1. William G. Adamson
williamgadamson@yahoo.com; (703)946-2688
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Areas of Expertise Security Clearance
Strategic Planner, Flag/Executive Briefer, Program Integration,
Multidisciplinary Project Management
TS (SCI Eligible)
granted March 25, 2014
Education
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
• M.S., National Security & Resource Strategy, National Defense University (2007)
• M.S., Construction Engineering Management, University of Florida (1993)
• B.A., Biological Sciences, San Jose State University (1977)
MILITARY TRAINING
• Industrial College of the Armed Forces: AUSA - Best Strategic Research Award
• Air Force, Command & Staff College, Distinguished Graduate (resident)
• Army, Command & General Staff College (non-resident)
• Marine Corps, Command & Staff College (non-resident)
• Engineer Officer Basic & Advanced Courses,Distinguished Honor Graduate
Executive Summary and Functional Qualifications
Career Army officer with 30+ years of direct leadership, operational, technical, analytic, and
managerial experience associated with DoD --- Senior Military Analyst, Strategic Planner, and
Program Manager with broad military, industry, & interagency experience as a leader and multi-task
team member excelling at military decision support, executive coordination, & strategic outreach
Strategic and Operational Level Planning
 Expert in developing plans and managing programs to support nationalpolicy / security objectives
 Led development of 8 priority war plans and SECDEF strategic guidance vital to national security
 Senior plans advisorin OSD Policy providing civilian and military executives decision support
 20+ years of experience leading cross-functionalteams in crisis action & deliberate planning
 Led the draft of DoD’s IED Defeat strategy and DoD Directives for IED Defeat (DoDD 2000.19E); co-authored
revisions to joint and Army doctrine for IED Defeat
Joint Assessment and Analysis
 Provided seniorOSD executives and four-star commanders with timely and objective assessments that integrate
the technical, operational, programmatic, policy and business aspects ofnational s ecurity issues
 Proven success supervising staffs within complex, rapid acquisition environments, managing multi-million
dollar program budgets
 Extremely proficient communicator – possess broad experience with senior military, government civilian, and
industry executives: In-depth experience facilitating various OSD oversight boards
 Consistently challenged with increasing levels of responsibility; produced desired results and achieved goals
with limited resources and under severe time constraints
Military Operations Analysis
 Astute,analytic problem-solver expert at optimizing organizational potential
 Skilled at red teaming, wargaming, course of action analysis, and concept of operations development
 Prepared executive read-ahead papers, position papers,strategic guidance documents, and after-action
summaries for senior executives including: SECDEF, DEPSECDEF, USD-P, COCOM CDRs, and Joint Staff
 Supported Global Force Management and Defense Planning Guidance directed studies,analysis of complex
Joint CONOPs, operational plans, and Defense Planning Scenarios
Relevant Experience
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. November/2013 – Present
Director, Joint Planning & Landpower Program Analysis
 Lead strategy,planning, and analysis efforts in support of joint planning and the employment of strategic land

2. William G. Adamson
williamgadamson@yahoo.com; (703)946-2688
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power as part of the Joint Force
 Support Defense Planning Guidance directed studies,analysis of complex Joint and combined force operational
plans and Defense Planning Scenarios, assessments specifically focused on conventionaland special operations
ground force employment concepts,modeling urban operations,C-IED analysis,escalation control analysis, and
CONOPS development in support of campaign warfighting analysis
Office of the Secretary of Defense, Policy (Strategy, Plans, Forces) July/2011 – July/2013
Chief, Global Force Management Programs & Plans Advisor
 Built collaborative interagency teams of policy analysts,strategists,intelligence professionals,and Joint Staff and
COCOM planners, authoring several SECDEF issued Strategic Guidance Statements while providing decision
support to civilian OSD executives
 Regularly collaborated on Korea related policy issues between OSD, State Department, Intelligence Community,
USPACOM, and Joint Staff, J2 / J3 / J5
 Served as lead co-chair with Joint Staff J5 (JOWPD) of the Adaptive Planning Implementation Council-of-
Colonels facilitating two-star Senior Steering Group and three-star Executive Committee
 Collaborating with Joint Staff J3, provided OSD policy executive oversight and executive decision support of
Global Force Management interpreting and analyzing unit readiness data while analyzing risk to the force during
mission execution
 Led the revision of SECDEF decision model to convey strategic force allocation priorities and risk mitigation
strategies in the Guidance for the Employment of the Force (GEF
UNC & ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command June/2007 – June/2011
Chief, U/C/J5 Plans Division
 Supervised and directed a combined ROK–U.S. Joint four-star planning staff of 26 officers
 Well-honed communication skills; represented the command on all contingency plan coordination; built trusted
relationships with ROK officials
 Coordinated U.S. policy positions between OSD Policy, the Joint Staff, and the State Department
 Orchestrated processes,systems,and procedures to improve warfighting capabilities and effectiveness in direct
coordination with ROK MND and ROK JCS
 Synchronized all operational plans, studies,and analyses to produce all warfighting plans – skilled at red teaming,
wargaming and CONOP development
 Adept at creative, critical thinking; led the development of eight U.S. – ROK Alliance contingency plans
operationally integrating Joint Force capabilities to employ up to 1.8M U.S. and ROK personnel
Army Asymmetric Warfare Group with duty at Joint IED Defeat Organization July/2004 – July/2006
Chief, Operations/Intelligence & Joint Program Manager (OIF, OEF)
 Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to conduct a terrorist / insurgency IED threat assessment and training needs
assessment; advised 36 newly deployed units on TTPs during new equipment fielding
 Led the draft of the Joint IED Defeat strategy and DoD Directives establishing JIEDDO responsibilities
 Developed operational guidelines and facilitated a 13-member, two-star Joint IPT to rapidly approve funding for
C-IED initiatives; provided executive decision support to JIEDDO’s stakeholders
 Enabled knowledge-sharing on the programmatic health of all DoD C-IED initiatives
 Managed workflow, products and training of junior staff employees increasing productivity in an environment of
highly sensitive projects with constantly shifting priorities and time-sensitive deadlines
 Implemented SECDEF-directed alternative business processes to rapidly identify, test,procure, and deploy a
broad range of solutions-oriented C-IED initiatives; went from $25M to $3.5B per year
4th Infantry Division, US Army June/2002 – July/2004
Battalion Task Force Commander (OIF 1)
 Led, motivated, trained, and inspired a 1,000-member, multi-functional ground task force of seven companies and
five specialty platoons in expeditionary combat and counterinsurgency operations focused on Diyala Province
 Coordinated mutually supportive intelligence sharing and daily counterinsurgency operations with collocated
Special Forces OD-A and CIA ground team and intelligence analysts
 Collaborated with State Department representatives,USAID, and Iraqis, to restore Ba’qubah city and Diyala
Province infrastructure and facilities, provide humanitarian assistance, establish a functional Iraqi civilian
government, and recruit and train a large Iraqi provincial police force in a provincial capital of 300,000.