Michael S. Tucker
| Objective | Senior Consultant in Defense Training Industry
Senior Consultant in Commercial Customer-Based Industry |
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| Summary | Extensive experience in every facet of training large organizations, leading change, and solving complex problems with manageable solutions. | |
| Expert in Operations | Process Improvement | |
| Talent Management | Cust/Employee Relations | |
| Innovative-Critical Thinker | Problem Solver | |
Accomplishments
| Expert in Operations: | Over 20 years’ experience in operations and training from small organizations (600 personnel) to large (120,000 personnel) in multiple environments and conditions. |
| Talent Management: | Have personally managed over 800 officer careers, optimizing skills with duty positions while creating opportunities to grow the individual and organization. Expanded education opportunities from 200 to over 5,000 soldiers in less than two years, overseas. |
| Innovative-Critical Thinker: | Have been cited in numerous formal evaluations as an agent of change, using unconventional wisdom to create solutions. Within one year created 37% increase in capacity while reducing 145 key personnel and saved $12 million annually. |
| Process Improvement: | Have always observed and evaluated organizations then begin initiatives to make them better together with stakeholders. In less than 6 months created $1.5 million in annual savings through efficiencies at the US Army Armor School. Saved over $5 million in recovered repair parts through discovery and system optimization. |
| Customer/Employee Relations | Demonstrated ability to understand what motivates people and to understand their perspective while achieving amiable solutions. Building confidence and trust, reduced criminal behavior by 60% in less than a year in a 10,000-manforward deployed combat division. |
| Problem Solver | Possess a remarkable uncanny attend to detail. Characterized as a giftedoptimizer. In less than 5 months and with zero experience, transformed a disjointed system of caring for soldiers into a system of systems at Walter Reed gaining confidence in the American people.Termed by POTUS as the Bureaucracy Buster. |
Commanding General, First US Army 2013-2016
Commanded 10,000 personnel responsible for training, readiness, and mobilization of all Army Reserve and Army National Guard units totaling over one half million soldiers. Established unprecedented positive relationships with Reserve and Guard leaders in 54 States and the Pentagon. Created solutions to decade-old issues which deterred mission accomplishment. Led First Army through its greatest structure change in 20 years to keep it relevant and capable.
Department of the Army Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Plans and Training 2013-2011
Prepared Army planning, programming, and budget priorities, ensured resource decisions were nested with Total Army priorities established by the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army. Supervised the Army Missile Defense, Aviation, Training, Strategy, and Force management portfolio. Led the Army’s very successful Resiliency Campaign across numerous Department of Defense staff agencies to address the Army-wide problem of suicide and negative behavior.
Commanding General, Second Infantry Division 2011-2009
Commanded 10,000 forward deployed US soldiers in the Republic of Korea responsible for their training and combat readiness, capable of going into combat overnight. Responsible for a non-combatant evacuation plan of over 150,000 civilians. Led the division from a 12% operational readiness rate to 98% in less than 12 months and directed the division through the largest equipment modernization in 20 years.
Chief of Operations, International Security Forces, Afghanistan 2008-2009
Responsible for overseeing the daily operations and strategic planning for over 62,000 forces from 42 nations. Directed and guided an allied staff of over 250 personnel in a four star headquarters. Engaged routinely with key national level leaders in both Afghanistan, NATO, and the US Government. Led the effort to create a 2 and 3 star headquarters where none existed to support NATO expansion and oversaw the first successful voter registration experienced in Afghanistan.
Previous work experience includes:
My career has been rich in challenges and opportunity to do the right thing. The ability to find and fix problems has been a steady theme through all my assignments whether in the field commanding combat troops or on large administrative staffs. The excellent leadership of which I have been the benefactor has caused me to welcome challenge, think critically, and always improve both myself and the organization to which I’m employed. However, my experience at Walter Reed answering the need to properly care for our soldiers and families was my most challenging and most rewarding.
| Education | Master of Public Administration, Shippensburg University
Master of Military Arts and Science, Command and General Staff College Bachelor of Science, University of Maryland |
| Affiliations | Association of the United States Army
Second Infantry Division Association First Armored Division Association Military Officer Association of America |