CWO5 Ray O'Brien

CWO5 Ray O'Brien

Dates of Service: Apr 1981 - May 2011
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Promotions

  • Cpl Apr 82
  • Sgt Aug 84
  • SSgt Feb 90
  • WO1 Dec 90
  • CWO2 Dec 92
  • CWO3 Apr 98
  • CWO4 Dec 02
  • CWO5 Dec 06

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Bio 

Accomplished large contracting firm financial management subject matter expert and accomplished U.S. Marine Officer with 30 years of proven experience and ability to oversee and direct a myriad of programs and procedures on multiple levels. Dependability, integrity, initiative, and loyalty are key elements to his persona. Aggressively seeks remedies to complex problems and seeks methods to grow i

Military Experiences

Jun 2004 - May 2011
Current Operations Officer
Functional Requirements Capture • Program Development and Management for Finance Systems • Clean Audit and Audit Readiness SME • Financial Management Information Technology Curriculum Manager • Disbursing Analysis Management • Financial Management Systems Analyst • Consolidation and Reorganization• Fraud Deterrence and Detection • Military Pay, Travel, Fiscal and Separations SME• Improper Payments Information Act • Occupational Field Specialist • Manager’s Internal Controls Program• Hiring Coordination
Jul 2001 - Jun 2004
MCB Camp Butler
Finance Officer
Served as the Officer in Charge (OIC) of twenty five Marines, civilians, and local nationals. Effectively managed and made determinations for all military pay, travel, vendor pay, and overseas allowances. Maintained cognizance of approved funds to include the formulation, submission, justification and execution of budgeted funding. Analyzed costs and benefits of financial management methods to successfully reduce penalties and increase incentives. Ensured budget estimates for all class B revenues remained within tolerance before the MCB Commanding General and Comptroller. And more.
Jul 1999 - Jun 2004
Curriculum OIC
Officer in Charge of Disbursing Instruction, Financial Management School (CWO3) Served as the functional manager for all disbursing curriculum for the basic, advanced, and officer courses. Served as the constant class commander for the Financial Management Officer’s Courses (FMOC), OIC of the instructional staff, curriculum development manager, and instructional section staff manager. Responsible for the transition of field needs into the current and future programs of instruction. Served as the subject matter expert for all front end analyses at Training and Education Command (TECOM). Ap

Deployments

Started in Mar 1996
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Executive Officer CSSD61
Started in Feb 1992
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Finance Officer - JTF-160

Military Credentials

Professional Development Schools

Started in Jun 1987

Advanced Disbursing School

Started in Aug 1981

Disbursing Basic Course

Started in Apr 1981

Parris Island

Individual & Special Skill Schools

Started in Jun 1987

Advanced Disbursing School

Security Clearance
Top Secret

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

Ended in 2000

Associate of Arts

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