Mark F. Riedy

About Mark F. Riedy

Decorated, retired United States Marine Corps Officer with 30+ years of leadership and management experience across executive, operational, technical, and academic environments. Energetic and results-driven executive with deep expertise in program and project management, strategic and operational planning, and human capital and multi-million-dollar asset management in high-risk, high-reward settings. MBA/A graduate with distinction and PMP-certified, recognized for building disciplined teams, driving operational excellence, and delivering mission-critical outcomes.

Experience

1. Vice President of Operations and Pmo Director

   Spectrum Comm Inc

   Aug 2020 — Present · Newport News, VA, US

   Serves as Vice President of Operations and Director of the Project Management Office (PMO) at Spectrum Comm Inc, where he leads enterprise-wide program execution, operational governance, and portfolio management for a mid-sized Department of Defense contractor supporting complex, mission-critical programs across acquisition, logistics, cyber, aviation operations, IT, and training domains.In this role, he established and leads an Enterprise Delivery PMO, responsible for standardizing program management practices, providing executive-level portfolio visibility, and ensuring disciplined, scalable delivery across all contracts. Responsibilities include program and project governance, risk and performance management, contract transition-in execution, and continuous process improvement, while balancing compliance requirements such as ISO 9001, CMMI, and SAFe Agile with the practical realities of program execution in regulated environments.He works closely with Business Development and Capture teams to support solution development, proposal writing, management and transition strategies, and execution readiness for new contract awards. A central focus of his role is bridging strategy and delivery—ensuring proposed solutions are executable, transitions are well-managed, and programs consistently meet or exceed customer expectations through disciplined leadership and data-driven decision-making.

Education

• Joint Forces Staff College

  Military Joint Operations Planning and Strategy

  2013 — 2013

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Aviation

  2003 — 2006

• The Ohio State University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Aeronautical Science

  1987 — 1991

• Marine Corps University

  United States Marine Corps Professional Military Education

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Aerospace
• Aircraft
• Quality Assurance
• Aircraft Maintenance
• Aviation
• Dod
• National Security
• Operational Planning
• Military Operations
• Flight Safety
• Command
• Project Management
• Top Secret
• Recruiting
• Defense
• Human Resources
• Security Clearance
• Military
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Military Experience
• Weapons