COL Ronald Diana

Army Reserve | Infantry Officer

Dates of Service: Feb 1971 - Feb 2007

RETIRED

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Commissioning Source: OCS, Jun 1977

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Bio

Enlisted in Feb 1971 and trained as a mechanic. Commissioned Infantry in June 1977. Held normal company grade positions. I am a qualified Armor and Watercraft Transportation Officer and held S3 and XO positions. Commander Engineer Battalion and Group. Retired as Dep Chief of Staff in a RRC.

Military Experiences

Oct 2004 - Feb 2007

Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer

70th RRC | Fort Lawton, WA

• I led the Directorate that provided base operations support for 2M square feet of commercial and industrial office, maintenance aviation and marine structures. • I oversaw long and short range facility planning, construction, facility maintenance and environmental compliance for diverse government facilities in a domestic environment.

Aug 2001 - Oct 2004

Group Commander

493rd EN GRP | Dallas, TX

• I led an organization that provided operations, logistics, personnel and maintenance guidance to 20 direct reports and up to 2000 employees in eight separate organizations and operations in Iraq. • I was responsible for construction operations within a 300 square mile area and worth $800M. • My team completed all assigned projects ahead of schedule which allowed the organization to complete an additional 25% of projects on the master plan.

May 2000 - Jul 2001

Assistant EPLO

5th Army | Camp Murray, WA

Conducted liaison with the State of Washington National Guard and FEMA Region 10. Responsible for coordination of military equipment to support natural disaster and support NG operations throughout the state of WA or other locations as required by 5th Army.

Oct 1999 - May 2000

Observer - Controller/Trainer (OC/T)

1st BDE, 85th DIV (TNG) | Fort Sheridan, IL

Responsible to develop plans for customer units that would support their mission objectives for staff training and command post exercise. Evaluate and mentor BN Commanders and staff during the military decision making process (MDMP) and during the exercise.

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