Ed Hudson Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

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During wartime, Force Managers work within planning teams to ensure commanders have the right mix and number of unit types (capabilities) at the right time. We also help process urgent requests for equipment needed in theater. In garrison, Force Managers have wide-reaching areas of responsibility - including fielding of equipment and changes to force structure, such as unit conversions, activations, and inactivations.

Defense Intelligence Agency, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (Jbab), Washington, District Of Columbia

• Served as a management technical advisor to MIO Director and J1 Division Chief with responsibility for overseeing, planning, organizing, conducting, and/or facilitating functions related to Force Structure and Force Development.• Identified, analyzed, and evaluated force structure and determined the best course of action for resolution, in collaboration with appropriate subject matter experts.• Aligned and integrated Force Development initiatives in accordance with National Strategy, Department of Defense directives, Defense Intelligence Enterprise priorities, and Defense Intelligence Agency guidance.• Created, implemented, conducted, and documented team functions into three distinct Agency-wide processes; resulted in new Senior-level annualized needs assessment process and emulation by other sub-organizations.• Devised, documented, and implemented a new DIA Requirements Approval and Resourcing process, modeled after the long-standing Total Army Analysis (TAA) model; this quickly was cemented as a standardized conflict resolution mechanism for manpower issues that span multiple DIA directorates.• Held supervisory responsibility for members of the Force Management (FM) team.• Utilized knowledge of military data structures and collaborated with other teams to develop a report that best portrayed assigned personnel compared to authorized billets; resulted in Agency-wide adoption.

Fires Center Of Excellence (Fcoe), Capabilities Development & Integration Division, Fort Sill Ok

As the Senior Active Duty FD Officer for the FD Branch, CDID, FCoE, contributed to Army Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) planning efforts, providing input regarding Force Structure impacting Field Artillery (FA) and Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Organizational Domain requirements. Conducted analysis on FA and ADA force structure projects programmed by the Department of Army (DA) and Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Developed FA and ADA new unit designs. Coordinated, reviewed, and made needed modifications of existing designs. Planned, coordinated, and evaluated Army FA and ADA force structure as it pertained to the Total Army Analysis (TAA) process. Reviewed FA and ADA Rules of Allocations (ROA) based on force structure changes. Coordinated with the operational Army, Army Staff, TRADOC, and Army CoEs to integrate and synchronize FA and ADA Force Management actions. • Led Force Design Update (FDU) projects to garner approval of new personnel unit designs and institute changes to existing organizations within the Total Army Analysis (TAA) framework • Contributed to nearly 200 strategic level planning efforts to ensure implementation of structural changes for the planned Army force of 2028 and 2035 • Exercised expert knowledge of large Excel databases in a team environment to ensure accurate representation of desired organizational structure adjustments • Administered ongoing efforts for the eight-person team in Branch Chief’s absence

Medical Command (Medcom), Warrior Care & Transition (Wct) Program, Crystal City (Arlington), Va

Served as the Force Management Officer to the Deputy Chief of Staff, Warrior Care and Transition (DCS, WCT) and its 14 Warrior Transition Units (WTUs) and 12 Community Care Units (CCUs) consisting of a cadre staff of approximately 1569 Soldiers and Civilians, supporting a Soldiers-in-Transition population of approximately 2300 Active Component / Reserve Component (AC/RC) Soldiers and their Families; developed and synchronized all WTU Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) force structure updates in coordination with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) staff, Regional Health Commands (RHCs), WTUs, and other external agencies . Organized, developed, and maintained the DCS, WCT and Army Wounded Warrior (AW2) Program TDAs, consisting of 40 AC/RC Military positions and 123 Civilian positions; created and coordinated correspondence to answer both congressional and Executive Office of the Headquarters inquiries. • Provided major contributions to for the Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) Deputy Chief of Staff for Warrior Care & Transition (WCT) 2017 manpower study and its multi-year project to streamline the Army’s Warrior Transition Units (WTUs); resulted in $35M cost and workforce savings for the Army• Managed WTU structural changes; coordinated organization’s board process for changes to organizational structure between WCT, MEDCOM, and Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) personnel • Served as principal author and lead editor for the organization’s 2019 Report to Congress; taught Force Management block of instruction as part of the quarterly on-boarding of new organizational leader

