James Sullivan

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jun 2001 - May 2011

  U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corp Officer

  • Company Commander, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion THREE, Port Hueneme, CA• Construction Manager, NAVFAC Washington, Patuxent River, MD• Maintenance Division Director, NAVSTA Great Lakes, Great Lakes, IL

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  Defense Acquisition University

  May 2006 - May 2008

  Professor of Contract Management

  Served as DAU West Region Contracting Department Deputy Chair and a Professor of Contract Management for:- CON 234 Contingency Contracting- CON 243 A/E Contracting- CON 244 Construction ContractingAlso served as the DAU course manager for both CON 243 and CON 244.

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  Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)

  May 2011 - May 2014

  Director, Facilities Engineering and Acquisition Division
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  US Navy

  May 2014 - Jul 2016

  Mission Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection Officer

  Led a cross-functional U.S. Pacific Fleet Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection Program team spread across five regions and 11 installations, to identify and protect war-fighting infrastructure critical to the successful execution of U.S. Pacific Command Operations Plans.• Recognized by the Combatant Commander as the model program for all branches of the military to follow.• Partnered with OPNAV and U.S. Pacific Command to develop the risk based assessment utilized by the Secretary of Defense Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) program to successfully block a $300M foreign investment in Guam that would have jeopardized national security.• Subject matter expert on Mission Assurance in the Pacific Theater. Led the Navy effort to develop policy and execute a Mission Assurance Assessment on all missions at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, the largest and most comprehensive assessment to date.• Utilized U.S. Pacific Command influences to obtain $87M in funding to create engineered resiliency strategies to protect the Navy’s most critical facilities throughout the Pacific Theater of operation. Show less

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  Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2020

  Led the largest Public Works Department in Europe to meet every operational requirement on the US and Spanish military commands aboard Naval Station Rota.• Responsible for entire life cycle of 500 facilities and infrastructure valued at $2.3B on a 5,500 acre installation that includes an airfield, port, hospital, barracks, food service, classrooms, training simulators, and K-12 school. • Led 302 personnel in the delivery of facilities planning, design, contracting, construction management, maintenance, repair, transportation, and environmental services.• Provided $90 million in annual full spectrum facilities maintenance and public works services.• Managed the programming, planning, and execution of $479M in new construction, major renovation and infrastructure recapitalization projects.• Aggressive project implementation and conservation measures yielded $2.7M in annual savings and a 10.3% energy reduction from the 2015 baseline. Recognized as a Secretary of the Navy Gold Energy and Water Management Award installation. • Effectively briefed supported commanders, Congressional Delegations, and senior U.S. and foreign diplomats on critical facilities issues to advocate for Military Construction funding.• Drove to continuously improve a culture of safety resulting in a 89% reduction in lost time mishaps and earning recognition as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy Voluntary Protection Program Star Site.• Direct coordination with collective bargaining unions to resolve employee concerns. Show less The primary action officer for the Admiral, responsible for all executive engagements and the quality of all internal and external communications to and from the Commander. • Coordinating all aspects of executive engagements between the Commander and other senior Military Officers, State and Federal elected officials, Senior Government Executives, and foreign dignitaries.• Advised command senior leaders and subordinate commanders on the Admiral’s expectations to ensure his objectives were met.• Prepared a myriad of executive briefs, strategic communication messages and speeches for diverse audiences. Show less

  • Public Works Officer

    May 2017 - Jul 2020

  • Executive Assistant to the Commander, NAVFAC Pacific

    Jul 2016 - May 2017
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  NAVFAC Hawaii

  Jun 2023 - now

  Commanding Officer