Jim Loper Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, VA

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Norfolk VA

Responsible for developing annual strategic plan and for alignment of staff activity to support command objectives. Completed special projects for the Commander and supervised information and knowledge management, and public outreach programs.

Norfolk, VA

Supervised 18 military officers, government service and government contractor civilians. NWDC Concepts and Innovation Department scans academia, industry, systems commands, Fleet, and even individual sailors for the most innovative ideas either to solve difficult naval war fighting problems, or to take advantage of emerging technological opportunities, and.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Supervised 19 person team that provided customer service support for $12 billion program for training and maintenance of US supplied equipment.
• Negotiated performance specifications, maintenance and training requirements for a $600 million program to deliver US built small patrol boats to the Saudi Navy.
• Worked closely with US embassy political, military and economic sections to provide business development advice to US defense contractors.

Norfolk, VA

• Supervised 30-person team directing current operations for over 100 ships, 1000 aircraft and 10,000 sailors of the Atlantic Fleet.
• Worked closely with US Northern Command to develop plans and conduct exercises for Defense Support of Civilian Authorities and Maritime Homeland Defense.
• Future Operations Director for Operation Restore Hope, disaster response in Haiti, and US Navy response to Hurricane Irene and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response.

Portsmouth VA

• Commanded over 500 active duty and reserve officers and enlisted.
• Responsible for training and logistic support of detachments of 60 to 75 personnel who deployed globally to high threat areas providing shore based and water based port/harbor security for high value Navy assets.
• Provided embarked security teams for Military Sealift Command ships operating at-sea in the European Command Area of Responsibility (Mediterranean Sea, Africa) and Central Command Area of Responsibility (Arabian Gulf.
• Created and deployed first vertical insertion (helicopter fast rope) capable vessel boarding and seizure team within the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command organization.
• Assistant Task Force Commander deployed to Panama and embedded into Panamanian Navy Headquarters staff to conduct training and support Central American naval forces.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), National Security Policy Studies

Activities and Societies: In addition to my masters degree, I was selected for, and completed the Naval Operational Planners Course and.

Ba, Government And International Relations

Activities and Societies: Four year Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarship. Commissioned as Ensign, USN, upon graduation..