Kristofer Hopkins
Strategic Planner (Uscentcom) @United States Air Force
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WORK HISTORY
Strategic Planner (Uscentcom) @United States Air Force
Tampa, FL, US
As an operations planning Subject Matter Expert, routinely leads Joint Planning Group activities to develop, analyze, and provide input to detailed plans, goals, and objectives- Analyzes joint operational planning capability requirements and provide strategic planning guidance involving broad, undefined complex issues, both recurring and situational in nature- Researches problems, identifies key issues and develops practical and innovative solutions and recommendations supporting CCMD objectives- Routinely prepares Commander\'s operational assessments, commander\'s estimates, planning orders, execute orders, and operations orders for joint and combined operations- Routinely review and provide input to Joint Staff and OSD guidance and directives- Conduct contingency and crisis response operational planning to formulates operationally feasible force employment solutions that meet emerging issues- Plans, designs, and recommends operation plans and orders for contingency or crisis operations conducted in the AOR in concert with other directorate planners, subordinate components, Joint Task Forces, and the Joint Staff.
EDUCATION
Florida Southern College
Bachelor of Science - BS, Criminology
Georgia Military College
A.A., General Studies
U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)
Master of Military Arts and Sciences (MMAS), Operational Art and Sciences
Webster University
Master of Arts - MA, Management and Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT KRISTOFER HOPKINS
CAREER OVERVIEWCareer Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (with specialization in Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD), Cyber, and Intelligence) with over 28 years of Army and Joint planning experience at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels with the U.S. Army, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), and National Security Agency (NSA). Extensive experience leading strategic Joint Planning Groups (JPG) and Operational Planning Teams (OPT) as a Strategic Planner, Cyber operations Planner, Director of Intelligence (J2/G2), Deputy Director of Plans (G5/G35), Chief of Intelligence Plans and Operations, and as a Brigade and Corps Intelligence Planner during multiple deployments to Iraq. Extensive C-suite leader engagement and engagement planning experience with INDOPACOM Theater Allies, Iraq Coalition Forces, and throughout the Intelligence Community and Interagency. Retired from the US Army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (O-5). MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO Highest Personnel Managed: 480 Highest Operating Highest Value Assets Managed:$14m Highest Project Budget:$28m EXPERTISE HIGHLIGHTS Successfully led over 480 personnel geographically dispersed across 11 states and 3 foreign countries with a $3m annual training budget. 5+ years spent in foreign countries leading and developing multilingual, multinational, and multicultural teams including: Korea, Japan, Germany, Poland, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Kuwait, and Iraq. Directly managed 24 teams working over 40 separate projects involving over 18 stakeholder organizations throughout the Pacific. Published author and Combatant Command strategic planner. Strategic communications expertise in producing executive leadership communications for media, foreign partner leadership, Department of Defense, and Congressional testimony. Homeland emergency management experience with specialization in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) response. OTHER SKILLSCyber Operations and Planning (DCO, OCO, COE), Systemic Operational Design (SOD), Statistical Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative), All Source Intelligence and Analytics (35D), Signals Intelligence (35G), Homeland Response, National Incident Management System (NIMS), SharePoint, Lean Six Sigma (green belt), Foreign Disclosure, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Security. Current Active Top Secret/SCI clearance h••••••••@gmail.com 22••••••25
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