GEORGE W.

CRAWFORD
113 Hickory Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269-2014
Home: (770) 487-3418 or Cell: (678) 386-1682
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GENERAL: A proven operations, plans, mobilization, training manager, and action
officer. An up-to-date exercise planner, writer, and evaluator. An experienced
program manager, leader, and administrator. An excellent team builder, leader, a
nd supervisor. An accomplished Instructor of Technology, Business, Management, a
nd Computer Application courses with a solid background as a trainer, training m
anager, and training developer. A published author and experienced editor. Good
personal computer skills to include MS Office suite. Works well independently. O
utstanding people and communications skills.
EXPERIENCE
Aug 99 to Present: Assistant Professor, Clayton State University, Morrow Georgi
a. Develop and teach courses in Leadership, Business Ethics, Principles of Manag
ement, Survey of Economics, Fundamentals of Computer Applications, Managerial De
cision Making, Project Management, Technical Management, Entrepreneurship, Airli
ne Management, and other Management and Business courses. Developed and presente
d continuing education programs in leadership, project management, writing, GMAT
preparation, and SAT preparation.
16 Mar 06 to 31 March 10: Team Chief, Acting Chief of Staff, Planner, Analyst, a
nd Editor; MPRI at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta
, Georgia.
* Plans and Operations Analyst, 17 July 2007 to present. Responsible for maint
aining and updating CDC Pandemic Influenza (PANFLU) Operations Plan (OPLAN). Als
o responsible to support the creation of subordinate organizations' supporting P
ANFLU OPLANs and editing other planning and training documents.
* Training and Exercises Team Chief, 17 July 2006 - 16 August 2007. Responsibl
e for supervision of six person team that planned and conducted three table top
exercises, ten functional drills, and two functional exercises during the one ye
ar contract. During functional exercises, team grew to 38 people with the additi
on of axillaries.
* Acting Chief of Staff, 22 Jun - 31 Jul 2006. Responsible for setting up faci
lities for new contract and team of twenty-four, coordinating in processing of n
ew team members, and establishing initial staff rhythm.
* Lead Editor and Planner, 16 Mar - 28 Jun 2006, for CDC's PANFLU OPLAN and su
pporting Training and Exercise plan for 2006-07. Created multiple scenarios for
future exercises designed to exercise and verify the PANFLU OPLAN.
Mar thru May 05: Independent Exercise Consultant; U.S. Army Reserve Command and
Eagle Group International, Inc., Fort McPherson, Georgia. Planned, developed, co
ordinated, conducted, and evaluated Continuity of Operations (COOP) Exercise DOU
BLE PHOENIX 2005 for the U.S. Army Reserve Command G-3. Authored and edited the
after action report.
2 Oct 03 thru 31 Oct 04: Planner and Editor, United States Army Reserve Command
Mobilization Command Post Exercise Program, Eagle Group International, Inc., Ft.
McPherson, Georgia. Planned, developed and conducted command post exercises for
the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) and its major subordinate commands. Membe
r of the team that planned, wrote, conducted, and evaluated COOP Exercise DOUBLE
PHOENIX for the USARC in April 2004. Captured and reported mobilization lessons
learned from USARC mobilization meetings and conference. Edited and published t
he semi-annual USARC Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Lessons Learned After Action
Report.
Sep 94 to Jul 99: Instructor of Management and Technology, Clayton College and S
tate University, Morrow, Georgia. Taught Technical Management, MS Word, Keyboard
ing, Leadership and Organizational Development, Labor Relations, Compensation Ma
nagement, Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship, Economics, Accounting,
and Organizational Communication for Managers. Developed and presented Technica
l Management for the Internet.
Jun 91 to Jul 94: Director of Telecommunications, U.S. Army Reserve Command. Pla
nned, installed, and managed multiple telecommunications systems for the new, 85
0 person, national headquarters of an Atlanta based U.S. Government agency. Prov
ided technical assistance to 48 subordinate agencies.
