Michael G. Weber
Olympia
Summary
Decorated Field Grade Officer Combat Military Veteran with over thirty years of experience across all aspects of Strategic/Operational level planning and operations to organize diverse groups to build shared comprehension of complex challenges, facilitate collective problem solving, analysis, and implementation of innovative solutions. Extensive background in leadership, supervising, and mentoring personnel at all levels. Implement security protocols across multidomain systems. Possesses the ability to incorporate strategic requirements, experience leading collaborative teams, and executing projects with budgets upwards of $ 7.3 B. Solutions-oriented with a comprehensive background in identifying and implementing innovative processes, ensuring timely deliverables, and impacting global operations. Well-versed in navigating competing priorities with a focus on strategy, adaptability, and resource utilization. A savvy communicator known for building strong relationships, influencing without authority, motivating cross-functional teams, and achieving organizational goals by prioritizing and optimizing daily projects and operations. Comfortable with exercising initiative and problem-solving to achieve desired results. Adept at accomplishing measurable results while leading large organizations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Possess a comprehensive background in exercise planning and project management derived from conducting domestic and global operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, South Korea, the Philippines, China, and Russia.
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Resourceful Operations Officer known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in process optimization, strategic planning, and team leadership. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless operations and project success.
Seasoned Operations Officer with a background in streamlining processes, enhancing productivity and overseeing operational standards. Strengths include leadership, strategic planning and risk management. Proven track record of increased efficiency through innovative solutions and technical improvements. Committed to delivering high-quality results within fast-paced environments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Division Chief of Staff / Division Deputy Operations Officer
104th Division (Leader Training)
Fort Lewis
07.2020 - 01.2025
- Oversaw Strategic/Operational level planning and operations to organize diverse groups to build shared comprehension of complex challenges, facilitate collective problem solving, analysis, and implementation of innovative solutions and best practices in support of 1st Corp.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to 12 staff directorates, ensuring smooth division operations, allowing the commanding general (CG) to enact decisive, well-informed decisions for a 3,000+ personnel organization.
- Established requirements, responsibilities, and the timeline for training events and activities (including Initial, Main, and Final Planning Conferences), scenario modules, simulation support, real-life support, communications, exercise control and analysis, and reporting requirements.
- Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) events. This included Preliminary Planning, Site surveys, and Concept Development through Training Plan Execution.
- Reorganized the operations directorate into functional working groups (Current Operations, Training, Plans, and Protection), delineating key responsibilities, establishing collaborative cross-coordination between groups and directorates with primary, alternate, and tertiary responsibility coverage, and improving support to division operations.
- Developed and reorganized system-based communication platforms to provide more streamlined communication amongst subordinate organizations and higher-level command teams.
- Led division staff to develop Training Objectives that are associated with Operation Plan/Concept Plan (OPLAN/CONPLAN) Mission Essential Tasks and Unit Readiness tasks within the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).
- Managed force activation, deployment, reception, staging, onward movement, and integration.
- Manage the utilization of a $12 million budget, ensuring proper, effective, and responsible utilization of funding to include appropriate audits.
- Monitored exercise execution schedules, resources, and training injects to maintain the quality of the exercise and to ensure monthly objectives were met.
- Liaised with multinational military commanders and civilian staff to ensure charettes continued to meet overall training objectives and lessons learned were being continuously incorporated into the exercise where possible.
- Attended Joint Exercise planning coordination conferences to develop reserve forces requirements and support.
- Developed schedules, coordinated venues, and provided leaders with progress review updates throughout planning on the end-to-end Concepts of Operation (CONOPs); developed orders, executive summaries, and After-Action Reviews (AAR).
- Conducted closeout After Action Review, evaluations, and certifications, and collected lessons learned.
- Provided direct military reserve support as the primary point of contact for 1st Corps and US Pacific Command senior reserve organization.
- Provided support to the Balikatan exercise, establishing critical relationships with joint and partner organizations while fostering a strong relationship with the Marine Corps early, resulting in early collaboration with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (1MEF) to ensure seamless operations.
- Built out leader training packages in support of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the Merchant Marine Academy, and the United States Army Cadet Command.
- Provided comprehensive leadership and mentorship to division-level staff elements in support of multilateral operations across all domains of leadership training.
