STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Mark S. Davis
Director, Strategic Initiatives Group
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
Manpower and Reserve Affairs
Headquarters, Department of the Army
Washington, D.C.
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Mr. Mark S. Davis was appointed a member of the Senior Executive Service in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs on January 5, 2010. He is serving as the Director of the Strategic Initiatives Group. His duties include development and integration of Army and Army Human Capital Strategies, Strategy and Resource integration of Human Capital efforts, direct supervision of Army Campaign Plan Objectives One, Three, Four, Seven and Eight for the Assistant Secretary, integration of the Human Resources community within the Army's Enterprise approach as well as headquarters supervision of Army Marketing efforts.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
- 2008 - 2010: Special Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
- 2006 - 2008: Director, JIEDDO Operations support, Whitney Bradley & Brown, Services Division, (Industry)
- 2005 - 2006: Chief, Concepts Development and Integration Division. Office of the Adjutant General, Human Resources Command, Alexandria, VA
- 2004 - 2005: Deputy Chief, Army Personnel Transformation Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, G-1, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, DC
- 2003 - 2003: Task Force Commander, Task Force 90, Camp Anaconda, Balad, Iraq
- 2002 - 2003: Deputy Commander, 1st Personnel Command, Heidelberg, Germany
- 2000 - 2002: Battalion Commander, Headquarters, 90th Personnel Services Battalion, Baumholder, Germany and Task Force Commander, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
- 1999 - 2000: Division G-1, 1st Armored Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany
- 1998 - 1999: Military Assistant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC
- 1996 - 1998: Battalion Commander, 203d Personnel Services Battalion, Fort Wainwright, Alaska
- 1994 - 1995: Assistant Executive Officer, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC
- 1991 - 1994: Staff Officer, Army Drawdown, later Personnel Readiness Officer, Office of the Director, Military Personnel Management, Chief of Staff for Personnel, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC
- 1990 - 1991: Executive Officer, Team VI, Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Meade, MD
- 1990 - 1990: Brigade S-1, 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI
- 1987 - 1990: Chief, Officer Division, later Chief, Officer Management, Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, HI
- 1984 - 1986: Commander, Delta Company, 11th Battalion, 4th Combat Support Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, SC
- 1983 - 1984: Executive Officer, Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Basic Combat Training Brigade, Fort Jackson, SC
EDUCATION:
- MS, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, 2004
- MA, Management, Webster University, 1996
- BS, History, Kansas State University, 1981
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:
- Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort McNair, Washington, DC, 2004
- Command and General Staff College, 1996
- Infantry Officer Advanced Course, 1985
- Military Intelligence Officer Course, 1984
- Infantry Officer Basic Course, 1983
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star Medal
- Meritorious Service Medal (with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters)
- Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
- Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster)
- NATO Medal
- Kosovo Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal (Iraq)
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal