Bryan Abell

Military Service:

• Rank: Major

  Branch/Position: Marine Corps

  Period: May 2003 - September 2014

  Occupation: 0326 - Reconnaissance Man, Parachute and Combatant Diver Qualified

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:

  4th Force Reconnaissance Company, United States Marine Corps – Alameda, CA 2013-2014

  Operations Officer

  · Oversaw unit training and readiness for deployment with Special Purpose MAGTF-Africa. Wrote and supervised the implementation of the company training and exercise employment plan for scheduled company drills and annual training.

  Reconnaissance Training Company, United States Marine Corps – Camp Pendleton, CA 2010-2012

  Officer in Charge

  · Spearheaded the development of an advanced program of instruction for Marine Reconnaissance
  leaders. Wrote and delivered periods of instruction on mission planning, orders development, intelligence collection and analysis, and close air support.

  · Supervised high-risk training, including over-the-horizon amphibious exercises, closed circuit
  dives, high altitude parachute inserts, cold weather reconnaissance, and combined arms exercises.

  1st Reconnaissance Battalion, United States Marine Corps – Camp Pendleton, CA 2006-2010

  Platoon Commander, Joint Terminal Attack Controller

  · Led 60 Marines in the planning and execution of 55 zone reconnaissance, clandestine
  reconnaissance and surveillance missions, and theater-level collections in support of Joint Special Operations Task Force North in An Ninewa and Al Anbar Provinces, Iraq. Planned and controlled 50 fixed and rotary wing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions.

  Executive Officer, Joint Terminal Attack Controller

  · Led 90 Marines in the conduct of 75 recon and counter-insurgency missions and 20 direct action raids. Controlled 150 fixed and rotary wing non-traditional intelligence, surveillance,and reconnaissance missions and directed precision air strikes on insurgent targets in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

  3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, United States Marine Corps – Camp Pendleton, CA 2004-2006

  Scout Sniper Platoon Commander

  · Led 30 Marines in the planning and execution of 100 sniper/counter-sniper, reconnaissance and
  surveillance, ambush, and counter-IED operations. Executed duties as watch officer for 800-man infantry battalion and accountable for oversight of full-counter-insurgency and shaping operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.

  Weapons Platoon Commander

  · Led 50 Marines in full-spectrum counter-insurgency and shaping operations in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Led platoon in the execution of high-intensity urban combat operations during Operation PHANTOM FURY in Al Fallujah, Nov 2004.

  Training courses:

  • Ground Intelligence Officer
  • MAGTF Intelligence Officer
  • Joint Terminal Attack Controller
  • Expeditionary Warfare School
  • SERE Level C
  • Marine Combatant Diver
  • US Army Airborne School
  • Scout Sniper Leaders Course
  • Martial Arts Instructor Course
  • Basic Reconnaissance Course
  • Marine Reconnaissance Officer
  • Infantry Officer Course

Work history:

• Job Title: Vice President, Operations

  Company: Hayes Group International

  Period: June 2022 - February 2024

  Role Description:

   · Managed business operations for a $25M company, including task organization, process
  implementation, customer engagement, partner relations, cost modeling, procurement, engineering solutions, marketing, internal reporting, and investor presentations.  

  · Conducted costing, budgeting, and profit and loss analysis for the buildout of sensitive
  compartmented information facilities in the Pacific theater. Developed growth and scalability strategies for the expansion of operations in the government and commercial markets.  

  · Published articles on national security topics as part of the company’s thought leadership
  initiative. (Publications available upon request.)   

• Job Title: Intelligence Officer

  Company: Central Intelligence Agency

  Period: June 2017 - June 2022

  Role Description:

   · Billet accomplishments available upon request.   

• Job Title: Operations Manager

  Company: Amazon

  Period: July 2016 - June 2017

  Role Description:

   · Led 200 associates in inbound operations at the BNA3 Fulfillment Center as part of the
  Pathways Military Leaders Program. Responsible for the overall safety, quality, and performance of the shift and Amazon customer experience in middle Tennessee. 

  · Solved complex logistics problems, managed labor allocation, and conducted daily
  profit and loss analysis to ensure continuous profitability of inbound fulfillment operations.  

• Job Title: Director of Operations

  Company: Six Maritime

  Period: April 2014 - June 2016

  Role Description:

   · Managed Six Maritime’s global operations, intelligence, training, strategic partnership, and business development campaigns. Led complex and high-profile field operations, including domestic search and recovery and foreign disaster elief efforts.  

  • Analyzed complex dynamics of Nigerian piracy and onshore conflict through rigorous qualitative and quantitative methods, including statistical modeling. Presented findings through published articles, internal briefings, and conference presentations 

• Job Title: Marine Reconnaissance Officer

  Company: United States Marine Corps

  Period: May 2003 - September 2014

  Role Description:

  • Billet accomplishments listed under military service. 

Education:

• University of Virginia, Darden School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) – Business Administration

  Period: August 2020 - May 2022

• Stanford University

  Master's Degree – International Policy

  Period: August 2012 - June 2014

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor's Degree – Economics

  Period: July 1999 - May 2003