Arthur L. Davidson Jr.

11764 SW 25th Court • Miramar, Florida 33025 (571) 265-7114

aldavidson828@gmail.com • Clearance TS-SCI eligible

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arthurdavidson2 Veterans Preference

Confident, dependable, versatile management professional with extensive diverse experiences enhanced by

graduate-level studies. Global perspective based upon military assignments and global travel. Articulate, sagacious

problem solver with superior analytical and team-building skills. Organized, meticulous, and particularly adept at

problem identification, research, analysis, and resolution. An innate ability to develop loyal and cohesive staff

dedicated to mission accomplishment. Well-versed in information systems implementation methodologies.

COMPETENCIES

• Operations & Planning • Leadership & Supervision • Project Management

• Computer Systems • Communication Skills • Staff Coordination

• Human Resources • Organizational Skills • Time Management

SKILLS

• Software: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Access Database), Share Point • Office equipment: Printer, Scanner, Copier, Fax Machine, multi-phone line systems • Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, phone manner, and office etiquette

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

U.S. Marine Corps, 05/1992 - Present

A successful career in increasingly responsible positions as a Commissioned Marine Corps Officer.

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff and Plans Officer 08/2014 - Present U.S. Marine Forces South

Miami, Florida

• Supervise and conducted detailed communications and operations planning for command and control

systems in support of real world contingencies, training exercises and operations in a mobile environment;

resulted in 99% network reliability for the Commanding General and staff. • Coordinate with multiple communications units to identify and resolve all communications, computer,

command and control (C4) equipment and personnel shortfalls in order to provide flexible and reliable

communications to Commanding General and staff. • Plan and implemented communications architectures in support of Multinational exercises within Central

America, South America and the Caribbean; outcome was successful training of United States and Partner

Nations military personnel. • Maintain liaison with U.S. Southern Command, Partner Nations, and other governmental agencies. • Brief senior leaders on exercise concept, design and communications planning milestones.

• Lead Communications Planner for deployment of Marine forces into Central America, providing guidance

and supervision over the development and implementation of communication architectures, which resulted

in 99% reliability of communications circuits between Joint and partner nations forces from Brazil,

Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

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Division Head, Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers 06/2011 – 08/2014

Secretary of the Navy, Council of Review Boards

Washington Navy Yard, DC

• Supervised and managed a diverse cross-functional team of 32 Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officers

(PEBLOs) consisting of Marines, Sailors and Civilians at Military Treatment Facilities worldwide to

ensure that Physical Evaluation Board documentation, issuance of Physical Evaluation Board Findings, &

corresponding disability counseling occurred in a fair and timely manner for nearly 10,000 Marines and

Sailors. • Developed and implemented standard operating procedures and supervised the reorganization of Physical

Evaluation Board (PEB) personnel and work flow, which increased productivity by 20%.

• Project lead for the Secretary of the Navy Physical Evaluation Board; developed a Department of Defense

(DoD) and Veteran Affairs electronic case file transfer system for military members within the Integrated

Disability Evaluation System (IDES). Interacted with all branches of the military as well as the

Department of Veteran Affairs. • Developed and managed the websites for the Secretary of the Navy, Council of Review Boards ensuring

accurate information was provided to military service members and their families about the PEB, Naval

Discharge Review Board (NDRB), Combat-Related Special Compensation Board (CRSC), Naval Parole

and Clemency Board (NPCB), Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals (NDBDM) and the

Naval Complaints Review Board (NCRB).

• Served as Department of the Navy PEB Representative for multiple Office of the Secretary of Defense

(OSD) level meetings and planning sessions regarding performance and process improvement for the

Disability Evaluation System.

• Developed, tracked and briefed executive level reports used to increase the efficiency of the IDES.

Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff 06/2010 - 06/2011 Expeditionary Strike Group Seven

Okinawa, Japan

• Managed all Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) requirements for a force of 14 ships/2 Marine Expeditionary Units, comprised of 15,000 embarked Marines

and Sailors.

