Edwin O. Rodriguez, MBA PMP

Experience

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  82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Army

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

  Senior Civil Affairs Operations Manager

  Ensured the fusion of civil information received from the Civil Affairs teams, Non-Governmental Organizations, Other Government Organizations and Host Nation sources were used in order to develop and accurate picture for the commander on the ground.

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  98th Civil Affairs Battalion, (Special Operations) (Airborne)

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2018

  Served as a Civil Affairs Training Manager for a four-man Civil Affairs Team in the only Southern Command oriented Special Operations Civil Affairs Battalion; ensured the team can deploy within 96 hours to support Special Operations throughout South, Central America and the Caribbean; planed, trained, advised, assisted, and executed Civil Military Operations not only in the Southern Command area of operations, but to include worldwide in order to enhance the theater Combatant Commander's ability to accomplish national objectives; maintained of all personnel and $900K in equipment. Show less

  • Training Manager

    May 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Operations Specialist

    Sept 2015 - May 2016

  • Operational Specialist

    Jul 2012 - Aug 2015
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  Special Operations Command Africa

  Jul 2018 - now

  Senior Operations Manager

  Accountable for planning techniques and practices of Civil Affairs Branch of Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA) to ensure their efforts are in line with SOCAFs mission statement and core values; responsible for the training and readiness of five personnel; development and integration of Civil Affairs Operations and civil military operations to the mission of providing current and future operations, crisis action, and compartmented contingency planning to inform senior leader decision making in support of US. Africa Command strategic objectives, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Global Campaign Plan for SOF (CP GSO), U.S. Embassy Integrated Country Strategies, and the SOCAFRICA Special Operations Forces (SOF) Supporting Plan. Show less