Sergeant Major Budget Manager

CARL HARRIS

***** ***** ***** **. *****: 904-***-****

Houston, TX 77044. E-MAIL: **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Chief Operations Officer, with 30 years of experience in working with Country Teams, Inter-Agency, and Special Operation Forces. Highly organized leader with ability in managing medium and large-scale projects, with a focus in problem solving, multi-tasking, and decision-making. Exceptional ability to plan, prioritize, and accomplish tasks in a timely manner. Proven record of success in controlling costs and increasing efficiencies, by taking the most complex of ideas and turning them into easily understood resolutions. SKILLS

CORE COMPETENCIES: “Team Building/Leadership” “Inter-Agency coordination” “Problem Solving”

“Operation/Project Management” “Training Management” “Plans/Programs” “Budget Manager” “International Engagements” “Quality Assurance” “Risk Management” “Personnel Management” “Strategic Vision/Planning”

“Formal/Informal Presentation skills” “Long Range Planning” “Effective Communicator” Effective Level Leadership”

WORK EXPERIENCE

LEIODS APR 2018 - PRESENT

SITE OPERATIONS MANAGER

• Manager of 15 technical information specialists and 6 flight operations specialists, executing HR3D Geospatial Imagery mapping for the Department of Defense (CENTCOM AOR).

• Oversees and manages the operational success of over $3.5M worth of Aircraft, GSE, Electrical Optic and LiDAR collection and processing equipment while deployed OCONUS.

• Oversees and manages daily flight operations; on site and regional security, flight threat analysis, weather patterns, daily mission reports, logistics, personnel management.

• Advises regional Special Operations leadership on best practices and procedures for collecting HR3D geospatial imagery with remote sensing equipment in austere and hostile regions.

• Assists in the planning and prioritization of future mapping builds which support current and evolving operational mission requirements to a diverse customer network (US, Coalition, Foreign National). CWU JAN 2018 - APR 2018

TASK ORDER PROJECT MANAGER

• Managed the full life-cycle operations; of 82 CAT-IV linguist; accountable for all aspects of the task order execution. Monitors cost analysis that nets worth 15M on this particular project; with zero deficiencies.

• Responsible for managing constraints of cost, time, scope, and quality of a project.

• Provided oversight of the project team, project risk, project schedule, project budget, and any project conflicts. All while maintaining the project stakeholder’s vested interest.

• Responsible for Task Order (TO) PMO operations and resourcing of all Task Order requirements, including linguist staffing, GFE accountability, financial, and contractual requirements of the (TO) Task Order. 7th SPECIAL FORCE GROUP (A) AUG 2016 – JAN 2018

COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR

• Oversaw managed and advised 600+ man battalion, with a Security Corporation budget of $7.8M; with a command focus on Force Modernization and Sustainment Operations for both USSOF and Partner Force.

• Manages the Operational requirements for SOUTHCOM Crisis Response Force OCONUS operations, conducted across Central America, South America and the Middle East.

• Coordinates with Inter-Agency and other Special Operations Forces (SOF) units under operational control for contingency missions within SOUTHCOMs Theater of operations. CARL HARRIS Resume/Page4

• Managed oversight of the commands budget, in accordance with the commander’s guidance and instructions. Determine resource needs and allocation of resources and accounts for their effective use.

• Responsible for managing the employment of SOUTHCOM Crisis Response Force (CRF), and the establishment of 24-hour deployable Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) center.

• Provides oversight of a $12M counter-drug budget for employment of Special Operation Forces.

• Monitored activities designated for Special Mission missions units, specific task given by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Concept Plans or missions directed by the National Command Authority.

• Coordinated directly with national level Special Operations support activities, joint units, and inter-agency organizations (DOJ, DOE, DHS) to facilitate operations/support directed activities U.S. THEATER SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND SOUTH MAY 2014 – AUG 2016 OPERATIONS SERGEANT MAJOR

• Manages the day-to-day programs and activities of the largest Directorate in the Special Operations Command South (SOCSO) organization consisting of over 200 personnel.

• Oversaw and advised on the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of all resource management systems, programs, and policies that support the achievement of SOCSOUTH’s goals and objectives.

• Provided technical advice to the Operations Director, Deputy Commanding Officer, Commanding General, and other staff sections concerning operations, program planning, development, execution, and evaluation.

• Advised the Director and the Commander on integration of compartmented and sensitive activities in support of other government agency programs, for crisis action and deliberate planning.

