Michael Dahl

About Michael Dahl

Results-driven professional with rich experience in orchestrating performance center operations across diverse installations.Proven success in liaising with government technical monitors, installation commanders, and cross-functional stakeholders to plan, prepare, and execute resilience and performance training for service members and families. Well-versed in ensuring rigorous quality control, overseeing continuous evaluation, and administering professional progression through structured rehearsals and QA/QE reviews. Skilled in devising and deploying training schedules, drafting COR-RA–approved training calendars, and integrating R2PC capabilities into unit training events. Excel at optimizing operational budgets, coordinating logistics for training events, and leveraging data-driven metrics to amplify program effectiveness. Refined communicator; equipped with interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Experience

1. Performance Center Manager

   Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI)

   Jan 2025 — Present · Fort Wainwright, AK, US

   Implements operational management strategies, oversee financial expenditures, and expertly manage customer expectations by coordinating with subcontract companies. Collaborates with various organizations and agencies to attain common goals and objectives. Supervises training initiatives to contribute to professional development of military and civilian personnel. Directed team of six Master Resilience Trainers and Performance Experts across Fort Wainwright and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson by ensuring seamless transition from prior contract with Magellan Federal. Developed and delivered contract resilience and performance training for military and civilian personnel by participating as vital member of 11th Airborne Division Commander\'s Ready and Resilient Council (CR2C). Conducted briefings reaching 1,300+ attendees annually to promote Resilience, Risk Reduction, and Suicide Prevention Program. Led logistics and resources for Blended Performance training, impacting over service members and families each year. Commanded Master Resiliency Certification by preparing 120 new MRTs annually.

Education

• Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

  Russian Language and Literature

  1991 — 1992

• Skyline High School

  HS Diploma

  1985 — 1986

• Oregon State University

  Broadcaast Media Communications

  1986 — 1990

• Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

  Russian Studies

  2002

• Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

  Diploma with Distinction, Russian Arms Control Course

  2001

• Cochise College

  Associate's degree, Military Intelligence, General

  2003 — 2004

• Wayland Baptist University

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Applied Sciences - Management and Linguistics

  2015 — 2016

Skills

• Resiliency
• Foreign Languages
• Security Clearance
• Personnel Security
• Special Operations
• Operational Planning
• Instruction
• Counterinsurgency
• Contractors
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Intelligence Analysis
• Military
• Arms Control
• Force Protection
• U.s. Department of Defense
• Interpreting
• Conflict Resolution
• Training & Development
• Command
• Russian
• Problem Solving
• Translation
• Dod
• National Security
• Weapons Handling
• Management
• Team Building
• Project Management
• Intelligence
• Top Secret
• Program Management
• Army
• Leadership
• Defense
• Tactics
• Conference Interpreting
• Public Speaking
• Military Operations
• Government