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Ronald Giger

Honolulu,Hawaii

Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive experience at USINDOPACOM, excelling in special operations planning and crisis action planning. Proven ability to develop targeting guidance and conduct operational assessments, while fostering collaboration across military and interagency teams. Recognized for strategic insight and effective communication, driving mission success in high-stakes environments.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Special Technical Operations Deputy Chief (STO)

USINDOPACOM
Honolulu, Hawaii
01.2022 - Current
  • Leads, participates, facilitates Special Technical Operations in support of USINDOPACOM Tier 1 exercises.
  • Coordinates, directs and supervises all aspects of military deployments and operations throughout the USINDOPACOM Area of Operations.
  • Plans, synchronizes, coordinates and assesses Special Technical Operations related capabilities in support of assigned operation.
  • Completed STO Chiefs Course.
  • Participates in the development of Information Operations (IO) planning products for incorporation into the Integrated Joint Special Technical Operations (IJSTO) process.
  • Provides senior level technical and operational subject matter expertise to the Special Technical Operations focused on the integration and full operational status of STO capabilities into current and future operations.
  • Coordinates administrative operations, exercise and training requirements within the STO to ensure operational capabilities are maintained at levels sufficient to support operational requests and/or tasks.
  • Coordinate STO mission support with STO offices within the Joint Staff, the regional and functional CCDRs, and respective Services.
  • Conducts, facilitates and coordinates wargaming scenarios in order to develop course of actions for Operational Plans.
  • Directs all aspects of theater strategic fires, to include targeting and attack policy, strategic target selection, and targeting guidance for the employment of STO capabilities, non-kinetic and kinetic fires.
  • Develops theater strategic response options for the National Command Authority during crisis action planning.
  • Trains and educates command staff on command theater strategic STO capabilities, Fires and targeting processes, especially non-kinetic fires.
  • Acts as a liaison with multiple Tier 0 organizations both within and outside of the Department of Defense.
  • Leads others in comprehensive studies or projects and preparing accrete, technically sound recommendations.
  • Reviews, analyzes and evaluates fires and targeting plans of subordinate joint forces, sub-unified commands, service components, and functional components to ensure that fires in support of contingency and crisis plans are nested with the Joint Force Commander's objectives and priorities.

Education And Training Technician

USSOCOM
Tampa, Florida
12.2018 - 01.2022
  • Serve as Distance Course Lead for Senior Enlisted Academy and provide professional curriculum and instruction, research and writing, student support, and course leadership for the SOCOM Enterprise.
  • Oversee 100 students every 24 weeks and manage 8 instructors.
  • Provide education and experiential learning to each of the students on organizational leadership principals and concepts within Joint Special Operations Forces organizations.
  • Assist and prepare students for strategic thinking, national security policy and strategy, defense enterprise management, theater strategy and campaigning, contemporary operations and associated organizational leadership subject areas within an estimated three-month blended learning curriculum.
  • Built, delivered, evaluated, and updated, all assigned topic-focused lessons and related materials for Joint Special Operations University Enlisted Academy.
  • Plans work on a long-range basis; sets goals and objectives; establishes overall priorities and team responsibilities; resolves work and administrative problems; and evaluates the effectiveness of functions coordinated.
  • Prepares and submits for Commandant approval policy and governance policy and procedures.
  • Formulates training and academic strategy, oversees curriculum development and integration between various schools and delivery methods including resident instruction and distance learning.
  • Performs internal evaluation and assessment of academic programs and Instructors.
  • Supervises and manages the policy and integrates quality checks, administrative, and management support services.
  • As the Distance Course Lead for Senior Enlisted Academy, I was responsible for the design, development, implementation, evaluation, assessment and administration for both SOF operators and Enablers.
  • Facilitate student preparation for the course, accomplishment of the course prerequisites, and the accomplishment of all course execution and graduation requirements.
  • Supported all phases of course development including, final edit and validation of all course materials and online learning products.
  • As Distance Course Lead for Senior Enlisted Academy, I conducted reviews, and updates to the course plan, the syllabus, lessons, and teaching and assessment plans to distribute a well-rounded graduate.
  • Excel in strategically prioritizing and managing workflow to optimize productivity and efficiency to meet critical deadlines and to integrate separate functions into planning a cohesive and high-functioning Enlisted Academy.
  • Expertly balance multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
  • Conduct strategic planning for the development and delivery of curriculum intended to meet emerging JSOU objectives aligned with the university’s strategic plan.
  • Supported other JSOU faculty and the SOCOM enterprise through curriculum workshop participation, curriculum review, proofing, and critiquing curriculum materials, lectures, presentations, draft publications, or other staffed documents.

