Forrest Griggs

Forrest Griggs

Director Of Strategic Communications

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager - Technical at CACI International Inc

  • Education

    • Iowa State University

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

      "Supply chain management is an integrated program of study concerned with the efficient flow of information, materials, and products within and among organizations. Supply chain management involves the integration of business processes across organizations, from material sources and suppliers through manufacturing, and processing to the final customer. The program’s balanced approach includes courses in the three core areas of supply chain management: procurement, operations, and logistics… Show more "Supply chain management is an integrated program of study concerned with the efficient flow of information, materials, and products within and among organizations. Supply chain management involves the integration of business processes across organizations, from material sources and suppliers through manufacturing, and processing to the final customer. The program’s balanced approach includes courses in the three core areas of supply chain management: procurement, operations, and logistics. Students will develop knowledge related to a wide variety of supply chain activities, including demand planning, purchasing, transportation management, warehouse management, inventory control, material handling, product and service support, information technology, and strategic supply chain management." Show less

    • Iowa State University

      2003 - 2006
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Management Information Systems, General

      "The management information systems (MIS) program is designed to provide students with a strong educational foundation preparing them as information system (IS) professionals. The MIS program provides comprehensive training in the application, use, and management of information systems preparing students to provide effective information services and support."

    • College of Lake County

      2000 - 2003
      Associate of Science (A.S.) Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
    • Naval Postgraduate School

      2010 - 2012
      Graduate Level Certificate Systems Engineering

      "The Systems Engineering program produces graduates who are known and respected for their research, design, development, procurement, integration, maintenance, and life-cycle management of complex systems for defense and national security. They are also known and respected for their application of systems engineering in diverse settings and understand its capabilities and limitations."https://my.nps.edu/web/seet/program-outcomes

    • Naval Postgraduate School

      2010 - 2012
      Master of Science (MS) Human Systems Integration

      "Human Systems Integration (HSI) acknowledges that the human is a critical component in any complex system. It is an interdisciplinary approach that makes explicit the underlying tradeoffs across the HSI domains (and, in particular, manpower, personnel, training, and human factors engineering) to optimize total system performance within the constraints of cost, schedule, and risk."https://my.nps.edu/web/dl/cert_hsi#programoverviewGraduate Thesis Title: A Human Factors Analysis… Show more "Human Systems Integration (HSI) acknowledges that the human is a critical component in any complex system. It is an interdisciplinary approach that makes explicit the underlying tradeoffs across the HSI domains (and, in particular, manpower, personnel, training, and human factors engineering) to optimize total system performance within the constraints of cost, schedule, and risk."https://my.nps.edu/web/dl/cert_hsi#programoverviewGraduate Thesis Title: A Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) Examination of Commercial Vessel Accidents Show less

  • Experience

    • US Navy

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
      Director Of Strategic Communications

      I supplied professional education and training that prepared officers and enlisted engineers to serve at sea. Directed strategic communications and spearheaded $1.2M in renovation projects.

    • US Navy

      Oct 2014 - Aug 2020

      I led a 60-person team to coordinate all ship’s operations and training, along with short and long term planning. Managed communications and information equipment and data, ship’s navigation, and processed information in order to manage the ship’s activities (i.e. logistics, troop delivery, daily schedules, etc) throughout the world. We maintained 100% availability during training exercises. Maintained over 98% missile and equipment readiness and 100% accuracy in all supply deliveries during deployment. Show less

      • Surface Warfare Officer

        Jan 1995 - Aug 2020
      • Director Of Operations

        Jan 2016 - Oct 2017
      • Director of Systems Operations

        Oct 2014 - Jan 2016
    • United States Strategic Command

      Nov 2017 - Jun 2020
      Operations Planner (Cyber Security)

      I planned training exercises and operations for teams of 40+ cyber security and information security professionals. I developed scenarios, guidelines, and instructions for cyber teams to demonstrate their incident response actions and provided results to stakeholders, system owners, and program managers.

    • CACI International Inc

      Jun 2020 - now
      Project Manager - Technical
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified International Configuration Manager

      Configuration Management Training Foundation
      May 2024
    • Certified Accelerated Learner

      Cheetah Learning
      Oct 2021
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    • Project Management Professional (PMP)

      Project Management Institute
      Oct 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • ITIL® Foundation

      AXELOS Global Best Practice
      Jul 2024