TIMOTHY E. COLLIER

Stuttgart, Germany

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Operational Planner

Liaison Officer

Project Management Professional

TS-SCI Clearance / from May 22

PROFILE

Former US Army Civil Affairs officer with extensive background in defense, diplomacy, and development intersection, with specialized skills and politico-military awareness.

Leader, natural team builder, culturally astute.

Project Management Professional certification.

Experience at planning, coordinating, and evaluating operations, policies, doctrine, and activities for Joint and Combined Commands, and interface directly with high-ranking foreign nationals.

Expertise includes Comparative Politics, International Relations, US Foreign Policy, Defense Sector Reform and World Regional Geography.

Knowledge of Spanish, French, German, and use of interpreters.

Exceptionally talented in understanding and visualizing optimal solutions to extremely complex problems.

Coordinate and communicate effectively with commanders, directors, and staff to ensure consistency.

Direct and participate in foreign-internal defense, unconventional warfare, civil administration, and numerous other missions in preparation for crisis or war.

Civil Affairs

Project Mgmt. Professional

Strategic Planning

Operational Planning

Interagency Coordination

Humanitarian Assistance

Security Cooperation

Government

Contract Officer Representative

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UNITED STATES ARMY, 08/1995 – 09/2023, Full Time Employment

Command Civil Harm Mitigation and Response Officer, US EUCOM Civil Partnering Directorate, Stuttgart, Germany, 08/2022 – 08/2023, 40 hours per week. Served as USEUCOMS’s lead for Civilian Harm Mitigation & Response (CHMR) Division Chief. Serves as the CHMR subject matter expert and senior planner. Establishes, coordinates, and leads planning and execution across the command's broad operational spectrum to include initiating, developing, and maintaining GO/FO/SES-level verbal and written staff coordination with higher, adjacent, and subordinate staffs. Provided direction for combatant command level planning, developing strategic/operational plans and exercises in response to crisis, civilian harm mitigation, and emerging contingencies of USEUCOM. Implemented strategic level policy, coordinating efforts with the office of the Secretary of Defense, the joint staff, interagency partners, and service components to operationalize assigned objectives in the air, land, maritime, space, and cyber domains.

Lead ECJ9 officer for Command wide effort to establish CHMR Organization in accordance with the Secretary of Defense CHMR Action Plan.

Lead stand up of Civilian Harm Risk Mitigation Office in USEUCOM ECJ9.

Represented USEUCOM in Office of Secretary of Defense mandated sub-working groups.

Coordinate and prepare scene setting, preparatory documents for EUCOM Deputy Commander to participate in CHMR Executive Steering Committee meetings.

Build and foster constructive ties with US Africa Command civilian casualty / CHMR cell to leverage lessons learned and find economies.

Research, coordinate and prepare responses to Government Accountability Agency audit of Combatant Command CHMR implementation.

Seek and build connections with relevant civil society organizations and actors to posture EUCOM CHMR efforts for enhanced effect of future mitigation actions.

Commander, Theater Civil Affairs Planning Detachment, US EUCOM Civil-Military Operations & Partnership, Stuttgart, Germany, 06/2021 – 08/2022, 40 hours per week. Lead and directed a staff of civil servants and military personnel to understand complex civil military problems and devise solutions. Fused efforts across diplomacy, humanitarian sector, academic outreach, security, and stability programming, WPS (Women, Peace, and Security), to ensure US European Command brings a holistic whole of government approach to complex security challenges in Europe. Supervised European Command’s humanitarian, disaster and civic assistance account providing nation assistance, COVID relief and de-mining and safe munitions storage support. Provided strategic guidance to US military forces in Europe engaged in civil-military cooperation efforts to enhance European security and increase space for human rights and civil society. Coordinated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on a wide variety of security and national resiliency issues.

Orchestrated European Command’s humanitarian response and support to the Ukrainian crisis; kept senior executives in DoD including Secretary of Defense appraised of the international humanitarian support inside Ukraine and refugees in surrounding nations.

Completed overhaul and re-alignment of Women, Peace, and Security program, enabling US European Command to fully comply with the DoD WPS action plan and UN Security Council Resolutions.

Exercised executive oversight of $20 million dollar Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Assistance mechanism, supporting over 20 partner nations across the former Soviet bloc countries, including support to Ukrainian Refugees.

Coordinated and initiated a Security Cooperation Initiative to build national resiliency across Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, and Slovenia worth $200 million dollars, enhancing national ability to manage crises and border security.

Liaison Officer, SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE-AFRICA (SETAF), Stuttgart, Germany & Vicenza Italy, 05/2018 – 06/2021, 40 hours per week. Served as Liaison Officer representing US Army Forces Africa at US Africa Command. Ensured organization’s equities are heard, maintain cognizance of all new trends and efforts that could affect the organization, ensure seamless communication between staff at both higher and lower organizational levels. Made certain command priorities were communicated. Planned, coordinated, and executed executive level visits to headquarters and advised on AFRICOM (US Africa Command) visitors traveling back to USARAF (US Army Africa). Coordinated with adjacent military components to ensure integrated operations. Provided USARAF subject matter expertise to COCOM planners and supported Component efforts at AFRICOM.

