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SUMMARY Senior Army Officer with over 20 years of proven executive management and leadership in various sized organizations. Professional with demonstrated results in strategic planning, training, analysis, operations management and teambuilding. Highly developed ability to assimilate, analyze and synthesize complex information to develop and implement solutions to conserve resources, streamline operations, manage risk and achieve organizational priorities PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Chief of Staff (Colonel), Training and Doctrine Command May 2015 - Oct 2017 * Developed, led and executed the Training and Doctrine Command's first Introductory Conference across a broad spectrum of 131 full time positions, increasing cross organization communications resulting in an effective interconnected team at 27 locations across the United States * Managed organization wide review of all TRADOC full time U.S. Army Reserve positions, synchronizing resources with priorities achieving optimal manning targets * Oversaw the development and implementation of three key intra-organizational Memorandums of Agreement, coordinating full staffing across multiple organizations * Initiated the revision of critical cross-organizational regulations, ensuring effective operations * Guided the staff through professional schooling and mentoring - 100% of those eligible selected for promotion * Performance appraisal from Two-Star General - "Mike Kasnic is among the top five colonels I've served with in the past decade he made me a better general officer" Deputy Chief of Staff (Colonel), Center for Initial Military Training Jul 2013 - May 2015 * Implemented Fort Eustis wide Resiliency Training Program as the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness Program Manager, significantly contributing to the well-being of a 5,700 Soldier community and their families. * Orchestrated the executive level council across all Services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) to examine multi-service basic training challenges and identified solutions for implementation by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. * Established recurring meetings between all Army basic training sites that analyzed support challenges and applied "best practices" at all locations, significantly impacting over 16,300 soldiers per year * Designed 4-phase plan for the timely certification of the Army Reserve Master Fitness Trainer Course, to provide training for 950 soldiers initially and 500 soldiers annually * Piloted the revision of the Memorandum of Agreement for the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Academy refining responsibilities between the Active and Reserve Component resulting in enhanced processes, increasing predictability and increased staff quality * Performance appraisal from Two-Star General - "His ability to achieve results in a training environment that is dispersed across 21 locations in the US is phenomenal" Deputy Division Chief (Lieutenant Colonel), Headquarters Department of the Army Sep 2011 - Jul 2013 * Supervised and assisted the Directorate's successful publication of the Army Training Strategy 2012, directorate input to the Army Campaign Plan, and Capability Portfolio Reviews * Re-engineered the Department of the Army G-3/5/7 portal to organize and share information efficiently, improving integration across the directorate and the field to a community of thousands of personnel * Organized the Directorate Level Division Chief's Meeting creating a common operating picture for the Director and senior members of the organization * Directed the integration of strategic guidance contained in the Army Campaign Plan (ACP), Force Management Functions, and Operational Training Requirements effecting Army training requirements. * Managed seven senior level analysts, ensuring all staff actions were coordinated with 7 separate divisions and their 90 action officers. * Performance Appraisal from General Officer - "His work integrating capabilities across diverse training portfolios is unmatched by any other officer." Division Chief (Lieutenant Colonel), Training Operations Management Activity Feb 2008 - Sep 2011 * Established process to optimize the distribution of Army equipment to all organizations, increasing training effectiveness, achieved over 3,000 transfers during the initial three months * Analyzed requirements and consolidated training locations from three to one achieving over $1 million in cost savings while meeting all training requirements and streamlining operations * Forecasted and secured resources to support an 89% one-year increase in training demand * Managed Joint Service training programs ensuring training needs of all services and two agencies were met * Analyzed capabilities, needs and costs to restructure a 7,000 Soldier organization to support Army training, and promote the training of over 20,000 personnel annually * Performance Appraisal from Civilian General Officer equivalent "His leadership style and participative method of communications are exceptional and have added immeasurably to the teamwork of this organization" Course Manager/Instructor (Major), Army Reserve Readiness Training Academy Sep 2003 - Feb 2008 * Coordinated and led the first ever off-site movement course, teaching U.S. Forces in South Korea increasing readiness and ability to support operations in South East Asia * Launched change from a full resident course to a blended distance learning/resident course saving $280,000 each year * Oversight and safety enforcement resulted in no accidents or injuries for over 1,000 persons conducting high risk rail and air loading operations * Maintained accountability for over $385,000 worth of equipment * Conducted continuous review of course ware to ensure the most current practices were incorporated into training during fast paced period of change in transportation operations * Guided task review board for development of key multi-service course, resulting in a course that was 50% shorter while maintaining educational standards and student knowledge retention
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