Stuart Bracken Resume/CV
Name:
Stuart Bracken
Email:
stuartwbracken@aol.com
Address:
6526 Freemont Hills Loop NE
Position Wanted:
Operations, Mentor, Educator
Stuart W. Bracken
6526 Freemont Hills Loop NE Rio Rancho, NM 87144
505-867-9130 (Home) 505-554-4804 (Cell)
SKILLS
Thirty years experience in leadership roles, skilled in planning, manpower management, security, logistics and execution of diverse large and small-scale operations.
Eight years of proven performance as a defense contractor in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa.
Extensive education in Emergency Management.
US Corps of Engineers Licensed Unexploded Ordnance Technician (USACE #3815).
New Mexico Level III Guard Card (#49630)
Problem solver, capable of quickly analyzing key problems, allocating resources and achieving success in a variety of positions.
Proven record of performance under pressure in remote and spartan environments with different cultures
Superior interpersonal skills and written and oratory capabilities.
EDUCATION
Masters of Art in EducationJuly 1991
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Science in HistoryMarch 1986
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
CLEARANCE
DOD Active Secret until 2023
PASSPORT
USA Tourist until Mar 2026
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
QA/QC Security SME Aug 2018 to Present
Sallyport Global Holdings, Balad, Iraq
QA/QC SME for a 1000-member security group consisting of Americans, Foreign Nationals and Iraqis.
Responsible for conducting audits and observation of security services, training and personnel qualifications, in accordance with ISO 18788, PSC.1 and local laws and policies.
Identified key areas of concern in the security program and drafted solutions for leadership.
Networked with US assets to ensure publications libraries were up-to-date.
Highest marks for security during a third party audit of the program in December 2018.
Mentor Training Team Leader May 2017 to Aug 2018
Afghan Ministry of the Interior, General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU)
Responsible for a new contract twelve-man mentor/trainer team and twelve interpreter/translators to the GCPSU, during a period of 100% expansion of the organization (3 national Mission Units to 6).
Contract was deemed so successful that mentor/trainer strength was increased to twenty-seven trainers and twenty-seven interpreters in the first year (140%) growth).
Organized the entire administrative, curriculum and operational plan for the team, and multiple options for utilization throughout Afghanistan.
Provided liaison between the primary and sub-contractors to the NATO-led GCPSU Advisor Team.
Mentor/Instructor in all phases of the National Unit Operators Course, Phase III, the feeder to the build of new National Mission Units.
Additionally, mentored the command and staff of the new Ministry of the Interior (MOI) training establishment at Mazar-e-Sharif.
Doctrine Development MentorJun 2016 to May 2017
Afghan National Army Special Operations Command (ANASOC)
Responsible for the mentorship of a full Colonel and his staff in the development of Special Operations Doctrine.
Oversaw the doctrinal and technical manual requirements as the ANASOC Division grew from two to five brigades.
Forecasted doctrinal and technical manual distribution for all ANASOC units, as well as the ANASOC School of Excellence.
Responsible for mentoring instructional staff at the ANASOC School of Excellence in proper Program of Instruction (POI) construction and course conduct.
Military ContractorFeb 2006 to Dec 2014
Various Companies in Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa (Complete list upon request).
Counterinsurgency Instructor in Iraq.
Doctrine Developer, Operations Mentor and Chief Instructor in Afghanistan.
Advisory Team Chief in Iraq.
Senior Staff and Planning Instructor in various African Countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda).
Program Manager for the South Sudanese Infantry Training Program.
Staff Mentor for 931 Commando Battalion of the Republic of Congo Army (FARDC).
Operations Mentor for the U.S. Army Defense Information School Joint Expeditionary Public Affairs Course (JEPAC).
Active Duty OfficerMar 1986 to Jan 2006
United States Marine Corps, Various Locations
Served as an Active Duty Assault Amphibian Vehicle Officer (MOS 1803).
Multiple overseas deployments, to include combat assignments.
Extensive Peace Operations experience in the Middle East and Southeast Asia with the United Nations (UNTSO 2003-04, UNTAC 1992) as a Patrol Commander, Operations Officer and Information Analyst.
Graduate, UNMOSOC Crs #9, Irish Defense College.
Extensive leadership and staff experience, to include Joint Assignments (JPME Qualified).
Qualified Military Instructor and Course Manager (Low Intensity Operations).
Qualified as an Acquisition Candidate (MOS 9957).
Detailed, by-date assignments available upon request.
DD-214 available upon request.
RECENT ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service: Unexploded Ordnance Technician (USACE #3815).
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service: Certificate in Infrastructure Protection.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute: Advanced Professional Series.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute: Professional Development Series.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Emergency Management Institute: COOP Lvl1 Practitioner.