- Developed and chaired a committee to review current mission parameters and explore additional opportunities to expand organizational support to Army-wide training initiatives, building capabilities and expanding division mission parameters.
Deputy Commander
325th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion (TACTICAL EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS)
Fort Devens
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Provided a team of analysts in direct support operations to the Army Aviation Task Force to observe, detect, identify, and neutralize (ODIN) CONUS-based operations.
- Conducted planning and support to Joint Exercise Program (JEP) events to include detailed analysis of Joint Mission Essential Tasks (JMET) based training objectives, developed exercise control design and architecture, facilitated and led scenario development and execution, and provided post-exercise analysis for future joint exercise development.
- Built a Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) reach site at Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA), integrating into the Intelligence and Security Command’s (INSCOM) multi-domain intelligence infrastructure, using the Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) Platform and SOCET GXP to support U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) operations.
- Built exercises and updated system infrastructure for the army's near-real-time, ground-based, tactical signals intelligence/electronic warfare capability, Prophet Enhanced Signals Processing (ESP) platform, building competent teams and equipment deployable at a moment's notice.
- Conducted planning synchronization and coordination with senior-level military and civilian personnel among the Department of Defense, Interagency, contractors, and regional political agency personnel.
- Ensured Joint and Army Reserve Training Information Management Systems (JTIMS/ARTIMS) for Active, Reserve, and National Guard Human Resource requirements were entirely sourced within a period that supported maximum participation.
- Managed all In Progress Reviews (IPRs) and Initial, Middle, and Final Planning Conferences. Overcame Informational and Knowledge Management challenges, due to exercise participants being in various locations around the country, by scheduling, coordinating, and conducting bi-weekly teleconferences to ensure participants remained up to date with the latest developments in the planning process.
- Developed Situational Training Exercises (STX), Live Fire Exercises (LFX), Field Training Exercises (FTX), and Command Post Exercises (CPX) that focused on Mission Command and the Military Decision-Making Process.
- Maintained a weekly Status of Funds (SoF) report for all budget expenditures to ensure all exercise-related expenses followed travel policies and guidance. Served as the Organizational Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) subject matter expert (SME) for the Defense Travel System (DTS).
- Design deployment readiness exercises utilizing joint resources from Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst (JBMDL), creating joint reserve quick deployment reaction capabilities for intelligence platforms within the greater New England area.
- Established partnerships with multi-component organizations, three and four-letter organizations, as well as full-time civilian and contractor groups.
- Took over facility management operations for Intelligence units within Devens RFTA.
- Provided invaluable support to reserve units working directly with DPW and the Garrison Commander, building improvements to life support, feeding, motor pool operations, and access to physical fitness facilities.
Commander / Joint Operations Management Officer / Executive Officer / Senior Intelligence Training
Western Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center/Parks Joint Reserve Intelligence Center (Joint OPERATIONS)
Parks Reserve Forces Training Area
04.2016 - 08.2018
- Spearheaded a complete facility network infrastructure overhaul consisting of expanding from one to two enclaves with seven networks per enclave, as well as adding three joint service networks tunneling through army networks, bringing 1 Gig network speeds to the user.
- Led the development of a premier stand-alone Secured Compartment Information Facility (SCIF) through careful negotiations with the Military Intelligence Readiness Command (MIRC) and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to acquire necessary funding and infrastructure improvements during a command tenure.
- Procured funding through multiple resources to support the full expansion of the SCIF to include collateral and Unclassified briefing areas and classrooms.
- Managed remotely deployed intelligence training teams covering OSINT, HUMINT, GEOINT, CI, MASINT, and SIGINT Intelligence disciplines.
- Built and conducted advanced intelligence training in tradecraft, processing, analyzing assessments, and dissemination across all intelligence specialties.
- Built a specialized team of GEOINT personnel conducting live collection missions for operations within the Pacific Theater using GEOINT workstations (GWS) to perform Full Motion Video (FMV), Battle Damage Assessments (BDA), and Imagery change detection and exploitation.
- Built from the ground up a complete Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) TROJAN Data Network (TDN) 1-3 with tunneled capabilities for NIPRNET, NSA NET, Citrix, and Joint partner networks.
