Ronald Warner Email & Phone Number

United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Metis/PAE acquired by AMENTUM

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Provided continuous operational assessment, technical and analytical expertise to support USCENTCOM Commander and Senior Leader decision making processes and the allocation of critical resources across the operation environment to achieve campaign objectives and attain strategic endstates. Identified, analyzed and assessed operational gaps, associated military risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities to support best military advice recommendations to better focus USCENTCOM operations, activities and investments in order to enhance campaign effectiveness and reduce overall risk. • Across USCENTCOM staff and directorates, planned, developed and implemented annual assessment framework and methodology consisting of metrics, measures of effectiveness/performance, indicators and strategic questions. Created data collection management plans and synthesized data inputs from across USCENTCOM staff, 11 Unified Combatant Commands, Services and Agencies and generated the command 2019 and 2018 Global Campaign Annual Assessments that were presented to the USCENTCOM Commander and culminated with a successful briefs to the Director, Joint Chief of Staff.• Implemented and monitored continuous assessment process internal to USCENTCOM and externally with Joint Staff and produced Quarterly Global Campaign Assessments from April 2019 to present. Individually and cumulatively, these Quarterly assessments were critical in formulating USCENTCOM strategic opportunities, prioritization and preparation for the annual Joint Staff Global Force Management Board, and as a Campaign Global Coordinating Authority, enabled USCENTCOM to globally coordinate campaign activities across Unified Combatant Commands.

Fort Bliss Tx

Assistant Chief of Staff, G8 (Budget Officer)Provided planning, programming, budgeting, and execution oversight for 9K soldier and civilian organization geographically dispersed among 7 locations with annual budget of $90M+ with mission to support theater air and missile defense operations. Directed, coordinated, and managed fiscal efficiencies with 11-member staff of soldiers and civilians, including internal controls, audit readiness, contracting oversight, and lean six sigma initiatives throughout the organization.• Single-handedly established a new section G8 primarily manned with Air Defense MOS Soldiers and successfully managed a budget in excess of $90M in support of four air defense brigades geographically dispersed across seven installations with the mission to provide Integrated Air and Missile Defense support throughout the USCENTCOM AOR.• Participated in numerous General Staff level long range planning sessions and developed financial supporting annexes to OPORDs, OPLANs, CONOPs and DEPORDs in support of USCENTCOM and worldwide air and missile defense deployments.• Achieved 20% ($20M) cost savings from requisitioned repair parts credits and reduction in contracts by optimizing resources, establishing internal controls, and launching Lean Six Sigma program.

Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md

Deputy Director, Joint Test Lead (Project & Program Management Lead) Developed operational solutions to urgent, specific, joint force needs through short term, rigorous, non-materiel test and evaluation process. Led multiservice joint test organization comprised of 9 Army and Air Force service members. Provided leadership and guidance to 6 ongoing joint test projects at various continental locations and directorate headquarters. Oversaw interactions with Combatant Commands, Services (Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps), and Joint Staff agencies in development of future joint test initiatives and projects valued in excess of $6.5M that addressed specific Army and Joint issues; results maximized the capabilities of on hand systems and equipment for use during combat operations. • Established and led first ever Army joint test organization by formulating initial organizational concepts, building multi-service team consisting of Army and Air Force personnel, and successfully transitioning organization from initial to full operational capability within 2 years—1 full year ahead of the projected schedule. • Generated multi-service support and concurrence that resulted in award of 3 joint test initiatives projects valued at $19.5M that enhanced joint service member combat effectiveness and capabilities through development of optimized tactics, techniques, procedures, and doctrinal methodologies (2013). • Attained $14M in joint test funding by orchestrating critical partnerships with Joint Services, Federal Agencies, and agencies within the Office Secretary of Defense joint test community (2012) by vigorously cross agency coordination, leading joint integrated working groups and garnering joint consensus at the senior Joint Staff levels.

Brigade Deputy Commanding Officer (Senior Assistant Director) Served as Deputy Commanding Officer for only Air Defense Artillery institutional Brigade in the United States Army consisting of 1.6K+ Soldiers, 150 Department of the Army Civilians, with annual throughput of 1.5K+ Initial Entry Soldiers, Junior Officers, and Junior and Senior Warrant Officers, and execution of annual budget of $10M+. Provided guidance and synchronized a 30- member staff on administration (human resources), logistics (supplies and service contracts), operations (day to day program management), and budget. Ensured overall accomplishment of commander’s (Senior Director-Army Colonel) priorities, vision, and organizational objectives.

Battalion Executive Officer (Assistant Director) Oversaw administration, logistics, and maintenance operations for Patriot Air and Missile Defense system institutional training base organization consisting of 1,000+ students, 200+ Cadre and support personnel, 45 Civilians, and 54 Government Contractors. Integrated and synchronized all organizational plans, managed commanders (Director) reporting requirements, guidance, and directives; established, managed, and enforced staff planning timelines, and acted as organizational level senior officer in absence of Battalion Commander (Lieutenant Colonel).

Fort Bliss, Texas

Battalion Operations Officer (Operations Manager) Directed all battalion level operations for Army's Patriot Air and Missile Defense Artillery institutional training base schoolhouse. Coordinated strategic plans, operations, and training of all Patriot institutional training, including Advanced Individual Training (AIT), Military Occupational Skill (MOS) transition training, Officer and Warrant Officer training, Patriot Master Gunner training, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) training, and installation of Modern Army Combatives Program. Led staff-level and organization- level long range planning sessions, resourcing allocations, management of equipment, hardware and software upgrades for 10x sets of high dollar Patriot equipment and training devices valued at $70M+. Provided executive level management, leadership and guidance to staff of 60 Soldiers and Department of Army Civilians.

Various Locations

Served as an Active Duty Army Air Defense Artillery Officer in various leadership positions including Training and Doctrine Initiatives Officer for the Air Defense Artillery School Leader Development directorate (2008); Battalion Operations Officer for the 5th Battalion (Patriot) 52nd Air Defense Artillery with the mission to provide joint and combined air and missile defense operations in support USCENTCOM critical priorities (2007); Operations Officer on a Brigade Border Transition Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom strategically deployed over 350km along the Iraq-Syrian border with the mission to train, equip and evaluate 4k+ Iraqi border defense forces (2005-2006); Army Test and Evaluation Command System Chair for Short Range Air Defense Artillery missile systems responsible for developing and executing system evaluation and test plans for new systems (SLAMRAAM, Avenger, Avenger Up-gun, Sentinel, Linebacker, Stinger) in Acquisition Categories II & III (2003-2005); Battery / Company Commander for unit totaling 580+ initial entry Air Defense Artillery and 88M Transportation Soldiers (2001-2003); Battery / Company Commander for Patriot unit totaling 250+ Soldiers geographically dispersed between Suwon, Osan and Kunsan South Korea (2000-2001); Battery / Company level Executive Officer for unit totaling 80+ Soldiers deployed within USCENTCOM AOR to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1998-1999); and Platoon Leader three times for small organizations totaling 30+ Soldiers (1995-1998).

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Operations Research And Systems Analysis

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Management And Leadership

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