M ark R. Budzyn

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Office: 202-***-**** - H ome: 703-***-**** - C ell: 302-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2012 – Present

Deputy Di rector & Project Management Manager

N avy and Ma r ine Corps Appellate Leave Activity (NAMALA), Washington Navy Yard, DC

As Deputy Director and Project Management Manager, I presently lead more than 2,000 Marines,

Sailors, Civilians and Appellants in the management, oversight and execution of all aspects of the

N AMA LA’s mission to include administering and management in the centralized t racking of all

Navy and Marine Corps personnel placed on involuntary appellate leave; and members assigned by

t he Naval Clemency and Parole Board to parole or supervised release while expediting the discharge

p rocess; and to perform such other functions and tasks as directed. I participate in high level

meetings with agency senior officials, Departmental officials and senior leaders from other federal,

s tate and international counterpart agencies. I provide advice and guidance to senior level leaders

on internal security and integrity related matters and lead briefings of critical issues with the

potential for national and international implications. Major accomplishments include:

• Serving as the subject matter expert for all correctional appellants within the Navy and

M arine Corps while monitoring the case status of members on involuntary appellate leave and

members assigned to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (Ft. Leavenworth) who are waiting the

results of appellate review.

• Execute punitive discharges when approved and as directed by Navy Judge Advocate General

(JAG) and effect clemency granted by the Naval Clemency and Parole Board.

• Senior Operating Leader with sole responsibility of all aspects of planning and managing

personnel and the appellate population averaging over 300 people on a monthly basis.

• Execute and manage budget of $100,000 that led efforts to save $30,000 in savings annually by

maximizing temporary additional duty, video teleconferencing, direct connect on-line t raining

and negotiating shared cost with headquarters.

• Maintained complete autonomous decision-making authority within the areas of maintenance,

t raining, human resource, budgets, medical, dental, team building, moral, discipline and

administrative matters.

• Served as the NAMA LA’s subject matter expert point of contact for his expert judgment while

a iding and creating the new project: Navy Justice Information System (NJIS) to replace

Corrections Management Information System (CORMIS) by often using Navy and Marine

Corps command/system relationships on the project while being able to provide valuable input

i n Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat (SWOT) analysis, brain-storming and focus group

sessions, and using Delphi technique to gather expert inputs, research questionnaires in NJIS

replacing CORMIS by 2018.

• Devised efforts to implement a single, authoritative process enabling visibility into the

Department of the Navy (DON) statistical data on criminal offenses and other high-interest

issues, such as suicides, fraternization, drug abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment

enabling greater visibility into data on criminal and non-criminal incidents, ultimately

assisting senior leadership decisions related to preventive or mitigation law enforcement

measures.

• Served to establish policy and assign responsibilities for incident reporting, which enhances

DoD and Service ability to analyze t rends and to respond to Executive, Legislative, and

oversight requests for statistical data relating to criminal and other high-interest incidents.

June 2011 – May 2012

Chief of Staff Human Resource/Information/Intelligence/Paralegal Project Management

M anager

C amp Pendleton, CA/Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

As the Chief of Staff Human Resource/Information/Intelligence/Paralegal/Project Management

M anager, I personally served as the superior for hundreds of personnel, directly supervising as many

as sixty employees at a t ime driving strategic, operational and tactical collection in Afghanistan to

support 12,000 personnel conducting combat operations, assisting in managing administration and

manpower related issues, contributing to the planning for combat operations supporting tens of

t housands of military service members to include planning and personally leading t raining with over

200 Afghan 215th Corps personnel. Lead in the coordinating all of all

administration/manpower/intelligence operation actions with over 200 staff counterparts in the

a reas of operations, logistics, and communications, additionally supervised the implementation and

management of the Division Biometrics collection program, as well as maintained more than $2

m illion of equipment and coordinated the acquisition of $500,000 of additional i tems reducing

manpower requirements by 25% directly impacting the organizations ability to focus efforts in

support of operations. I participated in high level meetings with agency senior officials, and

i nternational counterpart agencies by providing advice and guidance to senior level leaders on

i nternal security and integrity related matters and lead briefings of critical issues with the potential

for national and international implications. Major accomplishments include:

• Served on the Chief-of-Staff, Executive team as a subject matter expert for all administration

and legal matters for Marine Corps Task Force Leatherneck, Afghanistan.

