John P. Dolan

About John P. Dolan

Practitioner, Scholar, Entrepreneur. Diverse and adaptive leadership skills combined with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of large-scale project/program management including: strategic planning, process mapping, force structure development, contingency and crisis action planning, career management, policy development, and higher education program and instruction assessment. Long history of working with military forces around the world to include establishment of the Afghan National Army, Joint Combined Exercises for Training, Joint Chiefs of Staff exercises, and State Partnership Program EUCOM, CENTCOM, and PACOM. Experienced planner and field operations in support of homeland security, security management, and disaster responses at the national, state, and local level. Unique balance of experienced practitioner and life-long academic. Superior communicator, readily distills complex materials into easily-understood, compelling presentations. Strong background in Special Operations with emphasis in foreign internal defense, counterinsurgency, and unconventional warfare. Core competencies include-National Security-National Security -Emergency Management -Crisis Action Planning -Budget Development & Oversight -Course Development -Curriculum Design -Fiscal Management-Faculty Development -Higher Education Leadership -Higher Education Management-Institutional Evaluation -Organizational Transformation -Planning & Operations -Program Administration-Program Assessment -Special Operations

Experience

1. Senior Associate, Education & Training Consultant

   Jones Group International, Llc

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Development and promulgation of Joint Professional Military Education content and curriculum.• Direction and support for Force Development and Transformation activities. • Training development, delivery, and training management systems. • Conduct staff assessment and production of Family of Joint Concepts. • Advise and Assist on training development and military exercises.• Develop and deliver training and content for Joint Lessons Learned programs.

Education

• Colorado State University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Higher Education - Applied Human Science

  2003 — 2013

• University of Colorado Denver

  European History

  2004 — 2005

• The United States Army War College

  MS, Strategic Studies

  2007 — 2008

• Regis University

  BS, Business/Communications/Religion

  1987 — 1989

• Colorado State University

  Master of Education - MEd, Education and Organizational Development

  1997 — 1999