Johnathan Lee

About Johnathan Lee

I have 19 years of operations management and leadership experience, actively building high-performing teams that excel when solving complex problems. I am an active, engaged, right-brained extrovert, who has developed a unique global perspective through immersive experiences throughout the world. Throughout my military career, I have been recognized for producing exceptional results during some of our nation’s most consequential moments in recent history. Unique experiences include: Special Operations Staff Officer (2022-Present); Intelligence Officer on the Army Staff, Pentagon (20••••21); Chief of Staff/2nd in Command of a Rocket Artillery Unit on the Korean DMZ during a period of deteriorating US-DPRK relations (20••••18); Detachment Commander of a specialized unit deployed to SW Asia during the Arab Spring and early stages of the Syrian Civil War (20••••13); Asset Integration Officer in Afghanistan at the peak of the Afghanistan War (20••••10); Tactical unit leader in Baghdad during the peak of the post-invasion Iraq War (20••••08). Asia-focused. I have committed over 18 years of my career deliberately focused on Asia, including 5 ½ years of cultural immersion while living on the continent. I maintain a working knowledge of US policy, relations, and security partnerships throughout the continent, with additional individual study directed towards historical, anthropological, and cultural research focused on Northeast and Central Asia. I will retire from military service in early 2025. I am eagerly exploring future private sector employment possibilities that will provide me with an opportunity to contribute towards the development of solutions to exceptionally challenging problems. I am interested in: North America-Asia Economic Development. Maximization of operational efficiency; process optimization. Decarbonization. Introduction and adoption of economically viable alternative energy technologies.

Experience

1. Group Fire Support Officer (Sr Program Manager Level Position)

   1st Special Forces Group Airborne U.S Army

   Jun 2023 — Present

   I lead highly specialized cross-functional teams that solve difficult problems with limited resources that achieve national defense objectives, throughout an expansive region spanning 12 time zones. As a technical expert in the integration of externally resourced defense assets from US and Foreign militaries, I actively advise my organization’s senior leadership on the optimal utilization of finite resources, leveraging existing capabilities and emergent technologies.In this role, I directly supervise 6 direct reporting Program Managers, with oversight of 46 subordinate elite technical specialists.(Skills: Operations, Strategy, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, International Engagement, Project Management, Logistics Management, Strategic Communications)

Education

• Stanford University Graduate School of Business

  Ignite

  2024

• Xavier University - Williams College of Business

  Bachelor of Science - Management; Bachelor of Science - Entrepreneurial Studies

• University of Oklahoma

  Master of Arts - MA, International Relations

• The University of Kansas School of Business

  Master of Science (M.S.), Business - Supply Chain Management & Logistics

• University of Louisville

  Master of Arts - MA, Higher Education Administration

• University of Louisville

  Certificate, Organizational Change in Higher Education