• Established and maintained professional working relationships with key leaders and

commands while projecting a positive image of the Marine Corps throughout the assigned area

of responsibility.

• Charged to redesign and grow services for the office of the 1st Marine Division Commanding

General by coordinating the support for a Command Element in charge of over 12,000 personnel

operating in Afghanistan.

• Personally served as the superior for hundreds of personnel, directly supervising as many as sixty

employees at a time driving strategic, operational and tactical collection in Afghanistan to support

12,000 personnel conducting combat operations, assisting in managing

administration/manpower/intelligence related issues, contributing to the planning for combat

operations supporting tens of thousands of military service members to include planning and

personally leading training with over 200 Afghan 215th Corps personnel.

• Devised synergistic partnership with adjacent and subordinate entities creating 10 centers of

influence and developed professional contacts pool substantially increasing organizational

productivity by 200%.

• Efforts included design and execution of relentless strategies geared toward raising proficiency of

organization effectively increasing efficiency by 35% and propelling effectiveness without increased

personnel.

• Managed the administrative requirements and manning of a 100 individual organization ensuring

coordinating and integrating all actions with a Higher Headquarters comprised of 30,000 service

members.

• Led the effort in supporting (2) United Kingdom based Mission Rehearsal Exercises which were

vital to preparing over 4,000 Royal Marine Commandoes for combat in Afghanistan.

• Supervised 12 Officers and over 45 enlisted Marines in the execution of timely analysis, daily

production, and development of over 1,000 administration/manpower products.

• Addressed equipment shortfalls, training, and personnel augmentation by personally procuring 50

personnel, and a Bahrain based Falcon-view training team utilized to train Afghan Forces.

• Coordinated processing, analysis, and production to include the production of over 2,500 analytical

products, the development of the Division Operations Center Tactical Standing Operation

Procedures, the implementation of an effective information management plan for effective flow,

receipt, storage and dissemination of operational intelligence, and management of 1,000 Request For

Information to higher, adjacent, and subordinate units.

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May 2010 – June 2011

Human Resource/Intelligence/Information/Paralegal/Project Management Manager

Camp Pendleton, CA

As H uman Resource/Intelligence/Information/Paralegal/Project Management Manager, I exercised

h igh-- level oversight of all investigative operations and administrative activities of the Division and

i ts 3,000 Marines/Sailors/Civilians who are deployed to Afghanistan and other Individual Augment

assistance in Continental United States (CONUS) Outside Continental United States and

(OCONUS). I lead the development, execution, and t raining of the annual budget, which exceeds

$30 M illion. I oversee receipt and analysis of over 1,000 officer and enlisted service members

m isconduct received on an annual basis. To enhance investigative operations, I led development of

i nvestigative policies, procedures and protocols that guide investigative and enforcement activities of

t he division’s agents. I oversee recruitment and selection of senior managers and work closely with

t he staff to procure and secure office space, t raining and equipment to support operations. I oversee

coordination and collaboration between the Division and i ts internal and external counterparts.

M ajor accomplishments include:

• Coordinated, managed, and planned all command administrative functions to include: all

administration functions, and legal investigations, congressional information inquires, and

h igher headquarters tasks.

• Implemented procedural and operational improvement standard operations, deployment and

exercise directives in CONUS and OCONUS.

• Charged to redesign and grow services for the office of the 1st Marine Division Commanding

General by coordinating the support for a Command Element in charge of over 12,000 personnel

operating in Afghanistan.