• Supervised 30 Information Technology (IT) professionals, providing IT support for over 5000 personnel in

a mobile environment utilizing Satellite Communications, Sensitive Internet Protocol Router Network,

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System,

Video Telecommunication Conferencing and tactical phones.

• Served as the Assistant Chief of Staff for C4I in support of international humanitarian assistance and

disaster relief during Japan’s devastating earthquake, providing and managing personnel and resources to

increase the organization’s video telecommunication conferencing (VTC) ability by 100 percent in support

of a 650 percent increase in secure VTC activity; totaled more than 170 VTCs in a three-week period.

• Lead Communications Planner for several Multinational and Coalition exercises, providing guidance and

supervision over the development and implementation of communication architectures, which resulted in

99% reliability of communications circuits between Joint and allied forces from Japan, Korea and

Thailand.

• Orchestrated communication support for 6 Navy Ships, 2 Marine Expeditionary Units, the Special Forces

Security detachment and the White House Communications Agency in support of 2 Asia POTUS missions.

Director (Commanding Officer) 06/2008 - 06/2010

3D Marine Division, Communications Company

Okinawa, Japan

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• Successfully supervised 260 Information Technology personnel while establishing and implementing an

annual plan to ensure 100% personnel training and satisfaction of departmental standards.

• Created and implemented a budget and spending plan for the organizations $30 million account, allowing

the organization to maintain the highest level of equipment operational readiness. • Appointed as the Marine Lead for the III Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of the Mobile Modular

Command and Control (M2C2) project, conducted by Marine Forces Pacific Experimentation Center and

the Office of Naval Research. • Provided professional mentorship and career development for 11 junior level managers in communications

planning, logistical planning, professional writing, counseling, personnel administrative matters, leadership

techniques, and career management. • Orchestrated and sourced requisite communications assets in support of Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Afghanistan and Operation Enduring Freedom while re-organizing the utilities platoon to support 3D

Marine Division, Command Element, Command and Control mission with reliable IT support; sustained

and maintained 98% reliability.

Executive Director (Executive Officer) & Operations Officer 09/2006-06/2008

1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Communications Squadron

Okinawa, Japan

• Supervised and coordinated staff actions to ensure the command’s missions were successfully met within

the vision and guidance provided by the Commanding Officer.

• Supervised and provided professional mentorship and development for 18 junior-level and mid-level

managers in communications planning, logistical planning and personnel administrative matters.

• Developed and implemented an inspection management system to track and manage internal inspection

processes, allowing the Squadron to avert the prior biennial failings of the Functional Area Inspection. The

result was successful management and tracking, yielding a rating of “mission capable” with 14 of 34

functional areas receiving additional remarks of “Noteworthy” by inspectors.

• Provided administrative oversight as the commands legal review expert on five Judge Advocate General

Manual (JAGMAN) investigations, assisting in rectifying erroneous record-keeping on multiple accounts;

the JAGMAN investigations resulted in the recovery of more than $700,000 in military equipment.

• Supervised the integration of the Support Wide Area Network (S-WAN) platforms, which provided Marine

Corps Systems Command with proof-of-concept tests for the Republic of Korea.

• Supervised the functioning of the second largest Electronic Key Management System account in Okinawa,

Japan and a Classified Material Control Center activity, which was responsible for safeguarding classified

material and processing clearances for more than 200 Marines.

• Supervised, developed and coordinated the command’s Communications Computer Command and Control

(C4) concepts of support and operations for all exercises, contingencies and Operations Plans, in support of

1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Air Control Group 18, and the Marine Air and Control System.

• Developed and provided communications planning to ensure proper integration of Command and Control

systems in the Tactical Air Control Center for the Commanding General of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

• Initiated and developed inter-service relationships, which fostered team work and facilitated Command and

Control during joint and coalition operations.