- Provided support and facilitated the execution of multiple joint partner protocols and tradition-based events.
- Hosted several delegations from congressional committees providing overviews of Pacific theater threats.
- Hosted top echelon Department of Defense (DOD) and supporting agency personnel providing decision briefs intended to focus intelligence collection strategies and targeting for the Asia-Pacific Area of operations.
- Provided weekly analysis of collected facility intelligence data to the Joint Reserve Intelligence Program Dissemination Authorities and Department of National Intelligence (DNI).
- Worked directly in support of Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) collection and Cyber Defense teams to monitor and deter active threats to U.S. and Partner Nation (PN).
Executive officer / Operations Officer
2200 Military intelligence group (STRATEGIC ASSETS)
Fort Devens
06.2013 - 04.2016
- Lead the operational direction of the organization in multiple strategic-level requirements, which received accolades from key congressional leaders for diligence in intelligence production commitments.
- Provided direct support to The National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC) in support of their Analysis of threats throughout China, Russia, and South Korea.
- Provided teams that analyzed 35,000 items of collected intelligence that directly supported building dossiers on key personalities and actors within the Indo-Pacific theater of operation.
- Provided teams that directly supported the National Geospatial Administration’s (NGA) GEOINT analysis of key infrastructure within Central Command (CENTCOM), China, and Korea.
- Provided complete operational control to 4 strategic intelligence detachments that built intelligence products for Congressional-level strike packages and targeting directives.
- Facilitated the production of over 300 dossiers of key leadership within the Chinese armed forces.
- Ensured that all intelligence professionals maintain credentials and were thoroughly trained in all aspects of their specified fields.
- Developed training packages for all levels of leadership that specifically addressed all aspects of required support to both NGA and NGIC, which enhanced the integrity of the intelligence credibility for national leaders to prosecute key intelligence-driven decisions.
- Procured intelligence-based workstations as well as space within SCIFs across three geographic locations to further enhance and facilitate required intelligence product development.
- Worked with key intelligence customers to ensure product quality and determine the extent to which the organization would expand its support, yielding a 35% increase in the intelligence production workload of the organization.
- Conducted periodic reviews of personnel security clearance requirements, facilitating updates as needed.
Operations, Plans, Mobilization, and Training Officer
Military intelligence readiness command (corps level STRATEGIC OPERATIONS)
Fort Belvoir
01.2011 - 06.2013
- Directed planning and execution of multinational intelligence training exercises, readiness reporting, deployments, and multinational engagements. Offered recommendations of different courses of action through in-depth analysis and the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP).
- Provided operational direction and support to 5 brigade-sized elements and 25 battalion-sized elements with multiple Direct Reporting units (DRU) elements varying in size from 62 to 240 personnel.
- Approved utilization of distribution of budgets equaling over $750 million.
- Deployed over 1200 military intelligence personnel in support of Operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, North Africa, North Korea, Japan, Kuwait, and various other locations throughout the world.
- Developed and executed an inspection program that had not existed previously, which evaluated every subordinate unit within the organization, in turn identifying and correcting any process errors that existed, improving overall efficiency of the organization.
- Coordinated three of the organization's annual Senior Leader engagement conferences within the National Capitol Region (NCR), requiring supply chain planning, travel, personnel security, Lodging, guest speakers, audiovisual and technical automation, classification security protocols, and a complete event schedule.
- Develop multiple training packages supporting advanced military intelligence training in every intelligence field.
- Provided direct support to establishing new subordinate organizations to include locations and mission requirements that were deployment-ready and enhanced the overarching intelligence posture within the nation.
- Operated as key facilitator for a committee dedicated to divestiture of inefficient or outdated equipment, personnel unit structure, and geographically inefficient placement of subordinate organizations and their facilities.
- Engaged higher organization requirements as the first line analyst for all higher directives that were distributed to our organization, which required correct distribution task plan development, Command team engagements for mission synthesis and logging, documenting, and closing out requirements.
- Assisted with the planning to set up multi-theater support personnel support packages and coordinate with other Commands within deployment zones.
- Prepare and secure approval of plans and operations to meet all established command and higher headquarters objectives.
