Daniel Korzun

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Address: ***** ****** ***** *****

City: Louisville

State: KY

Zip: 40241

Country: USA

Phone: 502-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $125,000

Willing to Relocate

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Daniel J. Korzun

10732 Copper Ridge Drive

Louisville, KY 40241

502-***-****

EDUCATION: Colorado Technical University

Masters of Science in Management

Defense Information School (Fort Meade MD)

Public Affairs Officer Course

Combined Arms and Services Staff School

Norwich University

B.S. Communications

Minor in English

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SKILLS: Public Affairs: Corporate Relations, Media Relations, Community Relations, and Internal Information; expertise working with local, national and international media; coordinating image building and community awareness.

Information Management: Web based training productions, extensive administrator experience with all Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe, and Apple based programs and tools.

Project Management: Situational Evaluation, Gap Analysis, Solution Set Development, and Action Plans for Proof of Concept. Customizing process improvements for integration into concise, measurable developmental milestones. Resource allocation and financial impact analysis for greater effectiveness (a member of the Acquisition Reform Development Team-Better, Faster, Cheaper)

Training Management and Development: conducting gap analysis to design and produce training products that are synchronized with measurable performance goals and objectives. Mentoring and developing training teams for consistent and seamless total quality programs.

Management: leading and team building through a personal network of industry and academic educational and adult learning professionals. Maintaining direct oversight, performance evaluations and professional development for over 50 people. Budget, cost analysis and cost reduction, through innovative use of emerging communications technologies. Noted by senior executives for highly successful team building programs, sto trengthing internal and external professional relationships.

EXPERIENCE Counter IED Lead Integrator (see attached Officer Evaluation Report for Confirmation) 40+ HRS. Per week from December 2004 to November 11 2006.

It is this position that qualifies me to place an E rating on the Occupational Questionnaire for questions 5 through 22.

U.S. Army Armor Center and School, Ft. Knox Kentucky Lead Integrator for the Interim Capabilities Development Team/IED (Improvised Explosive Device) Defeat Task Force, managing and facilitating the dissemination of timely information to training program developers and working groups. Ensuring technical product development teams and training development teams are synchronized to expedite fielding new capabilities and equipment. Subject Matter Expert, responsible for reviewing Joint Publications, Training Manuals, and associated products from 15 proponent schools and agencies around the world. Charter member of the ICDT's Council of Colonels as the Combined Arms Training, Doctrine, and Combat Development Subject Matter Expert.

During this time period I tested, developed and wrote the first Army Doctrinal material on Counter IED Operations, Teamed with the JIEDTF on the development of the first Counter IED Search Operations Manual. This includes my experience utilizing Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) developing and implementing policies, tactics, techniques, and procedures that are still in use at the Combined Arms Center and the Army Engineer School, as Well as the Army Special Warfare Center and School. My extensive experience developing and implementing strategies, plans, policies, and exercises related to general purpose forces and/or special operations forces grew from my work on the IED ICDT Counsel of Colonels; For those reviewing any of the Joint Doctrinal Development Branch Chief Update Briefings (I was always seated to the immediate right hand of the Commanding General and the Director of Training, Doctrine, and Combat Development to field all questions related to IED issues and to receive updates from the maneuver branch chiefs and the Special Operations Proponency Officer. It was here that I was frequently presenting our agency's/organization's C-IED policy goals and objects to national leaders and dignitaries; As the program officer for the development of the BCT TACSOPs I have demonstrated my experience integrating C-IED capabilities into worldwide plans and operations as I included counter IED training requirements, collective and individual task lists as well as milestones for rating unit readiness based on counter IED training.

Special Warfare Training Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Commander. 40+ HRS. per week from November 2001 to December 2004. Commanding Officer for a Company that conducts 100% of the Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations and Foreign Language training. Responsible for the operations, training, administration, logistical support for all assigned and attached training personnel and over 3000 students annually. Supervising the execution of a $3.4 million language instruction contract. Coordinating and monitoring resources, budget and contract adherence for contracted training. Developed criteria to easily evaluate and clearly identify proposals that qualify for competitive bidding. Evaluated selected and managed the implementation of the Joint Special Operations Language Training Program, valued in excess of $50 million. Developed Programs of Instruction for training in new subject areas. Initiated and presented a corporate information program through a series of timely and relevant trainings on emerging technologies, instructor professional development programs, and family readiness groups.

Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles California, Director of Community Relations (GS12 1035/1082 40 HRS. per week from April 1995 to September 1997: Responsible for corporate communications, speech writing, writing and editing all communications products to include web page inputs for senior level management. Organized, developed and implemented strategic public relations programs for maximum impact on target audiences. Create, manage and circulate internal and external communications material in digital and hard copy formats. Developed and implemented a national level community relations program, focusing on image development and community awareness. Designed and produced a training program for CEO level public forums, increasing corporate awareness outside the organization.

