Mark Veneris
APO
Summary
Experienced Program Manager skilled in managing functional operations and projects related to supplies and logistics. Advanced understanding of organizational strategies, financial management, procurement and contracting. Expertise in logistical analysis, inventory and supply chain performance, development and standardization. Thorough understanding of inventory management, procurement and acquisition regulations. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Humanitarian Mine Action Program Manager: GS-13
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
04.2021 - Current
- Serves as EUCOM HMA expert, providing leadership, expertise, and advice on management, development, and planning of all aspects of the program
- Establishes program milestones, mission, vision, and goals; periodically tracks program performance ensuring alignment with strategic plan and national security, foreign policy, and defense guidance
- Facilitates the staffing, approval, and publication of eleven separate in-depth HMA country plans
- Oversee the creation, approval, execution, and closing of 41 HMA Overseas Humanitarian Shared Information System (OHASIS) projects by evaluating objectives, end states, and tasks before the commitment of resources
- Receives and reviews programming documents from stakeholders and determines the effect on assigned programs
- Interfaces with stakeholders on all matters affecting program execution
- Overseas and assists in the developing and promulgation of metric-based requirements to monitor Partner Nation HMA progress
- Maintains a calendar of all activities for the program
- Maintain records of all EUCOM HMA programmatic activities, submit appropriate data for inclusion into annual reports to Congress, and respond to inquiries from OSD and DSCA.
- Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving solutions.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
Interagency Engagement Specialist: GS-12
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
06.2017 - 04.2021
- EUCOM led for 13 separate interagency Memorandum of Agreements and 18 Reimbursable Agreements with those agencies
- Orchestrated the budgeting, funding, and billing reconciliation of over $10 million with 17 U.S
- Government Interagency representative positions at the Interagency Directorate.
Interagency Program Manager – Mobilized Reserve
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
10.2016 - 06.2017
- Ensured EUCOM HMA plans complied with national military strategies, DoD Security Cooperation manuals, and U.S. Army regulations
- Ensured the staffing, publishing, briefing, and execution of 13 separate HMA country plans
- Periodically validated program performance measures of effectiveness against DoD and Theater goals.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Increased customer satisfaction through effective communication of program goals and expectations.
Humanitarian Mine Action Program Manager: GS-12
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
04.2012 - 10.2016
- Managed all aspects of 55 separate HMA OHASIS Train the Trainer (TTT) projects from the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and controlling, to closing
- In conjunction with technical specialists and other stakeholders, authored 13 unique county program plans
- Developed short and long-range plans to allocate resources and manpower.
Education
Technical Certificate - Program Management
University of Maryland University College
01.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science and International Studies
University of Illinois
01.2009
Skills
- Defense Agency Initiative (DAI)
- General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
- Overseas Humanitarian Shared Information System (OHASIS)
Accomplishments
- Regardless of the COVID travel restrictions, executed more Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) projects from FY20 to the present than the rest of the combined Department of Defense (DoD) HMA community.
- Led quantitative, and qualitative analysis and cooperated with the other stakeholders to address legacy DoD HMA training curriculum shortfalls and implemented system improvements to facilitate the publication and use of the standardized, but customizable, courseware for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Physical Security Stockpile Management in the USEUCOM area of responsibility.
- Leverage interagency contracting capacity that reversed a decades-long trend of the DOD HMA not meeting Congressional spending targets by leveraging analytical methodologies with updated project plans, program strategy schedules, and utilization of available resources. These practices resulted in the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) HMA program receiving over 75% of the global DOD HMA budget for the past three years.
Timeline
Humanitarian Mine Action Program Manager: GS-13
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
04.2021 - Current
Interagency Engagement Specialist: GS-12
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
06.2017 - 04.2021
Interagency Program Manager – Mobilized Reserve
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
10.2016 - 06.2017
Humanitarian Mine Action Program Manager: GS-12
Headquarters, U.S. European Command
04.2012 - 10.2016
Technical Certificate - Program Management
University of Maryland University College
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science and International Studies
University of Illinois
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