Stanley Prusinski

Experience

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  Moscow-Washington "Hotline"

  May 1991 - May 1994

  Presidential Translator

  In support of the Senior Presidential Translator, supervises, operates, and safeguards the secrecy of the President’s crisis “Hotline” communications system within the National Military Command Center. Responsible for translation and processing of governmental messages for the President, as received from the Russian Federation over the Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link (DCL). Manages the DCL facility to ensure private, reliable communications between the White House and Kremlin. Supervises technical coordination with the White House Communications Agency, Joint Staff, and Defense Information Systems Agency. Provides inter-agency support for international negotiations and delegations. Supports worldwide response and readiness exercises. Provides on-call translation to the SECDEF for communications with the Russian Federation’s MINDEF. Show less

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  Office of the Chief of Staff for Intelligence

  Jun 1995 - Jun 1996

  Intelligence Staff Officer

  General Staff Officer responsible for policy development, support to contingency operations, acquisition,fielding and training for Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar (JSTARS), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) and imagery systems. Coordinates with forces Command, Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Staff, Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office, National Reconnaissance Office and industry representatives.

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  Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1997

  Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff

  Directed, integrated and tasked actions for the Secretary and Under Secretary of the Army, Chief and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, and Director of the Army Staff. Liaises between the senior Army Leadership and Directorates on intelligence operations, political-military affairs, National Guard issues, foreign cooperation, protocol and management of the Army Staff

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  Defense Security Cooperation Agency

  Aug 1997 - Jan 2001

  Country Program Director

  Country Program Director responsible for Foreign Military Sales and International Military Education and Training Programs with Poland; the Russian Federation; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Croatia; Ukraine; Moldova; and Georgia.

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  Office of the Secretary of Defense

  Jun 2002 - Jun 2003

  Senior Russia Desk Officer

  Desk Officer in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, responsible for all military-to-military relations between the U.S. Department of Defense and the Russian Federation Ministry of Defense.

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  U.S. Embassy, Warsaw, Poland

  Jul 2003 - Aug 2008

  Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation; Colonel, U.S. Army;

  Principal advisor to the U.S. Ambassador on security-cooperation with Poland. Responsible for $4.2B worth of Foreign Military Sales cases between the U.S. and Polish Governments, including a $3.8B F-16C/D program; C-130 program; Perry-Class Frigate program; HMMWVs; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; and International Military Education and Training (IMET); Counter-Terrorism Fellowship (CTFP); and Defense Cooperation in Armaments (DCA) programs.

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  Boeing

  Dec 2014 - Aug 2020

  Director, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, for Eastern Europe

  Boeing Defense’s “Face to the Customer” for Poland, Romania, Ukraine, the Balkan and Baltic NATO Allies. In-country and in-region representative and integrator of capture team leads, logistics and industrial cooperation organizations for regional sales efforts -- AH-64E APACHE, KC-46 Combat Tanker, P-8 POSEIDON Anti-Submarine Warfare, CH-47F CHINOOK, Strike Weapons and other programs.

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  Consultant / Self-Employed

  Sept 2020 - now

  Recently Retired as Director, Boeing Defense for Eastern Europe (based in Warsaw, Poland)