Ryan Ernst Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tennessee, US

Knoxville, TN, US

• Managed $229 million in maritime foreign military sales with the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Lead coordinator for 5 bilateral and multilateral events including Department of Defense participation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies “Manama Dialogue”
• Orchestrated senior leader engagements for over 20 visiting dignitaries
• Developed several programs to enhance partner maritime border security enforcement including radar and camera coastal surveillance, biometric collection and maritime patrol
• Information technology and communications focal point for security cooperation in Bahrain
• System Administrator for a secure computer network

• Planned retirement as a Lieutenant Commander with over 21 years of service
• Visited 34 diverse countries spanning 6 continents while transiting across 3 oceans
• Maintained a high-level U.S. security clearance

• Shaped critical decision-making and policy for the U.S. Navy in Bahrain
• Served as official Navy liaison to Royal Bahrain Navy and Bahrain Coast Guard
• Coordinated and negotiated 7 bilateral security agreements across multidisciplinary teams
• Escorted senior Navy leadership in high-level international meetings
• Lead coordinator for the Vice Admiral's participation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies “Manama Dialogue” consummating 28 bilateral meetings in 3 days
• Supported over 85 key leader engagements enhancing maritime security cooperation

• Coordinated critical infrastructure protection and consequence management on the Khawr Al Amaya and Al Basrah Oil Terminals processing 70-90% of the Iraqi gross domestic product
• Developed security sweep, marshaling and personnel screening procedures to enhance security
• Coordinated daily with Southern Oil Company Platform Managers
• Trained Iraqi Navy and Marine Corps personnel in critical maritime infrastructure protection
• Managed squadron weapons training and maintenance

• Head of Deck Department managing 88 assigned personnel responsible for amphibious assault, seamanship and flight deck operations
• Earned the Navy-wide Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award as Safety Officer
• Saved over $50,000 in maintenance expenditures during extreme fiscal constraint measures
• Qualified Tactical Action Officer charged with defending the ship while underway

• 1 of 7 Officers handpicked to research 30 years into the future of the U.S. War on Terrorism
• Determined immediate steps the U.S. Navy must take to prepare for protracted conflict
• Member of an innovative naval warfare operations concept team
• Conducted detailed research spanning across military, academia and industry resources
• Presented concepts to a technical review group and the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations

• Head of Executive Department managing 11 assigned personnel responsible for administrative, medical, security and career counseling operations
• Managed over 550 school training quotas totaling over $340,000 with 97.3% completion
• Coordinated over 700 man-days of reservist training filling shortfalls in crew assignments
• Qualified Security / Force Protection Officer charged with defending the ship in port

• Head of Communications and Auxiliaries Divisions managing 16 assigned personnel responsible for shipboard information systems, communications, and auxiliary equipment
• Coordinated the installation and operation of an integrated shipboard computer network
• Managed cryptographic communications systems
• Qualified Command Duty Officer charged with oversight of all shipboard operations in port
• Qualified Officer of the Deck Underway and In Port charged with ship routine and safety

Masters Of Science, Computer Science

Command And Staff Program Abroad, Joint Professional Military Education Phase I

Bachelor Of Science In Applied Science, Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst