COL Ciro Stefano

Army | Aviation Combined Arms Operations

Dates of Service: Aug 1983 - Jun 2020

RETIRED

88% Complete

13 Endorsements

572 Contacts

Influence Score: 33,373
1,892 out of 865,947 Veterans

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Jan 1993

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Bio

Successfully served at every level of command in the Army, both on staff and in a variety of leadership positions. Experienced leader with over 5 years of command. Proven record of leading and motivating multi-functional teams of professionals to operationally synchronize large, complex organizations; challenging them to achieve their level-best! Proven team-builder; works well with diverse groups

Military Experiences

Jun 2016 - Apr 2018

G3 - Chief Operating Officer (COO)

10th Panzer Division | Wuerzburg, Germany

Serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the largest German Army Division consisting of over 19,000 members. Responsible for providing leadership and guidance for my 131 personnel, which happens to be the largest organization within any German division staff. Prepare members to deploy and integrate into Multi-National Headquarters world-wide. Evaluate operational requirements; provide situational awareness and Subject Matter Experts for deployment preparations and Exercises throughout Europe; coordinate pre-deployment training, annual training, follow-on training and assessments of deployments; training support, exercise support and deployment evaluation for all divisional troops; coordinates deployment activities with the Army Command and other Bundeswehr organizations; serve as the lead for US/DEU partnership efforts, coordinate and plan all activities between US Forces and the 10th Armored Division. Serve as the Chief of Staff for exercises.

Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

Chief of Military Science at the United States Military Academy

USMA | West Point (Duty Station), NY

Chief of Military Science (MS) Division responsible for the Military Science Curriculum and academic year education for over 4600 cadets in the fundamentals of Army operations, military decision making, tactics and the Profession of Arms over a 47-month developmental experience. Facilitate the development and training of cadets in the pre-commissioning requirements. Responsible for leading, training, developing and the morale and welfare of West Point's Division of Military Science, a force of 40 Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and civilian instructors/faculty committed to providing our nation leaders of character with the proper values, leadership and military skills, character and warrior ethos to effectively lead America’s Soldiers.

Jul 2011 - Jun 2015

Battalion Commander

WPI, Massachusetts, 2nd ROTC BDE, USACC | Worcester, MA

2 Endorsements

Director of an Army ROTC program responsible for the supervision and mission accomplishment of 130+ personnel. The organization supports students at over 12 colleges and universities in central Massachusetts with an operating budget and resources in excess of $2.2 million. Primarily responsible for recruiting, retaining, selecting, training, and commissioning future officer leadership of the U.S. Army. Serve as the academic department chairperson. Responsible for the management control program, cadet contracts, pay entitlements, budget and unit funds. • I am rated among the TOP 2% in the nation. • My Battalion is ranked among the best of 275 nation-wide ROTC programs.

Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

Executive Officer

USAREUR HQ, USAREUR | Heidelberg, Germany

Primary assistant to the CG of V Corps and USAREUR G-3/5/7. Responsible for managing, tracking and prioritizing information, staff actions, correspondence, taskings and guidance to and from the G3 for an organization with over 620 personnel and 16 subordinate staff directorates. Coordinates high priority actions with multiple directorates within USAREUR HQ and manages responses to staff actions generated by the USAREUR Commanding General and command group.

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