Rainier Porras

About Rainier Porras

I’m a driven and results-oriented leader with over five years of experience in operations management, team leadership, and strategic execution as a U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Officer. My career has spanned large-scale, high-pressure environments – facilitating the deployment and readiness of 900+ personnel across 8 countries, managing $23 million in equipment, and leading training and operational initiatives that directly impacted over service members.Rated in the top 5% of peers across my brigade, I’ve consistently developed high impact solutions that delivered measurable outcomes:• Improved security compliance scores by 27% across multiple sites• Implemented strick property accountability measures and increased equipment shortages by 42%• Raised operational readiness from 64% to 80% in under two months• Exceeded branch retention rates by 20%• Designed 21 operational training scenarios replicating real-world threats in the Middle EastMy leadership spans from platoon to brigade level, where I’ve led and developed teams of up to 46 personnel, including junior leaders, and supported multinational training for 42 allied officers. With a degree in Systems Engineering from West Point and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, I bring a structured, analytical approach to operational excellence, problem-solving, and process improvement.Having recently served as an Operations Manager at a startup, I’ve taken on both customer-facing and operational responsibilities that directly impact performance and profitability. On the client side, I handle customer escalations, support inbound sales efforts, and negotiate vendor relationships - strengthening customer trust and driving revenue. Operationally, I’ve implemented systems to reduce maintenance downtime, standardized reporting processes, and established weekly performance reviews to ensure alignment with our financial targets, including EBITDA goals. This role has given me hands-on experience in client success, operational efficiency, and performance-driven business strategy.

Experience

1. Brigade Operations Officer

   Us Army

   Jun 2023 — Present · Fort Sill, OK, US

Education

• United States Military Academy at West Point

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Systems Engineering

  2016 — 2020