Ross N.
Marine Officer | USMC XO | Mandarin Chinese | 老中國通｜ Global Operations | Asia Pacific Expert
- Role
- Executive Officer at United States Marine Corps
- Location
- Oceanside, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ross N.
TS | SCIStrategic and globally minded operations leader with 18+ years of experience leading infrastructure, logistics, and cross-functional teams across East Asia, Afghanistan, and the U.S. I specialized in high-impact deployments, supply chain, site operations, and multinational stakeholder coordination — including sensitive policy, dispute resolution, and defense engagements with government and military partners in Afghanistan, Taiwan, China, Japan, and the Philippines, providing solutions in chaotic and unpredictable environments. As Executive Officer of a 900-person organization, I currently drive mission support to forward-deployed teams across the Indo-Pacific. I’ve led logistics for special operations units on four continents, served as a Mandarin Chinese linguist and foreign affairs officer in Beijing and Okinawa, and managed multimillion-dollar global supply chains. Open to full-time program, supply chain, logistics, or operations roles at global-scale consumer product, tech or financial services firms.|
Experience
Executive Officer
May 2024 — Present
Served as the Second-In-Command for the Battalion, a 700+ manned force- Supervised 7 direct reports to manage a 700+ manned force- Directed cross functional teams to implement policy and operational decisions- Serve as the Chief of Staff for the unit; direct and control the staff to accomplish all assigned tasks across Human Resources, Operations Management, Logistics, Communications, and other functions- Directed steering committee operations to manage equipment and personnel activities- conducted senior leader and Stakeholder engagement.
Education
Marine Corps University
Certificate, Military Operational Art and Science/Studies
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
Associate of Arts (A.A.), Chinese Language and Literature
2014 — 2016
U.S. Naval War College
Joint PME Phase I
2014 — 2015
Naval Postgraduate School
Master of Arts (M.A.), International Policy
2013 — 2014
Elliott School of International Affairs
Certificate, Joint Foreign Area Officer Phase II Regional Skills Sustainment Training
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Communications
2004 — 2007
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