Matt Eason

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  In 2010, I was selected above my peers to lead a 33-person organization and a $25M equipment portfolio allocated to the security and protection of a Senior NATO Commander. Over the course of this high-profile assignment, I developed a strategic operating protocol that resulted in 74 successful missions as well as overall infrastructure improvements across 10 Afghan provinces. I additionally, planned, coordinated, and conducted multiple organizational performance assessments and training exercises for nine Eastern European military organizations while stationed in Ukraine; effectively creating an increased stability/security posture across the region. Show less

  • Assistant Operations Director

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  • Operations Officer

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Student: U.S. Army Ranger School

    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
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  US Army

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Student: U.S. Army Captain's Course and U.S. Special Forces Qualification Course

  From 2012 to 2014, I was selected to attend the U.S. Army's Captain's Career Course and the U.S. Special Forces Qualification Course. General coursework/content for each included: ■ U.S. Army Captain's Career Course (2 Phases-22 weeks): Operations Management and Military Doctrine, Executive Briefings, Writing and Communications, Executive Decision-Making, Training Management, and Logistics. ■ U.S. Special Forces Qualification Course (5 Phases-61+ weeks): Small Unit Tactics, Advanced Special Forces Tactics, Survival Skills, Language and Cultural Training, Unconventional Warfare, Advanced Combat Survival, Team Occupation Speciality Training, and Robin Sage (4-week Culmination Exercise). Show less

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  Army Special Forces (Airborne)

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2019

  I currently serve as the Director of Training Operations and Strategic Planning for the 10th Special Forces Group. In this position, I am responsible for developing and implementing an enterprise-level training and strategic planning program while managing a $50M military asset portfolio allocated to the battalion's training initiatives. I additionally contribute as a trusted advisor to the Commander (CEO-equivalent) on proposed training concepts, overall team readiness, and program resourcing challenges. Over the past 12 months, I have directed a highly-specialized team of five tasked in developing an employee training and assessment program for a group of 500 Special Forces Task Force members resulting in the qualification of over 300+ Green Berets readied for combat operations in Afghanistan. I have additionally championed continuous process improvements to ensure high levels of performance; often collaborating with senior leadership to identify and implement operational best-practices. Show less From 2016 to 2018, I led a 12-man, self-directed U.S. Special Forces team deployable at a moment’s notice to some of the most austere and challenging environments across the globe. In this position, I oversaw $3M+ in highly-specialized military equipment apportioned to mission requirements and foreign partner training programs. Over the course of my tenure, I designed and implemented an innovative, new counternarcotic disruption model that stifled terrorist organizations from siphoning funds from illegal drug trafficking activities. This program quickly became recognized as a best practice across the military spectrum, adopted by the U.S. Congress, and immediately slated for legislative passage. In addition to this accomplishment, I also: ■ Conducted numerous high-level executive briefings for senior military officials, U.S. and foreign Ambassadors, and members of the State Department. ■ Commanded a national-level Task Force comprised of over 600 Afghans, the Drug Enforcement Agency, and U.S. Army and Air Force personnel abroad for a period of 6 months. ■ Transformed a division of an Afghan partner force by recommending and implementing core changes to the group’s training protocols, mission cycle, and operational stance leading to double-digit gains in partner mission capacity and training hours. ■ Designed a phased approach to build Tajikistan’s defensive capacity by way of their most elite counter-terrorism unit with a 33% increase in workforce and a 50% increase in effectiveness by influencing adjustments to overall organizational structure. ■ Orchestrated and gained executive buy-in for the first U.S.-partnered, joint operation between two Tajik ministries that propelled the U.S./Tajik relationship to new heights of trust and cooperation. Show less In 2015, I graduated from the highly-competitive and demanding U.S. Special Forces Qualification program to join the ranks of one of the most elite forces in the world-- the Green Berets. I was quickly promoted and selected to oversee an operational logistics and administrative support program for 86 U.S. Special Forces Soldiers stationed in the U.S. and overseas which included the management of a $200K annual OPEX budget and $28M in military assets. I additionally volunteered for a deployment to Niger, where I successfully: ■ Coordinated over 50 logistic operations throughout Niger by building relationships with local power brokers.■ Represented the U.S. Special Operations Command during key, senior-level engagements with the Department of Defense and American dignitaries at the U.S. Embassy in Niger. ■ Oversaw improvements to a $2M military contracting program; utilizing identified cost-saving to activate another Special Forces team to the area. ■ Trained, mentored and coached a rising talent on property accountability systems; effectively transitioning the tracking and movement of $24M in military supplies across the African continent. Show less

  • Director, Training Operations and Strategic Planning (Battalion Plans Officer)

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  • Director Of Operations

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  • U.S. Special Forces (Green Beret) Executive Officer

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Apex Service Partners

  Jun 2021 - now

  South Florida Market Area President

  Building and growing the most qualified and trustworthy home service businesses in South Florida to restore respect and pride in the trades.