Major General Robert L. Edmonson II (Retired) is an experienced executive with a distinguished 33-year military career and a proven history of developing innovative solutions to meet complex problems and leveraging performance goals and data analytics to achieve desired outcomes. In his final assignment in the United States Army, he served as the Commanding General leading a global IT enterprise comprised of 9K+ soldiers, federal civilians and government contractors at 56 locations in 24 states and 20 locations overseas with a financial portfolio of 3.1B, including foreign military sales and other DoD/Joint/interagency services. In this position, he led the organization through analysis of complex supply chain management processes, which included assessing vulnerability areas and launching a branding campaign to restore IT supply chain shortages. Rob has also served as the Chief Information Officer for the Army’s largest organization comprised of 750K+ active duty, National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers and led joint service and coalition partners in development of agile network solutions to meet DoD national defense objectives. He previously worked as Commandant (Provost) of the Army Signal School where he led 500 faculty and staff to modernize 131 syllabi to professionally upskill 11,000 IT students annually. Rob earned master’s degrees in Information Resource Management and National Security Strategy and Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing. He is also the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Honorus Causa. Rob earned the Bronze Star Medal and holds a TS/SCI clearance. He is passionate about building high-performance teams and unlocking the best in people to deliver remarkable results.
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Chief Executive OfficerEdmonson Consulting Group Llc Jul 2024 - PresentFlorida, United StatesIT Executive, Executive Coach and Public Speaker
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Commanding General Communications-Electronics Command (Ceo)Us Army Aug 2021 - Jun 2024Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United StatesLed a world-wide enterprise of 9K highly skilled Hardware & Software IT experts performing maintenance operations for the US Army’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. Provided radar sustainment support to the Airforce, Navy, and Marine Corps. Oversees IT maintenance operations at 56 sites in 24 states and 20 sites globally. Also oversaw the health, safety, morale, facilitation, and support operations to 23K people at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. -
Chief Information Officer (Cio) Us Army Forces Command (Forscom)Us Army Jul 2018 - Jul 2021Fort Bragg, North CarolinaDirected information systems requirements for the Army’s largest organization comprised of over 750,000 Active Duty, Army National Guard, and US. Army Reserve members. Synchronized information technology requirements and network modernization efforts with vital stakeholders through program reviews, oversight councils and fiscal planning boards. Led Joint and Coalition-partners in the development of agile network solutions to enable National Defense and Disaster Recovery efforts. -
Commandant (Provost) Us Army Signal SchoolUs Army May 2016 - Jun 2018Directed 550 staff and faculty of the U.S. Army Signal School to train and educate 11,000 military and civilian students on cybersecurity, network management, information systems and satellite communications annually. Responsible for the career professional development of over 65,000 information technology soldiers in the Active, Army National Guard and Reserve components. Achieved full academic accreditation of 193 courses supporting 17 occupational specialties. -
Executive Officer To Army CioUs Army Jul 2015 - May 2016Pentagon -
Brigade Commander (Ceo)Us Army Jun 2013 - Jun 2015Fort Gordon Georgia -
Chief Information Officer (Cio) Intelligence And Security Command (Inscom)Us Army Jun 2012 - May 2013Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States -
Joint Chiefs Of Staff - InternThe Joint Staff Jun 2000 - May 2022PentagonSelected to become a member of the JCS Intern Program. -
Joint Staff J6 Action OfficerThe Joint Staff Jun 2006 - Oct 2008PentagonDeveloped plans, policy and doctrine to support CJCS and Unified Combatant Commanders in conducting combat operations with fully integrated C4 networks and systems. Ensured Global Information Grid (GIG) networks and policy provides fused operational picture of the battlespace to warfighting Combatant Commanders and JTF. Defines and maintains operational concept for GIG, BRAC/Joint Basing and Enterprise Architectures through network management policy. Develops network plannng guidance for future joint networks. -
Graduate StudentNational Defense University Aug 2011 - May 2012Fort McnairMaster of Science in National Security Strategy -
Senior Military AdvisorU. S. Central Command (Uscentcom) Dec 2010 - Jun 2011Kabul Province, AfghanistanSenior Military Advisor within the Minister of Interior (MOI) for the Government of Afghanistan. -
Battalion Commander (Ceo)Us Army Oct 2008 - Oct 2010Battalion Commander of a Signal Battalion consisting of five companies, 687 Soldiers, 260 vehicles, 91 generators and 80 communications platforms worth in excess of 72M. -
Commissioned OfficerUs Army Jan 1991 - May 2006Second Lieutenant to Major, USA
Major General (Ret) Robert L Edmonson Ii Education Details
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Business Administration And Management, General
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