- Battalion Assistant Operations Officer, 2nd Infantry Division (Mech), Republic of Korea
- Battery Executive Officer, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Platoon Leader, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Indiana Governor’s Fellow, Governor Evan Bayh, Indianapolis, Indiana
PUBLICATIONS
- “The Human Dimension: The Foundational Investment,” FIRES Magazine, Fires Center of Excellence, Fort Sill, OK, September/October, 2016
- “Together We Fight, Together We Win: Institutionalizing Integrated Air and Missile Defense Coalition Warfighting Readiness,” U.S. Army, July 18, 2016
- “Design, Mission Command and the Network: Enabling Organizational Adaptation,” Institute of Land Warfare Papers, Association of the United States Army, August, 2013
- Chapter Contributor, “Information Operations in Modern War,” in Hybrid Warfare and Transnational Threats: Perspectives for an Era of Persistent Conflict, Washington D.C.: CENSA 2011.
- “Reforming the Madrasah: A Disregarded Dimension in the War on Terrorism,” The Military Review, May-June, 2008
- “The Global Information Environment & 21st Century Warfare: Targeting Public Opinion in the 5th Dimension,” Information Operations Sphere, Spring, 2007
- “U.S. National Security Policy: Framing an Authentic Pre-emptive Strategy in the 21st Century,” The Military Review, Sep-Oct, 2006
- Contributor, Chapter Three, CompanyCommand: Unleashing the Power of the Army Profession, West Point, NY, 2005
- Book Review, The Perfect Weapon by David Sanger, published in Interagency Journal
- Book Review, Patton’s Way: A Radical Theory of War by James Morningstar, published in Interagency Journal
- Book Review, The Polythink Syndrome: U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions On 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria and ISIS by Alex Mintz and Carly Wayne, published in Army Magazine, July, 2017
- Book Review, Taking the Guidon: Exceptional Leadership at the Company Level, Nate Allen and Tony Burgess, Center for Company-Level Leadership, 2001
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- 2019, University of Nebraska / USSTRATCOM Deterrence & Assurance Symposium
- 2018, Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, United States Military Academy at West Point, Round-Table Host and Facilitator on “U.N. Transnational Institutions over the next 30 years.”
- 2012, Institute of Land Warfare Panel Discussion on the Human Dimension of War, AUSA Annual Convention, Washington, D.C.,
- 2007, Guest Lecturer, Georgetown Public Policy Institute
- 2005, Guest Lecturer, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis
PHILANTHROPY
- President/Founder, Operation Dreamseed, Inc. An IRS 501(c)3 organization. Accomplishments include:
- 2005, “Why I Choose Freedom,” Speech Contest – school supplies provided to over 2500 students across Kandahar City Afghanistan.
- 2006, Renovated Kohak Village Primary School, Kandahar, Afghanistan
- 2007-2008, Built Science Lab, Aino Girl’s School, Kandahar City, Afghanistan
- 2009, Partnership with The Embassy of Botswana to support Orphanages with school supplies.
- 2007-2010, Partnership with The Albert Schweitzer Institute to support schools in Nicaragua.
- 2010, Scholarship awarded to The changeIT Project, ESL Program in Nicaragua.
MEMBERSHIP
- Council on Foreign Relations, Term Member
- Pacific Council on International Policy, Member
- Association of the United States Army, Life Member
- University of Kansas Alumni Association, Life Member
- Georgetown University Alumni Association, Member
- Indiana University Alumni Association, Life Member
- 82nd Airborne Association, Life Member
- 25th Infantry Division Association, Life Member
- Air Defense Artillery Association, Life Member
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 2014, Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
- 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014 Marine Corps Marathon, Washington DC
- 2009, Fort Leavenworth / CGSC Triathlon
- 2003, Oahu Island 136 Mile Perimeter Relay
- 2002, Honolulu Marathon