Established communications network between SETAF, higher headquarters and five adjacent headquarters, connecting action officers and executives as needed to ensure optimum efficiency.

Planned and carried out more than 15 staff visits and delegations to Stuttgart.

Overhauled and expanded role of Liaison Officer as critical communications link supporting 10 major contingency operations- saving thousands of man hours of work.

Established widely read weekly report informing command of key activities in Stuttgart; readership increased to 98% of key decision maker.

G9 Operations Officer, SOUTHERN EUROPEAN TASK FORCE-AFRICA (SETAF), Vicenza, Italy, 04/2016 – 04/2018, 40 hours per week.

Served as operational supervisor for twenty military personnel and civil servants. Oversaw Civil Military Operations, Plans and Exercises directed by US Army Forces Africa on the African continent. Produced civil military operation estimates, plans, and orders in support of theater army operations. Supervised daily operational activities and workflow to support three to five concurrent operations on the African Continent. Supported all organization internal staffing actions to ensure organizational readiness. Supervised gathering and analysis of civil information to identify concerns of population groups within strategic areas to forecast potential flash points that could result in civil strife and violence affecting the US military mission. Coordinated military unit leadership in the US to provide properly trained active duty and reserve forces to source missions. Coordinated with Department of State and US Agency for International Development at selected US Embassies to ensure missions achieved objectives in support of Embassy Country Plans. Supported well-being and professional development of staff.

Orchestrated mobilization of additional Civil Affairs Teams from the US Army Reserve doubling our ability to conduct operations.

Established in conjunction with UK Army, Civil military operations training for Nigerian Armed Forces decreasing human rights violations in conflict zones.

Established in conjunction with US Embassy in Cameroon, a counter wildlife trafficking training program enabling Cameroonian Armed Forces to increase border security.

J35 Countering Threat Networks Integration Branch Chief, US NORTHERN COMMAND / North American Aerospace Defense Command, 05/2014 – 05/2016, 40 hours per week. Served as Integration Branch Chief for US Northern Command’s Threat Network Division. Provided staff oversight for integration of efforts to counter asymmetric threats in the continental United States. Facilitated whole-of-government effort to detect, deter, disrupt and demy threats to continental United States. Spearheaded and established first Targeting Branch for Command’s first Joint Fires element, provided staff oversight for developing target sets to address threats continental United States in partnership with European, Pacific and Special Operations Command. Developed and built Joint Targeting efforts across staff, components, and inter-agency partners to establish targeting capabilities which lead to coordination and deconfliction of counterterrorism targeting actions in the continental United States between US federal law enforcement, intelligence community, and DOD. Oversaw coordination and de-confliction of operations between US federal law enforcement, intelligence community and DoD.

Authored publication of TS-SCI counter terrorism and weapons proliferation plan providing for a more secure US Homeland.

Established Joint Targeting organization at NORAD/NORTHCOM to identify asymmetric threats to US homeland.

Orchestrated intelligence support to National Security Special Events such as the Republican and Democratic Conventions.

Addressed and repaired major rifts stemming from conflicting priorities between Interagency Staff and military staff.

Group Civil Affairs Officer, 3RD SPECIAL FORCES GROUP / CSOJTF – Afghanistan, 05/2012 – 05/2014, 40 hours per week. Served as civil Affairs Director for Special Forces Group. Managed all Civil Affairs planning within 3rd SFG in support of operations in Afghanistan and numerous training events. Conducted direct liaison with 95th Civil Affairs Brigade and other civil affairs units supporting the Group. Served as principal staff officer for Civil Military Operations for Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan. Integrated civil military operations into CJSOTF Village Stability Operations, improving security following conflict and clearing operations. Managed $5 million CMO budgets for CJSOFT and supported Special Investigator for Afghanistan Reconstruction inquiry. Provided operational guidance, integration training and personnel support to three Civil Affairs companies, 55 Provincial and District Advisory Teams, and nine all female Cultural Support Teams. Provided liaison to US Interagency partners, host nation governmental and non-governmental organizations in support of operations. Trained and coordinated Cultural Support Teams and reception and integration of Civil Affairs personnel and assets to 3rd SFDG(A) in garrison.

Integrated all female Soldier Cultural Support Teams and female civilian interpreters to provide increased intelligence gathering support to Special Forces Teams in forward locations.

Built systems to properly integrate and account for efforts of 150+ separate military cultural and governmental advisors who proved critical to handing civil governance back to Afghan leaders.

Used judgement and previous expenditure research to guide deployed SOF units to avoid spending millions on fraudulent projects requested by opportunistic Afghans.

Recruited, trained and mobilized female cultural support teams for support to the Afghanistan mission.

