Arthur "Skip" Trahan Email & Phone Number

Fema Hq Washington, Dc

 National Security Senior Planner: Instrumental in reinvigoration of National Defense Planning/Homeland Defense at FEMA. Led National Security Emergency (NSE) inter-agency planning, inspired Regional Kinetic Strike planning, developed national population preparedness strategic communication. Deep understanding of scale, scope and complexity of Homeland Defense/Security issues and the rise of peer competitors. Coordinated with National Security Council (NSC) on Mission Essential Functions (MEFs) and national resource adjudication models.  Deliberate and Crisis Action Planner: Deliberate response planner for Improvised Nuclear Detonation in NYC Region; New Madrid Seismic Zone; and Cascadia Subduction Zone increasing national/regional resiliency. Crisis action planner assigned to FEMA's Consequence Management Coordination Unit (CMCU) at FBI Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC) and FEMA's National Response Coordination Center (NRCC). National Level Exercises, Marble Challenge and Titan Shield participation. Response planning for 50+ declared disasters. C-Suite Advisor: Trusted agent. Direct communication with USNORTHCOM GO/FO/SES leadership and FEMA SES corps on sensitive issues involving intelligence, national defense/disaster response and associated department/agency positions. Comprehensive understanding of nuance, influence and truth-to-power communications/facilitation.

Colorado, United States

Military Transition Occupations Analyst/Emergency Ops: Led Manpower Assessment of Combatant Command Headquarters. Oversaw initial Arctic strategy development. Deployed to augment State Emergency Operations Centers as medical response planner to state surgeons. Business Development: (Five Rivers and Delta Solutions): As a small business team member wrote and won competitive proposals and task orders resulting in $40M revenue awarded. Performed as the program manager for 10 personnel serving on Combatant Command Headquarters contract.

Various

 Director Mission Support Cell: Led sensitive inter-agency transnational counter-narcotics team. Coordinated ISR platforms. Briefed 4-Star General daily on current and future operations. Provided management of personnel (domestic and international) and budget. Forward HQ Commander Afghanistan: Led 2,400+ Navy personnel for one-year boots-on-ground in various components serving in ROLE-3 hospital, six Provincial Reconstruction Teams and other units. Squadron Commander: Led 210 personnel; managed 6 helicopters providing medevac response in Iraq AOR. 337 saves in first year. Led 3-ship air component supporting Navy SEALs in Iraq. Management of Operating budget of $1.5M with $150M of equipment. Program Office: Integrated Process Team lead designed Navy's Armed Helicopter executing $58M non-recurring engineering budget across 15 engineering disciplines resulting in delivery of 267 armed aircraft modified with $500M budget.

Us And Overseas

 Led 3-Aircraft Hurricane Katrina Response: Unit rescued 72 distressed personnel and delivered 25K lbs of emergency supplies. Personally rescued 13 people. Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) 2010: Supported USNORTHCOM/J-8 Director on development of Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear Response Enterprise (CRE) for the nation. Nuclear Weapons System Technician and Delivery Pilot: Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASROC) launch system technician and emergency destruction team member. Helicopter delivery pilot for similar attack weapon system. Foundational Efforts: Volunteer firefighter, dairy farm laborer, backhoe operator, lumber yard assistant, and Eagle Scout

Bs, Political Science

Ma, National Security/Strategic Studies

Ma, Mba