Training Service

JOHN D. ELLIS

One Coelho Way E, Honolulu, HI ****7

808-***-**** ******@****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A continuous series of challenging and varied assignments instilling skills relating to leadership,

oral and written communication, detailed analysis and responsible performance. A diplomatic

and tactful mentor judged to have superior verbal and written communication skills, a strong

ethical foundation, strategic orientation, with an ability to consider numerous perspectives and

their ramifications.

CREDENTIALS

Security Clearance: Top Secret, Special Compartmented Information, granted in

February 2007 (Periodic Review underway presently).

Certified Financial Planner (Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards), since 2003.

EXPERIENCE

Teaching & Research

Created and maintain a Joint Knowledge On-line US Pacific Command (USPACOM)

joint task force (JTF) training community of interest website devoted to joint task force

training and education issues and resources. Work with USPACOM-designated JTF

headquarters in implementing joint training programs within their organizations.

Designed, compiled and taught courses on the joint training system and joint operational

planning process to newly-assigned personnel (ranks between E7 and O6) to the

USPACOM s Standing Joint Force HQs (SJFHQ) from 2005 through 2009.

As a member of SJFHQ, mentored and embedded with JTF-designated headquarters

staffs encompassing a variety of JTF operations (particularly campaign assessment,

humanitarian assistance/disaster relief, and power projection).

Operations

Served in a variety of both exercise and actual operations from tactical to operational

levels, from peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance to power projection and theater-

level conflict. Served primarily in planning roles (ground, intelligence, campaign)

depending upon the requirement.

Operations include: American Samoa tsunami response (JTF - Homeland Defense)

2009, CARING RESPONSE (Burma typhoon response) 2008, UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

(South Asian tsunami response) 2005, DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM 1990-1,

Multinational Force and Observer mission (Sinai Peninsula) 1988-9. Exercises include:

TERMINAL FURY 2008, 2009; TALISMAN SABER 2007, 2009 (Australia); KEEN EDGE

2007, 2008 (Japan); YAMA SAKURA 1993 1996, 2007 (Japan); COBRA GOLD 2007-

2009 (Thailand); ULCHI FOCUS LENS 2004 (Korea); KEY RESOLVE 2005 (Korea).

Exercise co-director for TIGER BALM (2003 2006) brigade level Army command post

exercise with the Singaporean Armed Forces - responsible for all aspects of design and

conduct of the exercise.

JOHN D. ELLIS

One Coelho Way E, Honolulu, HI 96817

808-***-**** ******@****.***

Staff

Currently serve on the USPACOM staff as a Joint Training System Specialist

(contractor in the J7 Training and Exercise directorate) administering the USPACOM

JTF Training and Certification Program aimed at providing a comprehensive

methodology for service and sub-unified headquarters to rapidly train and respond in

joint environments for a variety of mission sets. Ushered five JTF-designated

headquarters through the 12-24 month process to achieve ready and postured JTF

coverage for a myriad of theater missions during the past three years.

Currently serve as Chief of Staff for the 9th Mission Support Command (headquarters for

all Army Reserves in the Pacific Theater) responsible for the training and readiness for

Army Reserve augmentation to Joint Task Force Homeland Defense primarily, and to

other Pacific-based HQs (US Forces Korea, US Forces Japan, US Army Japan, etc.).

Served on both tactical and operational level staffs as an intelligence officer, most

recently as Deputy J2, US Forces Korea, Production Officer for Joint Intelligence Center

Pacific and G2, 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade. Provided forward-looking estimates and

cogent analysis regarding campaign assessment and sundry topics of concern.

EDUCATION

Civilian

Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College, 2011

Certified Financial Planner Certification Course, University of Hawaii College of

Business, 2003.

Bachelor of Arts (History), Princeton University, 1981.

Military

School, 1997

U.S. Army War College, 2011

Military Intelligence Officer

Combined Humanitarian Assistance

Advanced, 1991

Response Training Course (Center

for Excellence in Disaster Post-Graduate Intelligence Program

Management and Humanitarian (Defense Intelligence College), 1990

Assistance), 2007 Military Intelligence Officer Basic,

System of Systems Analyst Course 1985

(Joint Forces Command), 2006 Officer Candidate School, 1985

Command and General Staff Defense Language Institute (Arabic-

Officers Course, 2000 Egyptian), 1983

Combined Arms Service Staff

AWARDS

Meritorious Service Medal

Army Commendation Medal (5)

Military Outstanding Volunteer Medal

Southwest Asia Service Medal (DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM)

Air Assault Badge

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