Eric Thompson Email & Phone Number

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Strategic Analyst in the Strategy Plans and Policy Directorate responsible for translating Office of Secretary Defense policy and programs into actionable security cooperation objectives; determining the ways and means to meet the National Defense Strategy goal to incorporate Allies and partners into defense planning and campaigning. Responsible for developing multi-year strategic objectives addressing DSCA support to NATO Defense Capacity Building (DCB) efforts with partner nations. General supporting tasks includes collaboration with Combatant Command and Service Component stakeholders to ensure alignment with regional and functional priorities and objectives.

Wiesbaden, Germany

Security Cooperation Officer in the US Army Europe and Africa G5, International Operations Division, with responsibility for advising senior leadership on NATO Command and Force Structure-related issues and preparing country desk officers and leadership for engagements and visits to NATO organizations. Provides support to theater exercises, and G5 and G35 planning efforts during crisis and contingencies to ensure understanding of NATO strategy, emerging plans, and Graduated Response Forces (Land) Headquarters. Supports USEUCOM efforts to increase integration with NATO organizations such as Land Command (LANDCOM), the Joint Force Commands (JFC's), Rapid Deployable and Regional Corps, and the Joint Support and Enabling Command (JSEC).

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Defense Planner and Project Manager for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) -Allied Command Transformation responsible for coordinating with NATOHQ BrusselsInternational Staff, and International Military Staff on issues related to defense planning,force development, and capability targets for NATO member-Nations. Provide analysis related to the Bi-Strategic Command NATO Force Structure Adaptation to ensure the military structure is fit for purpose. Project Manager responsible for defense analysis and managing budgets and milestones for NATO’s Bi-Strategic Command Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2AD) Study in coordination with US Joint Staff J8-Warfighting Analysis Division, Allied Command Operations (ACO) J5, international operational research organizations, and NATO Centers of Excellence. Expert Accomplishments:• Planning, managing, and delivering a multi-year, 300,000 euro study, that was on time and within budget, that informed NATO defense and operational planning, capability development, and the political-military advice to the North Atlantic Council.• Building cross-functional teams among 15-plus organizations such as the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and ACO, Joint Force Command’s Brunssum and Naples, NATO's Component Commands and Centers of Excellence, and the US Joint Staff J8, resulting in detailed plans of action and a comprehensive study informed by stakeholder expertise from across the Nations.• Briefing flag and general officers regularly and providing advice on defense planning topics ensuring leadership at all levels were well informed and provided the depth of information required for high-level decisions and engagement with military and civilian leaders at NATOHQ-Brussels.

Joint Staff - Hampton Roads

• Deployable Training Division, Executive Officer, a joint division responsible for worldwide training of Combatant Commands and Joint Task Forces. • Developed human resource requirements for a 114 person division composed of Department of Defense civilians, military personnel, and government contractors resulting in increased ability to support multiple missions with cross-trained personnel.• Evaluated contractor Performance Work Statements resulting in increased ability to meet the divisions increasing operational demands.

Joint Staff - Hampton Roads

• Developed and presented academic classes to US Navy, Marine, Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard officers concentrating on measures of performance and effectiveness related to reaching operational goals.• Mentored and advised staff officers at multiple combatant commands such as US Southern Command, US Pacific Command, US Africa Command, and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in subjects related to planning processes, cross staff integration, and operations assessment resulting in greater common understanding of complex operational environments, and ways to increase staff efficiency.• Led the collaborative development of joint training standards and designed joint training processes and programs in support of combatant commander operational requirements.• Briefed and provided recommendations to general and flag-level officers regularly.

Heidelberg Area, Germany

• Led Development of campaign plans and strategies for U.S. Army peace-time engagement and security cooperation with allies in Europe. • Assembled and managed a 30 person cross-functional planning team responsible for developing theater policy and strategy recommendations informing missions and activities of roughly 4,000 U.S. Army-Europe soldiers.

Masters - National Security Affairs, Emphasis- Europe And Eurasia, 3.82

Thesis: "Turkish Influence in the South Caucasus and Levant: Consequences for NATO and the EU"

Nato Defense Planning

- Training and education related to NATOs defence planning process and relationships between NATO-Allied Command Transformation.

Strategy, Policy, And Military History

The Basic Strategic Arts Program, is the three month qualification course for Army officers selected for Functional Area 59 (Strategist.

Bachelor'S Degree, Operations Management

Nato Operations Planning

- Training and education on NATO operations planning policies, processes, and procedures - Political level considerations that influence.

Senior Officer Policy Development

- Training and education on NATO’s strategic priorities and strategic decision-making process at the highest levels - Course provided.

Bachelor'S Degree, Operations Management And Supervision