T. Chris Hensley

8403 Boulder PlaceBus: 813-826-9984

Tampa, FL 33615Cell: 813-777-4582

JOB OBJECTIVE:To secure a position which provides the opportunity for promotion to production supervisor,project manager, plant supervisor or securitymanager in support of your organization’s requirements.

EDUCATION:B.S. - Business Management, Drake University, 1991

MBA – Project Mgt, Florida Institute of Technology, DEC 2014

SKILLS:

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  • Director of Operations
  • Strategic Planner
  • Project Manager
  • Training Manager
  • Director of Intelligence
  • Team Builder

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SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret/SCI (15 yrs)

QUALIFICATIONS

SUMMARY: Over 22 years of tactical, operational and strategic leader and managerial expertise, extensive success in building result producing teams around the world, adept at complex problem solving, leading change and substantively improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness.

EXPERIENCE:

2/13-PresentStrategic Plans and Resourcing Officer, USSOCOM HQ: Hand selected to lead a specialized team of military and civilian personnel working with international and domestic intelligence gathering services in order to provide consultative analysis for senior executive decision making; Leads analytical, operational strategic engagements regarding policy and operational support for current USSCOM efforts associated with Afghanistan; Supervises related key programs and procurement efforts ensuring on-schedule and on-budget delivery

8/12-2/13Project Director, Special Operations Joint Task Force-Afghanistan:

Project leader tasked with implementing a country-wide counterinsurgency program supporting key U.S. Strategic Policy objectives. Led a highly accomplished team of military and civilian policy experts, interagency directors, and functional area specialists responsible for delivering innovative political, developmental, and security solutions.

  • Prior accomplishments led to my selection, over a uniquely qualified pool of 30 officers, to design and manage this program
  • Program proved to be so successful that it became one of a very few US programs institutionalized by the Karzai government.
  • Evaluated #3 out of 63 officers of similar rank and experience, based specifically on the success of the program.

3/11-8/12Afghan and Regional Project Manager, USSOCOM HQ: Led the design, implementation and management of a 14 member civilian and military cross-functional project team, responsible for the provision of all financial, materiel and procurement support for a critical Special Operations mission in Afghanistan.

  • In response to the success of this team, we received an extremely rare vote for full Congressional funding of over $60 million and DOD acquisition support of $90 million.
  • As a result, ranked by the Director of Operations as #5 of 63

01/10- 12/10Senior Operations Officer, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-AFG: Responsible for organizing and managing all daily organizational functions for an approximate 14,000 person multi-national organization. Managed a staff of more than 115 multinational military, interagency and host nation personnel. Daily tasks encompassed: establishing organizational priorities, fostering internal and external organization cooperation and synergy and enabling independent problem resolution in combat.

  • A primary author and manager of an operational strategy General David Petraeus described as a “Game changer”
  • Designed and implemented managerial systems that improved productivity approximately 170%
  • Evaluated as #3 of 28 uniquely qualified Lieutenant Colonels

04/09-12/09Chief of U.S. Army Special Forces Training & Doctrine Division: Led a 38 member, civilian and military team responsible for planning and producing Army Special Forces Doctrine.

  • Created clear lines of labor and modified organizational structure reducing production time by approximately 50%
  • Shifted production focus to maximize customer value
  • Evaluated #8 of 35 more experienced Lieutenant Colonels

05/07 - 04/09Commander U.S. Army Special Forces Officer Qualification Course:Led a 34 member team responsible for designing, implementing, all professional development education and training for entry level US Army Special Forces Officers and Warrant Officers.

  • Improved annual graduation rates from 87% to 98%
  • Evaluated as #3 of 31 similarly qualified Majors

05/06 - 05/07Battalion Operations Officer: Led a 50 person staff of multinational and interagency civilian personnel responsible for managing all daily operational, logistic and distribution channel activities supporting a 4,300 person organization in combat.

  • Awarded the Canadian Superior Unit Award, first time in Canadian History given to a non-Canadian unit
  • Evaluated #2 of 51 Majors

05/05 - 05/06Commander Special Forces Company: Led a 540 member team of international and host nation personnel responsible for establishing security, Afghan governance legitimacy and economic opportunity for the populace of the Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan . Led formally and informally all aspects of operational planning, support and execution efforts.

  • Identified and establishedformal and informal relationships with host nation and international military leaders that remain of strategic value today
  • Designated the priority military effort for all forces in country
  • Evaluated as #1 combat company commander in the Special Forces Brigade

1991 - 05/05Assignments included: Operations Plans Officer, Brigade Personnel

Officer, Special Forces Detachment Commander, Brigade Intelligence Officer, Brigade Scout Platoon Leader, Infantry Platoon and Executive Officer

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