Kristen Brockman
Director of Force Management for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve (OCAR), USAR at HQDA OCAR- Claim this Profile
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HQDA OCAR
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Armed Forces
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Force Management for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve (OCAR), USAR
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Jun 2022 - Present
Supervises the daily operations and well-being of over 60 personnel. Serves as the General Staff principal for the development and execution of Army Reserve Force Management policies, directives, and budgets. Integrates the Army Reserve into the planning, programming, and budgeting system for force resourcing, manning, equipping, modernization, and stationing. • Develop and advocate for US Army Reserve equities during critical forums such as Total Army Analysis, Force Synchronization Reviews, Force Design Updates, and the Army Command Plan.• Interface with stakeholders across the Army, Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Show less
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Deputy Director of Force Management, USAR
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Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
Manages the Full Time Support (FTS) and Generating Force activities in support of the Office of the Chief Army Reserve (OCAR). Provides leadership and direction in the development, alignment, and integration of two Divisions with oversight responsibility to the USAR FfS Program, Title 10, and the Generating Force. Accounts for the Army Reserve structured end strength, data quality and visualization initiatives, and strategic guidance. Ensures the total of MTOE, TDA, IMA, and FTS accounts do not exceed the Congressionally mandated ceiling. Represents the Army Reserve at the OSD, Joint Staff, SECARMY, and HQDA levels. Integrates and coordinates senior staff associated with Army Reserve manpower costing, strategy, modernization, and equipping. Reviews all requests for USAR FTS via the Generating Force TAA process, HQDA Command Plan, and provides advice and decision support to USAR Senior Leaders and Force Management community across the Total Army. Show less
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The Joint Staff
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Deputy Division Chief, Forces Division, Joint Staff J-8
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2021
Manages Forces Division activities and 35+ personnel in support of the Division Chief and Deputy Director for Studies and Analysis in the Joint Staff J-8. Provides leadership and direction in the development, alignment and integration of Global Force Management, strategic readiness assessments, data quality initiatives, and strategic guidance. Provides advice and decision support to the Chairman and other senior Department leaders on an extensive range of Global Force Management actions, new analytical approaches and tools, and force structure integration with DoD strategic guidance, National Military Strategy, resource-informed planning and current operations. Integrates and coordinates Joint Staff efforts relating to Global Force Management, Global Posture and Plans, National Strategy, and Joint Force Assessment. Coordinates with senior planners across the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the JS, all Services, and Combatant Commands (CCMDs). Show less
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Branch Chief for Global Posture, Strategy and Plans, Joint Staff J8
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Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
Supervises a team of senior military and civilian professionals to analyze a wide portfolio of Department strategic actions; provides senior leader decision support on the Departments highest-level deliberations on global posture, strategy development, and plans development and assessment. Coordinates with senior planners across the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the JS, all Services, and Combatant Commands (CCMDs). J-8 lead for input to the Departments key strategic guidance documents (i.e., the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG), the Unified Command Plan, and the Contingency Planning Guidance). Provides input to all Department campaign, contingency, and Global Posture plans. Provides analysis and decision support to the Chairman and other senior Department leaders, with consideration of the balance of force capacity, capability, and readiness development at the confluence of strategy, operationalplanning, and resourcing in support of the NDS. Show less
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HQDA G-8
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Pentagon
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Force Protection Branch Chief, Full Dimension Protection Division, Force Development, HQDA G-8
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Jun 2016 - Jul 2018
Branch Chief and Staff Synchronization Officer for the Force Protection Branch, portfolios included CBRN, EOD, Base Defense, MISO/PSYOP, and Military Police. Branch Chief and Staff Synchronization Officer for the Force Protection Branch, portfolios included CBRN, EOD, Base Defense, MISO/PSYOP, and Military Police.
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81st Regional Support Command
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief of Plans, Analysis, and Integration
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2016
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Commander
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Aug 2012 - Jun 2016
HHC Commander for 2-Star Level Division. HHC Commander for 2-Star Level Division.
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Scenario Developer
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Jul 2010 - Aug 2012
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Commander
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Jul 2009 - Jul 2010
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411th CBRN Company
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Edison, NJ
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Commander
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Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
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U.S. Army Reserve Readiness Training Command
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Fort McCoy, WI
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Training Developer
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Jan 2006 - Jul 2007
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Education
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Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Master of Science - MS, Military National Resource Strategy and Policy -
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Agricultural Business and Management -
University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations -
University of Oklahoma
Associate's degree, Operational Behavior