Bradley M. Berkson: Designated Acting Senior Official for DoD Logistics and Materiel Readiness.Bradley M. Berkson was designated Acting Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness The availability of materiel required by a military organization to support its wartime activities or contingencies, disaster relief (flood, earthquake, etc.), or other emergencies. (Acting PADUSD(L & MR)), in January 2004. Berkson joined Office of the Secretary of Defense The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is part of the United States Department of Defense and includes the entire staff of the Secretary of Defense. It is the principal staff element of the Secretary of Defense in the exercise of policy development, planning, resource in January 2003 and is serving as Director, Studies and Analysis for the Senior Executive Council. The Senior Executive Council is the Secretary of Defense's senior management team and includes the Deputy Secretary, the Secretaries of the Military Departments, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense .[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Prior to his appointment, Berkson was president of NEW Customer Service Companies, Inc. He came to that position from IP-Mill, Inc., that he, as founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , sold to NEW in 2000. IP-Mill, Inc. was engaged in efforts to commercialize business process technology using unique identifiers across the supply chain. Prior to his entrepreneurial efforts at IP-Mill, Inc., Berkson was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc., a leading international management consultancy. At McKinsey, Berkson co-led the firm's Corporate Strategy and Finance, Innovation and Technology Management, and Energy Practices. His client efforts included leading global electronics, energy, and technology companies in work including product development, organizational and financial restructuring, merger, acquisitions and alliances, and operational performance improvement. Berkson also co-led McKinsey's work with the U.S. Marine Corps and Southwest Airlines This article is about the American airline. For the former Japanese airline, see Japan Transocean Air. For the British airline, see Air Southwest. Southwest Airlines Co. on best practices in front-line performance. Prior to graduate school, Berkson worked as a Senior Engineer in Exxon's Prudhoe Bay Prudhoe Bay, inlet of the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean, N Alaska, in the Alaska North Slope region, east of the Colville River delta. In 1968 one of the largest oil reserves in North America was discovered in Prudhoe Bay. operations on the North Slope of Alaska. Berkson received a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Engineering cum laude from the University of Tulsa in 1985, where he was selected as one of the university's top 10 graduates. He also graduated with a master's in business administration with scholastic honors from Harvard University in 1991. Berkson is married, has two sons, and is a licensed pilot. He flies as a volunteer for several mercy medical airlift organizations, transporting cancer and other patients and their relatives for treatment. |
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