Manager Training

Michael Harrison

**** ******** *****, ***********, ** 37040

717-***-**** ******@*****.***

EDUCATION:

MA Management and Leadership: Webster University, St. Louis, MO 2007 GPA: 3.71

BS Criminal Justice: The Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, PA 2002 GPA: 3.0

EXPERIENCE:

• 12 years of continual and challenging operations and progressive leadership experience

• Vast operations knowledge and experience culminating as the Senior Advisor to the Commanding

General and as the Deputy Operations Director

• Extensive global and cultural knowledge; demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment

• Great ability to assess leadership, motivate and mentor

• Adapts to stressful environments; commanded units on several combat deployments

• Eclectic technical competency and ability to understand a variety of systems

Senior Advisor to Commanding General Ft. Campbell, KY Mar 13- Present

Served as senior advisor to the Commanding General and Chief of Staff of the 32,000 Soldier organization of

the 101st Airborne Division; advised on all National, Army, Department of Defense policies, deployments,

funding and personnel manning. Managed command group staff of 8 and supervised completion of all

administrative and policy actions for the entire division.

• Advised Commanding General on sequestration and furlough policies concerning the division’s budget

of over $100M; recommended cuts and actions concerning fiscal budget cuts

• Liaison for all Congressional delegates and other General Officers; handled countless Congressional

requests for information and planned all VIP visits to Ft. Campbell

• Managed and responded to all information and communications to the Emergency Operations Cell;

managed and advised commander of all serious incidents to include deaths, accidents, emergency

management requests, explosive ordinance disposal requests, civil and terroristic threats

Division Deputy Operations Officer Ft. Campbell, KY Aug 12- Mar 13

Second to the Director of Operations for the 101st Airborne Division and its 32,000 Soldiers; managed all the

Division training requirements and equipment fielding to meet fiscal budgetary and Commanding General’s

policy. Advised the Director of Operations on areas of training, policy, budget, antiterrorism and force

protection; managed all internal staff actions.

• Responded and created training guidance in response to fiscal sequestration and the political climate;

created and enforced new training guidance to meet the $25M reduction in the division’s operations

budget

• Coordinated manning, training, equipment fielding and deployment actions for preparation of combat

operations in Afghanistan that included 16,000 Soldiers and equipment exceeding $30M of equipment

• Acted as the head Antiterrorism and Force Protection Officer for the division; evaluated and resourced

all division level force protection measures that protects over 60,000 Soldiers and civilians from

natural, civil and terroristic threats

Director and Assistant Professor of Military Science Penn State University Mar 10 – Aug 12

Head of Military Science Department of a satellite campus of Penn State University of over 4,000 students

while serving as liaison between Penn State University and the Depart of Army. Concurrently instructed

Sophomore, Junior and Senior level Military Science students; preparing them for commissioning and careers

as officers in the Army.

• Managed and awarded over $2M of scholarships; developed and implemented policies and standards to

meet and follow scholarship criteria

• Served on the university’s Faculty Senate to oversee funding and academic standards; provided a crucial

link between the university and the Department of the Army

• Created numerous data management functions and metrics to ensure all personnel and administrative

functions are met

Senior Manager/Commander Ft. Campbell, KY/Iraq Jun 07 – Mar 10

Served as Commander of multiple organizations in the 101st Airborne Division that numbered 100 and 150

Soldiers respectfully; managed all functions of the units to include training development/implementation,

equipment management that included over $55M of equipment, implemented judicial policy and enforced Army

standards through mentorship and consistent leadership.

• Successfully trained and deployed a unit of 100 Soldiers to Iraq to manage and operate a complex and

technical of network of systems that protected over 25,000 Soldiers and civilians on over 9 bases

throughout Iraq

• Developed a complex command and control network throughout Iraq that saved and protected countless

lives

• Mentored and developed the 250 Soldiers and Officer’s to not only execute and complete all tasks but

advance further professionally; maintained the highest retention and advancement percentage in the

organization

Operations Manager/Coordinator Ft. Lewis, WA/Iraq Feb 05 – Jun 07

Acted as Operations Manager and Coordinator/Battle Captain for a combat unit of over 150; managed a highly

technical operations cell that oversaw the direct protection of over 30,000 service members/contractors and

roughly $10B worth of equipment. Possessed the initial and only decision authority that required fast thinking,

thoughtful and creative life saving decisions to be made in only seconds.

• Created and implemented training guidance for over 150 Soldiers and Sailors to prepare them for

combat operations in Iraq

• Established all logistical requirements and transportation needs of $150M worth of equipment that

required movement from Yuma, AZ to Iraq

• Headed combat operations and ongoing training and maintenance requirements/schedules to ensure the

continuous readiness of the unit and its equipment; maintained a readiness level of 100% throughout the

deployment

Previous demanding and extensive leadership positions at various levels Oct 02- Feb 05

Upon request

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Top Secret/SCI Clearance; proficiency in MS Office Suite and extensive understanding in other computer

systems and data bases; continuous, vast and challenging management experience at an executive level;

Advanced Antiterrorism Certification; knowledgeable and able to understand highly technical systems.

Will relocate at government expense

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