Don Herko

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1993

  Resposible for the health, welfare and actions of 70 enlisted soldiers and families while forward deployed in Buamholder West Germany. The Unit's mission was to provide a Mechanized Battalion Task Force of over 700 soldiers with all food, fuel, ammunition and transportation requirements. Planned and trained soldiers for missions and executed all externally evaluated missions at 100% effectiveness. Infantry Platoon Leader of a 35 man mechanized infantry platoon deployed in Baumholder, FRG. Responsible for maintaining and accounting for four M113A2, later four Bradley Fighting Vehicles and all platoon equipment valued at over one million dollars, later three million dollars. Responsible for the operational readiness of the platoon and ensuring the health, welfare and morale of the soldiers and thier families.

  • Support Platoon Leader

    Jan 1992 - Jan 1993

  • Rifle Platoon Leader

    Jan 1990 - Jan 1992
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  608th Ordnance Company, US Army

  Nov 1994 - Feb 1996

  Company Commander

  Commander of the only active duty general support ammunition company with a mission to deploy world wide and provide conventional ammunition support to an enitre theater of operations in excess of 200,000 soldiers. Responsible for the training, welfare, morale, and discipline of 214 soldiers. Responsible for the accountability of all organization property valued at over eight million dollars. Responsible to ensure the organizations' fleet of vehiles and 33 pieces of material handling equipment are fully mission capable. Supervised the manning of the Fort Benning Ammunition supply facility and the receipt, storage, maintenance and issue of 105 million dollars of inventory annually. Show less

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  STRYKER Brigade Coordination Cell, US Army

  Aug 2002 - Dec 2003

  Senior Logisitcs Officer

  Senior Logisitics Officer in a samll team that redesigned, trained, certified and deployed the first two Army’s STRYKER Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) within two years of inception to participation in combat. The Chief of Staff of the Army had directed a new innovative way of incorperating a vehicle system with other newly aquired systems in this new force structure and immediately deploy these units to combat. Every aspect of traditional Army corporate level design and implementation was challenged to meet this requirement. Gained an understanding of the tactical, operational and strategic levels of all the levels of the new unit organization to create and modify the traditional logistics structure. Worked with engineers at the Tank and Automotive Command (TACOM) in Detroit Michigan to improve the designs of new systems to include the modular fuel farm, hard wall water tanker, and dry cargo carrier system. To ensure these organizations could operate in austre conditions for extended period of time with limited capability to resupply. Show less

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  593rd Corps Suuport Group, US Army

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

  Group S-3 and Supply Management Officer

  Planned the execution of over a thousand logistical convoys covering 14,136 miles of territory supporting a population of in excess of 100,000. Oversaw production of 38 million gallons of bulk potable water, the reception storage and issue of 48 million gallons of three types of bulk fuel. Managed the flow of 21,200 20foot container equivalents containing supplies, equipment and spare parts.

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  57th Transportation BN, US Army

  Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Battalion Executive Officer

  Ran a staff to support 414 soldiers, their families, a fleet of 200 trucks, 100 trailers, organizational property, buildings, support areas and budget of 2.5 million dollars with an over 90% availability rate for transportation assets. Responsible for all personnel actions, property accountability and religious support to the organization. Oversaw the Battalion’s environmental programs resulting in no Environmental Protection Agency or State of Washington fines. Coordinated with Installation agencies to ensure units received all the support to train and deploy. Personally supervised four officers and 15 Soldiers Show less

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  CASCOM, US Army

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2008

  Force Designer

  Executed the redesign of all the Quartermaster force structure to ensure more flexible capability with less personnel and equipment. Coordinated the personnel requirements, to include requisite education requirements, equipment aquisition and design as well as the writing and planning of organization operations and utilization in world wide execution of missions.

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  BCTP, US Army

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2011

  Senior Sustainer OT

  Planned resourced and executed training for Logistics Commanders deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan. Ensured the culminating training event was stressful and reflected the operational environment of the deployment as well as meeting the Commander’s training objectives

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  US Army

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2016

  Program Analyst

  Plans and Programs the resource requirements of a portion of the Army's Combat Training Center Program that exceed 900 million dollars in total. Reviews doctrine, policy and procedures for training within the Army, the Department of Defence and Allied partners around the world.

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  Mission Command Training Program

  Nov 2016 - now

  Financial Management Analyst

  Serves as the Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) chief Financial Management Analyst and Program Manager for execution, long-range planning and programming of resources - for an annual budget to exceed $100 Million dollars. Develops funding guidance for subordinate activities and participates with management in fiscal planning, responsible for integrating requirements into the annual Program Objective Memorandum (POM), receives and maintains cognizance of approved funds, responsible for the day-to-day budget management and administration. Acts as advisor to the Commander on all funding issues and management of civilian personnel resources. Serves as alternate point of contact for civilian personnel actions and time cards. Assists in the formulation, revision and execution of the organization's contract management to ensure the integration of contractor-provided resources, and the forecasting thereof, for projected programs. Show less