David Kersey

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2004

  • Conducted enginnering inspections, assessments qualifications in Altlantic Fleet Navy ships. Provided fleet training in propulsion engineering and shipboard damage control. Trained twelve new space assessors and seven project officers while achieving the highest qualification level of any assessor in the command. Fully qualified in all convention propulsion plant types, served as the mentor for 29 Atlantic Fleet Chief Engineers.• Skilfully led teams of senior assessors as the project coordinator for multiple inspections and visits.• Collaborated with Navy technical community on lessons learned, best engineering practices and trend analysis. Show less

  • Engineering Assessments - U.S. Atlantic Fleet

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  • Junior Officer

    Jan 1992 - Jan 2002
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  Army IG

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  Deputy IG

  • Inspector General and primary staff advisor to the commanding general for the Joint Detention Facility, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. Supported the JTF GTMO mission of conducting detention and interrogation operations to gain operational and strategic intelligence. Also provided oversight and investigative support to operations in Central America AOR. Conducted sensitive investigations into alleged misconduct across a diverse force of over 9,000 military, DoD Civilian, DoD contractors, and Third Country Nationals (TCNs) with skill and discretion. Performed all duties related to intelligence oversight for detainee operations that included significant coordination with IC, military, civilian government, and military criminal investigative organizations. Identified, clarified, and referred felony misconduct to the appropriate Agencies. Regularly briefed the Commanding General (CG), Deputy CG, relevant senior officials and United States Southern Command on the status of investigations and investigative inquiries and provided them with policy and corrective action proposals to prevent and detect violations of laws, rules and regulations and waste, fraud, and abuse. Show less

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  US Navy

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2006

  Surface Plans and Operations

  • Planned, scheduled and assisted in executing United States aircraft carrier and amphibious strike group training and certification exercises to support overseas deployment of Navy, Marine Corps and allied nation's assets.• Expertly scheduled and executed multiple large-scale exercises encompassing dozens of United States and foreign surface ships, hundreds of aircraft, multiple submarines and several thousand Marines and matching resources to requirements across a diverse field of competing interests. Show less

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  US Navy

  Feb 2007 - May 2011

  • Director of Surface Warfare Officer School learning sites: San Diego, CA and Norfolk, VA .• Expertly and safely operated two high-risk training sites separated by 2700 miles while training hundreds of students from diverse backgrounds and multiple foreign countries.• Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders to provide Research, Testing and Evaluation (RT &E) of new technology for firefighting, damage control and Gas Free Engineering between Navy ships, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Coast Guard, and civilian contractors. Show less • Executive Officer of the largest department on USS Enterprise, I was responsible for the daily operations and administrative functions of over 31 officers and 595 enlisted and senior enlisted Sailors. Responsible for the training and damage control certification of a crew over 5300 sailors, the maintenance, repair and upkeep of firefighting and damage control systems throughout the ship.• Presented with the Atlantic Fleet engineering excellence award for Damage Control two consecutive years. "Through careful planning, he skillfully led his department in completing over 1,800 maintenance and repair tasks ahead of schedule during a yearlong overhaul - the only department out of 53 to achieve this goal." Show less

  • Commander, OIC for Surface Warfare Officers School, Learning Site, San Diego

    May 2009 - May 2011

  • Executive Officer - Special Mission, Damage Control Assistant

    Feb 2007 - Apr 2009
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  United States Department of Defense

  May 2011 - Apr 2014

  DoD IG Investigator

  • Active Duty Navy Commander in the DoD military detachment (MILDET). Duties andresponsibilities of this position were substantially similar to those noted above in the currentposition.• Senior Navy service representative for the DoD IG and MILDET.• As a Senior Investigator, I led and managed global investigative operations involving time-sensitive and high profile investigations of senior officials. Managed the team's workflow, assignments, and priorities for investigative processes.• Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations Directorate Investigator of the Year for 2012 - In thesummer of 2013, I was recognized by the Deputy Inspector General for my contributions to the Directorate and the IG mission. Specifically: "The outstanding quality of CDR Kersey's reports/written products set a new standard to be emulated throughout Administrative Investigations. Show less

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  DoD Inspector General

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2019

  • Investigates allegations of whistleblower reprisal against military, DoD contractors, and Nonappropriated fund (NAF) employees under Title 10 United States Code (U.S.C.).• Conduct civilian reprisal investigations under Title 5 U.S.C., and investigations involving DCIPS employees under Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-19, DTM 13-008, and ICD-120. • General duties include screening complaints for prima facie evidence of violations ofwhistleblower law, forming investigative plans, gathering and evaluating evidence, interviewing complainants, subjects and witnesses, performing credibility assessments on subjects and witnesses, coordinating with other investigative agencies, responding to Congressional inquiries, writing reports of investigations (ROI), and peer review of teammates work products.• Assist Leadership in case review and analysis, briefs management officials and Senior Executives on team cases and any other duties required. • Instructor and facilitator - DoD IG Investigator Training course - Qualified Master TrainingSpecialist - Train both new and experienced investigators across all military branches, theIntelligence Community and selected federal agencies. Mentor and provide feedback to students on skills learned during the course.• Whistleblower Reprisal Investigations Investigation of the Year for 2014 - This complexinvestigation required extensive coordination between DoD IG, Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), collection and processing of vast amounts of evidence, significant fieldwork, and was the first defense contractor reprisal investigation substantiated under Title 10, United States Code, Section 2409, since 2006. Show less

  • Supervisory Investigator

    May 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Senior Investigator

    Dec 2017 - May 2018

  • DoD IG Investigator

    Apr 2014 - Dec 2017
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  US Federal Government

  Jun 2019 - now

  Executive Director

  Leads a professional organization dealing with urgent and high profile matters of interest to the Federal Government.