Ron Novack

Experience

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  10th Mountain Division, United States Army

  May 2004 - May 2005

  Brigade Executive Officer (Chief of Staff)

  Served as the principal assistant, advisor, and second in command to the sustainment brigade commander (CEO). Led a staff of 249 personnel with ten (10) directorates who perform administrative, operational, training, communications, security, and logistical functions within the brigade supporting over 3,000 Soldiers. Provided operational guidance and priorities to the staff and lear and concise recommendations to the commander. Oversight responsibility for an operating budget of $2 million dollars. Show less

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  U.S. Pacific Command

  May 2005 - May 2007

  Chief, J4 Logistics Plans and Joint Logistics Exercise Officer

  Principal staff assistant to the USPACOM J4, a one-star Army general, directly responsible for the logistics and mobility planning in support of the Commander, USPACOM operational and contingency war plans for the theater. Supervised the development, coordination and synchronization of the logistics annexes and associated appendices for all USPACOM plans. Led the logistics planning and execution initiatives in support of Tier-Level I to III exercises with the USPACOM area of responsbility. Developed logistics exercise training objectives, scenarios, and modeling & simulation architecture, and after action reporting measures to assess the J4 Directorate's ability to accomplish its Joint Mission Essential Tasks. Show less

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  10th Mountain Division, United States Army

  May 2007 - Jul 2010

  Principal logistics advisor to the commanding general (two-star CEO) on all matters related to logistics plans and operations, supply, services, maintenance, and transportation in support of over 17,000 Soldiers. Responsible for developing, staffing, execution compliance, and assessments of all logistics operations, plans, policies, and procedures for the division. Managed the synchronization of air, sea, and ground transportation assets in support of operational deployments and training missions. Show less Commander of a combat-deployed brigade support battalion for 15-months consisting of 850 Soldiers charged with providing direct support supply, maintenance, transportation, and combat health support to a 3,400 Soldier Infantry Brigade Combat Team supporting combat operations across Northern Iraq, approximately the size of Connecticut, from 12 disparate bases during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Responsible for the discipline, administration, mutli-echelon training, professional development, maintenance program, supply accountability, and family readiness for the battalion. Show less

  • Division G4

    May 2009 - Jul 2010

  • Battalion Commander

    May 2007 - Apr 2009
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  Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2011

  War College Student (Awarded a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy)

  Selected to attend (Top 5%) and completed a rigorous postgraduate academic course of instruction at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Components of academic study included national security, strategic leadership, economics and acquisition systems. Completed special concentration programs in Supply Chain Management (Graduate Certificate), and Reconstruction and Nation Building. Recognized for superior written communications and skill by receiving a DoD writing award for, "Commander's Emergency Response Program: Marginally Effective and in Dire Need of Reform" Show less

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  3rd Infantry DIV

  Aug 2011 - Nov 2013

  Brigade Commander

  Commander of a 3,000 soldier and civilian brigade consisting of five battalions with a nine-month deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Developed, trained, and maintained a brigade to mobilize and deploy to provide comprehensive, multi-functional sustainment support to a rapidly changing customer base during combat operations and other contingencies. Ensured all the brigade functions: operational planning, personnel administration, training, leader development, maintenance, property accountability, and religious support were managed effectively to maintain the brigade’s readiness posture. Managed the forecasting, planning, and execution of a $5.2 million dollar operational budget.- Published a 'organizational' strategic vision and direction achieving the synergy of all 3,000 teammates needed to close over 33 forward operating bases and combat outposts ahead of schedule in Afghanistan. Recognized as the best sustainment brigade commander in Afghanistan. - Designed, resourced, and trained a 300 member staff experiencing a 60% turnover of key, senior staff personnel six months prior to deployment into an effective and efficient staff able to successfully plan, coordinate and synchronize a sustainment (supply chain, transportation, contracting, finance, maintenance, etc.) support plan to over 88,000 personnel in Afghanistan.- Empowered the re-engineering of the contract management process by a two person-contracting cell slashing over $12 million in savings and ensuring fiscal/legal compliance for $153 million dollars in service and operational contracts; - Personally invested in the human capital and talent management of the battalion command teams producing all four battalion commanders being selected for promotion to Colonel, Senior Service College, and brigade-level command, and all four command sergeants major selected for brigade-level senior enlisted advisor positions. Show less

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  U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

  Deputy Commander for Capabilities, Development, Integration (CDI)

  Led a workforce of over 300 military and civilian employees consisting of six directorates (Program Integration, Battle Laboratory, Materiel Systems, Enterprise Systems, Force Development, and Transportation), which included direct supervision of five Colonels. Directs the concept design, capability development, and force structure, validation, synchronization, and integration for the entire sustainment war fighting function consisting of Quartermaster, Transportation, Ordnance, Finance, and Adjutant General (Administration and Personnel) Corps. Forecasts, programs and manages a fiscal portfolio consisting of a $4.8 million dollars operating budget centered around monies for civilian pay and fringe, experimentation, simulations, software sustainment, and oversight of $4.2 million dollars in operational contracts. Show less

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  Syracuse University Office of Veteran and Military Affairs

  Jan 2015 - now

  Executive Director

  Senior management executive to the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Innovation at Syracuse University. Supervises the management of all daily operations, mission, personnel, and financial management of a $2 million dollar operating budget for the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs portfolio. Develops and directs long-term strategic planning, forecasting and execution of all military-connected student recruitment, advancement and business development, alumni engagement, education, employment, and research programs, initiatives, and activities for all student veterans, military-connected students, family members, and faculty/staff veteran employees. Selected to serve as a member of the Chancellor's University Leadership Team.Privileged to be the project lead for the "National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC)," a $64.5mil, first-of-its kind facility in the nation. It is a class-leading exemplar of academic, government, and community collaboration – dedicated to advancing academic research, actionable programs, and community-connected innovation in service to the nation’s veterans and military-connected families. Permanent home for the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA), Office of Veteran Success (OVS), Army and Air Force ROTC, Student Veteran Organization (SVO), and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF).(www.nvrc.syr.edu) Show less