Training Management

Frank B. Guest, III

Springfield, Virginia *****; H 703-***-****; C 703-***-****; *******@***.*******://www.linkedin.com/in/frankguest

Executive Summary (Current Top Secret Clearance):

Successful Defense Consulting Business Unit Leader, with expertise in Team Operations,

Analytic Capability Development, DoD Acquisition process, PPBES, and Business Development

Captain, USN, Naval Surface Warfare Officer, multiple Command and Executive Officer tours

with expertise in all surface warfare areas; Fleet Introduction and Training, and ASW and

Financial Management Sub-Specialties

Senior Defense Consulting professional with strong managerial and business expertise; and

proven strategic to tactical business development success. Led a growing and profitable

Consulting Business Unit providing a range of decision analytic capabilities to multiple

clients in the Navy and Defense acquisition markets. Specific successes in client

delivery, client relations, program/portfolio management, business and intellectual

capital development, assessing ACAT Programs, staff management, and growing and profitably

operating a business unit in support of corporate goals. Additional expertise includes

Defense acquisition, DON Gate Review Process, DOD PPBES, metric development, and

Congressional authorization and appropriation processes, and proposal development. A Navy

career included decorated Destroyer and Destroyer Squadron Commands, all warfare

expertise, large Navy and OSD staff success, and ASW and Financial Management subspecialty

expertise.

Employment History/Expertise:

Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. 2001 to 2012

Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (2001-2007)

Led successful multi-dimensional Business Unit guiding and managing the unit s business

development, marketing and client delivery of advanced decision support and analytic

capabilities to all levels of Navy and DOD acquisition leadership. The capabilities assist

program/portfolio managers, and other senior acquisition executives, to better connect to

their acquisition data and make better and faster data driven decisions. Gained expertise

in DON Enterprise and Mission Architecture Policy and Governance and provided Cyber,

Information Sharing, C4ISR, and Biological WMD technical support.

Consistently managed profitable Business Unit: Proven and effective team operations

management.

Achieved year over year (2010 to 2011) direct reporting staff increase of over 20% while

increasing unit sales revenue by nearly 25% across multiple defense markets.

For five years, routinely exceeded corporate billable hour goals, consistently

contributing to broader firm profitability.

Maintained and developed direct client relationships including: Deputy Assistant

Secretary of the Navy RDT&E Chief Systems Engineer, Navy Program Executive Officer

Integrated Warfare Systems (IWS 2.0), Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, OSD CIO,

OPNAV N863, and OSD Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Strategic and Tactical Systems.

Matrixed clients have included: U.S. Cyber Command (J5), DIA, OPNAV N3/6, MARCORSYSCOM

PG15, Joint Staff CIO, DISA Naval Sea Systems Command (SEA 05U), and the Defense Threat

Reduction Agency (DTRA).

Frank B. Guest, III

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Guided the strategy, marketing, selling, and development of metric based decision

analytic processes and GOTS tools to the Navy Acquisition Community. Provided Strategic

decision analytic thought to OSD and Army acquisition clients.

Navy decision support success: Naval Probability of Program Success (PoPS v1 and v2),

Warfare Center Organizational Health Metrics (OHM), and the DON Acquisition Metrics

Management System (AMMS v1.0). Naval PoPS v2.2 was implemented in the DON Acquisition

Community in May 2010 for all ACAT and non-ACAT programs; and AMMS v1.0 was accredited for

analytic use in DON Acquisition decisional forums by DASN RDT&E in October 2011.

Navy Integration & Interoperability (I&I) success: Developed DON Enterprise Architecture

(EA) Acquisition Imperative supporting policy and process alignment of DON acquisition SoS

System Engineering and Integration and Interoperability equities with EA equities of DON

CIO.

OSD and Army Success: Provided Strategic Thought White Paper to DASD S&TS for development

and implementation of OSD Enterprise level Program Health assessments. Led decision

analytics and visualization marketing with Army PARCA

Successfully managed multiple programs simultaneously: Successes include:

Three year ~$3.2M ASN RDA task to deliver multiple versions of Naval PoPS (excellent

CPARS),

One and a half year ~$1.5M ASN RDA task to deliver/accredit Naval AMMS (excellent CPARS),

One year ~$600K NSWC Dahlgren task to deliver Organizational Health Metrics (OHM),

Three year ~$1M task to deliver DON EA policy and governance expertise.

