David Pointon Email & Phone Number

United States

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Remote

FEMA Region VI, Denton TX

Develops and implements regional plans supporting disaster response and recovery operations in accordance with provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act). Specific focus and preparing plans on drought and water supply mitigation and response plans; devolution operations; and regional support operations.

Fort Sam Houston, TX

US Army Corps of Engineers Liaison to US Army North; manages and coordinates Emergency Support Function #3 “Public Works and Engineering” response activities within the Defense Support to Civil Authorities mission of the National Response Framework. Prepares briefings on Emergency Response Operations, reviews and edits USNORTHCOM, USARNORTH and USACE.

US Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany

Lead Operational Planner and Secretariat of the U.S. Africa Command, “Boards, Councils, Groups and Teams” construct. Secretariat and executer of the Joint Plans and Operations Board (JPOB), a bi-weekly executive (flag officer) level forum for providing decision and guidance for Command level strategy and plans and chaired by the U.S. Africa Command.

US Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany

Lead Operational Planner directly supporting the newly established United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Jointly supports the Operations and Logistics Directorate, Future Operations Division Chief; and the Strategy, Plans and Programs Directorate, Plans Division Chief and the Office of the Chief of Staff to facilitate the transfer of Missions.

HQ, US European Command, Stuttgart, Germany

Senior Network Engineer and Technical Lead supervising five Network Engineers supporting the HQ, USEUCOM primary Command and Control system. Responsible for network design, configuration, architecture analysis and operations supporting the HQ, USEUCOM specific, Integrated Visual Information System (IVIS), the command’s primary information distribution and.

US European Command, Stuttgart, Germany

Senior Analyst to identify requirements, application suitability and the integration for new and existing C4I systems supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) Global Command and Control System. Principal focus on Information Technology (IT) solutions providing situational awareness, collaboration, information analysis and information dissemination.

Various

Twenty-one years in positions of increasing responsibility as leader and manager of operational planning and execution.Commander; Operations Officer; Operations Staff OfficerFourteen of twenty-one years spent in U.S Army operational units; including Corps and theater level Combatant Command. Operations Officer of the attack helicopter battalion of the 82d.

Masters Certificate, Homeland Security

Activities and Societies: Expected to receive certificate in Dec 2011

Master Of Science, Public Administration

In conjunction with US Army Command and General Staff College

Bachelor Of Science, Wildlife And Fisheries Science

Activities and Societies: Fighten' Texas Aggie Band