• Managed multi-million dollar cross-functional analytic support contracts in J3 operations at SOCSOUTH.

• Analyzed and interpreted broad directives by higher authority for the management of the command's programs. Designs methods to implement the regulatory provisions of directives and devises systems to meet specific command requirements

• Planed work to be completed by the directorate, sets and adjust work priorities, reviews work schedules and objectives. Assigns work through subordinates based on priorities, capabilities and work requirements.

• Plans, reviews, and coordinates the work of professional-level personnel; works with employees to develop annual training plans, approves necessary training, and supports actions to secure required training.

• Routinely gives the authority, within the Director’s guidance, to make leadership, managerial, and administrative decisions within regulatory/statutory guidelines, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Sets priorities, prepares work schedules, makes assignments, and reviews or directs review of work completed by subordinates and work groups all in accordance with the Director’s guidance and instructions.

7th SPECIAL FORCE GROUP (A) DEC 2012 – MAY 2014

COMPANY SERGEANT MAJOR

• Senior Enlisted Advisor for an 87 man Special Forces Company, responsible for operations and management of personnel, review and approval of all training concepts and budget for a Special Forces Company.

• Advised the commander on training, employment, and logistics management of six Special Forces Operation Detachment Alphas (SFODAs) and Special Forces Detachment Bravo

(SFODB).

• Senior planner and advisor to the Country Teams and Inter-Agency, in regards to Counter Drug and Counter Terrorism operations.

7th SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (A) MAY 2012 – DEC 2012

BATTALION OPERATIONS SERGEANT MAJOR

• Senior Enlisted Advisor to the S-3; Operations Planner and Advisor for the Command, responsible for plans, exercise and operations of 600 personnel and over $100,000 in equipment.

• Directed and conducted long - range training plans and analysis for combat operations and training; established a comprehensive Risk Assessment Program that allowed Special Forces companies to conduct high- risk training with zero losses or damage of equipment.

• Advised Commander’s on all matters of training, laws, regulations, policies and procedures. SPECIAL OPERATION COMMAND SOUTH MAY 2009- MAY2011

FIRST SERGEANT

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• Led a joint sub-unified command; responsible for the health and welfare of over 400 Soldiers, Sailors, Airman, and Civilians.

• Advise the Commander and Senior Enlisted Advisor on all matters concerning individual and unit training, promotions, awards, unit funds and high-risk training.

• Formulate, managed, and executed a budget over $500K for the company and special staff. 7th SPECIAL FORCES GROUP (A) APR 2004 – MAY 2009

SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

• Led, train and supervised cross- functional team in all facets of Special Operations activities, ensuring that all deadline, training and mission requirements were meet in a timely manner.

• Supervised and provided training to the Department of Energy on proper techniques and various contingence plans, posturing/ safeguarding from a terrorist attack, or nuclear disaster.

• Developed operational plans and managed logistics operational requirement for a 12 man SFODA, with a focus on utilizing all available resources in an austere environment. 7th SPECIAL FORCE GROUP (A) MAR 2003 – APR 2004

SPECIAL FORCE INTELLIGENCE SERGEANT

• Planned, collected, and reported intelligence information at the tactical and strategic level.

• Advise the commander on all intelligence related activities, developed force protection and destruction plans for classified material, maintained during oversees deployments.

• Tracked and provided surveillance information to commander with focus on personnel of interest.

• Provided oversight on all intelligence products, through Knowledge management and having an active data repository.

• Managed HUMINT and Intelligence Activities

7th SPECIAL FORCE GROUP (A) MAR 1988 – MAR 2003

SPECIAL FORCE ENGINEER SERGEANT

• Supervised and manage construction projects on multiple deployments overseas, ensure overall successful execution for projects and implemented strong project strategies throughout the project cycles.

• Managed existing employer/client relations to identify opportunities with a team- based, solution oriented approach. Prepared and presented formal presentations in order to communicate project progression.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & PROFICIENCIES

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Management Studies (GPA 3.6) Excelsior College,

Albany, NY

United States Sergeants Major Academy

Ft Bliss, Texas

United States Army Command and General Staff College Ft Leavenworth, Kansas

MICROSOFT OFFICE PROJECT MANAGEMENT OPERATION MANAGEMENT PROBLEM SOLVING SOF TOOL/INTEL ANALYSIS CLEARANCE -TS/SCI CONSTRUCTION

MANAGEMENT

BILINGUAL-ENGLISH/SPANISH EXECUTIVE LEVEL

LEADERSHIP

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