Patrick Kelley

Commissioned Officer- US Army AUG 2004- SEP 2024

Managed various levels of leadership in the United States Army charged with the overall care and well-being of Soldiers and Civilian employees and their families.

• Responsible for the care and maintenance of US Government Rolling Stock and Fixed/Real Property, typically in excess of $5,000,000.
• Participated in three combat and two non-combat tours outside the United States totaling 54 months overseas.
• Taught and mentored students, subordinate and peer employees and aided in their career advancement.
• Salary culminating at $110,000 per year, with a typical 60hr work week.

Task Force Engineer- Joint Task Force-Bravo (MAR 2023-SEP 2023)

• Responsible for the ability of United States to project influence in Central America including Peru, Columbia, Honduras, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Belize.
• Conducting site surveys of hospitals, and public buildings to provide increased support to the local population.
• Created a Mission Essential Vulnerability Assessment (MEVA) of the military structures on Soto Cano Airbase to decrease their vulnerability to natural disasters and external aggressors.

Program Manager- US Army Corps of Engineers (AUG 2020-MAR 2023) Huntington, WV.

• Program Manager for Hydroelectric Power in the US Army Corps of Engineers Huntington Civil Works District, leading and synchronizing the delivery of a portfolio which consists of 10 projects across 5 states with an annual budget of $1,200,000.
• Project Manager for three PL 84-99 Levee Restoration Projects totaling $56,000,000 supporting flood mitigation of the Ohio River. Responsible for communicating metrics of execution to the District Commander and Project Review Board (PRB) in the form of scheduled obligations, acquisition methods, and risk informed alternatives.
• Prepared information and led equal opportunity sensing sessions for 60 Department of the Army employees. Utilized Microsoft Office suite programs, Project Wise, and Corps of Engineers Financial Management System in this position.

Battalion Executive Officer- 1/410th Brigade Engineer Battalion (JUN 2019- JUL 2020), Fort Knox, KY.

• Deputy Director for a multi-functional (multi-discipline) Training Support Organization with 120 US Army Reserve partners scattered across the United States.
• Responsible for the day-to-day function of the organization and assisted the commander in mission command(leading) 53 Soldiers who were routinely traveling throughout the United States.
• Managed the battalion's 42 vehicle fleet, including the licensing of personnel, maintenance of the vehicles and their operation.
• Maintained the organization's assets including a $530,000 travel budget, and $11,000,000 in government property.

Plans and Exercise Chief- 4th Calvary Brigade, First United States Army (APR 2018-MAY 2019) Fort Knox, KY.

• Division head of the organization's planning department. Planned and executed the Organization's outreach efforts with 28 US Army Reserve Brigades, and 8 Army Reserve General Officer (SES) Headquarters across 28 states in the United States.
• Prepared those units and their subordinates for mobilization to real world missions across the world, and annual training.
• Coordinated with Army Reserve training divisions for annual training exercises that brought US Army Reserve units to training sites in New Jersey, Wisconsin, and California to increase their overall performance readiness.

Battalion Operations Officer- 1/409th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 4th Cavalry Brigade (JUL 2017-MAY 2018) Fort Knox, KY.

• Chief operations officer for the organization, responsible for maintaining the organization's focus on its mission.
• Organized and executed the habitual interactions of 60 Observer/Coach Trainer (mentors) with 30 US Army Reserve partners across the United States, and to mentor them in their training for upcoming deployments outside the United States.

Future Operations Planner- 2nd Infantry Division (JUN 2016- JUN 2017), Camp Red Cloud (Uijunbu) Republic of Korea.

• Future Operations Planner for the United States' only Combined Division.
• Planned operations and drafted publications in the rhelm of Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction events and wrote doctrinal guidance for the potential for an active conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
• Planned and executed the permanent movement of a US Army brigade consisting of 1,200 Soldiers from historic encampments north of Seoul 100 miles south to a larger combined facility in Pyeongtaek, ROK.

Instructor/Writer-Maneuver Support Center of Excellence (APR 2015-JUN 2016), Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

• Planned and taught over 900 students in various stagers of their professional education, from entry level to senior leadership development. With over 1000hrs of teaching.

Company Commander- D/554th Engineer Battalion, US Army Engineer School (JAN 2013-APR 2014), Fort Leonard Wood, MO.

• Chief Executive for a mid grade organization within the United States Army. Produced 3,000 Soldiers qualified in the horizontal construction, equipment maintenance, and asphalt/concrete production military occupational specialties.
• Responsible for their housing and wellbeing during their time under my command. I was also responsible for the safety and wellbeing of 102 permanent party Soldiers and their families.
• Manage and maintain $12 Million in federal property to include buildings and equipment.