Resume

Overview

Dynamic, innovative, selfless leader offering a history of driving growth and optimizing initiatives to meet business objectives. Former Marine with over 15 years of experience leading civilian/commercial high-performing teams and organizations.

Lead process improvements tied to analytics and champion innovative strategies.

Promote sustainability, cost effectiveness, and compliance.

Oversee development of content for efficient and effective delivery of educational instruction.

Diligent and resourceful: recognized for work ethic, teamwork, and integrity.

Commended for ability to get into the trenches and solve complex problems; strategic thinker that always brings fresh viewpoints and unique perspectives to the table.

Collaborative mindset and strong desire to lead the organization to successful outcomes.  

Systems thinker who uncovers opportunities, builds critical alliances, and leads teams to great success. 

Regularly sought out to initiate new, challenging projects. 

Skills

Organizational ImprovementEmotional IntelligenceOrganizational MindfulnessStrategic Partnerships
Exceptional Interpersonal Communication SkillsMentor, Facilitate, EducateTeam DevelopmentClient Consultation
Entrepreneurial SupportProblem ResolutionsProject/Program ManagementData Analysis
Strategic PlanningOperations ManagementPrincipal ConsultingEnterprise Solutions
Network PlanningSecurity ManagementPerformanceRelationship Management
Systems ThinkingChange ManagementInnovationOperational Improvements
Cost-EffectivenessBusiness AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceSustainability
Time ManagementExcellent Customer ServicePunctualityIntegrity

Recent Accomplishments

  • Remained profitable during the COVID pandemic without losing staff or shuttering programs.
  • Sparked a 10% annual increase in profits for six years by developing, promoting, and selling robust training programs to a growing cadre of clients.
  • Secured an $8M healthcare and research innovation grant from the Hampton Roads Bioscience Research Consortium to build and test a critical digital patient data framework.
  • Catalyst for securing a $737M contract with SAIC to advance medical modeling and simulation support and development to the U.S. Air Force.
  • Instigated 400% growth in funding of U.S. Marine Corps simulation training programs over three years; led development of multiple training simulations still in use today.
  • Published two book chapters.

Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

Formerly Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, Virginia

Executive Director, Sentara Center for Healthcare Simulation and Immersive Learning

2012 – Present

This Center is a revenue generating business for, and the largest department at, EVMS.  Led a staff of 140+ providing over 60,000 training hours annually to over 8,000 learners.  Contributed to the efficient and effective delivery of medical training by planning new initiatives and executing sustainable programs. Directed groundwork for innovative and long-term operational strategies and processes that generate cost savings, create value for learners, and increase revenue. Pivoted business model to ensure profitability. Reduced staff workloads while advancing quality of courses; instrumental in the design and execution of over 700 courses and programs tailored to meet the unique needs of 85+ client universities, schools, and hospitals.

  • Managed over $10,000,000 in assets.
  • Maintained certifications and accreditations in all programs.
  • Expanded business opportunities with multiple external commercial partners to continuously generate revenue that strengthened all operations within EVMS.
  • Concurrent to this role, elected President of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare by international membership, serving the Society by improving performance, reduce errors through the use of simulation throughout the healthcare profession.
  • Transformed operations, minimizing impacts to revenue, and shifting to meet unique demands during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Consulted for multiple commercial companies to help design and improve critical healthcare products and services.

Director, Corporate Outreach

Office of Research

2015 – Present

Initiated this role due to my unique abilities. Identify and pursue business opportunities to generate revenue and bottom-line profit. Worked with internal and external scientists and developers. Implemented vital changes and improvements to EVMS business development processes, establish partnerships, align processes to attract inventors and funding streams. Improved economic status of the school through proactive efforts with partners.

  • Lead collaborative efforts with multiple external companies to generate partnerships and revenue opportunities providing seven figure returns to the institution.
  • Participated in regional and state-wide economic development activities to gather competitive and industry intelligence.
  • Built strategic partnerships to complete commercial spin-off projects; assisted with the technology transfer process to strengthen research, protect intellectual property, and to ensure a competitive edge.  

Epicural, LLC

Smithfield, Virginia

Owner and Principal Consultant

2016 – Present

Utilize consultative approach to help organizations solve complex problems within the business and leadership structure. Assess situations and deliver targeted solutions using various tools and resources. Devise and monitor processes to boost long-term business success.  High-demand consultant sought by the most challenging clients.

  • Identified and deployed strategies to improve performance across the organization by understanding challenges; worked with seven startups across various industries to strategize on market opportunities, constructed business models and roadmaps, helped bring products to market.
  • Mapped out vision with stakeholders to recognize the resources and people that would play a key role in facilitating change management.
  • Improved process efficiencies, enriched strategic and tactical focus, and diversified opportunities within the business.

Christopher Newport University

Newport News, Virginia

Program Manager, Biotechnology & Management Program

2017 – 2020

Part time faculty within the Joseph W. Luter, III School of Business. 

