Robert Ogden Clearance: Top Secret
Level: Senior Policy Advisor Residence: South Korea
Email: robert.f.ogden.civ@army.mil Willing to Relocate: Yes
Phone: (82) 10-6624-9635 cell % Willing to Travel: 25%
Last Update: 12/13/2023
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY
I am an experienced Leader and Senior Manager with a demonstrated history of working with defense
industry, foreign partners, and U.S. Government interagency. I am skilled in Program Management,
Engineering Operations and Management, Strategic Planning, Organizational Leadership, and National
Security Policy. I have strong communications skills and am highly experienced in building relationships
across cultures.
EDUCATION
MS in Healthcare Informatics (Data Analytics Track), University of San Diego (2024)
MMAS in Strategy (Foreign Affairs), Army Command & General Staff College (2007)
MBA, Bellevue University (2002)
BS in Nuclear Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1994)
COMPETENCIES
¾ Experience supporting international programs
¾ Experience in strategic and operational planning
¾ Experience with Foreign Military Sales, Security Cooperation, Security Assistance
• Leadership and Senior Management (26 yrs) • Communications and Team Building (26 yrs)
• International Relations (8 yrs) • Engineering Management & Operations (10 yrs)
• Teaching and Training (2 yrs) • Financial Management (2 yrs)
CERTIFICATIONS
Program Management Professional (PMP) (2022)
IBM Professional Certificate in Data Science Foundations (2021)
SUMMARY OF SKILLS, TOOLS, AND TECHNOLOGIES
Programming Languages: SQL, Python
Language: Korean 3/2+, French 2/1+
Operating Systems and Programs: Windows and Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau
EXPERIENCE DETAILS
United States Forces Korea (USFK), Senior Policy Advisor 08/2023– Present
Pyeongtaek, Korea
• Advises J5 Director in bilateral relations, DOD policy and/or policy communications.
• Knowledge of policy issues affecting health care preferred.
• Builds and maintains strong networks and professional relationships with international partners,
interagency, and internal to influence activities and outcomes.
• Works with policy makers in national and regional policy development and implementation daily.
• Identifies, analyzes and addresses/resolves difficult multi-faceted problems affecting the bilateral
relationship.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise discretion and mature judgment, and manage
competing priorities at once.
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Associate 01/2022– 08/2023
San Diego, CA
• Coordinated and monitored the scheduling, budget, and performance of company programs.
• Developed the project scope documents, project timetables, test plans and other documents that
would be provided to Project Managers.
• Participated in the preparations of proposals, plans, specifications, and financial conditions of
contracts.
• Tracked progress and performance according to program schedules and goals; developing solutions
to program problems.
Chief, Policy and Regional Engagement, South Asia and Oceania 08/2018-09/2021
Honolulu, Hawaii
• Led a team of 10 professionals in advancing national security priorities and implementing policy
across 23 South Asia and Oceania countries.
• Built strategic engagement plans to support security cooperation goals; ensures operations,
activities, and investments align with U.S. policies.
• Coordinated with interagency to align stakeholders, prioritize and execute activities, and resolve
conflicts.
Chief, Office of Defense Cooperation 07/2015-/07/2018
New Delhi, India
• Led 15 professionals in advancing security cooperation; routinely coordinated with program
management offices, Departments of State, Commerce, Defense.
• Managed $8.2B in Foreign Military Sales; closed $3.2B in defense sales.
• Managed $1.6M in training funds, increasing training by 30% on a fixed budget.
• Managed $1M in office management funds; implemented cost-saving initiatives while maintaining
efficiencies.
• Orchestrated DoD participation in three defense expositions and air shows.
Branch Chief, North Africa Regional Engagement Division 2014-2015
Stuttgart, Germany
• Led and managed an interagency team of professionals in developing and executing country-specific
security cooperation plans in North Africa.
• Executed over $400M in Foreign Military Sales to U.S. partners in Africa.
• Managed engagements between senior U.S. defense officials & foreign heads/ dignitaries.
Deputy Chief, Warfighting Plans Division
2010-2013
Seoul, Korea
• Led multi-agency and cross-functional teams from Korea and U.S. government organizations in
developing 8 sensitive operational plans.
• Led policy coordination with the Republic of Korea Joint Staff on U.S.- Korea Command and Control
discussions.
• Led 16 personnel in crisis action planning.
Executive Officer, USS JOHN S. MCCAIN (DDG-56) 2007-2010
Yokosuka, Japan
• Led 277 personnel in routine operations and training on a forward-deployed warship.
• Led the crew to 8 mission area certifications and overall readiness certification ahead of schedule;
his leadership resulted in a doubling of awards for “Excellence”.
• Managed and tracked over 200 specialty skills and 270 schools to achieve a 55% reduction in
manning shortfalls and a 61% reduction in skills gaps.
• Achieved 88% personnel retention, far exceeding the Navy average.
Materiel Officer, Destroyer Squadron Seven 2005-2006
San Diego, CA
• Managed the maintenance schedules and emergent repairs of 5 Navy warships; coordinated with
shipyards, technical support, and port engineers to ensure underway readiness timelines were met.
• Conducted routine engineering inspections of 5 warships, identify materiel discrepancies and
assessing plant safety and readiness.
• Managed engineering logistics for a deployed Carrier Strike Group; tracked engineering jobs and
coordinated logistics and underway repairs.
Chief Engineer, Gas Turbine Ship
2003-2005
San Diego, CA
• Led 47 personnel in the engineering department in gas turbine and diesel plant ops.
• Planned and oversaw major plant evolutions, including the change-out of a gas turbine generator
and fin stabilizers; awarded Self-Sufficient Ship of the Quarter.
• As Safety Officer, implemented a safety awareness program that gained Naval Safety Center
attention as “one of the best” during an annual survey.
Main Propulsion Assistant, Gas Turbine Ship 1996-1997
San Diego, CA
• Led 18 engineers in Machinery Division through a Docking Selected Restricted Availability and Light-
Off Assessment.
• Maintained engineering operational readiness through a 6-month deployment.
• Qualified as Engineer Officer of the Watch.
Senior Reactor Operator / Reactor Operator, TRIGA 1990-1994
• Supervised reactor operations of two research reactors.
• Implemented a secondary chemistry control regime to reduce system maintenance.
• Led the successful design and development of an apparatus for gaseous isotope production,
capture, and transport; developed a Safety Analysis Report to gain Nuclear Regulatory Commission
approval for use of the device.
Machinist’s Mate/Engineering Laboratory Technician, Submarine 1987-
1990
• Performed radiological surveys and implemented radiological control measures.
• Analyzed and maintained primary and secondary plant chemistry.
• Maintained personnel radiation exposure monitoring.
• Demonstrated radiological techniques and analytical procedures in the Reactor Laboratories
Division, resulting in a successful Operational Reactor Safeguards Exam.
Major Accomplishments:
Qualified in Security Assistance Management, National Security Studies subspecialty, Military Fellow at
CSIS, National Security Fellow at Syracuse University, Qualified as Tactical Action Officer, Qualified as
Foreign Area Officer, Ballistic Missile Defense Designator, Officer Instructor