Hqda G8 Fdi, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Staff Synchronization Officer (SSO) and sole military Force Management (FM) Officer in an Army Staff hardware division, responsible for coordination and planning of the Army inventory of expeditionary Top Secret communications access terminals.• Oversaw fielding, maintenance, and disposition of communication terminals; span of portfolio responsibility included annual budget submission, preparation of contingency scenario funding data, and equipment distribution.• Special priorities included: input to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process; input to the Long-Range Investments Requirements Analysis process; and support to the Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) Working Group• Served as the backup SSO for the Joint Tactical Terminal (JTT) program; provided support to the Army Strategic Readiness Update (SRU).• In support to the primary Operations Officer, facilitated and reported on tasks assigned to the division; represented FDI in G8 Director of Materiel Operations (DOM OPS) forums.• Provided input to the Line Item Number (LIN) Allocation and Distribution process.• In role as the division's team lead for the Army's multi-year Transport Convergence project, led multiple long-term Cross-Functional Team analysis efforts to replace existing functionality with a smaller, integrated enterprise solution, impacting Military Intelligence units and headquarters that required expeditionary access to Top Secret communications networks; project resulted in optimization of nearly 75% of the Army’s applicable legacy communications platforms.• wrote executive summaries and white papers as a means of maintaining ongoing communication with stakeholders and senior leaders on progress and findings.

Hqda G8 Qdr, Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Staff Officer for the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) directorate within Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) G8; provided administrative support and performed operational functions for the overall staff; served as the alternate executive officer for the QDR Director (1-star General); completed internal research tasks as required, with emphasis on the National Commission on the Future of the Army. • As knowledge manager to the designated federal officer for the National Commission on the Future of the Army, established the initial data storage structure and protocols for the commission that facilitated and streamlined the process for information collection, storage and access. This was instrumental in the development of quick and viable solutions, allowing staff to access information from remote locations which provided increased flexibility for the commission; awarded a Joint Service Achievement Medal for this effort• Researched and presented information on assigned topics for subsequent use by senior leaders interfacing with the external organization. Communicated internally about research projects so that senior leadership could intelligently discuss the results externally.• Completed the How The Army Runs (HTAR), Functional Area 50 Qualification (FA50Q), and Staff Synchronization Officer (SSO) Courses during time at this assignment

Iii Corps Hq, Fort Hood, Texas, United States And Kabul, Afghanistan

• Served as an Army Functional Area 50 [FA50 - Force Manager] during III Corps deployment as part of the CJ5 Future Plans cell at the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (IJC) Headquarters, built strategic analysis tools and reports for one-, two-, and three-star generals in a joint multinational environment that directly aided successful reduced presence in Afghanistan to 34,000 and to 8,000 troops prior to the President of the United States respective deadlines.• Created the Force Manning Level Skyline Chart which depicted graphically the US force drawdown that served as the flagship graphical chart used by various directorates and other commands.• Provided Force Management (FM) support to 100,000 troops from 49 nations, with emphasis on subordinate Regional Commands (RCs), managed data collection, tracking, and reporting of Force Tracking Number (FTN) authorization totals for briefs and product publication at General Officer (GO) level, utilizing automation.• Served as Subject Matter Expert for business rules and best practices related to FM aspects of long-term war and operational plans; processed and tracked Afghanistan’s Operational Needs Statement (ONS) submissions and its requested changes to the Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB).• Guided and instructed RC level Force Managers to facilitate successful submission of Force Manning Level adjustments, especially the Requests For Forces (RFFs) process.• Developed, instituted, and taught recurring blocks of instruction for other deployed Force Managers; resulted in a baseline common body of knowledge, especially for those that were denied formal instruction prior to deployment.• In garrison, spearheaded the organizations’ contributions to the Army’s Encumbered Corps and Division Headquarters Redesign projects; coordinated and synchronized testing and distribution of subordinate divisions’ new equipment and lateral transfers of existing equipment.

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During peacetime, Army Signal officers manage the training and welfare of communications Soldiers, manage radio/computer/phone/network issues, and ensure unit compliance with Information Assurance policies. During wartime, Signal officers oversee the operation and maintenance of tactical communications equipment and perform Network Administration and Help Desk and Deskside Support duties.

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During wartime, Enlisted Communications Soldiers install and maintain the equipment that serves as the infrastructure for the military phone, internet, and radio communications networks - internal and external.

Master Of Arts, Information Technology Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Music

Accounting, Music Education

Activities and Societies: Various music ensembles (band, orchestra, choir, etc)