Program Manager Officer

Scott E. Dickson, DBA Candidate

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RETIRED ARMY SPECIAL FORCES OFFICER (GREEN BERET), MBA

Proven leader and consultant that has spent the past 15 years advising strategic managers. Focuses on organizational capacity building and business growth opportunities. Speaks conversational French, Spanish, Hindi, Urdu and Pashto. Holds a current TS/SCI clearance from the US Government.

CORE COMPETENCIES

-Managing multi-million dollar projects

-Providing achievable and common-sense solutions to complex and unstructured business problem sets

-Writing collaborative business proposals and managing programs for civilian and government agencies

-Advising and assisting US and foreign government civilian and military officials

Special Operations Analyst/Cognosante/Fort Benning, GA April 2019 – Present

Advises program manager on business growth opportunities within the Department of Defense community.

Translates and provides technical requirements from customers and internally to IT database developers.

Provides acquisition support requirements analysis for customers

Conducts in-depth research, data and trend analysis on all casualty producing incidents in armed conflict since 2001.

Published 75 multi-media enabled case studies that encompass analysis of discrete data sets.

Developed and published five Quarterly Operational Reflections that serves as a catalyst for advances in tactics, lethal aid and medical treatment on the battlefield.

MILITARY EXPERIENCE – UNITED STATES ARMY, CAPTAIN – SPECIAL FORCES (GREEN BERET), ASSOCIATE DEAN AT DLI, SOLDIER IN TRANSITION, MBA STUDENT

Special Projects Officer/Associate Dean at the Defense Language Institute May 2013 – April 2019

Managed four highly sensitive projects vital to US National Security and Defense in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Kuwait

Advised curriculum developers in six foreign languages on the creation and production of innovative learning modules for up to 63 weeks of course material totaling 1,890 hours of instruction for over 600 prospective Department of Defense Linguists

Hindi and Urdu Language Course attendance 2013/2014

Special Forces Detachment Commander/FT Bragg, NC/Afghanistan October 2011 – May 2013

Rated in the top 5% of 40 Special Forces Officers/Peers

Maintained 100% operational and logistical readiness rate of Property worth over 10 million dollars in a combat environment

Implemented a successful business plan to reintegrate Taliban that saw over 38 Taliban fighters reintegrated into Afghan governance reducing the number of deadly attacks in the region by 35%

Conducted 280 combat missions to successfully return a hostile region of Afghanistan over to Afghan Security Forces

Advised senior North American Treaty Organization Leadership (NATO) and Senior Afghan Leadership on Special Forces operations increasing inoperability, eliminating a duplication of effort and decreasing wasteful expenditures by reducing soldier presence.

Worked with private donors to gather over $250,000 and garner support for the building and supplying of a clinic and civic center fully managed by Afghan local civilians

Special Forces Battalion Operations Officer, FT Bragg, NC/Afghanistan October 2010 – September 2011

Synchronized over 2,500 combat operations over a six month period by de-conflicting battle space, providing lethal air support and medical evacuation support simultaneously through multiple means of communication for US Special Operations elements.

Coordinated a multi-million dollar force protection upgrade for 20 remote camps in Southern Afghanistan overall reducing effectiveness of enemy attacks by 80%

Special Forces Qualification Course/FT Bragg, NC January 2009 – September 2010

Maneuver Commanders Career Course, FT Benning, GA 2009

Special Operations Language Training Course (Pashto), FT Bragg, NC 2009

Army Field Artillery Officer /FT Benning, Ga/Korea/Iraq May 2005 – December 2009

Hand chosen amongst 150 eligible lieutenants to serve as a General’s Aide to the 2nd Infantry Division’s Deputy Commander

Maintained 100% accountability of 470 million dollars worth of equipment spread out over two countries and five combat outposts in Iraq

Successfully led, launched and implemented a $64.8 million program to use a global positioning system guided munition in Iraq ultimately increasing target accuracy by 92%

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Doctorate in Business Administration Candidate, Northcentral University

Masters in Business Administration from Northwood University, December 2019

Doctorate in Business Administratio, start May 2020

Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Negotiations from the Institute of Peace 2011

Bachelors of Arts in French and Leadership Development, University of North Georgia 2005

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