OBJECTIVE
Project Manager / Internal Consultant position where my experience, education, personal contacts, and expertise in the languages, cultures, and management philosophy of the people of the Former Soviet Union will contribute to the achievement of organizational goals and objectives.
HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive experience in operations management and international negotiations.
Expert in the languages, cultures, and management philosophy of the people of the Former Soviet Union. Fluent Russian, conversational Ukrainian and Czech. Routinely conduct high level international negotiations without interpreter support.
In-depth knowledge of the Russian telecommunications modernization effort and the development of the oil and gas industry of Central Asia.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems. Excellent analyst, organizer, and planner. Rapidly grasp concepts and translate them into action.
Reliable and highly motivated self-starter with an aptitude for quickly learning new tasks.
Strong interpersonal skills. Outstanding writing and speaking skills.
Computer literate and competent with IBM compatible programs.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
International Operations Management. As Contact Program Facilitating Team Operations Officer in Minsk, Belarus, facilitated 11 highly successful senior level exchanges significantly improving US-Belarus relations. Subsequently hand picked to manage Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S.-Central Asia peacetime engagement programs resulting in the signing of the first bilateral program agreements with two of these nations.
Electronics Warfare Operations Management. As Intelligence Branch Chief (30 subordinates), significantly improved Branch readiness and performance with minimal guidance or supervision. Selected as Intelligence Department Director (110 subordinates) above six other candidates. Led Department to success in all areas while manned as low as 60% with a severe shortage of senior personnel.
Resource Management. As Intelligence Branch Chief, managed accountability, operation, and maintenance of 24 vehicles and 14 sophisticated electronics warfare systems. As Intelligence Department Director, managed accountability, operation, and maintenance of 137 lines of equipment valued at $4,236,000; consistently maintained 96% operational readiness. Managed U.S. Department of Defense 1997-1998 Central Asia military contacts programs totaling $3.1 million annually, an 82% increase over previous years.
Project Management. Commended for planning, coordinating, and ensuring the successful fielding of three complex voice/non-voice intercept and direction finding systems at Fort Drum, New York and Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Training Management. Extensive experience formulating and leading training in organizations ranging from 19-1050 personnel. Cited for superior quarterly and annual training programs. Raised foreign language proficiency 48% in a department employing 85 linguists.
Communications. Regularly briefed and wrote for Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officers. Acted as Joint Staff representative in coordinating US-Central Asia peacetime engagement programs with senior officials in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, the Department of State, and four Central Asian governments. Ensured programs achieved national objectives.
EMPLOYMENT CHRONOLOGY
Contract Auditor, Fort Leslie J. McNair, District of Columbia, May 1998-present
Program Manager, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, 1997-1998
Presidential Translator, National Military Command Center, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon, 1996-1997
Senior Fellow (included four months as Contact Program Facilitating Team Operations Officer in Minsk, Belarus, and a year as Liaison, Interpreter, and Escort Officer), George C. Marshall Center for Eurasian Studies, Garmisch, Germany, 1995-1996
Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Department Director, Fort Drum, New York, 1991-1992
All-Source Intelligence Staff Officer, Fort Drum, New York, 1989-1991
Operations and Training Manager, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1988-1989
Electronics Warfare Branch Chief, Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1986-1987
Voice Interceptor / Transcriber (Czech), Augsburg, Germany, 1980-1985
EDUCATION
MA, Russian and East European Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, 1994
MBA, Telecommunications Management, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California, 1990
BS, Business and Linguistics (Czech), University of New York, Albany, New York, 1987
Senior Accountant Diploma, San Diego College of Business, San Diego, California, 1977
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Certificate, Eurasian Foreign Area Officer, Institute of Eurasian Studies, Garmisch, Germany
Certificate, College of Strategic Studies and Defense Economics, Garmisch, Germany
Graduate, Combined Arms Services Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Graduate, Defense Language Institute: Russian, Czech/Slovak, Presidio of Monterey, California
Graduate, Entry Level and Advanced Officer Leadership Schools, Fort Huachuca, Arizona
Top-Secret security clearance with Special Background Investigation