Jerry Riley
Virginia Beach,VA
Summary
Served 20 years as a Naval Surface Warfare Officer in Navy Operations. Qualified as a Tactical Action Officer on a Carrier Strike Group and Amphibious Ready Group. Recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in integrated mission planning across all Composite Warfare Commander functions of surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, and anti-air warfare. Experience and background to collaborate with fleet representatives and science and technology development agencies addressing Navy warfighting capabilities and improvements across the range of naval and marine operations and missions. Experience with fleet synthetic training, exercise and experiment planning, and fleet training requirements. Possesses excellent oral and written communications.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Joint Exercise Planner
ANALYGENCE, Inc.
01.2025 - Current
- Conducted research utilizing analytical tools to describe the military problem, background, and recommended approach for developing U.S. Navy joint exercise across all military branches to achieve military training and combat certification objectives.
- Analyzed navy fleet lessons learned, post deployment briefs, experiments, war games, and other authoritative sources as appropriate to identify trends, capability gaps, and best practices.
- Applied critical thinking and independent research to reduce gaps in navy strategy and doctrine concerning Navy organizational plans.
- Developed Data Collection and Analysis Plan (DCAP) to include the military problem, identify the purpose, objectives, and critical questions to solve a military defense gap.
- Develop Lessons Learned Information Papers for executive level review focused on fleet trends and concerns.
- Supported exercise planning through execution as planning lead, schedule of events lead, logistics lead, and data collection and observation lead.
- Consolidated joint exercise results, findings and corresponding recommendations for FLAG/SES (Senior Executive Service)-level review.
- (1 Year)
Team Lead Manager
AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Inc.
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Provided planners to conduct coordination and planning activities for DAT in supporting gaps of Marine Corps military gaps.
- Lead, plan and coordinate the activities of supporting planners and analysts as required based on assigned study or project comprised of a diverse team of military, civilian and contractor personnel.
- Conduct technical exchange meetings with the experiment participants and update PM Leads and planning documents, as required.
- Provided planning services to ensure responsible parties completed tasks as required to ensure event success.
- Support in coordination of any associated Spectrum, Accreditation and Install/De-installation requirements with Engineering Team leads needed to support initiative testing, as required.
- Consolidated demonstration results, findings and corresponding recommendations for FLAG/SES (Senior Executive Service)-level review.
- Provide decision makers with quantitative or qualitative basis for making decisions on the specific military solution under investigation.
- (1 Year, 8 Months)
Experiment Planner
ACENDA, Inc.
08.2018 - 08.2021
- Conducted research utilizing analytical tools to describe the military problem, background, and recommended approach leading to project completion.
- Analyzed navy fleet lessons learned, post deployment briefs, experiments, war games, and other authoritative sources as appropriate to identify trends, capability gaps, and best practices.
- Applied critical thinking and independent research to reduce gaps in navy strategy and doctrine concerning unmanned systems and newly developed technologies.
- Development support in Data Collection and Analysis Plan (DCAP) to include the military problem, identify the purpose, objectives, and critical questions to solve a military defense gap.
- Serve as an analyst for various mission areas project teams within the department.
- Develop Lessons Learned Information Papers for executive level review focused on fleet trends and concerns.
- Supported experiment planning through execution as planning lead, schedule of events lead, logistics lead, and data collection and observation lead.
- Consolidated experiment results, findings and corresponding recommendations for FLAG/SES (Senior Executive Service)-level review.
- (3 Years, 1 Month)
Senior Manager
U.S. Navy
06.2015 - 03.2018
- Senior personnel manager of 12 Human Resource personnel ensuring the direct mobilization readiness of over 150 Selected Navy Reservists assigned to 5 units of Navy Operational unit organizations.
- Personal oversight of and engagement in medical and dental readiness directly resulting in the deployment of 80 Navy Sailors.
- Managed $3.7M for facilities renovations.
- (2 Years, 9 Months)
Executive Administrator Manager
U.S. Navy
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Policy Subject Administration Manager leading a team of 15 personnel executing high tenure policy for individual reserve members.
- Composed and analyzed over 15 Board of the Correctional advisories and released requests with advisory opinions of Board for Corrections for the Naval Records of Opinion.