- Executed 24 months of forecasting plans and development of training exercises and operations for all Reserve Intelligence soldiers in support of more than 7,000 soldiers across the United States.
- Facilitates organization travel with the Budget Officer through the development of a traveler cross-organizational system with budget management of over $30 million. Led tracking for participation and cost estimate for all other logistical support.
Company Commander / Chief of Operations / Chief of Logistics
373rd Battlefield Surveillance Battalion
Fort Lewis
08.2007 - 01.2011
- Responsible for the deployment, coordination, and command execution of assigned and attached units, providing tactical intelligence professionals for the Military Intelligence Brigade and I Corps G2.
- Lead a headquarters company that provides direct support to the headquarters command team and objectives, supporting direct guidance to 3 tactical intelligence companies.
- Consistently demonstrated rapid deployment of complete intelligence tactical operations centers throughout multiple areas of operation with the capability to move and redeploy at a moment's notice.
- Managed Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination operations for the 201st Military Intelligence Brigade.
- Managed the accountability and maintenance of specialized equipment and assets valued over $23.2M and was the recipient of multiple awards and promotions to senior positions for outstanding performance and professionalism as the senior logistics officer.
- Provided analytical tools, software development, and systems engineering support to ensure interoperability and integration of emerging SIGINT technologies.
- Served as intelligence advisor, Liaison Officer (LNO), and mentor to the ROK staff in the 3rd ARMY HQ Combined Joint Operations Center (CJOC). Confidently worked independently and as part of a team in Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational environments in the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) Platforms, which resulted in integrating ROK and US live feed capabilities and interoperability.
- Led both supervisors and non-supervisors through effective delegation in which the organization saw an increase in morale and cohesion by way of effective communication, shared liability, and ownership.
- Led the planning, coordination, and synchronization of training, daily operations, and sustainment for a department of over three hundred employees; supported executive leadership with in-mission planning and resource acquisition.
- Determined and maintained appropriate resource levels for task completion; developed subordinates through ongoing, year-round counseling to ensure organizational growth.
- Responsible for the execution of all aspects of funding to include acquisition budgeting and justification for an annual operational budget of over $20 million.
- Planned and executed multiple live fire training events that supported real-world simulations of combat environments.
- Developed the planning and execution of intelligence-specific training events for multifunctional intelligence teams that included Operational Management, HUMINT, SIGINT, and CI operational teams.
- Facilitated counterintelligence operations and provided teams to augment operationally supported intelligence battalions in the CENTCOM theater of operation.
- Deployed 67 individually augmented personnel supporting various operational activities throughout four theaters of operations, which enhanced national security.
- Provided interrogation support to operations deployed to Guantanamo Bay intelligence gathering activities in the form of Tiger teams augmentation.
Assistant Intelligence Officer / Iraqi Intelligence Officer Training Lead
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
Camp Caldwell
03.2006 - 08.2007
Education
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington 03.2025 - 02.2026
Master of Arts - Communication in Leadership
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA 03.2025 - 02.2026
Graduate Command and General Staff College - Common core and Advanced Operations Course
Leavenworth, KSGraduate Military Intelligence Captains Career Course -
U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)
Ft. Huachuca, AZCertified Command Language Program Manager (CLPM) -
Defense Language Institute-Foreign Language Center
Monterey, CACertificate -
Unit Trainers Course (UTC)
Ft. McCoy, WICertificate -
Reserve Component Unit Mobilization Planners Course (UMO)
Ft. McCoy, WICertificate -
Unit Safety Officer Trainer Course
Ft. Belvoir, VAGraduate Military Intelligence Officers Basic Course -
U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)
Ft. Huachuca, AZDual Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) - Economics, Outdoor Recreation
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WashingtonAssociate of Arts (AA) - Liberal Arts
Spokane Community College (SCC)
Spokane, WashingtonSkills
