Jonas Märcher Ottosen Email & Phone Number

Denmark

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Responsible for:
• Daily representation of Danish interests, stakeholder management and coordination vis-a-vis the F-35 Program.
• Contracting for Danish F-35 acquisition and sustainment requirements.
• Identification and management of risk related to Danish F-35 implementation and operations.
• Supporting broader political objectives of Danish F-35 participation, including promotion of Danish industrial interests.
• Senior National Officer for deployed Danish military personnel in the area.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Responsible for the political-strategic management of Danish defence acquisitions and capability development

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Areas of responsibility:
• Overall programme planning and management of the Danish New Fighter Program.
• Contracting and other legal aspects in the acquisition of new fighter aircraft.
• Industrial facilitation with regards to the involvement of Danish companies.
• Counselling with regards to political and media aspects.Selected results and qualifications:
• Delivery of quality assured basis for Danish political decision on the acquisition of new fighter aircraft (of 9 June 2016).

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• From March 2011 to December 2013 I was Deputy Head of Department in the Danish Ministry of Defence of first the NATO & EU Department and subsequently the Budget and Finance Department. My responsibilities included.
• Management and monitoring of optimization initiatives following a DKR 2,7 billion reduction in defence appropriations (2013-2017).
• Development of international defence cooperation initiatives.
• Leadership experience in relation to different professional groups including academics, specialists and military officers.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

I worked with Danish security policy in relation to international organizations. My primary focus, however, was Operations with a major focus on counter-piracy efforts off the Coast of Somalia. In that regard, I participated in the development of the Strategy for the Danish Counter-Piracy Effort 2011-2014 as well as developing strategic priorities for the.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

My primary responsibilities focused on the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) including operations, capability development and partnerships. I was also responsible for general EU coordination and MoD relations to research institutions and think tanks.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

My responsibilities focused on defence analyses and policy development. My primary organizational focus was NATO, the EU, and the UN. I also participated in developing the Danish Defence Strategy for Africa.

Gaborone, Botswana

I worked for two years with UN Botswana as a Policy Analyst on SADC issues. The work was focused on developing partnerships with both the various branches of the SADC Secretariat as well as with various International Cooperating Partners. Topically I was primarily engaged with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on HIV/AIDS, Water Resources.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

I was employed as a Cost Analyst with the primary task of conducting Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analyses in connection with systems procurement and the development of maintenance concepts.

Masters, Political Science

Crisis Management