Robert Erdman Email & Phone Number

Tacoma, WA, US

• Senior analyst for the 7th Infantry Division’s Assessment Cell - specializing in qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess programs and aid decision making. Analysis examined progress towards the corporate.
• Conducted monthly assessments of the corporate strategy to identify progress made towards strategic goals and identify emerging opportunities and risks.
• Project manager for an organizational personnel study to inform senior executive stakeholders on gaps, opportunities, and limitations to improve critically short personnel shortfalls.
• Conducted test and evaluation assessments of new equipment within the 7th Infantry Division, including budget monitoring and timeline management, to ensure equipment met requirements and was delivered on time.
• Directed the holistic assessment of monthly published reports; resulting in the elimination of 6 redundant publications and increased the productivity amongst 10 effected staff departments.
• Analyzed the Army’s experimental Health & Holistic Fitness (H2F) program and established metrics and evaluation criteria to gauge the program’s success and areas of concern.

• Resource manager and primary analyst on logistics and maintenance requirements to mitigate inventory shortages – resulted in foreign military sales contracts totaling $20 million.
• Analytical review of the Core Inventory Management System (Core IMS) to cut waste and streamline the distribution of equipment.
• Reconfigured monthly reports to allow better data analysis and visualization; resulted in report process times decreasing by 30% and an increase in asset visibility.

• Synchronized daily staff operations for a 400-person organization divided amongst 20+ staff sections; ensuring subordinate directors were prioritized and fully resourced to conduct their responsibilities.
• Executive duties and oversight of six safety investigations and all congressional inquiries to ensure investigations and responses were thorough and completed on time.
• Led weekly senior level synchronization meetings to increase effective and efficient collaboration amongst division leaders and address issues and concerns within the staff.

• Systematic review of interconnected and complex transactions to streamline processes and lessen unnecessary steps while highlighting areas of success within the organization.
• Project lead for military training negotiations with South Korea, Japan, and India.
• Conducted analysis and risk assessments on 12 new pieces of military equipment for testing and distribution within the organization.

• Project supervisor for a multi-year analysis of aircraft requirements in Afghanistan, resulting in NATO partners donating an additional $5 billion U.S. dollars over a four-year period.
• Study results submitted to the U.S. Congress to support congressional testimony given by senior military leaders.
• Center for Army Analysis – Analyst of the year 2016 and 2017.

• Annual review of education programs to ensure training was current and relevant to meet the demands of the Army.
• Recruited 78 high performing officers into the Army’s Operations Research program.
• Project manager evaluating 60 employees for advanced education placement.

• Enhanced manpower forecasting based on linear algebra and stochastic modeling using data mining and statistical analysis software to determine trends and projections.
• Policy forecaster for the Army’s drawdown plan to minimize involuntary separations of Soldiers and trim expenditures in training and recruitment costs.
• Department of Defense incentive pay committee member to evaluate military incentives and entitlements using big data and policy analysis.

Master'S Degree, Operations Research

Certificate, Homeland Security Emergency Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration

Project Management