- Updated MILPERSMAN Articles and BUPERS instructions to meet evolving OPNAV regulations.
- (2 Years, 6 Months)
Student
U.S. Army Command & General Staff College
04.2011 - 11.2011
- Completed 400+ hours of Graduate-level curriculum in Joint Military Operational Planning, Strategy & Doctrine, and Leadership & Military History (JPME I) courses at the Army War College in Fort Leavenworth and Master of Business Administration degree from Webster University.
- (8 Months)
Training Officer
U.S. Navy
07.2010 - 03.2011
- Coordinated training for seven combatant surface destroyers as a military subject matter expert for surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare for deployment of seven combat destroyers in certifications of certifications to employment to the Arabian Gulf.
- (9 Months)
Engineering Officer
U.S. Navy
02.2009 - 06.2010
- Managed over $30M prioritized and parts procurement and repairs to maintain ship's engineering plant through two deployments on a navy destroyer.
- Managed Fuel and Lube Oil Quality Management, Electrical Safety, Hearing Conservation, Heat Stress, and Quality Assurance program.
- (1 Year, 5 Months)
First Lieutenant
U.S. Navy
02.2007 - 01.2009
- Managed and coordinated the training of 30 personnel in maritime deck operations.
- Managed and maintained over 3 million dollars of ship equipment to include supply cranes, helicopter landing deck, rigid hull boats, mooring gear and anchors.
- (1 Year, 11 Months)
Operations Officer
U.S. Navy
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Coordinated the training for 250 personnel in emergency hurricane exercise, preparing COMNAVBEACHGRU TWO and Expeditionary Strike Group Two as an independent deployed future hurricane and natural disasters force across the nations.
- (3 Years, 1 Month)
Auxiliaries Officer/Scheduling Officer
U.S. Navy
12.2002 - 02.2007
- Managed the scheduling of 18 maritime craft and over personnel in 16 major exercise and operational U. S. combat missions.
- Managed over $6M prioritized and parts procurement and repairs to maintain ship's auxiliary engineering plant through three deployments on a navy destroyer.
- Managed Fuel and Lube Oil Quality Management, Electrical Safety, Hearing Conservation, Heat Stress, and Quality Assurance program.
- (5 Years, 2 Months)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Webster University
11.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Tulane University
05.2001
Skills
- Project planning
- Data management
- Customer focus
- Community education
Certification
- Joint Military Professional Education (JPME) Phase I, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, April 2011 - November 2011
- Leadership instruction, and Joint exercise and war gaming, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, April 2011 – November 2011
- Weapons Officer, United States Navy
- Communications Officer, United States Navy
- Personnel/Manpower, United States Navy
- Commanding Officer/Director, Shore Activities, United States Navy
- Aegis Officer Console Operator, United States Navy
- Aegis Combat System Officer, United States Navy
- Combat Information Center Team Officer, United States Navy
- Amphibious Warfare Indoctrination, United States Navy
- Maritime Prepositioning Force Staff Planning, United States Navy
- Expeditionary Warfare Staff Planning, United States Navy
- Surface Warfare Officer Engineering Officer (Gas Turbine Engines), United States Navy
- Tomahawk Cruise Missile Command, United States Navy
- Command Leadership Course, United States Navy
- Naval Security Manager, United States Navy
Timeline
Joint Exercise Planner
ANALYGENCE, Inc.
01.2025 - Current
Team Lead Manager
AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Inc.
08.2021 - 04.2023
Experiment Planner
ACENDA, Inc.
08.2018 - 08.2021
Senior Manager
U.S. Navy
06.2015 - 03.2018
Executive Administrator Manager
U.S. Navy
01.2013 - 06.2015
Student
U.S. Army Command & General Staff College
04.2011 - 11.2011
Training Officer
U.S. Navy
07.2010 - 03.2011
Engineering Officer
U.S. Navy
02.2009 - 06.2010
First Lieutenant
U.S. Navy
02.2007 - 01.2009
Operations Officer
U.S. Navy
01.2006 - 01.2009
Auxiliaries Officer/Scheduling Officer
U.S. Navy
12.2002 - 02.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Tulane University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Webster University