Training Staff

Daniel L Ricketts Jr Active Gov’t Top Secret Clearance

CMR 415 Box 4296 APO, AE 09114

Day Phone: 015**-***-**** **********@*****.***

Education

Central Michigan University, Masters’ of Science, Organizational Leadership June,

2009

Youngstown State University, Bachelors’ of Arts, History minor in Criminal Justice June 1997

Professional History

7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command, Grafenwoehr Germany June, 2013-Present

Strategic Planner

Responsible for planning, coordinating, and synchronizing training resources for multinational and US Forces for

Training. Develop long range training plans to; manage training requirements for US and Multinational Forces in Europe,

schedule and synchronize training exercises for all US Army Europe units deploying to Afghanistan, and synchronize the

transformation programs which provide continuous improvements to JMTC's support in Europe. Develops, reviews, and

disseminates policy for training throughout USAREUR.

• Successfully implemented resource specific meetings that required special coordination for an aviation

training unit. Bringing in all the necessary expertise to run a safe live fire training exercise.

• Special Assignments Officer for sensitive/mission critical tasking within G3

• Developed standard operating procedures for rotational planners.

4- 6 Infantry Regiment, Ft Bliss TX July, 2011- June, 2013

Battalion Executive Officer

Responsible for training, maintaining, and well-being of all Soldiers and their Families of a Combined Arms Battalion

(CAB) comprising of six Companies, 922 Soldiers, 32 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, 29 M1A2 Abram Tanks, and 205

Tactical Vehicles. Trains staff personnel in operations procedures, briefing methods and sequence of staff actions.

Formulates staff policy insuring staff personnel perform within their assigned duties and functional areas. Responsible for

the development of plans and programs which effectively manage the unit's resources to ensure readiness. Coordinates

details and requirements between the battalion and higher level staff in response to unit needs.

• Maintained an Operational readiness rate of 90% or greater during my tour as the XO.

• Integrated several Department of State entities, contractors and adjacent units in order to successfully

protect the base and train the Iraqi Army on collective Armor training tasks.

• Planned and executed 7 Battalion sized operations for an Afghan Infantry Battalion as an advisor team

leader.

• Was able to professionally develop a foreign infantry Battalion into an independent unit able to plan and

conduct military operations without US assistance.

• Developed and implemented a training plan that trained over 60 Soldiers in the Afghan BN on Counter

IED skills incorporating mounted patrolling, dismounted patrolling and mine detector training to increase the

unit’s ability to survive and defeat the IED threat in its area.

• Deployed and re-deployed the battalion to Iraq and was selected to lead and over watch two companies

conducting training missions with the Iraqi Armor Corp.

• Led the unit into Kuwait for redeployment, managed and directed the team to complete a 10 day process

in 4 days, turning in over 5 companies’ worth of equipment.

• Implement and monitor current and New polices directed by DOD.

• Manage the Units budget and ensure parts and supplies are regulated.

• Managed vehicle licensing and safety courses all drivers were required to attend.

4- 6 Infantry Regiment, Ft Bliss TX June 2009- July, 2011

Battalion Operations Officer

Served as the primary for developing training plans for staff personnel in operations procedures, briefing methods and

sequence of staff actions. Formulates staff policy insuring staff personnel perform within their assigned duties and

functional areas. Responsible for the development of plans and programs which effectively manage the unit's resources to

ensure readiness. Coordinates details and requirements between the battalion and higher level staff in response to unit

needs.

• Developed supervised and executed sound well integrated comprehensive plans that allowed the Battalion

to complete rest operations and develop its core competencies in preparation for a deployment overseas.

• Developed Bradley Gunnery for the entire Brigade effectively and efficiently qualifying of 80 combat

crews.

• Planned, developed and resourced an efficient training plan that enabled 14 maneuver platoons to

complete a live fire and certify on time to enable the unit to deploy to the National Training Center prepared to

train, fight and win.

• Lead two maneuver companies and over saw Training for the Iraqi armor corp, while also managing the

defense of our base. Developed relationships with the state department and other organizations to facilitate

training and a safe working environment.

• Planned and executed an operational deployment overseas for the entire battalion of over 700 Soldiers.

US Army Baghdad, Iraq April, 2007-June 2009

Military Transition Team Leader

Served as the Team Chief of a National Police Transition Team. Responsible for the training, care, development

and performance of the team. Responsible for teaching, coaching and mentoring a Battalion and Brigade level

staff and eventually moved up to training and mentoring the staff of a Division. Responsible for developing

training and prioritizing the units efforts to operate effectively in its Area of Operation. Required to facilitate a

viable partnership with two US Brigade Combat Teams. Coordinating US military effects on behalf of the Iraqi

security forces on the ground. Enabled individual and collective training, supported fielding and maintenance of

new equipment and how to properly employ it in the unit’s area of responsibility.

• Developed relationships across the operational environment to enable the Iraqi unit we worked in to

effectively analyze and develop intelligent driven operations leading to the capture on the Coalitions #1 most

wanted individual in our sector.

• Chosen to Develop the Iraqi National Police Division G3 in charge of operational employment of the

Police Division.

• Executed over 136 mounted combat patrols without incident in one of the most active sectors in Baghdad.

• Conducted weekly coordination meetings with the Division staff to enable them to achieve purpose driven

operations.

MPRI-L3 Communications (MPRI Kuwait) December, 2006-March, 2007

Finance Manager

Coordinate and facilitate initiatives that would ethically benefit and grow L-3 Vertex in the region. Shape program

development and business development. Successfully manage contract offset activity for current and future programs.

Foster and maintain working relationship between L-3 leadership, functional groups, Ministry of Defense, Foreign

Procurement Office, Office of Military Cooperation, National Offset Company, and others. Champion L-3’s value

proposition as the company of choice across the spectrum of regional defense and commercial contracts.

• Developed professional relationships that enabled the team to save over 500,000 dollars annually using a

single source justification to use a provider for resources necessary to conduct operations.

• Developed a financial training class for all employees on how to better manage their finances and

effectively aided 7 employees on how to get out of debt by developing an individual plan that was unique for

them.

• Developed a justification for a proposed budget while a congressional audit of our records was being

done. Passing with flying colors due to documentation the team developed to support our current spending plans

and next fiscal year’s budget projection.

• Re-wrote a contractual agreement with our current rental agency saving the organization an additional

100,000 dollars annually by developing a tracking method for the entire rental fleet of vehicles. Justified what

vehicles were needed for to support operations and why.

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