Scott Pierce
Summary
Dynamic, driven change agent with deep experience at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of the Department of Defense
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Adjudicator
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
06.2024 - Current
- Evaluated and adjudicated complex claims for disability benefits, ensuring compliance with defense regulations and federal law.
- Represented organization at conferences and workshops to stay current on emerging trends and contribute to best practices in adjudication processes.
- Presiding officer and senior adjudicator for 1,700+ proceedings.
Presiding Officer
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
01.2022 - 05.2024
- Determined combat-related benefits, fitness for continued service, and VA disability ratings for injured and sick service members.
- Presided at 4,700+ proceedings, including 200+ hearings with service member petitioner and counsel.
- Produced big results: as one of 11 senior military adjudicators, personally cleared nearly 25 percent of cases on docket (3 times the average), helping correct a years-long backlog of cases.
Division Chief (JODCENT)
Joint Staff, J3 Dep Dir Regional Operations
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s lead operational planner for the Middle East: developed strategic, operational, and force management “best military advice" and rapidly drafted, staffed, and released execute orders implementing Presidential decisions.
- Teamed with multiple stakeholders: NSC, State, the IC, OSD-Policy, Combatant Commands, and Military Department and Service plans and operations staffs.
- Supported testimony preparation for senior Joint Staff leaders; briefed and updated Congressional staff.
Branch Head
Headquarters Marine Corps, Strategy & Plans
08.2016 - 10.2019
- Analyzed feasibility of Combatant Commander OPLANs and generated "best military advice" for CMC and senior leaders for JCS Tanks and OpsDeps.
- Led Service mobilization and force deployment planning, joint strategic and net assessment development, global force posture (forces, footprints, and agreements), and global force allocation.
- Represented Marine Corps as senior O6 in sensitive and often contentious interagency policy and implementation discussions, including acquisition planning, maintenance, and homeporting for amphibious vessels and the presence of permanent/rotational forces in Romania, Norway, Guam, Okinawa, and Australia.
Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
06.2013 - 07.2016
- Directly advised and assisted the Principal Deputy, Secretary of Defense for Policy in a deputy chief of staff role to develop international and domestic security policy positions for the Secretary of Defense.
- Provided on-call, 24/7 full-spectrum staffing to the Principal Deputy in a high-pressure, task-saturated, and politically sensitive environment.
- Facilitated coordination with multiple national security stakeholders, focusing on OSD Principal Staff Assistants, the Joint Staff, combatant commands, military departments, and the National Security Council staff.
- Reviewed and edited staff inputs and drafted Principal Deputy coordination commentary on national security position papers for NSC decision meetings.
Director of Operations, CJFLCC
Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq & Syria)
08.2015 - 03.2016
- As a principal staff officer and direct report to the senior U.S. commander in Iraq, planned and implemented combat operations and Iraqi Security Force development to enable the defeat of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
- Designed and implemented the campaign that defeated enemy forces in Ramadi and Baiji and cut the Sinjar logistics corridor, setting the conditions for the seizure of Mosul and the destruction of ISIS in Iraq. Directly contributed to the destruction of 8,100+ enemy fighters.
- Identified the requirement and initiated programming for the removal of approximately 15,000 improvised explosive devices planted in Ramadi by ISIS, enabling the safe return of over 225,000 refugees to their homes within 18 months.
- Implemented training standards, metrics, reporting, and verification across a broad range of Coalition training partners to improve and standardize Iraqi Army training.
- Led 112 U.S. and Coalition officers and 80 enlisted personnel, providing state-of-the-art, round-the-clock planning, intelligence, and strike support, as well as other exquisite capabilities.
Education
Master of National Strategy and Resource Management -
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University
Washington, DCMaster of Military Art and Science - undefined
U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth, KSBachelor of Arts - English
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTDefense Language Institute - Dutch
Skills
- I make organizations better by helping them see and then ruthlessly focus on their core value proposition
- I make others better by challenging them and coaching them to outperform their expectations
- I build and lead cross-functional, multi-stakeholder teams that produce results
- I create and deploy clear, concise, and effective written and spoken English
Languages
Dutch (C1)
Professional Working
German (B1)
Limited Working
Timeline
Senior Adjudicator
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
06.2024 - Current
Presiding Officer
Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
01.2022 - 05.2024
Division Chief (JODCENT)
Joint Staff, J3 Dep Dir Regional Operations
11.2019 - 12.2021
Branch Head
Headquarters Marine Corps, Strategy & Plans
08.2016 - 10.2019
Director of Operations, CJFLCC
Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq & Syria)
08.2015 - 03.2016
Military Assistant to the Principal Deputy
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
06.2013 - 07.2016
Master of Military Art and Science - undefined
U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Utah
Defense Language Institute - Dutch
Master of National Strategy and Resource Management -
Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, National Defense University