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Thomas J. Rogers

Experience Highlights:

Mr. Rogers has over 30 years’ experience in leading and conducting technical assessments and evaluations for maritime operational analysis, operations management, and law enforcement efforts.  He is a subject matter expert with over 12 years’ postgraduate experience in management consulting associated with the Coast Guard and other maritime organizations.  Project Lead for tasks requiring management and technical expertise in operational analysis and maritime operations, technology review, and modeling and simulation (M&S).  Mr. Rogers has been directly involved in:

• Conducting research and analysis on organizational operations, business processes, and results focused on strategy, resource allocation, and force planning that are used in concise, tailored reports providing informed assessment with associated recommendations.
• Developing, refining, and applying approaches, methods, and guidance to align planning, resource allocation, assessment, and performance, including application of M&S – tactical, operational, and campaign – through data development, scenario development, analysis, and visualization where appropriate.
• Designing business processes, developing metrics, and implementing measurement systems for the Coast Guard.  Direct experience with and knowledge of Coast Guard information systems, applications of metrics in operational planning and assessment, and M&S.
• Facilitating and implementing organizational change initiatives involving all levels of Coast Guard leadership.

Professional Experience:

MicroSystems Integration, Inc.                                                                               2001 – Present

Senior Project Manager/Consultant responsible for strategic planning (strategy development, resource allocation and force planning), maritime operations management (campaign and logistics support modeling) and performance analysis with the Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other maritime organizations.

• Coast Guard Evergreen IV.   Providing support to the Coast Guard's strategy development and strategic renewal to develop and describe future worlds and identify capabilities 15 to 30 years in the future. Evergreen is used to inform budget formulation planning efforts and explore specific areas of strategic interest and to signal a cause for action and to guide decision makers about future steps.
• Mission Need Statements (MNSs) and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Support for CG-771.   Supporting development of MNSs and CONOPS that will guide the formulation and resourcing of the Coast Guard’s maritime trident (Maritime Patrol Forces, Deployable Specialized Forces, Shore Based Forces) functionality. MNS documents will provide the foundation for future acquisition programs.
• Department of Homeland Security (Office of the CFO) Fleet Studies.  Planned, managed and directed support to DHS in the conduct of a Multi-Mission Cutter Fleet Study (CFS) and Aviation Fleet Study (AFS) that provided senior leadership with a rigorous and comprehensively developed business case analysis of multiple discrete fleet mixes.  An integral aspect of the study included development of a comprehensive Operating Area (OPAREA) Analysis regarding the use and application of major cutter types.  This analysis described the 27 OPAREAs where the Coast Guard uses major cutters to perform proactive missions (e.g., LMR, AMIO, and Drug Enforcement).  Environmental and mission demand capability drivers assessed for these geographic OPAREAs included  Environmental Capability Drivers (e.g., significant wave height and distance to OPAREAs) and Mission Demand Capability Drivers (e.g., DoD overseas support).  A comparative assessment of operational effectiveness for alternative fleet mixes was conducted, varying surface asset and aviation asset fleet composition.  The Coast Guard Maritime Operational Effectiveness Simulation (CGMOES) was used to project the operational effectiveness achieved by the system of assets and capabilities.
• Coast Guard Fleet Mix Analysis (Offshore and Aviation).  Participated in conduct of Coast Guard’s Fleet Mix Analysis (Offshore and Aviation) Phase 1, Enhanced command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) follow-on efforts, and Fleet Mix Analysis Phase 2 that examined cross-mission requirements through gap analysis and assessed alternative force structures to attain expected performance levels using multiple analytical tools and models.  Integral to force development were the concepts of Effective Presence and the impacts of this presence on detection and/ or deterrence of illegal activities.  Effort included development and refinement of Mission Performance Plans across the Coast Guard’s eleven legislated missions, development of Objective Force to attain mission performance and comparative assessment report of selected force mixes.  Enhanced C4ISR follow-on efforts included updating the CGMOES to implement enhanced C4ISR capability and associated Concept of Operations to exploit the C4ISR information available to operational assets, including integrated intelligence on targets of interest.  Included substantial data collection/ analysis with visualization of operationally significant parameters in comprehensive reports.
• Coast Guard Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) Stem-to-Stern Review.   Project Manager supporting CACI and the Deputy Commandant for Operations (DCO) in the conduct of a Flag-led “stem-to-stern” review of the DSF.  Efforts focused on what is required to ensure DSF members are properly trained, equipped, and supported to ensure their proficiency and readiness to address the complex and challenging threats our nation may face in the maritime domain.  The results presented were the integrated synthesis and refinement of Charter Deliverables, White Papers, and Tiger Team Working Products, enhanced by Integration Team and Leadership review and perspectives.  Products developed included draft Coast Guard doctrine for DSF (Pub 3-1:  Deployable Specialized Forces) and Short Notice Maritime Response (Pub 3-2:  Short Notice Maritime Response).
• Western Hemisphere Transit Zone Performance Gap Analysis (WHTZ PGA).  Project Manager for effort that supported The Interdiction Committee (TIC) and Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Office of Supply Reduction (OSR).  Oversaw planning, execution and documentation of efforts analyzing the operational capability and capacity gap between current performance and that required to achieve the national goal.  Efforts included quantifying performance gaps along the entire Drug Interdiction Continuum, followed by linking capability and capacity requirements, by agency, to the budget process over a five-year period.  Explicit consideration was provided to the concepts of Effective Presence and impacts of this presence on deterrence of illicit drug smuggling activities in the WHTZ; a projection model was developed that evaluates the effectiveness of a multi-agency multi-nation force structure against the movement of drugs through a network of land/air/maritime vectors.  Final product, as specified by the project objective, was a robust and comprehensive report, tailored for several levels of end user/ audience, and employing unique data presentation and visualization methods, which provided recommendations informing a sound basis for resource requirements and budget requests.
• Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) Acquisition Program M&S Support.  Planned, managed and directed the requirements analysis, design, development, integration, and application of a full spectrum of M&S tools to support the Coast guard’s IDS acquisition and subsequent major system acquisitions.  Modeling areas include Operational Effectiveness Assessment, System Requirements Compliance Assessment, Concept Evaluation and Selection Support, and C4ISR system contribution and effectiveness.  In addition to directing the development team’s efforts, was a primary contributor to refinement of the Deepwater Modeling and Simulation Master Plan (MSMP), Modeled Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and Experiment Plans for development and implementation of selected simulation scenarios.  Performance measurement and analysis is integral to the assessment of Operational Effectiveness of the various Deepwater systems investigated, as specified by the project objectives.
• Coast Guard Planning Doctrine (Pub 5-0).  Supported identification and development of a collection of enduring best practices to provide guidance on mission analysis, performance assessment, and planning within the Coast Guard from Strategic to Operational and Tactical implementation.  A collection of doctrinal publications was developed to categorize the policy and planning doctrine and support an identified overall doctrine hierarchy for all Coast Guard operations and support.
• Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security.  Task leader for development efforts supporting the Coast Guard Maritime Security Strategy (MSS) and Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) Strategy Deployment Plan (SDP).  Development of the MSS incorporated Coast Guard policy and concepts for attaining and maintaining maritime security; development and refinement of the Coast Guard’s strategy deployment framework for PWCS resulted in the SDP.  Significant effort was applied in defining supporting objectives and performance standards – what is required to be accomplished and to what level – that provided for major initiatives with associated milestones – how the Coast Guard will progress toward risk-informed objectives.