• Coordinate all operation actions with over 200 staff counterparts in the areas of operations, logistics,

and communications, additionally supervised the implementation and management of the Division

Biometrics collection program, as well as maintained more than $2 million of equipment and

coordinated the acquisition of $500,000 of additional items reducing manpower requirements by

25% directly impacting the organizations ability to focus efforts in support of operations.

• Coordinated processing, analysis, and production to include the production of over 2,500 analytical

products, the development of the Division Operations Center Tactical Standing Operation

Procedures, the implementation of an effective information management plan for effective flow,

receipt, storage and dissemination of operational intelligence, and management of 1,000 Request For

Information to higher, adjacent, and subordinate units.

• Managed, collected, planned and t racked monies for the command yearly St. Barbara Day,

Combined Federal Contribution, and Navy and Marine Corps reoccur ring fund raisers drives in

access over $100,000 on a yearly basis.

M ay 2006 – May 2010

Deputy Di rector & Di rector Human Resource Executive Recruiter/Project Management

M anager

Baltimore, M D

As Deputy Director and Director Human Resource Executive Recruiter, I exercised oversight of a

s taff of supervisors and 78 Marine Corps recruiting specialists responsible for covering 14,893

square mile area in Maryland and Delaware. Responsible for managing operational & staff support

requirements, including administration, investigations, Naval ROTC and high school and

community college programs. Responsible for developing and executing t raining program and

budget requirements. Manage $600,000 budget and 68 vehicles, equipment, and 34 facilit ies worth

$11 million. Major accomplishments include:

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• Spearheaded team recognized with dist rict Marine Corps Recruiting Station of Year honors

and finished in "Top"5 out of 24 recruiting stations in eastern region.

• Led team that achieved 113% of total force NROTC scholarship mission by race and gender

categories with 30% submissions awarded 4-year scholarship versus 18% approval goal, 12%

above standard goal.

• Ini tiated improved budget management system that reduced overspending and maximized

M arine Corps recruiting exposure.

• Managed vehicle maintenance program; increased availability significantly, increasing

recruiter efficiency.

• Led development of recruiting stations structure plan that contributed to stations finishing

f irst in district in contracting and shipping of new recruits for fi rst quar ter of year.

• Partnered with Army Corps of Engineers and reduced facility repair t ime significantly.

• Planned and executed improved high school/ community college recruiting programs that

resulted in attaining 100% of student lists from previously non-compliant school districts in

Baltimore, MD and Wilmington, DE.

• Implemented musical enlisted option program that resulted in achieving 160% of recruiting

goal.

• Mentored/trained two civilian employees, resulting in 1 civilian being nominated for District

C ivilian of Year.

• Led Officer recruitment of qualified applicants for hard-- to-- fill vacancies to support Marine

Corps officer manpower mission requirements.

• Resolved long-- standing administrative issues that created a significant r isk for claims of

d isparate t reatment in h i ring and promotion practices; Implemented a t ransparent merit

p romotion strategy to and establish an approved career path.

• Senior Operating Leader with sole responsibility of all aspects of analysis, planning and

managing to develop and implement productive monthly plans that consistently secured

m ission accomplishments.

• Prospect, screen, sell and process the best-qualified applicants for the vigorous t raining

requirements for Officer Candidate School (OCS).

• Managed, and monitored multiply fronts on command budget, ensuring maximum effect for the

dollar, maximizing t raining and equipment grades and identifying budget saving measures.

• Resolved long-- standing administrative issues that created a significant r isk for claims of

d isparate t reatment in h i ring and promotion practices; Implemented a t ransparent merit

p romotion strategy to and establish an approved career path.

• Transitioned the office to a new organizational structure to eliminate duplicative layers of

supervision and facilitate more effective communications throughout the office.

• Led team that achieved 105% of fiscal year recruit shipping goal.

