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DANIEL J. LUERS135 Liberty Street 3insecdad@gmail.comConcord NH, 03301 (603) 738-4515

P R O F E S S I O N A L S U M M A R YExperienced and results oriented professional who brings expertise in recruiting, placement, staffing, strategic planning,and strong management capabilities to organizations seeking to achieve results. The communication, conflict resolution, problem solving and planning skills I’ve been able to develop over an extensive and varied career nationally andinternationally successfully leading cross functional teams are strengths that I would like to use to support yourorganization in achieving its mission, goals and core objectives. Combat related disabled veteran (30+%) eligible forFederal Schedule A hiring.

A W A R D S , C L E A R A N C E S & C E R T I F I C A T I O N S

Defense Meritorious Service Medal  Clearance: TS/SCI 

6 Navy Achievement Medals  Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal 

5 Navy Commendation Medals   Numerous campaign and combat ribbons 

Certifications: Naval Aviator, Battle Watch Captain, Flag and CVN Tactical Action Officer, TS/SCI clearance 

S I G N I F I C A N T A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

  Wounded Warrior Program Manager: Developed the program after selection out of 50 applicants by two 1-star admirals and one 3-star admiral and led the nation in success rates for bringing in the most woundedwarriors as interns while placing 39 Combat Wounded Warriors into careers with NAVAIR. Specialized inworking with disabled veterans and Schedule A applicants.

 

Developed outstanding international experience and conflict resolution expertise from leading multinationalcross-functional planning teams as the Chief of Strategic Basing at NATO Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan

 

Led and trained a team of 12 aircrew during worldwide classified missions with responsibility for a $68 millionaircraft, mission accomplishment and safe operations. 

 

Senior Sales Representative and Regional Trainer for Pharmaceutical sales. 

 

Achieved success in numerous, various and wide ranging military assignments and in managing operations andlogistics during 4 different significant combat operations with over two decades of shipboard and squadronexperience. 

  Officer Recruiting Program Manager- Selected as the US Navy Southeastern Officer Recruiter of the Year fortwo consecutive years and ranked first out of 80 officers for recruitment. Led a multi-state recruiting team inLittle Rock AR to #1 National Ranking.

K E Y S K I L L S

Strategic Thinking Operations Planning & Execution Leadership Skills

Recruiting and Placement Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Outstanding Communicator

Coaching and Feedback Budget and Financial Management Team Training and Development

L O G I S T I C A L A N D O P E R A T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

HQ International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF)  Kabul, AfghanistanChief of Strategic Basing January 2012 –  December 2013

  Developed, championed, and implemented plans to downsize NATO nationwide footprint from 800 bases in 2012to 9 by the start of 2015

  Selected as a charter member of the planning board to develop the plan for the 2015 NATO mission

  Led over a dozen multinational base realignment teams while downsizing NATO basing footprint

  Communicated with all levels of leadership as well as with all departments, ground forces and internationalconstituencies to ensure clear understanding for all goals and to achieve the expected outcomes

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 United States Navy/Delta Resources, Inc.  Washington Navy Yard, DCChief of Staff/Senior Executive Assistant April 2006-August 2010

  Served in combined roles of Chief of Staff and Senior Executive Assistant to both SEA 62 and PMS 408 (C-IED:Counter Improvised Explosive Device) a Department of Defense lead agency

  Maintained schedules and travel for 0-6 and GS-15 leadership, managed the administration of the office and madedecisions on disseminating time sensitive information in their absence or availability throughout the organization

  PMS 408 was a standup $15 billion/year developmental/acquisition/fielding and life cycle managementorganization to counter the IED threat emerging in Iraq and Afghanistan

 

Deployed multiple times on various aircraft carriers throughout this time to manage and execute operations

US NAVAL OPERATIONS, Various Roles, Locations and Assignments  June 1994-April 2006

  Emergency Operations Director for the Military Sealift Command (MSC)

  MSCHQ Team Leader responsible for executing global transportation plans and document deviations forimpacted commands in direct support of various military operations 

  MSCEUR Representative responsible for assisting in the largest strategic troop and equipment rotation for MSCships since World War II

  Director of Operations for the Military Sealift Command Europe and responsible for directing security teamoperations in support of various military operations and managing supply chain, logistics and security concerns

and requirements  Cell director for combat operations for Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Horn of Africa

including direct support in Baghdad, Iraq

  Planned, produced, updated, and reviewed Special Instructions (SPINS) for theatre-wide combat operationsincluding initial planning and production for various operations as a Master Aerial Attack Planner

  Coordinated all administrative requirements and logistics for over 40 assigned Naval personnel under twoCommanding Generals and Deputy Combined Forces Air Component Commanders

  Led Subject Matter Expert (SME) teams on-board multiple aircraft carriers to train their senior direction teamsfor combat operations

  Tactical Action Officer and Battle Watch Captain (Team leader) on 6 different aircraft carriers responsible formonitoring and evaluating operational conditions and threats, keeping the senior chain of command informed andrecommending tactical responses and options, including authorization to autonomously fire weapons to keep the

Battle Group and ships safe.

