Music Supervision, Operations & Strategy — Creative Studios, Music

• Architected the department's end-to-end music operations workflow, establishing standards for data intake, asset management, and content distribution across all production partners.
• Led development of a new music licensing platform (UI/UX + API logic), reducing the copyright management, licensing, and payment process from 40 steps to 10—eliminating dependency on multiple spreadsheets, Smartsheet, and third-party applications.
• Initiated and designed a music department intranet connecting all three pillars (Creative, Administrative/Licensing, and Operations), centralizing critical resources and eliminating fragmented search across systems.
• Developed a music resources distribution hub for production partners, reducing ad-hoc email requests during live broadcast and mitigating unintentional use of copyrighted material.
• Redesigned the department's file and information management system, eliminating fragmented storage, reducing search time, and safeguarding against lost or misplaced assets.

Music Supervision & Coordination — Creative Studios, Music

• Provided full-scope music supervision for 15 ESPN properties, partnering with Marketing and Production to develop soundtracks, manage budgets, and meet broadcast timelines.
• Directed cross-functional clearance teams, overseeing rights-holder research, sync/master/direct performance license negotiations, deliverables, and compliance reporting.
• Cultivated and maintained strategic relationships with major record labels, music publishers, and independent music producers.
• Managed all facets of live on-air and pre-recorded musical performances—artist coordination, backline logistics, and rehearsals—routinely under tight broadcast deadlines.
• Oversaw custom music production initiatives for ESPN-branded content, ensuring efficient workflow, asset management, and creative quality control.

Music Supervision & Coordination — Music Department

• Supervised music selection and delivery for ESPN domestic and international productions, providing creative direction to production teams for live broadcasts.
• Streamlined music delivery workflows and improved cue-sheet reporting processes, increasing accuracy and reducing turnaround time.
• Developed the asset management and delivery workflow adopted between the Music Department, Production Operations, and Edit teams.

Production & Operations

• Collaborated with producers and directors on 7 ESPN studio programs, contributing technical and editorial solutions for live broadcast.
• Achieved proficiency in 6 technical specialties including audio, video, graphics, and editing; earned 2 Emmy plaques for contributions to SportsCenter "Best Studio Show Daily."

Live Sound & Lighting Engineer

• Served as front-of-house and monitor engineer for live performances at outdoor festivals, stadiums, and concert venues.

Brigade Command Sergeant Major (E9) | 100th Troop Command, CA Army National Guard

• Executive leader accountable for the performance, readiness, and professional development of a 1,200-member organization comprising eight specialized divisions, including cybersecurity, engineering, intelligence, and missile defense operations.
• Advises the commanding general on all matters of organizational health, talent management, training strategy, and operational readiness at the enterprise level.
• Leads California's largest full-time military force with a scope equivalent to a mid-sized corporate division spanning multiple functional areas.

Battalion Command Sergeant Major (E9) | 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion

• Led a nearly 700-member cross-functional organization integrating engineering, logistics, aviation, communications, and intelligence functions.
• Directed organizational culture, standards, training, and readiness for a complex, geographically dispersed workforce with diverse technical specialties.

Battalion Operations Sergeant (E8) | 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion

• Directed the operations department, managing a team of 20 officers and staff across all planning, scheduling, and mission execution functions.
• Ensured organizational compliance, resource allocation, and strategic alignment across all operational directorates.

Training Operations Sergeant (E8) | U.S. Army Africa, G7/Training Directorate

• Managed an international training subdirectorate, securing government funding and overseeing curriculum development and capacity-building programs across multiple African partner nations.
• Coordinated cross-agency stakeholders and foreign counterparts to deliver peacekeeping training aligned with strategic diplomatic and security objectives.

Engineer Operations Sergeant (E8) | Special Operations Joint Task Force — Operation Inherent Resolve

• Coordinated resources, equipment procurement, and force deployment in direct support of counter-ISIS operations within a classified joint task force environment.
• Managed complex logistics and funding streams in a high-stakes, time-sensitive operational context with zero margin for error.

Company First Sergeant (E8) | Bco, 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion

• Served as senior leader and general manager of a 100-member specialized technical organization, responsible for personnel readiness, professional development, training design, and mission execution.
• Designed and implemented training programs, logistics plans, and tactical frameworks, consistently delivering mission-ready personnel and equipment.

Master of Business for Veterans (Candidate)

Bachelor of Arts — Organizational Communication & Public Relations

Associate of Science — Audio Production / Recording Arts

Graduate — Senior Enlisted Leadership & Strategic Management