Chris Erler Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Fort Detrick, Maryland

TS/SCI w/CI Poly. I am an all-source analyst covering the Indo-Pacific region focusing on foreign medical capabilities and produced intelligence products for senior DoD clients, policy makers, and other key stakeholders. I was directly involved in producing intelligence products throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic. As the nation shutdown, we went into overdrive production that directly impacted decisions at the highest levels of government. The hours were long but the once in a century experience made it all worth it.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

I supervised and led 25 recruiters at five Medical Recruiting Centers, across three states, covering 93,000 square miles to recruit qualified healthcare professionals. The task is a continuous, ongoing cycle requiring forward projecting planning and coordination in order to meet specific applicant panel deadlines. I maintained and developed contact and rapport with all community stakeholders as recruiting is a people business and interpersonal communication skills are a necessity. After two years of hard work, my unit was recognized by the Regional Headquarters as the Top Recruiting Company in FY 2018 over 15 other units.

Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States

I was dual hatted in this position as the Manager of Operations and the Intelligence Officer for the Army’s only deployable theater level validation laboratory unit. It is a small unit but consists of highly specialized medical personnel and I was responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing the units’ training that resulted in maintaining our “Prepare to Deploy Order” mission. I was responsible for updating and executing tasks to two different higher headquarters. My biggest accomplishment in this position was preparing and deploying the unit to Liberia in support of the Ebola outbreak in 2014. I was the unit's single point of contact that interacted with a Division staff of over 100 people. I successfully conducted laboratory site location surveys, coordinated logistical and life support services, created and submitted site funding requests that ultimately resulted in the deployment of four Ebola testing sites across Liberia. When our objectives were complete, I coordinated the redeployment of all personnel and equipment from their laboratory sites across Liberia.This deployment was one of the greatest challenges in my military career. It pushed me beyond what I thought I could accomplish by myself, launched me past my comfort zone, and developed many professional attributes.

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

This was a temporary position as I just finished my time as Senior Manager and before leaving for my continued military professional development school. I was responsible for tracking the medical status for over 1,000 personnel and briefed the Director the medical status for each unit.

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

I supervised the training and welfare of 99 Soldiers across five different sections with numerous tasks and changes occurring. I inventoried and assumed responsibility for over $26M+ of equipment and vehicles while tracking the medical status and training of 200 Soldiers preparing to deploy to the Middle East in a two month period. Next, we had to move our headquarters to another location and I maintained accountability of all equipment with zero losses. I was tasked with supporting the security of the installation for a 3-month rotation 24 hours a day and developed a rotation schedule that best minimized the time of separation for families while accomplishing the unit's task. This leadership role finished with receiving and inventorying equipment returning from the Middle East and then successfully transitioning all equipment and responsibilities to the incoming Senior Manager.

Fort Hood, Texas, United States

I supervised a 42 medical personnel section that supported an organization for 550 personnel across five different units and responsible for equipment valued over $12M+. I ensured all training events had a medical support plan with medical personnel on-site and evacuation routes planned. I simultaneously served on the organization staff where I tracked the medical status, readiness, training, and medical treatment for the organization. My biggest achievement in this position was ensuring 500 personnel in the organization were medically prepared and available to deploy to the Middle East. Moreover, I ensured my medical section received the necessary training prior to deploying and ensured all medical treatment sets were fully inventoried and stocked. Throughout the deployment, I developed medical support plans for every patrol, our containment area, and forward operating station and communicated this to all key stakeholders throughout our deployment.