  • Co-developed the program and mentored 35 undergraduate students in the Biotechnology and Management Program (BTMG).
  • Taught BUSN 210, Introduction to Biotechnology and Management.
  • Organized and led BTMG Lecture Series.
  • Helped recruit students to the program.

Booz Allen Hamilton

Norfolk, Virginia

Lead Associate

2007 – 2012

Embedded consultative approach.  Solved Armed Forces readiness problems utilizing modeling, analysis, and simulation skills. Used data to drive business decisions and processes that modify how the Air Force detects, manages, and engages critical threats, and how the Navy trains the Fleet.  Detected gaps, assessed needs, and increased operational and strategic capabilities of all clients.

  • Secured individual multi-million-dollar contracts to support U.S. Navy, Marine, and Air Force clients.
  • Engineered five tools that elevated Armed Forces modeling and simulation capabilities.
  • Allocated an $80M annual budget for U.S. Navy synthetic Fleet training.
  • Constructed the Joint Tactical Air Picture model for U.S. Air Force, exposed 100% of airborne/missile in-theater threats.

Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center

Suffolk, Virginia

Director of Technology

2005 – 2007

First leader in this role, managing a team of 12 research lab scientists, multiple research and support projects, and facility technical infrastructure (network and computing assets).  Aligned technical infrastructure goals to research activities, planned information technology for the future as well as maintenance of current systems. Maintained pace with technological processes, economic changes, and company needs by directing continual improvements of staff and procedures. Reviewed requests for additional services and upgrades. Assessed costs and benefits to the organization.  Developed new business opportunities, program and project plans, and proposals. 

  • Spearheaded a $10M project and enlisted 12 researchers to further simulation research for the Joint Forces Command. 
  • Oversaw the design of a new 65,000 square foot facility, led the creation of the infrastructure of which consisted of servers, multimedia, and network capabilities.
  • Built gaming development lab to support expanded business opportunities.

United States Marine Corps

Worldwide

Lieutenant Colonel

1885 – 2005

First Modeling & Simulation Officer in the Marine Corps.  Led Marines in combat and in live-fire training events; managed multiple projects, programs; developed modeling and simulation training capabilities that continue to impact Marine Corps readiness; 20 years leading diverse people in the successful accomplishment of challenging tasks.  Consistently ranked in the top 5% of my peers; hand chosen to lead critical projects and repair units damaged by poor leadership. Retired from the USMC as Director, Technology Division, Training and Education Command in Quantico, Virginia.

  • Grew USMC synthetic training programs from $70M to $400M in three years.
  • Led development of the Deployable Virtual Training Environment, a “virtual sandbox” designed for deployed Marine combat teams to practice critical decision making and procedural tasks when access to live systems was not feasible.
  • Led development of the Combine Arms Command and Control Training Upgrade System, a simulation-based training enabler that revolutionized Marine Corps Unit Training in preparation for very costly live fire and maneuver events.
  • Wrote and published the “Marine Corps Science and Technology ‘Long Poles in the Tent’,” a yearly report detailing critical training shortfalls and opportunities that guided institutional research funding.
  • Deployments:
    • Somalia (combat)
    • South Korea x2
    • Japan
    • Kuwait

Select Accomplishments

  • Technical and Subject Matter Expert Reviewer, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (2014-present)
  • Board of Advisors, Axon Park (2021 – present)
  • Board of Directors, and Director, Simulation Technology, eTrainetc, (2018-present)
  • President, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2020)
  • Board of Directors, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2017-2022)
  • Board Member, 757 Accelerate (2019-present)
  • Board Member, Norfolk Innovation Corridor (2019-present)
  • VHS Representative, Greater Norfolk Council (2021-present)
  • Member, Kecoughtan AAA Academy Board (2015-2020)
  • Keynote Speaker, SIMOPS Conference (2016)
  • Modeling and Simulation World Conference and Expo, 2010 Conference Chairman
  • Chair, Meetings Oversight Commission, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2015-2017)
  • Member, Marketing & Communications Committee, Society for Simulation in Healthcare (2015-2017)
  • Virginia Beach BioScience Task Force Advisory Committee Member (2014-present)
  • Hampton Roads Community Foundation Industry Cluster Committee Member (2014-present)
  • Society for Simulation in Healthcare Member (2012-present)
  • National Modeling and Simulation Coalition Member (2012-present)
  • VMASC Industry Board of Advisors, At-Large Member (2008-present)
  • Hampton Roads Center for Public-Private Partnership, Director (2010-2012)
  • Trinity United Methodist Church, Adult Sunday School Teacher (2007-2010)
  • Participant or Leader, Haiti Mission Trip (2012, 2015, 2016)
  • IGNITE! Speaker (3X)
  • National Training Simulation Association Member (2001-present)
  • President, Monterey Bay Area Linux Special Interest Group (1995-97)