Scott DeWitt, PMP

Experience

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  US Army

  Nov 1997 - Apr 2000

  • Mortar Platoon Leader

    Mar 1999 - Apr 2000

  • Light Infantry Platoon Leader

    Nov 1997 - Mar 1999
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  Army Special Forces (Airborne)

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2006

  • Assistant Operations Officer

    Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Detachment Commander

    Jun 2003 - Jun 2005
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  Defense Language Institute

  Jul 2006 - Apr 2007

  Indonesian Language Student
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  Indonesian Army Command and Staff College- SESKOAD

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  CGSC Student
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  US Army

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2011

  G5 Security Cooperation and Policy- Desk Officer South and Southeast Asia

  • Created Pacific Resilience, a multilateral humanitarian assistance exercise focused on collaboration between 100+ participants from civilian agencies and military disaster response practitioners • Developed and implemented Army-to-Army country engagement strategies that served as the model for future international engagement in the region and resulted in over $3M in logistical savings• Initiated the Gema Bhakti exercise, a strategic multilateral disaster relief exercise on par with the largest U.S. security cooperation engagements in the region Show less

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  US Pacific Command

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Office of Defense Cooperation- Army Programs Director

  • Primary U.S. Security Cooperation Liaison Officer for the largest Army force in Southeast Asia• Coordinated over 100 military-to-military engagements comprising large-scale Army exercises, conferences, subject matter expert exchanges, and senior-level visits without incident• Action officer for an unprecedented $800M in foreign military sales to Indonesia including the primary introduction of AH-64E Apache attack helicopter and Javelin anti-tank missile • Managed the Foreign Military Sales section in the Office of Defense Cooperation in U.S. Embassy Jakarta resulting in over $1B in potential defense procurements, training, and sustainment activities• Developed and executed the first mass-tactical (+350 jumpers) airborne training operation in the last 50 years with Indonesia during the annual Garuda Shield exercise• Published “Enhancing Resiliency to Transcend Disaster” article in the Asia-Pacific Forum Journal Show less

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  Office of the Secretary of Defense

  Aug 2013 - Nov 2016

  Country Director Southeast Asia

  • Senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense on defense policy with several key countries in Southeast Asia• Manages all aspects of the U.S. Strategic Defense relationships with Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Cambodia• Primary coordinator for the Secretary of Defense’s participation in the Shangri-La Dialogue; the largest senior-level dialogue in the Asia-Pacific region• Coordinated multiple ministry-level visits with DoD leadership, serving as the primary regional advisor on all facets of the current military-to-military engagement • Developed and implemented a new annual Senior-Level discussion that further strengthened our strategic partnership with a primary regional defense partner Show less

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  Sabel Systems Technology Solutions, LLC

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2020

  • Created the Security Cooperation practice, a full-service defense engagement team focused on providing vetted international experience at the point of need.• Established a team reputation for excellence in the SC support space resulting in over $10M in new revenue and access to over $450M in IDIQ and additional contract vehicles.• Provided experience-based Policy advice on SC program implementation and reforms to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Security Cooperation team.• Led a diverse teams of Security Cooperation professionals at both OSD-Policy and at the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.• Performed in-depth analysis on security cooperation issues and authorities, preparing and delivering briefings, decision papers, policies and strategies, related to SC strategy and reform. Show less • Created a new Security Cooperation practice with an emphasis on addressing international defense cooperation friction points. • Manages multiple contracts within the Defense Cooperation portfolio providing tailored support and services to various clients in the Department of Defense.• Designed and implemented a comprehensive security cooperation approach that focuses on building enduring capabilities through the pillars of training and education, maintenance and sustainment, institutional reinforcement, and senior-level engagement. Show less

  • Principal

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  • Director, Security Cooperation

    Nov 2016 - Jan 2020
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  Forge Group, LLC

  Mar 2020 - now

  • Leads Forge Group's Security Cooperation Practice to deliver full-spectrum international engagement and executive-level program management support for clients across the DoD and interagency.• Created a sustainable $50M+ portfolio covering the landscape of international defense engagement with Allies and Partners.• Focused on establishing Forge's SC team as the partner of choice for all aspects of Defense Security Cooperation support from Capitol Hill to the Country Team. • Guides the Security Cooperation team to expand their footprint with key defense engagement clients, achieve revenue goals, and continually improve our delivery processes.

  • Executive Director of Security Cooperation

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Director of Security Cooperation

    Mar 2020 - Jan 2023