John B. Nerger, Executive Deputy to the Commanding General, United States Army Materiel Command

By AMC Public AffairsJune 30, 2011

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Selected for the Senior Executive Service in July 2000, John B. Nerger became the Executive Deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, in May 2011. As the command’s chief management officer, he is responsible for materiel life cycle management, acquisition support, personnel and resource management, industrial base operations, enterprise integration and provision of R&D;and Science & Technology. Army Materiel Command’s 70,000 personnel span the globe to give Warfighters a decisive edge, with an annual appropriated and working capital fund budget over $40 billion..

From July 2008 to May 2011 he served as the Executive Director of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, where he directed the multi-disciplinary management of facilities, programs, services and infrastructure for Army installations worldwide, overseeing a $13 billion annual budget, 85,000 employees, 15,000 million acres and 934 million square feet of facilities.

From October 2004 to July 2008, he was the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1/4 (Personnel and Logistics) for U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe, VA, an organization of 40,000 Soldiers and 16,000 civilians at 16 locations. From July 2000 to October 2004, he was Director of Facilities, Housing, and Environment on the Army Staff responsible for a $3 billion global capital investment program.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

• 1998 " 2000: Director of Facilities & Housing, Office Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Washington, DC

• 1995 " 1998: Deputy Chief, Base Realignment and Closure, Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, Washington, DC

• 1990 " 1995: Deputy Director, Army Basing Study Group, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, DC

• 1988 " 1990: Planner, Office, Assistant Chief of Engineers, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC

• 1985 " 1988: Analyst, Program Analysis and Evaluation, Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, DC

• 1984 " 1985: Chief, Financial Management, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC

• 1980 " 1984: Analyst, Assistant Chief of Engineers, Headquarters Department of the Army, Washington, DC

• 1980: Management Assistant, Office Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy, Arlington VA

• 1978 " 1979: VISTA Volunteer, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa, Dubuque IA

COLLEGE:

• MA, Public Administration, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1981

• BA, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1978

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:

• U.S. Army War College, 1994

• Federal Executive Institute

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Presidential Rank Award " Meritorious Executive

• Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service (3)

• Meritorious Civilian Service Award (3)

• Commander's Award for Civilian Service (3)

• Silver De Fleury Award

• Federal Energy and Water Management Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

• Senior Executives Association

• Association of the United States Army

• Army Engineer Association

• Professional Housing Management Association

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