Peter Ortell has over 20 years of experience in logistics, operations management, and leadership. He has held roles such as Deputy Chief of Staff, Resources Branch Chief, and Assistant Operations Chief where he coordinated travel and accommodations for over 8,000 Marines, managed contracts worth over $40 million, and led operational planning teams. Ortell also has experience in areas such as budget planning, vendor negotiations, facilities management, and transitioning wounded soldiers to civilian life. He holds a Master's degree in Adult Education from Kansas State University.

1. Peter Ortell
120 Tarawa Circle Belle Chasse LA 70037 ∙ phortelljr@gmail.com ∙ (540) 905-3444
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
 LogisticsExecution  Leadership  Team Building
 Management  Adaptability  ProblemSolving
 Critical Thinking
 Change Management
 Defense Contracting
 Purchase Card Management
 Team Training& Mentoring
 BudgetPlanning
 Distribution
 VendorNegotiations
 PlanExecution
 Operations
 MS Office–Word&PowerPoint
 DocumentQuality Check/Analysis
EXPERIENCE
2012-2015 Deputy ChiefofStaff G4 (4th
Marine Logistics Group) – New Orleans,LA
• Coordinatedtravel andaccommodationsforover8,000 reserve MarinesandSailorsat52 sitesacross
the UnitedStates.
• Led,mentoredandsupervisedasectionof tenMarineswithinalogisticssectionresponsible for
movementof $10+ millionworthof equipmentandmaterial tomultiple locationsinside andoutsidethe
continental UnitedStates.
• Developedaplanforlogistical change managementinsupportof profoundinfrastructure
developmentwithinthe organization.
• Plannedandexecuteda$2 millionpersonnel budget.
• Oversawsafetycompliance/evaluationsandfacilityprojectsfor52 sites.
2011-2012 ResourcesBranch Chief(Marine LogisticsCommand) – Albany,GA
• Coordinated120 defense contractedpersonnel insupportof taskorganizedunitsretrograding$200+
millionof equipmentfromIraqandAfghanistan.
• Managedtask ordersworth$40+ milliononanestablisheddefensecontractwithHoneywell .
• Createdrequireddocumentationfornew ContractedLogisticsSupport(CLS) contracts.
2009-2011 Assistant OperationsChief(Marine LogisticsCommand) – Albany,GA
• Performedanalysis,planningandfeasibilityof materialandpersonnelsupportfornumerous
deploymentprogramswithhigherandadjacentorganizations.
• Ledan operational planningteamforlogisticssustainmentoperations,redeploymentandretrograde
plansinsupportof enterprise-wide equipmentreconstitution.
• Directeddailyactionsof the CommandOperationsCenter(COC),coordinatingall executive level
video-conference meetings, inasecure environment.
• Successfullyperformedinthe nexthigherpositionforaperiodof six months.
2008-2009 StudentCommand and General Staff College –Leavenworth,KS
• Demonstratedunderstandingandapplicationof military jointplanningandorganizational doctrine.
• TaughtMarine Corps organizational doctrine,processandculture to16 personnel fromothermilitary
servicesovera10 month period.
• Completedacompetitiveyearlongcourse of instructionatthe US Armyintermediatelevel
professionalmilitaryeducationfacility.
• Completedaseparate 10 monthMaster's Degree Course inAdultEducationfromKansasState
University.

2. 2005-2008 Marine for Life Coordinator - WoundedWarrior Regiment– Quantico,VA
• Transitionedover100 wounded,illandinjuredMarinestocivilianemploymentandmedical care
throughthe Departmentof VeteransAffairs.
• Adjudicatedover500 claimsas the Traumatic Service members’GroupLife Insurance Officer(T-SGLI)
for the Marine Corps.
• Selected,trainedandsupervised3DistrictInjuredSupportCells(DISCs),eachcomposedof 3-4
Marines.
• Leadmanagerfor the productionof the Marine Corpsnon-medical case managementwebsite;a
projectwitha $2+ millionbudget.
2002-2005 GroundSupply Officer- 8th Tank Battalion – Rochester,NY
• Coordinatedall aspectsof personnel andmaterial movementfor600 people at5 differentsites.
1999-2002 GroundSupply Officer- 4th Reconnaissance Battalion – San Antonio,TX
• Coordinatedall aspectsof personnel andmaterial movementfor750 people at7 differentsites.
EDUCATION
• 2009 M.S. - AdultEducation - KansasState University,KS
• 1995 B.A. - EnvironmentalPlanning - SUNYBinghamton,NY