Latin American Foreign Area Expert with
a strong leadership background and over thirty years of international government, and interagency
experience in the United States Army. Served
as a Spanish speaking foreign area officer in six U.S. Embassies throughout
the hemisphere over the last twenty-two years. Possesses excellent strategic appreciation and vision and able to implement sophisticated and complex programs. Recognized
by General John Kelly, the
Commander of the United
States Southern Command as "the best military officer the U.S. had serving
in Latin America".
Skills
Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented
Information with CounterIntelligence Polygraph
Bilingual: English/Spanish
Diplomacy
Experienced in the Interagency
Leadership
Strategy Development and Implementation
Program Development
Budgetary Oversight
Work History
Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache, 09/2013 - 05/2016 U.S. ARMY – City, STATE,
Led a Department of Defense team of over 400 military and civilians in Bogota, Colombia, coordinating all projects, programs, and country plans that transformed the Colombian Ministry of Defense into our most capable partner in the region.
Supervised Department of Defense projects in Colombia, ensuring programmatic and financial and technical compliance of over 25 major programs totaling $1.3 billion.
Managed the bilateral Defense relationship with the Colombian Ministry of Defense and General Command of the Military Forces to include direct liaison with the Minister of Defense and Commanding General of the Armed Forces.
Coordinated military support to civilian authorities for natural and manmade disasters in Colombia to include monitoring the response and supporting information management needs that assisted in ensuring early recovery and resulting in significant disaster mitigation.
Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache, 05/2012 - 06/2013 U.S. Army – City, STATE, Guatemala
Served as the diplomatic representative of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, managing all Department of Defense activities in Guatemala Maintained direct liaison with the Guatemalan Ministry of Defense and Chief of National Defense.
Developed, implemented, nationalized a multi-million dollar program that created a Joint-Interagency Guatemalan Task force responsible for providing increased border security for the Central American Northern Triangle that served as a model for the region.
Army Attache, 2009 - 05/2012 U.S. Army – City, STATE,
Served
as the diplomatic representative of the Chief of Staff of the Army.
Seasoned
diplomat with a track record of building strategic partnerships through
persuasion, negotiation, and personal presence.
Responsible
for providing sound military advice to the U.S. Ambassador.
Army Attache, 2006 - 2009 U.S. Army – City, STATE,
Served as
diplomatic representative of the Chief of Staff of the Army.
Coordinated
all military assistance and informational requirements during Hurricane Gustav
aftermath.
Country Policy Director, 2003 - 2005 Office Of Secretary Of Defense – City, STATE,
Developed Department of Defense regional policy and strategy towards Latin America.
Collaborated with the National Security Staff, Intelligence Community, United States Agency, and Department of Homeland Security to coordinate policy implementation in the region.
Drafted the Colombian bilateral Defense Agreement for the Department of Defense increasing U.S.
Coordinated U.S. Military support for Colombia's war against Narcoterrorists.
Education
Master of Arts: Latin American Studies, Expected in 1999 - Tulane University - New Orleans, Louisiana GPA:
Master of Arts: Military Studies, Expected in 2009 - Escuela de Defensa Nacional - Buenos Aires, Argentina GPA: Military Studies
Bachelor of Science: Engineering/Latin American Studies, Expected in 1987 - United States Military Academy - West Point, New York GPA:
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