• Developed and implemented training schedules ensuring 230 Marines maintained a combat readiness

rating of 98% or higher.

• Utilized sensitivity, discretion and good judgment in routinely relaying information to more than 250

Marines and 100 families regarding the command operations and activities; also coordinated and ensured

readiness of the Marines and their families; orchestrated several Family Day events to maintain

camaraderie and good morale of the Command and military families.

Communications Planner 02/2006 - 08/2006

Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNC-I)

Baghdad, Iraq

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• Appointed as the MNC-I Information Technology Iraqi Ground Forces Command (IGFC) Partnership

Program Project Officer; quickly established sound working relationships with the IGFC IT Staff, Military

Transition Team (MiTT), Iraqi Assistance Group (IAG), and the Multi-National Security and Transition

Command (MNSTC-I). • Advised and mentored IGFC IT Division on staff procedures and training standards, which led to the

successful implementation of an Iraqi Wide Frequency radio training program. • Trained and tested IGFC staff, which helped to fully develop the roles, mission, and function of the IT

Division in its establishment of an Operations Center.

• Spearheaded integration of the Iraqi Defense Network communications system into the IGFC operations. • Maintained effective relationships with Iraqi Army counterparts, which allowed the IGFC to meet Training

Readiness Assessment criteria. • Developed and executed the operational testing program for the Radio Over Internet Protocol Network

system, which was designed to improve the Iraqi Theater of Operations convoy communications.

Communications Operations Officer 07/2005 - 02/2006

1st Marine Aircraft Wing

Okinawa, Japan

• Supervised and conducted detailed communications and operations planning for command and control

systems in support of real world contingencies, training exercises and operations in a mobile environment;

resulted in 99% network reliability for the Commanding General and staff. • Coordinated with multiple communications units to identify and resolve all communications, computer,

command and control (C4) equipment and personnel shortfalls in order to provide flexible and reliable

communications to Commanding General and staff. • Planned and implemented communications architectures in support of coalition exercises with the Republic

of Korea; outcome was successful training of United States and Republic of Korea military personnel.

• Developed and published communications/electronic procedures for all contingencies, exercises and

operations for the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s mission.

Branch Chief, Project Officer 07/2001-07/2004

Logistics Command (LOGCOM)

Albany, GA

• Served as LOGCOMs subject matter expert to protect the interest of the command during Navy-Marine

Corps Intranet (NMCI) Stakeholders conferences and planning sessions.

• Utilized conflict resolution techniques to resolve disputes between contractor and command; ensured

contractor compliance with service-level agreements and coordinated transition of customers to NMCI. • Coordinated and supervised the Enterprise Sustainment Initiative implementation for LOGCOM and

subordinate commands for the replacement of more than 1,500 outdated computers. • Developed, coordinated, implemented and tracked the Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) for the

implementation of NMCI at Logistic Base Albany, Logistic Base Barstow, Albany Depot, Barstow Depot,

and Blount Island Command. • Created and briefed executive level reports and documents for data collection and analytical processing.

EDUCATION

Civilian:

Master of Business Administration Information Technology Management

Trident University

Cypress, CA

(exp. March 2016)

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Bachelor of Science Computer Science

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Awarded in 1996

Military:

U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College – 2008

Expeditionary Warfare School – 2005

Advance Communication Information System Course – 2003

Amphibious Warfare School - 2003

Communications Information Systems Officer Course – 1998

The Basic School – 1998

Officer Candidate School – 1995

Marine Combat Training – 1993

Boot Camp – 1992

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL RELATED TRAINING

Lean 6 Sigma Green Belt Training SOUTHCOM, 2015

Organizational Development and Change Troy University, 2002

Leadership Management Troy University, 2002

Project Management I, II Learning Tree, 2001-2002

KEY MILITARY AWARDS

Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (with star), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Navy and Marine

Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal (with star)