US ArmyCommander, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Mar. 2011 - Mar. 2012Fort Benning, Georgia• Commanded over 200 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, five Department of the Army Civilians and 75 Cadre / Instructors in the training of Advanced Parachute Techniques to produce over 2,000 graduates annually • Served as the Commander of all proponent agencies concerning the proper attaching, jumping, and releasing of combat and individual equipment while participating in an actual jump and standards required to conduct a Jumpmaster personnel inspection (JMPI) and duties of the Jumpmaster while on the ground and in-flight • Served as the Commander for the proponent agency regarding the inspection of equipment transported externally by helicopter and the parachuting of personnel and equipment onto dropzone able to receive military personnel and equipment • Managed, coordinated, planned and executed a $1.1 million contract in support of the Virtual Experience Learning Simulation Program, an advanced virtual training tool for Jumpmasters and Pathfinders throughout the Department of Defense • Planned, managed and implemented a mental skills training program into the Pathfinder and Jumpmaster branches resulting in an increased graduation rate of 25% for Jumpmaster and 10% for Pathfinder; saving the Department of Defense an average of $77K monthly in training costs