PO1 Eric Benson

PO1 Eric Benson

Dates of Service: Nov 2003 - Nov 2015
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I am a Navy Veteran and a consistently top-ranked leader with a solid track record of mission accomplishment building, leading, and supporting elite high-performance, cross-functional Special Operations Intelligence Teams ranging from 5 to 45 individuals. Proven operations manager and change agent experienced at managing programs, operations, and asset inventory worth more than $10M.

Military Experiences

Dec 2012 - Nov 2015
EODTEU 1
FTX Intelligence Program Manager
Accomplishments Created and implemented over 2000-man hours of new program resolutions providing an increase in training effectiveness for a workforce of over 600 personnel in a three-year period. Sailor of the Year runner-up for Fiscal Year 2013. Senior Sailor of the Quarter Fiscal year 2013. Training Program Management Duties Certified High-Risk Naval Instructor responsible for FTX Intelligence Training Programs for all West Coast Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams. Responsible for the training and development of 600 EOD Technicians within the Intelligence Mission Planning program over three year period. Intelligence team lead for EOD Training and Evaluation Unit ONE responsible for the management of analysis, production, and dissemination of intelligence information on Weapons of Mass Destruction, Chemical/Biological weapons, IEDs, and Underwater Mine Warfare. Perform intelligence analysis, ensuring management, processing, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information derived from a variety of HUMINT and data sources. Analyze and evaluate intelligence holdings to determine changes in enemy capabilities, vulnerabilities, and probable courses of action and identify and fill gaps in current intelligence information. Supervisor Duties Managed three immediate reports assigned to EOD Intelligence Team. Responsible for 15 reports assigned to FTX field operations. Brief management and senior officers on team progress, milestones, and achievements. Special Security Program Manager oversaw management of classified information and personnel security standards, implementation of security for 308 cleared professionals
Jun 2009 - Dec 2012
NSWSA 1
Lead All Source Intelligence Analyst
Drove strategic operations decision management for 45 personnel in identifying and mitigating risks to efficiently meet strategic organizational goals for Joint Special Operations Task Force conducting sensitive HUMINT and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan. Special Security Program Manager oversaw management of classified information and personnel security standards, implementation of security for 308 cleared professionals. Developed, prioritized and updated collection plans and strategies based on the regional intelligence requirements of commanders and key decision-makers in order to complete a detailed analysis of potential targets and maintain accurate situational awareness., in the collection and analysis for ten lines of operation, 1300 intelligence information products, 1680 hours of geospatial metadata analysis, and 45 post-mission analysis summaries to address 900 information requests.
Jan 2008 - Jun 2009
Work Center Supervisor (WCS)
HVBSS Team 5 / 7
Sep 2005 - Jan 2008
USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93)
Preventative Maintenance Program Manager
Formalized a new and more effective Maintenance Control Program by increasing productivity and maintaining a Repair and Return rate greater than 98% while maintaining 100% accountability of all equipment through the Maintenance Materials Management (3M) program. Managed restoration operations for Repair Division/Damage Control Division of 26 personnel consisting of over 10,000 repairable items which included all firefighting equipment, HVAC, as well as habitability equipment totaling $5M. Developed a personalized method of tracking over 5000-line items of team materials and supplies which resulted in a 100% increase in material retention for a total of 1.5 years.

Deployments

(3 years, 9 months)

Academic Degrees

Academic Degrees

2016 - 2018

2012 - 2015

2001 - 2003

The Ohio State University

General Studies

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