Troy Warshaw

Troy's professional experience began in June 2016 when he enlisted in the US Army as an Airborne Infantryman. During his time with 1st Battalion, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) in Vicenza, Italy, he fulfilled the roles of rifleman, squad automatic rifleman, machine gunner, platoon radio-telephone operator, and fire team leader. While executing his duties as a part of his platoon's weapons squad, he played an instrumental part in his squad's creation of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for weapons squads through all of 1st Battalion as they were the leading squad within the organization at the time. Troy received two Army Achievement Medals throughout his time serving with Bravo Company, 1-503--most notably, one of the AAMs he received was for the simultaneous execution of his duties as a Fire Team Leader and as a Platoon RTO during an 8-week training rotation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.

Following his time as an active duty enlisted soldier, Troy attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where, although it is primarily an academic institution, he was able to exercise the leadership experience he gained as a soldier and also gain new leadership experience by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to his fellow Cadets. Beginning with his time at the USMA Preparatory School, he served as Charlie Company's First Sergeant where he oversaw the health, welfare, and training of over 70 Cadet Candidates. Then, as a Plebe Cadet at West Point proper, Troy led his peers in the various field exercises they had to execute during Cadet Basic Training where he utilized and shared the knowledge and experience he gained as a Sky Soldier with the 173rd. Additionally, during the academic year as a Plebe, Troy co-founded USMA Gray, the Academy's leading organization within the Corps of Cadets for developing the skillset and knowledge base needed for contemporary conflicts by America's warfighters. Troy continued to serve and lead his peers during Cadet Field Training the following summer as a Yearling Cadet prior to his leaving the Academy for Columbia.

During Troy's time at Columbia, he's worked a few jobs. He enjoyed developing his interpersonal skills working as a bartender; however, most notably, Troy began working as a Full Stack Software Engineer for MSPCFO while completing his degree at Columbia.