Previous Experience:

Various assignments in the U.S. Coast Guard                                                            1981 – 2001

Career commissioned officer with multiple leadership and management positions encompassing the breadth of Coast Guard maritime operations.

• As Chief of Law Enforcement in the Eighth Coast Guard District, responsible for oversight and management of the development, execution and analysis of law enforcement and intelligence operations, focused on Living Marine Resources enforcement, encompassing 26-state area with over 2,000 personnel involved.  Successfully reorganized the operations processes and implemented a robust business plan – with comprehensive measurement policy and procedures – that achieved 8% improvement in observed fisheries regulations compliance with 42% reduction in effort over three years.
• As Deputy Chief of Contingency Preparedness, responsible for development, execution and evaluation of testing program of regional contingency plans.
• As Combat Systems Department Head aboard a High Endurance Cutter, was responsible for the management of 60+-person department using latest technology to meet organizational goals – this included all installed electronics, communications, sensor and weapon systems.  Supervised installation of two major weapon systems; first time installation completed on time, within budget ($1M+).  Developed operating procedures for integration of weapons/sensor systems into ships’ activities - used throughout Coast Guard as the standard.
• Weapons and Training Officer for Tactical Law Enforcement Team, Human Resource Services Director, and Operations Department Head aboard Medium Endurance Cutter tasked with Living Marine Resources enforcement activities.

Education:

M.S., Engineering, University of New Orleans, 1999

B.S., Marine Science, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 1981