Linked Civil Affairs unit deployment training to 3rd SF Group team training to ensure greater synergy while deployed.

J5 Civil Affairs Plans Officer, US AFRICA COMMAND, Mohringen, Germany, 02/2009 – 05/2012, 40 hours per week.

Planned support to Civil Affairs and civil military operation in concert with US inter-agency, partner nation’s armed forces, civilian society organizations to facilitate strategic US objectives in Africa. Researched joint doctrine, analyzed problem sets and crafted strategic documents to produce plans that advance US objectives. Conceptually designed, edited, and briefed slides and other briefing matters to support planning initiatives. Provided civil military planning support to command wide planning initiatives and Department of State and USAID strategies. Taught and facilitated pandemic influenza planning and emergency readiness programs to partner nation officials. Served as military representative to US Embassy of South Sudan and directed security cooperation programming. Lead first US military team to participate in United Mission in South Sudan as member of the Mission’s military staff.

Coordinated evacuation support from Libya during fall of Qadhafi Regime in response to DOS request.

Vetted and successfully sent 35 South Sudanese military officers to US military training schools and utilized $17 million in International Military Education and Training Funds.

Led first US military staff contribution to UN Mission South Sudan, setting stage for successful deployments.

Established first UN Civil Military Cooperation course taught to 38 UN mission partners.

Co-Authored Pandemic Response Plans for US Africa Command and supported three major capacity building exercises with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Civil Affairs / G9 Operations Officer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne, Baghdad, Iraq and Fort Campbell, KT, 09/2007 – 02/2009, 40 hours per week. Responsible for coordinating the efforts of a US Army combat formation’s efforts to provide security and stability across three political districts across Northwest Baghdad. Established civil military operations essential that accelerated counter-insurgency operations. Established priorities, tasks, and guidance for lower echelons. Supported re-vitalization of local businesses and state-owned enterprises to provide jobs and minimize violent conflict. Worked hand in hand with combat forces providing security, humanitarian actors supporting local population, grassroots neighborhood, and community leaders to build and advance security. In addition to military planning and operations, integrated the efforts of a multi-disciplinary Provincial Reconstruction Team, anthropology based human terrain team and Iraqi cultural advisors and interpreter team.

Implemented Iraqi Women’s education and vocational skills training program with 11 Iraqi Women’s non-governmental organizations: job training and education for over 2,700 women and girls across NW Baghdad.

Seven out of eleven Iraqi Women’s organizations were later sponsored by the United Nations and US Agency for International Development.

Integrated USAID’s Al-Bashaer Micro-Grants program in our Brigade area of operations, resulting in both 300% growth in grants issues / repaid and 65% diminishment in security incidents.

Re-vitalized an Iraqi hand-woven carpet factory in a partnership effort with ABC Home Furnishings of London, UK; key economic effort in a hostile neighborhood leading to greater peace.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Military Operational Art and Science, AIR UNIVERSITY, Maxwell AFB, AL, 06/2007, GPA: 3.424, Total Credits Earned: 33. Course List: Leadership and Warfare, The Practice of Command, Leadership and the Staff Environment I and II, Joint Campaign Planning, Joint Forces II, Joint Air Operations, Inter/National Security and War, Energy and Environmental Security, Expeditionary Air and Space Warfare.

Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Lexington, VA 24450, 08/1995, GPA: 2.5

High School Diploma, West Potomac High School, Alexandria, VA - Graduated 05/1991

JOB RELATED SKILLS

COURSES:

Project Management Professional Certification 5/2023

Joint Staff Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Security Course, 02/2022

DSCA Security Cooperation Management Policy Course, 05/2017

USAID Joint Humanitarian Operations Course, 09/2014

BSR Tactical Weapons Training Course - 12/2011

USAID Tactical Conflict Assessment and Planning Framework, 06/2010

John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, Regional Studies, Ft. Bragg, NC - 11/2004

National Defense University Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA, Joint Planning Orientation Course - 07/2004

Combined Arms and Service Staff School, USA Command & General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, KS - 04/2000

Infantry Captain’s Career Course, Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA – 02/2000

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Spanish (Spoken: Intermediate Written: Intermediate Read: Intermediate)

French (Spoken: Advanced Written: Advanced Read: Advanced)

German (Spoken: Advanced Written: Advanced Read: Advanced)

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office Applications, Task Management Tool, SharePoint

AWARDS

MEDALS LAST 10 YEARS:

Joint Meritorious Unit Award - 09/2015

Meritorious Service Medal - 08/2014

Defense Meritorious Service Medal - 12/201301/2012

Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan NATO Medal - 12/2013

Joint Service Achievement Medal - 05/2012, 05/2011

The United Nations Medal - 04/2012

Joint Service Commendation Medal - 03/2012

Defense Award - 04/2011

AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of American, Assistant Scoutmaster and Merit Badge Counselor – 10 years

Stuttgart Military Community Outdoor Recreation Club, Hunting Instructor, 3 years

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