Steve Owens Email & Phone Number

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Defense Health Headquarters/J8

Falls Church, Va

Senior Advisor to the Surgeon General on all Army National Guard (ARNG) matters. Responsible for developing and implementing Reserve Component (RC) policies and programs, healthcare, and support of four RC flag officers. Highlights include:• Driving force behind changes to RC single entry criteria into Warrior Transition Units• Instituted multi-component approach for solutions to over-mobilizing low density specialties• Coordinated across commands for RC support to Ebola response• Program Lead - developed training and grew required staff for Ready and Resilient Campaign• Garnered support of the Armed Forces Reserve Policy Committee's 30 flag officers to defend changes to RC initial entry training

Us Army Medical Command, Reserve Affairs, Ft Sam Houston, Tx

Senior Advisor to the Commander, US Army MEDCOM on all ARNG matters. Responsible for RC policies and programs, warrior care issues, mobilization and demobilization.• Oversaw ARNG fielding and development of the Medical Evaluation Board tracking system• Prepared Secretary of the Army for congressional hearings related to RC issues• Ensured RC Soldiers issues across all regional medical commands were rapidly addressed

Usf-I/Mnc-I, Baghdad, Iraq

Responsible for coordination with the Iraqi Army Chief Medical Officer on all medical matters. Responsible for providing medical operations training to US counter-insurgency forces. Responsible for coordinating across all commands in Iraq to track all blast and chemical exposure cases and ensure data captured for future use. • Coordinated coalition medical training, operations and logistics support to Iraqi forces.• Trained hundreds of US and coalition forces on medical aspects of COIN.• Successfully tracked 100% of blast and contamination cases prior to departure from theatre

Great Plains Regional Medical Command, Ft Sam Houston, Tx

Responsible for all regulatory and congressionally mandated functions associated with current operations, operational planning, force readiness, training. Responsible for problem resolution for all RC Soldiers assigned to Warrior Transition Units. Responsible for RC staffing requirements to WTUs, identifying policies needing development or change.• Driving force on Mobilization and Demobilization Teams, gaining consensus across commands for required policy changes to support the RCs’ unique requirements.

Amedd Personnel Policy Directorate, Fort Sam Houston, Tx

• Developed innovative methodology to better ascertain true production requirements

National Guard Bureau (Ngb), Arlington, Va

• Responsible for a $300M program increase as well as a $350M cost savings to the agency

Recruiting And Retention Division, Ngb, Arlington, Va

• Coordinated training for all 54 States and Territories, increased production by 10% and quality control to zero failure.

Various

11Th Wing/Saf, Pentagon And Bolling Afb

Responsible for budget analysis of numerous multi-billion dollar accounts throughout the Air Force.• Managed key pass through accounts of other agencies as well as BRAC programs.

Master Of Strategic Studies

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology, General