Keith Faust Email & Phone Number

Saint John'S, Florida, United States

March Air Reserve Base

- Serves as the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center (DIMOC) Public Affairs Specialist, Subject Matter Expert (SME)- Ultimate Release Authority for DoD visual information (VI) held within the DIMOC Imagery Management Division referred to as the Department of Defense VI Records Center- Reviews, makes, and/or coordinates release authority decisions on hundreds of thousands of video and still media assets- Reviews record holdings and makes public release decisions on behalf of the department and Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Public Affairs (PA)- Participates with management in policy formulation about procedures and plans managing material for release to the public for media purposes- Disseminates informational material of particular value and interests to the general public via release- Makes public release decisions for the department on imagery which, when created, was not necessarily originally intended for public consumption- Makes public release decisions based on DoD guidance regarding release of historical but sensitive or controversial material to include Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) guidance which may/may not have been present when the media was originally produced- Serves as the SME regarding release determinations to grant or deny official requests for visual information held within DIMOC-IM, to include international operations as well as matters of historical/sensitive/controversial issues

Joine Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam

- Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of the HQ PACAF communication integration program- Serves as the lead Communications Synchronization (SC) representative in PACAF/PA- Coordinates communication strategies and tactics into the PACAF Campaign Support Plan (PacCSP) within PACAF HQ- Plans and executes communication and community engagements locally and around the PACAF area of responsibility as assigned- Performs a variety of public affairs staff duties in support of the PACAF mission- Participates in Special Projects

Bucharest, Romania

- Served as the primary spokesman for the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force, Black Sea Rotation Force- Developed and implemented Strategic Communications for more than 350 Marines and sailors- Developed relations and media contacts with more than 18 countries in the region- Worked closely and in concert with all embassies in the region to publicize Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of State (DoS) messages in the region- Served as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for a contract worth more than $22,000

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Simultaneously lead more than eight Distance Learning Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) projects worth in excess of $750,000• Reorganized & revamped projects of 365+ days behind schedule with 35% fewer budgeted resources• Applied democratic leadership style and team-building skills to build a strong team of dedicated high-performers, who were recognized company-wide for their dedication to the project goals• #1 project manager chosen to spearhead troubled projects more than 180 days behind schedule• Reduced overtime hours by more than 50% through project management tools and techniques• Responsible for managing half of the program’s human resources• Used proactive approaches to resolve all personal issues or concerns brought to my attention• Enhanced production by 30%+ by re-examining all project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)• Improved resource turn-around by 60% through consolidating reference data and tools • Developed plans & executed briefs to government executives on deliverables & schedule changes• Applied excellent conflict resolution skills contributing to de-escalation of several potential internal/external and intra-company conflicts resulting in “win/win solutions”• Lead IMI professionals working in the areas of Instructional Systems Design (ISD), Computer Courseware Development and Programming, and Graphic Arts Design• Reviewed & analyzed 20% of government Requests For Proposals (RFP) on upcoming projects• Provided insight to necessary Government Furnished Material (GFM) as a USMC Subject Matter Expert (SME) on 80% of ongoing projects• Coordinated across multiple disciplines and training programs in the facilitation of projects

Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Served as the senior on site representative for a newly awarded 6,000,000 Naval Engineers government contract• Saved more than $10K negotiating and procuring facilities, space, and shipping of equipment in support of executive level operations• 100+ briefings analyzed and developed for the procurement of additional personnel and equipment, in support of the government contract• Responsible for training 1,000 personnel, as a result of coordinating administrative, operational, logistical, and communications aspects of executive-level certification events• Preserved more than 10% of the fiscal, travel, and deliverable budget through detailed oversight reports for corporate and government review• Initiated and reviewed purchase order requests for more than $50K in support of the government contract• Devised, coordinated and led the Seabee Staff Training Program (SSTP) for the Naval Expeditionary Combat Command’s only Flag Level Battle Staff • Conducted meetings with 1NCD Division and Regimental level staffs to incorporate effective training and management practices to enhance integrated command and control planning for ensuing certification exercises • Participated in training and development conferences/workshops on emerging issues and warfare concepts which impact training for the Naval Construction Force • Experienced working in an interagency environment such as with Non-governmental Organizations to provide strategic planning on national security and operations • Analyzed and identified Fleet Synthetic training resource requirements and exercises to support critical missions • Served as the lead designer and developer in the preparation of Strategic & Operational War Game concepts using conventional and other technological means such as Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) models

Okinawa, Japan

• Advised hundreds of executive and senior level management on strategic planning processes for utilization in the national and coalition arenas• Coordinated operations and logistics of numerous multi-million dollar military exercises involving more than 40,000 personnel• Selected as the M&S Subject Matter Expert and single point of contact for approximately 33% of the Pacific Commander’s military projects for the region• Shaped and integrated national and international senior level planners’ development ideas for incorporation during high level military projects • Operated, provided instruction, and maintain various training to simulation models with respect to Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) operations • Advise and assisted United States and Foreign military staffs on the implementation of a MAGTF, coupled with Command and Control (C2) with regard to tactical planning and simulation execution • Supervised the conduct of the Rear Area Operations Group (RAOG) Response Cells • Assisted in design, planning and role-playing of non-governmental agencies, host nation governmental representatives, state department, and other representatives involved in HA/DR and peace keeping or peace enforcement operations scenarios • Attended Plan of Action and Milestone (POA&M) and Concept Development Conferences (CDC), as well as, Initial through Final Planning Conferences for more than 35 of III MEF's Joint Chiefs of Staff/Pacific Commander directed exercises • Advised in the use of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) assets in support of Intelligence operations • Exceptional knowledge in design of Global Command and Control Systems (GCCS) and Advance Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (AFATDS), and Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination Systems (JADOCS) and Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) networks on exercises executed at the Tier I through Tier IV Levels