Jon Connolly
Subject Matter Expert
Lithia,FL
Summary
Accomplished Senior Military Officer well-versed in assessing risk, developing solutions and implementing positive changes to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging environment. Adept at building and strengthening organizations with personal relationships. Seeking a challenging, growth-oriented position with a progressive operation.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
U.S. Marine, Lieutantant Colonel
Department Of Defense
Jacksonville, NC
05.1996 - Current
- Achieved (9) promotions in (24) years of honorable service
- (8) Combat deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Albania
- (3) Combat Military Advisor Tours (Foreign Internal Defense)
- Numerous deployments to South America and the Pacific Basin
- Middle Eastern and Pacific Subject Matter Expert
- Specialized on Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, China, Philippines, and Australia
Fires and Effects Coordinator
II Marine Exepeditionary Force
Camp Lejeune, NC
05.2019 - Current
- Tutored and guided (15) Senior Officers and (20) Enlisted Marines ensuring all were trained in kinetic and non-kinetic fires employment and resident knowledge and capable of performing on a 3-Star General Officer Staff
- Monitoring and supporting the Major Subordinate Commands through fires within their assigned areas of operations while planning, preparing, executing, and assessing fires in the deep fight
- Guiding, directing, and allocating resources to subordinate and supporting units with lethal and non-lethal weapon capability
- Planning for fires as an integral element of the MAGTF’s overall CONOPS
- Sponsoring and hosting targeting boards, working groups, and other meetings to confirm the staff’s translation of the commander’s guidance regarding apportionment, targeting priorities, and linkages to planned decisive actions, the main effort, and schemes of maneuver
- Tracking and assessing changes in the battlespace so the commander can continue to provide informed direction and relevant resource allocations
- Validating targets located in areas outside subordinate areas of operations, select a capability, and, when tasking a subordinate or supporting unit, provide the priority and desired effects
- Coordinating with higher, adjacent, subordinate, and supporting command and control centers to integrate and deconflict kinetic and non-kinetic fires
Division Fire Support Coordinator, 10th Marines
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC
01.2019 - 05.2019
- Advise and assist, Division Commanding General in all matters pertaining to Fire Support (both air and ground delivered), fire support coordination, and C2 systems and be prepared to assume duties in their absence
- Identify fire support training requirements based on the unit's METs, training status, and operational commitments
- Ensure Marines in the Fire Support Coordination Section are properly trained in all areas pertaining to air, surface, and naval surface fire support
- Instruct the Division's Fire Supporters in calling for, observing, and adjusting fires, as well as planning fires in support of maneuver at all echelons from company to division. -Responsible for maintaining the section's assets through fixed cycle inventories
- As the Assistant Fire Support Coordinator in the Division Command Post, advise the maneuver unit commander on the use of fire support in order to achieve the desired effects
Chief Of Staff / Afghan Military Advisor
Task Force Southwest
Helmand Provience, Afghanistan
07.2017 - 01.2019
- Reviewed individual department performance and consulted with leadership to improve processes, procedures and practices
- Drove strategic planning and implementation of employment of U.S and Joint forces within a dynamic environment
- Oversaw the management and training of 450 military service members to drive organizational tempo and improvements
Division Operation Offier / Divison Exercise Planner
3d Marine Division
Okinawa, Japan
08.2015 - 06.2017
- Managed design of dynamic operations within Pacific theater of operations
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for North Korea, South Korea, Phillipines, Japan, Australia, and Mongolia
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) for North Korea, South Korea, Philippines, Japan, Australia, and Mongolia
Strategic Planner / Aide De Camp
USCENTCOM, CCJ5-Plans
Tampa, FL
07.2012 - 07.2015
- Authored and staffed a highly sensitive Secretary of Defense approved compartmented plan forging unity of effort between USCENTCOM directorates, supporting commands and the Interagency resulting in a profound influence on US Government planning efforts
- Provided technical and operational advice on Special Technical Operations (STO) planning processes focused on Special Access Program (SAP), stabilization, and long-term development within the USCENTCOM Area of Operations
- Lead Planner for the Yemen Military Reorganization with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to achieve presidential goal of establishing a stable democracy in Yemen and enabling the Yemen Military to effectively combat Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Coordinated and synchronized 7 contingency plans with a 30-person cross-directorate component, coalition forces, OSD, JCS, and other USG agencies - Conducted 14 annual plans reviews and exercises of bilateral and multilateral defense agreements for United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Provided advice on appropriate strategic and program linkages between United States Government and partner nations strategies
- Led and coordinate the Adaptive Planning and Execution (APEX) Planning Process, ensuring shared goals and objectives between contingency and bilateral defense plans of USCENTCOM and partnered nations
- Provided operational assistance for Bilateral and Multilateral Defense Plans on Ground and Special Operations
- Through leadership and personal example, exemplify the highest standards of core values, physical fitness, military and professional knowledge and bearing
- Special Technical Operations (STO), Lead Planner for CP-X, Lead Planner/Authored numerous CCJ5 CONPLANS, Arabian Peninsula Subject Matter Expert (SME), Aide de Camp to LtGen Slife, CCJ5 and MajGen Busby, CCJ5
Education
Certification - Air And Space Operations Technology
National Security Space Institute
Colorado Springs, CO10.2019
Certification - Joint Operations
Joint Forces Staff College
Tampa, FL2013
Master of Arts - Strategic Operations
Air Force University
Montgomery, AL2012
MBA - Concentration - Leadership
American InterContinental University
Atlanta, GA2007
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / Economics
University Of Science And Arts Of Oklahoma
Chickasha, OK1999
Skills
- Strategic and Operational Planning
- National Security
- Conflict Resolution
- Stategic and Operational Planning
- Middle Eastern Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Time Management
- Project Management Professional
- Strategic Planning
- Leadership Development/Expansion
- Operations Management
- Program management
- Staff management
- Policy
- Special Techical Operations
- Space Operations
Certification
- Enlisted Artillery & Motor Transport Marine (MOS 0811/3531), May 1996
- Marine Artillery Officer (MOS 0802), Febuary 2001
- Reconinaissance Marine (MOS 0321), April 2003
- Army Airborne Course (MOS 8023), 2003
- Advance Reconniassance Course (MOS 0307), 2003
- Amphibious Warfare School, 004
- Advanced Artillery School, 2007
- Forgien Military Advisor Course (MOS 0570), 2007
- Joint Forces Staff College (MOS 9072), 2013
- Forgien Disclosure Officer Course, 2017
- Special Techincal Operations Planners (STO) Course (MOS 8016), 2019
- Planning & Decision Aid System, 2019
- Advanced Planning and Decision Aid System, 2019
- National Security Space Institute, Space 200 Course (MOS 0540), 2019
Timeline
Fires and Effects Coordinator
II Marine Exepeditionary Force
05.2019 - Current
Division Fire Support Coordinator, 10th Marines
United States Marine Corps
01.2019 - 05.2019
Chief Of Staff / Afghan Military Advisor
Task Force Southwest
07.2017 - 01.2019
Division Operation Offier / Divison Exercise Planner
3d Marine Division
08.2015 - 06.2017
Strategic Planner / Aide De Camp
USCENTCOM, CCJ5-Plans
07.2012 - 07.2015
U.S. Marine, Lieutantant Colonel
Department Of Defense
05.1996 - Current
Certification - Air And Space Operations Technology
National Security Space Institute
Certification - Joint Operations
Joint Forces Staff College
Master of Arts - Strategic Operations
Air Force University
MBA - Concentration - Leadership
American InterContinental University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science / Economics
University Of Science And Arts Of Oklahoma
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