Carey Morrow
254-***-**** • *****.***.******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY: Retired military officer with over 20 years of leading large logistical, foreign military sales, and rapid acquisition programs. Continuously entrusted with leadership positions of increasing responsibility and higher visibility, each resulting in organizational growth and improvement. Exceptional ability to lead personnel, identify program capabilities, assess and allocate resources, and collaborate to ensure mission completion on time and within budget.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Top Secret Clearance
PMP Certification
Demonstrated Master Logistician
Foreign Military Sales
Security Assistance
Acquisition Level I equivalent
Leadership
Team Building
Project Management
Professional Experience
December 2019 to present: Acquisition Team Leader for the US Army Rapid Equipping Force
Managed a 16 member acquisition team that rapidly procured equipment for medical emergencies and overseas combat operations.
Over a twelve month period, procured 85 Counter Unmanned Aerial System (CUAS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and Electronic Warfare (EW) systems to equip forward deployed units.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, procured multiple decontamination systems to disinfect medical and work areas in the Pentagon
Worked with industry partners to design Far-UV light systems that incorporate into existing infrastructure to passively disinfect indoor work environments
September 2018 to October 2019: United Nations Peacekeeper (Democratic Republic of Congo)
Managed a three person information management shop and served as the deputy intelligence manager for a multinational military command. Drafted, edited and disseminated over 5,000 executive level policy memos, orders and correspondence. Wrote detailed reports to interagency organizations to inform them on the country’s political, military and foreign affairs. Wrote daily intelligence reports and briefed the Mission Military Commander on armed group activity. The mission intelligence reporting resulted in numerous offensive operations against armed groups and the reporting to interagency organizations helped shape America’s United Nation and DRC foreign policy.
August 2017 to August 2018: Deputy of Army Programs (Pakistan Foreign Military Sales)
Senior manager for 72 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) projects worth over $1.5 billion. Established an international Counter Improvised Explosive Device (CIED) program that trained Pakistani EOD operators (civilian and military) and developed a level II/III forensic lab capability for the Pakistan Army.
August 2013 to SEP 2015: Head logistical Manager/planner (Support Operations Officer) for 10th Special Forces Group
Managed the logistics for a 2,100 Soldier organization, which is forward deployed across 28 different countries in Europe and Africa. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating and executing the organization’s movements (sea, rail, line-haul & air), supply chain management, equipment maintenance, and medical treatment/evacuation.
Planned and executed over 30 resupply operations that delivered over 15 tons of supplies to locations in Africa and Europe
Planned and executed the movement (line-haul, sea, and air), contracting, & supply operations (fuel, water, food, and ammunition) for a joint/multinational exercise (Flintlock 2015) in Niger, Africa
Supervised and evaluated 12 Soldiers and officers
Designed and established the logistical operations & staff for a major special operations command (SOCFWD-West Africa)
Managed the maintenance of a 400 vehicle fleet; maintained a 97% equipment readiness rate
November 2012 to July 2013: Head Logistical Manager/Executive (Brigade S4) for 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
Managed the logistics for a 2,400 Soldier organization, which was deployed to Afghanistan in support Operation Enduring Freedom. Responsibilities include planning, coordinating and executing the organization’s movements (sea, rail, line-haul & air), supply chain management, equipment maintenance, contract management, and property management.
Successfully planned and executed the deployment of 1,700 personnel and 4,000 pieces of equipment to Afghanistan using rail, line-haul, sea, and air assets
Managed over 400,000 pieces equipment, with the lowest property loss rate in 1st Cavalry Division and Regional Command-East
Planned the executed over 40 combat logistics patrols, which delivered over five tons of supplies to five outposts
Supervised and evaluated 10 Soldiers and officers
Managed 23 logistics & life support contractors worth over 10 million dollars
July 2011 to October 2012: Maintenance Manager (Company Commander) for B CO, 27th Brigade Support Battalion
Leader/manager of a 120 personnel (military and civilian contractors) organization that provided maintenance on over 5,000 pieces of equipment (rolling and non-rolling stock), while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
Safely deployed and redeployed 120 personnel to Iraq without a single causality
Planned and executed over 2,000 job orders that kept the Brigade’s fleet at a 96% readiness rate
Managed 15 maintenance contracts and 60 contractors
Managed over 15,000 pieces of equipment, worth over 5 million dollars, without a single loss
Education and Skills
M.A. Security Studies (Central Asian Studies), 2017
National Defense University, Washington, DC
B.A. Political Science, 2001
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Technical Proficiencies: Microsoft Office Suite
References
Mr. Steven Sliwa, Deputy Director Rapid Equipping Force, e-mail: ******.*.*****.***@****.****** Joe Bookard, Director Rapid Equipping Force, e-mail: ***.*.*******.***@****.***
Mr. Steven Delgado, Booz Allen Hamilton e-mail: **************@***.***