USS George Washington (CVN-73)  Norfolk, VABattle Watch Captain and Flag Tactical Action Officer June –  December 2002

  Responsible for ensuring that all Coalition, Allied, Joint and off-ship commands and agencies were coordinatedand briefed for ongoing operations including combat

  Executed project plans, a wide range of initiatives while developing a detailed understanding of Coalition andJoint weapons systems, methods of employment, and Rules Of Engagement

  Responsible for the defense and protection of the ship and its crew by executing all protocols and directives tocounter conventional and terrorism threats, including authorization for releasing weapons as needed

 

De-conflicted shipboard operations to ensure training and operational requirements were met. 

A D D I T I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

 Pharmaceutical Sales Representative, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Northeast Region

  Achieved all sales goals and built exceptional client relations while promoting the sales of Ortho McNeil’sWomen’s Health Care products 

  Awarded Northeast Region Rookie of the Year, Sales Representative of the Year, Boston District, and wasselected 3 times to the Ortho McNeil Leaders circle for yearly top performance in sales attainment

  Trained 4 new hires and was recognized as a Regional trainer and office manager for the Northeast US

E D U C A T I O N

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR: M.B.A., Data Processing and Economics, B.S, Agricultural Business

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Dan Luers

603-738-4515, 3insecdad@gmail.com  135 Liberty St, Concord NH 03301

In a nutshell, by training I am a Naval Aviator (Pilot), with over 2000 hours, most of it multi engine (P3), but several

hundred hours in T-34s (B and C models) and another 100 in twin engine T-44s. As a P-3 pilot, I was a Patrol Plane

Commander and Mission Commander, responsible for the mission completion and safety of the 12 crewman and the$68 million aircraft. I have held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance (nearly the highest

possible) for virtually all my 30 year career. I have deployed (worked) in Baghdad Iraq, and Kabul AFG amongst many

other foreign destinations and completed six, 6-month or longer cruises on 2 different Aircraft Carriers. While on those

carriers, I worked directly for the carrier Captain as a Tactical Action Officer (TAO), with responsibility for ship defenses

and authorized missile release authority, only one of two people authorized at that level on the 5000+ personnel ship.

The other four cruises I worked directly for the Battle Group Commander (a two- star Admiral) as a Battle Watch Captain

(BWC) responsible for the overall defense and mission of the Battle Group (usually 12 ships) and with Weapons release

authority for the entire Group along with the obligation to ensure that the Rules of Engagement, set for us by the Joint

Chiefs of Staff (of the four- star level) were adhered to by the entire Group. In short, my job required a great deal of

tactical and strategic responsibility in order to ensure that all of our sailors and ships, aircraft and submarines came backsafely and accomplished our missions. As a Navy Recruiter, I led the Officer Programs for the Navy Recruiting District in

Little Rock, Arkansas and in 1993, under my leadership we were selected as the #1 recruiting district in the Navy out of

41 districts nationwide. I was individually selected as the #1 recruiter out of 80 personnel assigned to the Southeast

Region of the US 2 years in a row and finished #2 nationally in 1993. I was mobilized (returned to active duty from a

reserve status) in August 2010 to develop a Wounded Warrior Program (WWP) for the Naval Aviation System Command

(NAVAIR) out of 50 applicants and was personally selected by two 1-star Admirals and a 3-star Admiral. My direction

was to develop a program where NAVAIR, a 35 thousand strong, highly technical workforce with a multi-billion yearly

budget, could develop career tracks for long-term employment of combat wounded, Purple Heart awardee veterans, the

vast majority of whom had no college education or technical training. I left NAVAIR Dec 30, 2011 after developing the

#1 WWP program in the Navy and personally placed 39 combat wounded vets within NAVAIR, many of whom I stillremain in contact with. My final set of orders took me to Afghanistan in Jan 2012 as the Chief of Strategic Basing for the

International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) for the NATO force currently in Afghanistan. I worked for a 2-star

German General and the Commander of ISAF (COMISAF), a 4-star US General. My tasking was to come up with a

cohesive plan to reduce our force presence from over 100,000 personnel and 800 bases down to approximately 10,000

troops and 9 bases over two years, ensuring that the reduction could still support all of the NATO missions within the

National Caveats for every participating country and maintain security and national missions as we downsized. The plan

and timeline I conceived was approved by COMISAF and is still in place and being followed now as we reduce the

mission there at the end of 2014. My career has been highly technical, very operational and included logistical and

planning expertise, especially in guiding the reduction of basing and infrastructure in Afghanistan. I have also excelled

as an HR specialist; both as a Naval recruiter and in developing careers for young Wounded Warriors. Thank you verymuch for your time and interest and I look forward to speaking with you soon.