Management And Program Analysis

USCENTCOM
Tampa, Florida
09.2011 - 03.2013
  • Analyzed plans, developed, coordinated, formulated recommendations relating to the effective execution of HQ USCENTCOM’s regional, country, and Counter Terrorism missions.
  • Conducted lethal and non-lethal targeting of numerous threat groups and transnational criminal enterprises directly supporting Operation.
  • Coordinated among the interagency supporting staffs and elements of the Joint Staff to ensure the coherent and synchronized effort of all plans.
  • Conducted analysis and provide advice and recommendations in the formulation of concepts and strategies to support current and future operations.
  • Provided expert TOC information support and CTF analytical support to Interagency (IA) and Law Enforcement (LE) as a member of Iran Branch and Violent Extremist Organizations (VEO) Branch.
  • Performed full scope of program and performance management (economic analysis, process planning, budgeting, and infrastructure support for justification of mission objectives).
  • Respected for subject matter expertise (SME), briefed CTF actions against VEO funds and ICTD’s priority VEO targets during two SOCOM hosted 2-Star Trans Regional Synch Forums.
  • Collaborated with Counterterrorism Interagency Finance Cell against AQ finance targets; enabled DoD and IA effects against financial facilitation networks funding threats to CENTCOM.
  • Translated policy analysis into background information, tactics, and approaches.
  • Applied new approaches and technologies across multiple operational levels.
  • Prepared briefings and reports on analysis methodology and results and provided work leadership to junior employees.
  • Partnered with NGIC’s Counter-Insurgency Targeting Program to create Objective Series names and Counter Terrorism Identifiers in support of IA, LE, and Cyber actions against VEOs.
  • Led a community of interest with IA, IC and DoD stakeholders; illuminated and disrupted the development of Iran’s advanced weapon systems.
  • Analyzed Theater Campaign Plan supporting Lines of Efforts and Intermediate Military Objectives for assessment criteria, partner nation military capabilities, enhance the capabilities of partner nation institutions, and deter adversary interventions.
  • Drafted J3-IAG information papers in support of the CENTCOM Commander's key leader engagement in the AOR and coordinated senior level IA and LE visitors to HQ CENTCOM.
  • Developed, implemented, executed, and maintained a quantitative/qualitative assessment framework supporting the Commander’s decision support cycle through linking the assessment of Theater Campaign Plan objectives and effects with resource prioritization.
  • Completed time-sensitive taskers in Tasker Management Tool for general officer level approval.
  • Provided expertise in environmental analysis and development of theater strategy, campaign assessment, theater posture, force allocation and deployment priorities, political and military prioritization.

Education

Master of Science - Organizational Leadership

Argosy University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
12-2017

Skills

  • Special operations planning
  • Crisis action planning
  • Targeting guidance
  • Operational assessment
  • Information operations development
  • Military strategy

Affiliations

  • Like to play golf, it helps me understand how to focus when things get difficult.

Timeline

Special Technical Operations Deputy Chief (STO)

USINDOPACOM
01.2022 - Current

Education And Training Technician

USSOCOM
12.2018 - 01.2022

Management And Program Analysis

USCENTCOM
09.2011 - 03.2013

Master of Science - Organizational Leadership

Argosy University of Hawaii

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