David Turnbull, MA

Experience

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  75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army

  Dec 1991 - Jul 2001

  First Sergeant

  Senior enlisted leader for a 120 man Ranger Rifle Company; trained, prepared and maintained unit readiness for no-notice world wide deployment in support of U.S contingency operations.

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  US Army

  Jun 2003 - now

  Senior enlisted leader provides oversight to eight Army Training Centers of Excellence, the Defense Language Institute, four Combat Training Centers, Army University and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy encompassing over 35,000 personnel. Resolves policy, program, and personnel staffing concerns effecting Army readiness. Provides critical input and analysis to the leader development, education and training programs effecting more than 1.1 million members of the US. Army. Communicates with senior leaders across the Army on future changes and developments within the Training and Doctrine Command. Maintains situational awareness of challenges that have potential impact to future Army initiatives. Served as a member of a cross functional team and management of the complete re-design of professional military education affecting over 400,000 personnel; development of and managing the leader development program for over 3,000 top level leaders, and facilitate their progression to senior level positions; Provide leadership to eight Army Training Centers, resolving policy, program and personnel staffing concerns affecting Army readiness. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager/ Command Sergeant Major

    Mar 2015 - now

  • Senior program Manager/ Command Sergeant Major

    Jul 2012 - Mar 2015

  • Senior Program manager/ Command Sergeant Major

    Jun 2003 - Jun 2012
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  Purdue University Global

  Oct 2018 - now

  Executive Director Military Solutions

  Manages the military portfolio of Purdue University Global, building strategic military partnerships to optimize military and Veteran prior (civilian and military) credit through articulated Purdue University Global degree programs. Leads Purdue Global's military outreach team, manages contract and budget requirements, degree program development, strategic engagements, reviews all military marketing material, develops strategy to ensures future success.

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  5th Principle

  Jan 2019 - now

  Associate