Michael W. Berk
Educator
North,VA
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher: Economics & Personal Finance
Manchester High School
Midlothian, VA
01.2023 - Current
- Teacher of Economics & Personal Finance with a focus on preparing students for post-secondary education, life, and financial independence, life planning, and successful money management
- Primary educator for an average of 130-plus students annually with a 72.6% pass rate on the WiSE Financial Literacy Test
- Subject matter expert teacher for the instruction of two English Language Learner sections of Economics & Personal Finance each year in conjunction with an English as a Second Language teacher, requiring the navigation of teaching strategies and objectives aimed at students not yet in command of the English Language
- Served as subject matter expert teacher in collaborative classes alongside special education qualified faculty designed to meet the educational needs of students with individual educations and/or 504 medical plans
Course Manager/Lead Instructor, Support Operations Course
Army Sustainment University
Fort Gregg-Adams (Ft. Lee), VA
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Conducted approximately 50 80-hour courses training over 500 middle and senior-level Army leaders to plan and coordinate the full range of sustainment operations for organizations with a minimum personnel strength of 5,000 personnel
- Rapidly re-engineered the course format and delivery method from an in-person to an online process with no advanced warning due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Directed and led the redesign of course material and format to better meet the evolving needs of students and senior Army leadership in an ever-changing environment
Chief of Transportation, Eighth United States Army
U.S. Army
Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Planned, directed, and executed U.S. Army transportation to, from, and within the Korean Peninsula, to include the strategic movement of units and equipment; provided plans, policies, procedures, and oversight regarding the execution of transportation operations, to include both tactical and non-tactical vehicles and the distribution of all forms of supply
- Coordinated with multiple external agencies to include the Republic of Korea’s Transportation Command and Army staff, for the successful execution of transportation operations in one of the most heavily congested parts of the world
- Planned, coordinated, and monitored the execution of multiple Korea Rotational Forces deployments and redeployments, each consisting of over 5,000 personnel plus equipment
- Developed and implemented command-level policies to define the authorized use of government-owned vehicles to prevent the fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer dollars
- Oversaw the lifecycle management program for government-owned non-tactical vehicles that ensured under-utilized and older vehicles were removed from the fleet to reduce unnecessary maintenance costs
- Monitored the strategic movement of critical supplies and equipment arriving to or departing from the Korean peninsula by air and sea to provide leadership with a clear picture of available assets
- Served as an augmenting observer to the United Nations Military Armistice Commission to collect information and observe the destruction of 20 guard posts along both sides of the Korean Demilitarized Zone
- Served as the lead transportation coordinator for the repatriation of remains from the Korean Conflict, which resulted in the return of 55 sets of remains previously considered missing in action for close to 70 years, and provided closure to next of kin
Chief, Current Operations/Operations Officer
Sustainment Center of Excellence, U.S. Army
Fort Gregg-Adams (Ft. Lee), VA
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Led an 18-month, installation-wide planning effort consisting of both military and local governmental organizations that resulted in a multi-faceted commemoration of the post’s centennial anniversary, which included surrounding local governments and communities as well as several of the Army’s elite demonstration units
- Produced and published all orders directing action on a U.S. Army installation that trains over 70,000 soldiers annually and has a headquarters staff of over 1,500 personnel
- Planned and executed the movement of over 10,000 trainees from the installation to various transportation nodes in 48 hours during the winter holiday period
Deputy Division G4 (Logistics and Sustainment) Officer in Charge
01.2013 - 01.2014
Logistics Plans Officer
01.2012 - 01.2013
Support Operations Officer
01.2010 - 01.2011
Company Commander, Lead Partner with Afghan National Army forces
01.2009 - 01.2010
Brigade Logistics Plans Officer, Company Commander
01.2006 - 01.2007
Science and Technology Project Analyst
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
01.2004 - 01.2006
Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Basic Combat Training)
01.2002 - 01.2003
Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Air Assault), 2nd Infantry Division
01.2000 - 01.2001
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Timeline
Teacher: Economics & Personal Finance
Manchester High School
01.2023 - Current
Course Manager/Lead Instructor, Support Operations Course
Army Sustainment University
01.2019 - 01.2020
Chief of Transportation, Eighth United States Army
U.S. Army
01.2017 - 01.2019
Chief, Current Operations/Operations Officer
Sustainment Center of Excellence, U.S. Army
01.2014 - 01.2017
Deputy Division G4 (Logistics and Sustainment) Officer in Charge
01.2013 - 01.2014
Logistics Plans Officer
01.2012 - 01.2013
Support Operations Officer
01.2010 - 01.2011
Company Commander, Lead Partner with Afghan National Army forces
01.2009 - 01.2010
Brigade Logistics Plans Officer, Company Commander
01.2006 - 01.2007
Science and Technology Project Analyst
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
01.2004 - 01.2006
Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Basic Combat Training)
01.2002 - 01.2003
Platoon Leader, Company D, 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment (Air Assault), 2nd Infantry Division
01.2000 - 01.2001