U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School, Ft. Huachuca Arizona, Public Relations Ombudsman: 40+ HRS. Per week from March 1993 to August 1994. Development of high profile projects requiring media management and the coordination of various staff sections and external organizations. Projects include; establishment of desktop publishing for internal information projects, Interim Director of Public Affairs, Co-Director for the "Mule Mountain Marathon, Project Coordinator and Training Development Lead for the joint U.S. and Israeli Military Intelligence Conference, Editorial Consultant for "The Huachuca Scout" and "MIPB" magazine.

Headquarters 3rd Infantry Division, Wurzburg Germany, Deputy Director of Public Affairs: 40+ HRS. Per week from June 1991 to March 1993. Management of a 12 member public relations staff, to include coordination with local, national, and international media in Germany and the United States. Executive Editor for all internal publications, responsible for contracting and financial management, art, layout, circulation, and implementation of desktop publishing, writing/editing articles for publication, press releases. Complete production of "on screen" publications, development of media plans and conducting senior leader media training.

Publications: The Guidon, (weekly independently published university newspaper, Norwich University, Northfield VT): Campus News Editor 86, Editor in Chief 87-89, major achievements: conversion to desk top publishing, end of university censorship and review prior to publication, adoption of commercial publication standards and journalistic accountability for all staff members, 89 and 89 first journalism awards for The Guidon, and specific recognition for individual writers (a tradition that has continued to this day)

The Frontline (weekly newspaper for the 3rd Infantry Division, Wurzburg Germany): Managing Editor 92-94, major achievements: conversion to desk top publishing and digitally scanned graphics transferred electronically to printers with an annual cost savings of over $60,000, single handedly researched, wrote and secured copyright authorization from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and other publications for reproduction of historically significant articles covering events as they happened during the 75 year history of the division through WW I, WW II, Korea, and Desert Storm for the publication of a 75th Anniversary Edition that is still available in reprint.

The Huachuca Scout (weekly newspaper of Fort Huachuca AZ): Consulting Editor 94, major achievements: developed planned conversion to desk top publishing with training plan for digital layout and design.

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE DEFEAT Field Manual No. 3-34.119 21 September 2005, I served as subject matter expert and as one of five writer/editors for this manual that establishes doctrine (fundamental principles, techniques, tips and procedures) for the defeat of adversary IED operations. It is based on existing doctrine and lessons learned from recent combat operations, published by The United States Army Training and Doctrine Command under the direction of the Doctrine Development Division, United States Army Engineer School.

Schools and Training: Defense Information School (Fort Meade MD): Public Affairs Officer Course, United States Army Infantry Center and School (Fort Benning GA): Advanced Officer Course, Combined Arms Center and School (Fort Leavenworth KS): Combined Arms and Services Staff School,

United States Army Intelligence Center (Fort Huachuca AZ): Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course/Military Officer Intelligence Transition Course,

United States Army Armor Center (Fort Knox KY): Armor Officer Basic Course / Scout Platoon Leader Course,

United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (Fort Bragg NC): Special Operations Engineer Course / Family Readiness Group Leadership Training Course (in 2001 I was the first Commander to attend this training and the first active duty officer to complete the course) / Special Forces Instructor Training and Training Evaluation Course / Curriculum Development and Critical Task Evaluation Course (Having been assigned as an instructor to the Special Forces Engineer Training Group, I did my final graded project on the two week block of instruction I was scheduled to start teaching two days following my course completion. I was the first student to receive the Director of Training and Doctrine's approval for all of my proposed training materials to include practical exercises and exams without change. This was followed by my having to teach classes with an almost constant audience of additional distinguished military and civilian visitors as well as a list for my classes by visiting senior military and government officials, the highest ranking individual to personally request one of my classes was the Assistant Secretary of Defense), International Merchant Purchase Authorization Card Management Training Course / Contracting Officer Representative and Contract Management Course,

George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Sheridan Kaserne Garmisch Germany): Foreign Language Training Course Advanced German

U.S. Military Awards and Decorations: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), Army Achievement Award (3rd Award), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2nd Award), South West Asia Service Medal (3rd Award), Kosovo Campaign Medal, NATO Medal,

Awards and Decorations from other countries: Kuwait Liberation Medal, German Army Marksmanship Award, Canadian Army Parachute Wings, European Union Parachutist Badge

over $60,000, single handedly researched, wrote and secured copyright authorization from The New York Times, The Washington Post

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