Captain Robin M. Cathcart, Armor, USAR (Retired)
1121 Old FM 440, Apt 3-202
Killeen, TX 76549-1200
Home: (254) 554-7294 Cell: (254) 338-2071
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SUMMARY Over 20 years of experience in management, military leadership, intelligence, physical security
operations and Army administration from Battalion- through HQDA-level, as well as field training
and military computer simulation training at both the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft Polk, LA
and the National Simulation Center, Ft Leavenworth, KS, and with the Army Battle Command
System at the Central Technical Support Facility, Ft Hood, TX. Honorable active duty and reserve
enlisted and commissioned officer service in the United States, the Federal Republic of Germany
and the Republic of Vietnam, rising from Private to Captain.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Communication • Substantial in-depth experience in writing and editing highly sensitive correspondence for the
senior leadership of the Department of Defense and Department of the Army
• Varied and in-depth experience in writing and editing reports and training material
• Wrote Battalion- and Company-level operations orders and plans that enhanced training and
improved operational effectiveness
• Wrote an original article on military history published in INFANTRY, a magazine with an
international audience
• Edited documents for an official government publication
• Experienced in military intelligence and foreign affairs that involved frequent contact with foreign military attaches
• Several years of experience in collecting and analyzing data from public records and classified
sources concerning individuals and foreign governments
• Located people, conducted personal interviews with them, and wrote detailed summaries of
conclusions formed by the investigation
Administration • Created documents for presentations and briefings in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Coordinated administrative functions for over 25 employees
• Supervised a staff of eight soldiers in the administrative office of the Maryland Army National
Guard's Officer Candidate School
Training • Developed major training plans to be executed by Armor and Mechanized Infantry Companies
and by an Armor Battalion Task Force
• Supervised individual training and conducted collective training for Armor and Armored Cavalry
Platoons numbering from eight to 32 soldiers
Management • Developed, implemented and managed a program of instruction that saved the US Army over
$14 million in one year
• Supervised maintenance of Army equipment, vehicles and supplies valued at over $2 million,
with no loss or damage
EDUCATION MS, Communication, Syracuse University
BA, History, State University of New York at Buffalo
Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Public Speaking, Buffalo, New York
SECURITY
CLEARANCE Current Secret Clearance
COMPUTER
SKILLS Microsoft Word 2000 and 2003, Excel 2000 and 2003 and PowerPoint 2000 and 2003
GEOGRAPHIC
PREFERENCE Texas
CATHCART, Robin M. Resume Page 2
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
New Mexico Technology Group (NewTec), LLC, Central Technical Support Facility (CTSF), Ft Hood, TX, 2002-2008
Test Evaluation Specialist
• Created test cases for evaluating computer software for the Air Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS), Common Ground Station (CGS), Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS), Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) and Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT), and oversaw execution of these tests
• Conducted HQDA-mandated certification tests to certify that ABCS software operated according to pre-determined standards
Northrop Grumman Information Technology Technical Services, Battle Command Training Program (BCTP), National Simulation Center (NSC), Ft Leavenworth, KS, 2000-2002
World Class Opposing Force After Action Review (WCOPFOR AAR) Analyst
• Produced high quality, accurate and timely AAR products for use by WCOPFOR and Blue Forces
(BLUFOR) analysts and members of the training unit
• Controlled WCOPFOR units engaged in computer-simulated combat with BLUFOR units that were all
electronically portrayed on a computerized map showing military terrain and control measures
TRW Systems and Technology Group, Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft Polk, LA, 1997-2000
Military Trainer
• Monitored radio traffic and recorded unit's activities on a paper log and computer database during
training rotations, and communicated with Observer/Controllers (O/Cs) in the field via FM radio
• Observed/recorded actions of BLUFOR and OPFOR units after the forces were electronically
portrayed on a computerized map showing military terrain and control measures
• Produced high quality, accurate and timely After-Action Review (AAR) products for use by Infantry
Platoons and Companies and Army Aviation Cavalry Squadrons
Vitro Corporation—A Tracor Company, Arlington, VA, 1994-1997
Administrative Assistant (1994-1995) * and Management Analyst (1995-1997)
* Employed as an Administrative Assistant through a temporary agency with duty at Vitro Corporation
• Coordinated administrative functions for over 25 employees; developed security and operational
procedures to standardize office administration
• Compiled, analyzed, monitored and provided information on the progress and compliance of security
activities in meeting established contract milestones and deliverables for an AEGIS contract with the
US Navy
Innovative Logistics Techniques (INNOLOG), Incorporated, McLean, VA, 1992-1993
Army National Guard (ARNG) SFDLR Program Coordinator
• Managed contract deliverables for a $2 million + contract involving teaching Stock Funding of Depot Level Reparables (SFDLR), a new logistics operations program for the ARNG
• Wrote and edited portions of training material and the Army National Guard Stock Funding of Depot Level
Reparables (SFDLR) Primer
United States Army, 1979-1993
• Researched information and wrote highly-sensitive correspondence for the Secretary of the Army, Chief of
Staff of the Army and Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence
• Reported to senior officers on the performance of Army National Guard tactical units that served in
Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM
• Drafted an Armor Battalion Task Force's General Defense Plan (GDP) for the 750-man unit's proposed
wartime defense of West German territory, requiring coordination with a West German Army unit and US
Army Armor, Cavalry, Infantry, Engineer, Field Artillery, Air Defense Artillery and US Air Force units
• Platoon Leader in both an Armored Cavalry Troop and Tank Company; Executive Officer of both a Tank
Company and Mechanized Infantry Company and S3 (Air) of a Tank Battalion
MILITARY US Army Command and General Staff College
TRAINING Armor Officer Advanced Course
Infantry Officer Advanced Course
Armor Officer Basic Course (Cavalry)
Battalion Motor Officer Course
Fifth US Army S-2 Combat Operations Course
Surface Deployment Planning Course
III Corps Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare Officer Defense Course