Three year ~$1.5M task providing Programmatic and System Engineering support to POE IWS2

Multiple shorter projects including: a four month $100K task to task develop PoPS

business rules for USMC Product Group 15 and a five month $155K task to deliver USAF and

DON PoPS analysis and comparison as a precursor to an OSD Enterprise PoPS.

Easily managed tasks with multiple contract types: sold and managed client work using a

variety of contract types including: GSA schedules, IATAC, SURVIAC, and other IDIQ, CPFF

and FFP vehicles.

Large and small proposal experience: In the past three years supported and/or led

portions of large Navy Professional Support Services (PSS) proposal efforts including: PEO

LMW, PEO Carriers, and PEO Submarines. Made technical, staff and qualification

contributions to many others.

Exceptional staff manager: For over five years managed up to 20 direct or matrixed staff

on multiple tasks and have overseen all aspects of hiring, assessments, promotions,

awards, billable hour management, and career management.

Relevant Expertise: Senior U. S. Navy Surface Warfare Officer Captain, USN

Successful and decorated Senior United States Navy Surface Warfare Officer. A career that

included 20 years at sea with Command tours in Destroyer Squadron 31 and USS Moosbrugger

(DD980); and Fleet Introduction and Training (FIT) expertise in USS Nicholas (FFG47) and

also at DESRON 31. Masters Degree from Naval War College and served tours on the Navy

Staff, SIXTH Fleet Staff, the OSD Comptroller Staff, and in the Navy Office of Legislative

affairs.Frank B. Guest, III

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Commander Destroyer Squadron 31: Executed responsibilities as CARAT 98 Task Group

Commander and CATF, Lincoln Battle Group Sea Combat Commander, and as the CINCPACFLT ASW

Squadron Commander. During CARAT, expertise as Task Group (TG) Commander, Submarine

Element Commander (SEC), and Amphibious Task Force Commander (CATF) for multiple Company

sized landings. ISIC for 3 DDG51, 2 DD963, 2 FFG36 class ships, and 1900 sailors. Led and

mentored 14 Commanding Officers and a staff of 20. Conceived and executed a first ever MOU

between a Squadron Commander and the Afloat Training Group improving efficiency,

effectiveness and coordination in unit training. Developed plan for initial crew

certification of USS O Kane (DDG70). Developed expertise in ASW tactics, operational

schedules, fuel management, and training and material readiness. The later included all

aspects of operational and material readiness such as training and maintenance

availabilities, live and virtual training at sea, and Engineering, Combat Systems, and

TOMAHAWK certifications.

Commanding Officer USS Moosbrugger (DD980): Deployed to SIXTH Fleet with the Theodore

Roosevelt Battle Group establishing new real world records for SQQ-89 passive ASW

operations; led crew preparations and training leading to completion of pre deployment

Refresher Training, INSURV and Operational Propulsion Plant Examination with above average

results; with only six days notice prepared ship and crew and deployed to the Red Sea with

the Kennedy Battle Group boarding over 30 merchant vessels while enforcing UN Sanctions in

Operation Desert Shield.

Executive Officer USS Nicholas (FFG47): Led pre-commissioning crew organization and

training and primary point of contact with Bureau of Naval Personnel and Fleet

Introduction and Training (FIT) Team resulting in successful implementation of crew

phasing plan, crew certification, operational propulsion plant examination, refresher

training, and INSURV. Led and managed crew preparations for crew work package and crew

training during Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) leading to second round or above average

operational propulsion plant examination, INSURV, and refresher training. Overall result

was uncommon receipt of two consecutive Battle Efficiency E awards for the ship and crew

in the first two years of commissioned service.

Significant other Navy expertise: Deputy Fleet N3 and Fleet N5 for Commander SIXTH Fleet

during Bosnian conflict and pivotal in standing up the first SIXTH Fleet Cruise missile

cell. Expertise at SIXTH Fleet also included fleet support to NATO s SHARP GUARD, the

O Grady CSAR and the first ever launch of SIXTH Fleet Tomahawk Cruise Missiles. Navy Staff

expertise as Resource Sponsor and PPBES participant for all Navy systems for USCG Bear

class cutters. OSD Comptroller Staff expertise in PPBES and in Authorization and

Appropriation processes.

Degrees Held/Education:

MBA, George Mason University

M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College

B.S., Marketing, University of Maryland, College Park

M.A., Certificate in Business Strategy, University of Chicago, Round Table Group

Various DoDAF and FEAC Architecture Training Courses

Various Surface Warfare Operational and Command Training Course

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