Kris Saling Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Fl, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

My team leads data-driven efforts to enhance the Army’s talent management capabilities. Our mission is to harness advanced analytics, AI, and innovative data solutions to identify, develop, and retain top talent across the force. Through strategic insights and an agile approach, we aim to transform how the Army connects the right people with the right roles, ensuring readiness and adaptability for the challenges of tomorrow.

Fort Knox, Ky, Us

The Innovation Directorate at U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) is dedicated to transforming recruitment by harnessing cutting-edge technology, data analytics, and agile practices to enhance talent acquisition and retention. Focused on modernizing outreach strategies and operational efficiency, the directorate designs solutions to connect with a wide range of qualified candidates across the nation. By prioritizing innovation, adaptability, and data-driven insights, the directorate ensures the Army’s recruitment methods are aligned with today’s dynamic workforce landscape and help create the most powerful and broadest talent bench to fight our nation's most pressing threats.

Fort Knox, Ky, Us

The Innovation Cell is charged with rapidly enabling and informing senior leader decision making and problem solving, providing enduring agency to oversee implementation of the AHRC 2030 vision and enabling the command to capitalize on the latest HR business practices and technologies.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Deputy Director of People Analytics within the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA (M&RA)), guiding and directing the daily execution for the Directorate in developing, managing, and synchronizing strategy, policy, and research in people analytics.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Acting Director of People Analytics within the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASA (M&RA)), previously serving as Deputy Director (Aug 2019-Apr 2021). Responsible for developing, managing, and synchronizing strategy, policy, and research in people analytics.

Providing detailed analysis and advice to senior Army leaders in the fields of people analytics and artificial intelligence, and building workforce management tools for the future. Finally getting to flex into my areas of academic interest! From Sep-Nov 2019 and again Apr 2021-present, acting as director for ASA(MRA)'s Human Capital Big Data initiative and the People Analytics office.

Operations Research Analyst at Army DCS G-1, providing analytical support to the Army's strength and manpower shaping and forecasting process. Analyze and forecast the Army's active competitive category officer population strength for the current year and up to 10 years out and shape through accessions, promotions, and other means, and provide advice to special officer categories on the same to effectively manage a force of 92,000 officers. Create simulations and data models to answer senior leader questions and support critical personnel decisions.

Camp H. M. Smith, Hi, Us

Strategic Analyst at the US Pacific Command (PACOM) headquarters at Camp Smith, Hawaii, responsible for providing the command with qualitative and quantitative analysis concerning the effectiveness of the theater campaign plan with regard to international security cooperation, humanitarian aid, and disaster relief. My areas of primary focus are South and South East Asia.

West Point, New York, Us

Taught and directed SE387 Deterministic Models (linear programming and optimization, non-linear programming, cost estimation models) and SE388 Stochastic Models (Markov chains, Monte Carlo simulations, reliability). Advised four senior project one-semester research groups and two two-semester senior thesis groups in applied systems concepts. Additionally responsible for strategic communications and public relations management for the department and two research centers of excellence.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Responsible for providing engineer input into all division level planning efforts in support of 35,000 US Troops and as many contractors. Responsible for logistics planning and footprint reduction planning in support of over 70 bases in the division's theater of operations.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Responsible for missions in support of engineer battalion operations in the US Army Pacific theater of operations, for the training and welfare of 180 soldiers and officers from varying specialties, and for managing and repairing equipment and resources valued at $1.8 million.

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Operations officer in charge of planning training and logistics operations for 18 permanently assigned team trainers and fourteen battalion-level (800+ personnel) National Guard and Reserve units throughout the Pacific Theater of Operations.

Ms, Systems Engineering

Ms, Engineering Management

Bs, Operations Research