• Developed and executed improved recruiting plan that resulted in achieving 101% of

contracting mission goal; finished #1 of 8 recruiting stations in district and in "Top" 5 of 24

recruiting stations in eastern region.

• Led team that surpassed Marine Corps national standard of enlistment criteria, attaining

67.5% upper mental group, 4.5% above standard, and 97% Tier I recruits, 2% above standard.

• Developed/executed annual contract and ship plan that resulted in earning Recruiting Station

of the Year.

• Effectively utilized recruiting support programs; resulted in exceeding Marine Corps recruit ing

s tandard with a 98.2% return rate and 18.2% contracted rate, 8.2%/3.2% above standard.

• Executed t raining plans and acted as primary t rainer for professional selling skills

sustainment t raining and recruiter task t raining while conducting evaluation summaries for

recruiter evaluations for 78 Marine Corps recruiter specialists.

• Conducted t raining, assistance, and inspections to 14 recruiting substations throughout

M aryland and

Delaware.

April 2003 – May 2006

Human Resource/Intelligence/Project Management Manager

C amp Liberty, Baghdad, I raq/Iwakuni, Japan

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I exercised oversight of a staff who served as principal advisor to I raqi Ministry of Defense, Deputy

Chief of Staff for Administration and Recruiting on all I raqi Joint Forces recruiting and accession

matters; to include officer/ enlisted recruiting and retention on a National/International level

i nterest. I oversaw development and execution of all t raining and operational budget activities, and

led the development of inter and intra-agency t raining

p rograms and the deployment t raining schedule. I also led the development of the fact finder

t raining programs

w hich encompassed all internal investigative and security matters. I oversaw recruitment efforts

and rebuilt the

t raining staff. I also served as a class room instructor and t rained newly hired and journey level

personnel in the methods of conducting investigations, internal security and covert testing. Major

accomplishments include:

• Transitioned the office to a new organizational structure to eliminate duplicative layers of

supervision and facilitate more effective communications throughout the command.

• Coordinated and provided oversight during the I raqi Rescreening Plan; a plan established to

gain accountabili ty of the 267,000 member I raqi Joint Forces through the screening of pay and

database records, medical, li teracy and age requirements. Efforts of this innovative plan

significantly increased unit readiness by 25% and personal t raining attendance.

• Established and coordinated Joint Headquarters leadership with increasing and maintaining

force protection measures in response to attacks during recruiting drives; results of this effort

significantly increased the security levels within the recruit ing centers.

• Supervised, advised and monitored I raqi Army recruiting, reintegration and force generation

operations; Executed 7-recruiting center inspections to ensure adherence to I raqi leadership

screening procedures.

• Served as the Joint Manning administration manager, managing all aspects of manpower for

over 800 personnel representing all United States mili tary services and United States non-

coalition personal.

• Responsible for the managing of all inbound and outbound personal for Multi-National Forces

I raq, Camp Liberty, Baghdad, I raq while maintaining coordination and communication of all

personal requirements to CENTCOM (Central Command), MARCENT (Marine Corps Central

Command), NAVCENT (Navy Central Command), CENTAF (Air Force Central Command), and

ARCENT (Army Central Command).

• Spearheaded a one-of-a-kind 235,000 joint civilian/military manpower event “Friendship Day”

i n Iwakuni, Japan.

October 2001 – April 2003

Deputy Di rector/Deputy Assistant Comptroller/Paralegal Manager

H enderson Hall, Arlington, VA/Quantico, VA

Served as the Deputy Director to the Headquarters Marine Corps Director and collaborated with

senior staff managers and other operational and administrative matters related to the U.S. Marine

Corps administrative/legal and Comptroller to Henderson Hall and Quantico, VA. Handled

assignments as a member of Commanding Officer’s staff related to the legal preliminary and

command investigations. Maintained daily awareness of all export investigations, briefed senior

leadership on the status of significant investigations and exercised oversight of operations related

and budget issues. Participated as a team member in the inspections of field offices to ensure

compliance with all applicable policies and procedures as well as providing headquarters-based

support regarding matters related to licensing determinations. Major accomplishments include:

• Extensive expert legal knowledge and experience in conducting highly complex independent

and sensitive i mpartial investigations while applying a wide range of analytical management

p rocess system operations and controls to ensure personnel, equipment and other resources are

employed effectively, securely, economically, and within legal and administrative constraints.

