Senior Information Operations Plans SME
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Introduction
Warren S. Weaver is a retired, fully joint qualified U.S. Army Infantry and Information Operations Officer with 32 years of strategic, operational, and tactical experience. A seasoned professional cleared to the TS / SCI level with an active clearance, and over 8 years of experience leading, supervising, and teaching joint, inter-agency, international, and multinational groups. A life-long learner dedicated to personal and professional development. A demonstrated history of working in support of general purpose and special operations forces, skilled in Strategic Planning, Operational Art and Design, and Project Management; Systems Thinking and Assessments, Center of Gravity Analysis; Risk Mitigation, and Crisis Management.
Experience
Senior Information Operations Plans SME
USSOCOM, SOJTF, J37 (Legion Systems)
June 2020 – Present
-Assess ongoing operations and activities in the CENTCOM AOR to inform USSOCOM pre-deployment training requirements.
-Design and Develop Information Operations and Regional Influencer curriculum for bi-weekly Special Operations Joint Task Force Staff Orientation Seminars.
-Maintain regular contact with IWTF-A and C to maintain situational awareness and support curriculum development.
-Implement and evaluate Staff Orientation Seminars curriculum in accordance with daily observations, regular end of course student critiques, and quarterly command assessments.
-Designed and implemented automated end of course critiques using the Intellipedia ISurvey tool.
Instructor, MISO Program Design and Assessments Course (MPDAC)
B Co, 6th Bn, 2nd SWTG (METIS Solutions)
March 2019 – May 2020
-Mentored planning teams in the development and integration of MISO programs and concepts of operation.
-Developed and refined course curriculum in the areas of Joint Risk Management and Mitigation, Center of Gravity and Systems Analysis, and an Introduction to Integration Joint Special Technical Operations.
-Integrated MPDAC ATTRs, Blackboard data, and student provide demographics with MS Access to improve analytical information available for the PIC.
-Developed and disseminated an MPDAC Post Graduate Survey to 154 alumni, resulting in a 23% response rate to 10 questions addressing military rank and experience, curriculum application, and individual or organizational impact.
-Expanded MPDAC Black Board with MISO specific content to include Chinese, Russian and VEO influence activities, U.S. engagement, deterrence and containment theories, and Open-Source Data Bases, Think Tanks and Military Intelligence BLOGs.
Senior Strategic Communications Planner
MISTF-A, USFOR-A (SOS International)
October 2017 – September 2018
-Planned and coordinated the transfer of the MISTF-A HQ include five IT enclaves, over 100 personnel and associated equipment with our loss of minimum operational capability.
-Generated a 200% increase in special capabilities performance and measure of effectiveness indicators.
-Lead the development of the MISTF-A Design Framework supporting the Resolute Support Mission.
Military Faculty, Joint Forces Staff College – National Defense University, Norfolk, VA
July 2015 – September 2017
-Led and Supervised peer instructors in the joint credentialing and annual review of the Joint IO Planners, OPSEC, and MILDEC courses.
-Coordinated with the Joint Staff concerning Information Operations training and education requirements and implementation.
-Led students to achieve educational objectives by observing work performance and providing direction, purpose, and motivation.
-Applied ADDIE methodology researching and recommending changes to the Joint Staff’s “Introduction to IJSTO” course for inclusion in Joint Command, Control, and IO Schools curriculum.
Director – Information Operations, 10th Mountain Division (LI), Fort Drum, NY
Director – Information Operations, Regional Command – East, Operation Enduring Freedom
July 2012 – June 2015
-Observes work performance, supervises, and resolves problems of 36 joint, inter-agency, and multinational personnel serving in the Regional Command – East Information Operations Directorate.
-Mentored peer and subordinate unit Information Related Capability and IO staff members, counseled individuals, resolved informal complaints and grievances, and submitted evaluations, commendations, and disciplinary actions as warranted.
-Initiated pre-deployment training exercise assistance visits to inform future training requirements and build relationships with adjacent headquarters’ staff sections.
-Researched, recommended, and executed pre-deployment cultural awareness training in support of operational deployments.
Director – Information Operations, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC
December 2011 – June 2012
-Mentored peer and subordinate unit Information Related Capability and IO staff members, counseled individuals, resolved informal complaints and grievances, and submitted evaluations, commendations, and disciplinary actions as warranted.
-Integrated MISO, EW, PA and COMBAT CAMERA Capabilities into the planning and execution of a Joint Operational Access Exercise.
Operation Planner, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC
Operational Planner, United States Forces – Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom
July 2010 – November 2011
-Prepared and published Operations and Fragmentary Orders directing the transition of train, advise and assist activities in support of Operation New Dawn.
-Supervised CAT III linguists in the design, development, and implementation of Iraqi Ministry of Defense training and assessment products.
-Coached, Taught and Mentored Senior Officers of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense Plans Directorate in the application of Systems of Systems Analysis, the Joint Planning Process, and the concept of Inter-agency integration.
-Applied the ADDIE model to the overall planning and execution of a Leadership Seminar hosted by the XVIII Airborne Corps Commander and the UNC Keenan-Flagler Business School.
Education
Doctor of Education – Organizational Psychology
Aspen University, Denver, CO
18 Credits, 3.94 GPA
Ongoing – 2025
Graduate Certificate, Chief Information Officer (CIO) Program, College of Information and Cyberspace, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2019
Diploma, Air War College – Distance Learning, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2014
Diploma, Master of Military Art and Science, SAMS – CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, KS
2010
Training
Instructional Design Basic Course, Army Learning Management System
2020
Introduction to Irregular Warfare Distance Learning, Joint Special Operations University
2019
SOF Design and Innovation Course, Joint Special Operations University
2019
Command Faculty Development Instructor Course, USAJFKSWCS
2019
Joint C4I/Cyber Staff and Operations Course, Joint Forces Staff College
2016
Information Environment Advanced Analysis Course
2016
Diploma, Joint Combined Warfare Course (JPME II), Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA
2016
Professional Certificate, College Teaching, Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
2015
Joint IO Planners Course, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University
Norfolk, VA
2015
US Army IO Qualification Course, USAIOP
Fort Leavenworth, KS
2005
Qualifications & Certificates
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC 751643), SCRUMstudy
2019
Professional Certificate, Online Education (PCOE), University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2017
3K – Joint Command Control & Communications, JC2OIS / C4ICSOC, Joint Forces Staff College
2016
Professional Certificate, College Teaching, Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
2015
V8 ASI – Special Technical Operations (STO) Planner, US Army, G3 - IO
2014
Awards & Recognition
Assistant Professor, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University - Demonstrated excellence in instruction, professional development, curriculum development, and outreach.
April 2018
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