Jun 89 to Jun 91: Deputy Information Manager, First U.S. Army. Planned and eval
uated emergency communications and data processing for a D.C. area based U.S. Go
vernment agency. Supervised information management staff. Information Management
team member of the Mobilization Training, Inspection, and Assistance Team, whic
h conducted mobilization exercises and inspections for Army Reserve commands an
d mobilization stations. Information Management Crisis Action Team Chief during
the First Gulf War.
Oct 86 to Jun 89: Mobilization and Crisis Information Manager, 7th Signal Comman
d. Planned and managed emergency telecommunications for a Maryland base U.S. Gov
ernment information management agency. Planned and conducted the command's mobil
ization exercises and conferences. Established emergency operations center (EOC
). Wrote and edited command's mobilization and national disaster plans. Team chi
ef for the command's first participation in a mobilization exercise, Exercise PR
OUD SCOUT in 1990.
Oct 83 to Oct 86: Communications & Electronics Manager/Mobilization Planner, Sec
ond U.S. Army. Planned, inspected, and managed communications programs for an At
lanta based, regional, U.S. Government Agency. Wrote and edited the command's mo
bilization plan. Review and critiqued subordinate agencies' plans. Managed the c
ommand's Communications Security (COMSEC) program. Prepared and presented COMSEC
instruction to National Guard and Army Reserve units within the command's geogr
aphic area of responsibility. Served as member of EOC Crisis Action Team for mob
ilizations and support to civil affairs exercises and actions.
Sep 79 to Oct 83: Plans, Operations and Training Officer, 44th Evacuation Hospit
al. Managed unit, section, and professional training for physicians, nurses, and
medical support personnel of 400 bed hospital. Planned and conducted unit train
ing and unit tactical, medical, and mobilization exercises. Managed multiple tra
ining sites in Oklahoma City, El Paso, and four Army installations. Wrote unit's
first mobilization plan and conducted its first mobilization exercise.
Sep 77 to Sep 79: Administrator, Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, and Comm
issioner, Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference, Oklahoma City, OK. Managed NAIA,
Division One Athletic Conference. Managed administrative support to Board of Reg
ents. Managed employee benefits program for six universities.
Apr 76 to Sep 79: Instructor, Officer Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Reserve School
, Oklahoma City, OK. Taught Officer Advanced Course.
Apr 74 to Jul 76: College Representative, Bell and Howell Corporation, Chicago,
IL. Recruited Students for DeVry Institutes of Technology.
Jul 73 to Apr 74: Management Trainee, Electronic Data Systems, Inc., Madison, WI
.
Apr 72 to Sep 73: Signal Officer, 2/36th F.A. Bn., 4/4th FA Bn., Ft. Sill, OK. U
.S. Army, Communications Management.
Apr 71 to Apr 72: S-3/Assistant S-3, 39th Signal Bn., Republic of Vietnam. U. S
. Army, Battalion Operations, Plans, and Training Officer.
Jan 69 to Feb 71: Signal Officer, 3/84th F.A. Bn. (Pershing Missiles), Germany.
U.S. Army, Communications Management.
EDUCATION:
* Master of Business Administration in Management, 1979, University of Central
Oklahoma, Edmond, OK.
* Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, Minor in Marketing, 1977,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
* Bachelor of Science in General Business, Minor in Psychology, 1969, Oklahoma
State University, Stillwater, OK
* Seventy-six additional, graduate, semester hours in Management, Information M
anagement, and Computer Network Security, Universities of Oklahoma and Maryland
and Capitol College.
MILITARY: Retired Colonel, United States Army Signal Corps.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: SECRET - Held TOP SECRET on Active Duty in the U.S. Army
PUBLICATIONS:
* "Motivational Orientation, Self-Regulated Learning Strategies and Students' C
hoice of Teaching Model", ACADEMY OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP JOURNAL, Vol. 8, Num
ber 1, with Louis F. Jourdan, Jr. and James J. Bagwell
* "Implementation and Integration of Microsoft Project as a Tool in the AACSB A
ccreditation Process", INSIGHTS TO A CHANGING WORLD JOURNAL, June 15, 2002, with
Michael Deis and Troy Parks
* "Some of Mobilization's Unsung Heroes", THE ARMY COMMUNICATOR, Spring, 1991
* "Information Management Support to the Reserve Components", THE ARMY COMMUNI
CATOR, Fall 1988