- Strategic planning
- Team leadership
- Communication skills
- Budget management
- Project management
- Problem analysis
- Military operations
- Data analysis
- Training development
- Innovation management
- Investigation techniques
- Interagency coordination
- Workload prioritization
- Training programs
- Staff development
- Personnel training
- Site inspections
- Records management
- Interpersonal communication
- Staff scheduling
- Staff training
- Self motivation
- Time management abilities
- Operational reporting
- Communications management
- Goal setting
- Workflow management
- Time management
- Continuous improvement
- Operations management
- Written communication
- Team building
- Facility management
- Budget planning
- Multitasking capacity
- Training and orientation
- Analytical skills
- Set goals
- Company representation
- Event planning
Certification
- Certified Command Language Program Manager (CLPM), Defense Language Institute-Foreign Language Center, Monterey, CA, 05/10
- Certificate, Unit Trainers Course (UTC), Ft. McCoy, WI, 07/09
- Certificate, Reserve Component Unit Mobilization Planners Course (UMO), Ft. McCoy, WI, 07/08
- Certificate, Unit Safety Officer Trainer Course, Ft. Belvoir, VA, 03/08
- Certificate, Unit Safety Officers Course, Ft. McCoy, WI, 10/07
- Certification, High Threat Tactical Environment Driving Course, California Analysis Center, Incorporated (CACI), Ft. Bragg, NC, 05/06
- Certificate, Improvised Explosives Device Course, California Analysis Center, Incorporated (CACI), Ft. Bragg, NC, 05/06
- Certificate, Environmental Protection Managers Course, Spokane Valley, WA, 07/05
- Certification, Mobilization and Deployment Planners Course, I Corp, Ft. Lewis, WA, 06/05
- Certification, Airload Planners Course, 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, WA, 06/05
- Certification, Counter Terrorism Operators course, National Ground Intelligence Center (NGIC), Charlottesville, VA, 05/04
- Certificate, Security Manager Course (SMC), Ft. McCoy, WI, 06/03
Extracurricular Activities
President, Hayden North HOA, Hayden, ID, 1 year Vice President, Hayden North HOA, Hayden, ID, 4 years Treasurer, Countryside HOA, Tumwater, WA, 2 years Life Member, Military Intelligence Corps Association Life Member, 82nd Airborne Association Life Member, VFW Certified Professional Snowboard Instructor, Level II, 25+ years
Awards
- Knowlton Award Recipient
- Meritorious Service Medal (twice awarded)
- Air Medal
- Joint Service Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medal (five times awarded)
- Army Achievement Medal
- Army Good Conduct Medal
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (twice awarded)
- National Defense Service Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal (twice awarded)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (mobilized)
- Army Service Ribbon
- Army Overseas Service Ribbon
- Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon
- Joint Meritorious Unit Award
- Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Timeline
Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership
Gonzaga University
03.2025 - 02.2026
Master of Arts - Communication in Leadership
Gonzaga University
03.2025 - 02.2026
Division Chief of Staff / Division Deputy Operations Officer
104th Division (Leader Training)
07.2020 - 01.2025
Deputy Commander
325th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Battalion (TACTICAL EXPEDITIONARY OPERATIONS)
08.2018 - 07.2020
Commander / Joint Operations Management Officer / Executive Officer / Senior Intelligence Training
Western Army Reserve Intelligence Support Center/Parks Joint Reserve Intelligence Center (Joint OPERATIONS)
04.2016 - 08.2018
Executive officer / Operations Officer
2200 Military intelligence group (STRATEGIC ASSETS)
06.2013 - 04.2016
Operations, Plans, Mobilization, and Training Officer
Military intelligence readiness command (corps level STRATEGIC OPERATIONS)
01.2011 - 06.2013
Company Commander / Chief of Operations / Chief of Logistics
373rd Battlefield Surveillance Battalion
08.2007 - 01.2011
Assistant Intelligence Officer / Iraqi Intelligence Officer Training Lead
5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
03.2006 - 08.2007
Graduate Command and General Staff College - Common core and Advanced Operations Course
Graduate Military Intelligence Captains Career Course -
U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)
Certified Command Language Program Manager (CLPM) -
Defense Language Institute-Foreign Language Center
Certificate -
Unit Trainers Course (UTC)
Certificate -
Reserve Component Unit Mobilization Planners Course (UMO)
Certificate -
Unit Safety Officer Trainer Course
Graduate Military Intelligence Officers Basic Course -
U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)
Dual Bachelor of Arts Degree (BA) - Economics, Outdoor Recreation
Eastern Washington University
Associate of Arts (AA) - Liberal Arts
Spokane Community College (SCC)