John "J.D." Williams, CPD

Experience

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  US Army

  Aug 1997 - Jan 2015

  Directed inaugural collection, organization, and cataloging of career archive of top US Army General who oversaw 1.1 million active-duty, reserve, and civilian employees. Led team in compiling, digitizing, and delivering all papers, files, speeches, and executive summaries of General’s decisions and meetings to US Army Heritage and Education Center for historical purposes. Coordinated executive summaries of senior Department of the Army leaders for follow-up and distribution. Attended meetings, summarized notes, and presented information to senior leaders for approval. Distributed summaries to impacted organizations. Served as #2 officer, coordinating logistics of organization with 4,000 soldiers and 600+ combat vehicles. Acted as Chief of Staff for the largest brigade in US Army with 90 staff spanning legal, personnel, intelligence, training, operations, supply, information operations, communications, and medical support. Chief of Staff for 25 person staff and #2 for 450 person Army organization. The organization was forward deployed for the last 7 months in support of military operations in Operation New Dawn in Southern Iraq. Responsible for developing long term plans for one of the US Army's 10 Combat Divisions. Served 8 months at Fort Hood, Texas; 4 months forward deployed in support of combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Eastern Afghanistan. 27 month long rotations observing, advising, training, and preparing US Army Brigade Combat Teams in their final exercise before deployment for combat operations in Iraq. Commanding Officer of 100 Soldier military organization. Responsible for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week operations and activities. Deployed in support of combat operations to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan for 12 months.

  • Special Assistant to Chief of Staff, US Army

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • (Chief Operations Officer) Brigade Executive Officer

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  • (Chief Operations Officer) Battalion Executive Officer

    Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Chief of Plans (G5)

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  • Observer Controller

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  • Battery Commander

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  • Battalion Staff Officer

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  • Company Fire Support Officer

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  • Platoon Leader

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2000

  • Battery Executive Officer

    Aug 1997 - Jan 2000
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  US Army

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2023

  Directed 600+ soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, overseeing training, equipment maintenance, and resource allocation on base. Coordinated training and managed the conduct of personnel. Held accountability for 2,000 individuals including soldiers and their families. Managed $200M annual budget.✔ Facilitated comprehensive training to prepare soldiers for deployment, ensuring proper care for personnel and their families. Approved training programs, trainer certifications, and training resource acquisition. Show less

  • (Executive, Program Director) Chief, Army Concepts Division, Army Futures Command

    Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  • (Executive Assistant to CEO) Executive Officer to the US Army Central Commanding General

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2021

  • (Chief Human Resource Officer) Branch Chief for FA Branch, Human Resources Command

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  • (Senior Manager) Battalion Commander

    Feb 2015 - Aug 2017
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  NFI

  Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Distribution Operations Corporate Fellowship

  Corporate fellow with NFI in end-to-end supply chain solutions.

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  Five Domains

  May 2023 - Jun 2024

  Management Consultant and Project Manager
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  T2S Solutions

  Sept 2024 - now

  Lead Systems Architect