• Supervised, advised, and monitored in the decision marking, planning and evaluating,

organizing, coordinating and executing complex and diverse programs and operations.

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• Reorganized and streamlined all administrative and legal requirements of a 3,500 person

department by eliminating duplication of reports, creating t ickler systems to t rack pay, awards,

supplies, evaluations and maintenance of equipment.

• Lead and t rained over 100 personnel assigned to a repair locker in various administration

f unctions.

• Recovered over $53,000 in recovery temporary additional duty funds on behalf of the U.S.

Government, a record for the Henderson Hall, VA.

• Efficiently managed the comptroller Temporary Additionally Duty (TAD) processing of 1,907

claims totaling in excess of $800,000.

• Effectively managed the execution of a $785 million TAD budget for the Marine Corps

Recruiting Command, Quantico, VA by saving approximately $50,000 annually by using

electronic distribution of documents and information.

• Refined the Command briefing that provides progressive t raining and materials for personnel

temporarily attached to this command to ensure target audience is reached and mission is

accomplished.

• Efficiently managed the command’s budget of nearly 5 million dollars, of which $200,000

dollars is discretionary spending, and eliminated unnecessary expenses resulting in a savings

of $35,000 dollars.

Education :

Master of Business Administration – University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ (2013)

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration – Park University, Parkville, MO (2000)

Over 12,000 hours of Project Management (PM) experience hours focused on project performance

and controls and 100+ hours of Project Management t raining, Syracuse University, PMP

certification, Syracuse, NY (2013)

Marine Corps Information Officer Couse, Camp Pendleton, CA (2012)

Senior Officer Management Course (2009)

Officer Selection Officer Recruiting Course: Personnel Presentation Sales Proficiency Professional

Selling Skills; Selling Beyond Close, Lansdowne, VA (2007)

Substance Abuse Officer Course, Beaufort, SC (2006)

Leadership Expeditionary Warfare School, Quantico, VA (2006)

7 Habits of Successful People Course, Hi roshima/Iwakuni, Japan (2004)

Basic Lawyer Course, Naval Justice School, San Diego, CA, (2003)

Personal Administration & Manpower School, Jacksonville, NC (2003)

M arine Corps Security In telligence Manager Course, Jacksonville, NC (2003)

The Basic School (TBS), Quantico, VA (2002)

Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, Quantico, VA (2000)

Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Course (1998)

Non-Commissioned Officer Sergeant Course, Quantico, VA (1996)

Non-Commissioned Officer Corporal Course, Quantico, VA (1995)

Personal Administration Course, Camp Lejeune, NC (1994)

Marine Corps Recruit Depot t raining, Parris Island, SC (1994)

AWARDS and RECOGNIT ION :

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Navy & Mar ine Corps Commendation Medal

Navy & Mar ine Corps Achievement Medal (four awards)

Army Achievement Medal

Joint Meri torious Unit Award r ibbon

Navy Unit Commendation r ibbon (7 bronze stars)

Meritorious Unit Citation r ibbon (3 stars)

Good Conduct Medal (2 awards)

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National Defense Medal (2 awards)

Afghanistan Campaign Medal (one bronze star),

I raq Campaign Medal (two bronze stars)

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

Korean Defense Service Medal

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (two bronze stars)

Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal

Overseas Deployment Ribbon

M arine Corps Recruiting Ribbon

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - I nternational Security Assistance Force

A fghanistan Campaign Medal

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