Management Support

Patrick J. Murray

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Forward-thinking executive with proven success in all facets of operations

management from the planning and execution of operations at the field

level, to corporate level program analysis, development and realignment.

Expert communicator well versed in the challenges of leading successful

teams in stressful, resource constrained environments and dealing with

changing conditions. Expertise:

Vision & Strategic Strategic Problem Training and Motivation

Planning Solving

Productivity & Project Management & Team Building &

Continuous Process Business Development Organizational

Improvement Development

Leadership & Change Marketing and Customer Information Sharing &

Management Relations Environmental Awareness

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Deputy Director of Mathematics and Science - U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis,

MD 2008-Present

Senior level academic administrator and an instructor of technical

undergraduate courses.

. Managed the daily operations of 250 faculty and staff in 5 academic

departments, and an operating budget of $950K/year.

. Increased military officer instructor manning by 15% and reduced

civilian adjunct professor hiring requirements during a period of

manpower budget reductions.

. Taught more than 550 Naval Academy undergraduate students over

multiple semesters in a variety of introductory and upper-level

meteorology and oceanography courses.

. Introduced effective teaching methods to facilitate high levels of

student learning and routinely mentored students by incorporating

career experiences into classroom discussions.

. As volunteer coach and Director of Operations for the Naval Academy's

ice hockey team, implemented new recruiting methodologies to increase

the team's talent level and improve on-ice performance.

. Increased the team's winning percentage for 4 consecutive years,

culminating in a 29-win season in which the team qualified for the

college club hockey national tournament for the first time its 40 year

history.

Commanding Officer - Naval Oceanography Antisubmarine Warfare Center,

Yokosuka, Japan 2005-2008

Regional Director. Responsible for the operations and performance of

nearly 100 people at 5 oceanography support field offices in Japan.

Consistently recognized for exceeding goals and for excellence in managing

change.

. Managed an operating budget of $1M/year and tasked to change the

command's overall mission/function from regional weather support to

antisubmarine warfare support.

. Transferred weather forecasting capabilities and functions to units

located in the United States and enhanced ocean analysis and

forecasting capabilities in partnership with key customers in Japan

focused on developing increased awareness of the ocean environment to

improve adversary submarine tracking.

. Executed the organizational restructuring of 5 geographically separate

field offices.

. Implemented Lean/Six Sigma practices to continuously improve quality

in products and services.

. Developed new workforce training plans to enhance knowledge of the

ocean environment and support new operational requirements in

antisubmarine warfare.

. Streamlined workplace processes using the latest in equipment and

technology.

. Decommissioned a shore command and established a new one in its place

with a new mission and name.

. Mission modifications improved customers' overall asset allocation and

sensor placement decisions - reducing risk, increasing effectiveness

and saving money in the prosecution of adversary submarines.

Strategy Analyst & Resource Planner - Chief of Naval Operations,

Washington, D.C. 2002-2005

Developed a multi-year operational plan and acquisition strategy for a

$400M/year naval operations support organization. Delivered multiple high

impact business cases regarding new processes and technologies to senior

executives.

. Led a series of business-line assessments to identify, evaluate and

analyze new business opportunities and improve timeliness and quality

of products and support services provided to established customers.

. Researched and analyzed processes used by military customers to drive

resource allocation and acquisition plans for dozens of naval

oceanography support programs. Divested $150M in outdated programs and

justified a $40M/year budget increase to advance cutting-edge

technologies.

. Employed strategy mapping and assessment techniques to implement a

mandated 25% workforce reduction and restructure a regionally-aligned,

3,000 person naval support organization.

. Key member of a team that developed the U.S. Navy's master plan for the

use of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Identified mission area

requirements based on customer needs and made programmatic

recommendations for use in multiple research and development (R&D)

efforts, enabling the U.S. Navy's first widespread acquisition and

operational use of emerging UUV technologies.

. Investigated new sensor technologies for placement on unmanned aerial

vehicles (UAVs) to reduce loading concerns and improve broad area

surveillance capabilities.

. Conducted a market analysis of various unmanned underwater glider

systems and capabilities to develop an acquisition strategy for

enhanced oceanographic data collection.

Operational Planner and Staff Oceanographer - Carrier Air Group Seven,

Coronado, CA 2000-2002

Executive-level adviser and provider of meteorology and oceanography

support services for ships, aircraft and submarines in a deploying U.S.

Navy battle group. Participated in the planning and execution of several

multi-national military operations as the battle group's long range planner

and scheduler.

. Developed and implemented a quick response scheduling plan to expedite

the deployment readiness of more than a dozen ships preparing for a

short-notice wartime transit to the Indian Ocean by tailoring plans to

meet individual unit needs. The approach, which enabled the entire

battle group to respond to real-world events and deploy two months

early, was formally adopted and standardized by the U.S. Navy for

future deploying units.

. Assembled a multi-national team of more than 60 military meteorologists

that responsively delivered high-quality personalized support services

to combat forces after September 11, 2001.

Previous Assignments - Multiple assignments in various locations

1989-2000

. Operations Officer - managed a 24 hour/day, shore-based, operations

center and a department of over 80 people.

. U.S. Naval Academy - Leadership, Ethics, and Naval Science

Instructor.

. Surface Warfare Officer - responsible for the safe navigation of a navy

ship and for the electrical maintenance of the main propulsion plant,

auxiliary equipment, and combat systems.

EDUCATION

MS, Air and Ocean Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, 2000

BS, Physical Science, U.S. Naval Academy, 1988

Highlights of Continuing Professional Education and Experience:

Senior Officer Command Leadership Course, Newport, RI, 2005

Senior Officer Legal School, Newport, RI, 2005

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