Chad Holmes

Current

• Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton

Past

• Public Affairs Leadership Instructor, Defense Information School at MPRI
• Training Department Manager at Defense Information School
• Senior Instructor, Radio Training Manager at Defense Information School

• Public Affairs Officer at Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA
• Public Affairs Leading Chief / Acting Public Affairs Officer at USS Nimitz
• Deputy Public Affairs Officer / Public Affairs Leading Chief at Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
• Petty Officer in Charge at Naval Media Center, Mobile Detachment ONE
• Public Affairs Officer at Navy Recruiting District Philadelphia
• Public Affairs Officer, Ship's Journalist at USS Alamo (LSD-33)

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Education

• Loyola College in Maryland
• Defense Information School (DINFOS)
• State University of New York at Albany

• University of Oklahoma
• Defense Information School (DINFOS)
• Defense Information School

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Industry

Management Consulting

Chad Holmes’s Summary

Twenty-five years experience analyzing communication needs, planning communication strategies and tactics, and managing the effective execution of strategic communication plans. Extensive experience in small-team leadership, military public affairs, and project management. Trained senior military officers to work effectively with the media and prepared high visibility officials for media interviews, news conferences, and briefings. Effective working individually and in teams to develop award-winning print, broadcast, and Web-based communication products. Entrepreneurial management style and strong team-building skills have consistently improved the communication programs at a wide range of organizations.

Chad Holmes’s Specialties:

Strategic Communication
Communication Planning and Execution
Crisis Communication
Media Relations
Employee Communication
Community Relations
Issues Analysis and Response
Event Planning/Coordination
Event Marketing
Presenting / Speaking
Speechwriting
Media Training
Media Analysis
Web Content Development
Writing, Editing for Print Media
Broadcast Writing
Radio/Podcast Production
Training Management
Training/Instruction
Team Building
People Development

Chad Holmes’s Experience

• Associate

  Booz Allen Hamilton

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; BAH; Management Consulting industry)

  February 2008 — Present (9 months)

• Public Affairs Leadership Instructor, Defense Information School

  MPRI

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  February 2007 — February 2008 (1 year 1 month)

  Train military officers, senior enlisted and civilian managers in public affairs leadership and management, including analysis of communication needs, communication planning and strategy development, media relations, internal communication, community relations, crisis communication, ethics, public affairs writing, and communication theory. Develop and deliver distance learning materials. Present classroom instruction.

• Training Department Manager

  Defense Information School

  (Educational Institution; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2005 — 2006 (1 year)

  Managed 56 people. Led instructors through highly successful merger to form school's largest department, teaching broadcast management, operations, production, journalism, equipment repair and maintenance. Met all customer requirements despite 60% staffing shortfall while raising instructor retention from 77% to 100%.

• Senior Instructor, Radio Training Manager

  Defense Information School

  (Educational Institution; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2003 — 2005 (2 years)

  Managed 8 people. Delivered training in copy writing, broadcast spot development, radio production and radio operations. Transformed curriculum, preparing students for radically-changing real-world requirements. Raised training standards and revised training process to achieve 99% pass rate.

• Public Affairs Officer

  Navy Recruiting District Richmond, VA

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  2001 — 2003 (2 years)

  Built recruiting public affairs program from ground up. Analyzed strategic communication needs, planned and implemented communication strategies and tactics: resulting program was crucial element in raising recruiting goal achievement from 80% to more than 95%. Communication plan used by national training team to demonstrate best practices throughout Navy Recruiting. Managed media relations, internal information, community relations and event marketing, and created advertising materials and marketing collateral for 110 Navy recruiters in a five-state region. Provided media training to more than 60 recruiters and more than 40 senior officers. Developed initial communication strategies and plans for Navy Recruiting nationwide following 9/11.

• Public Affairs Leading Chief / Acting Public Affairs Officer

  USS Nimitz

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years)

  Managed 6 people. Evaluated changing strategic communication requirements brought about by multi-year nuclear refueling project and optimized communications tactics to overcome significant community hostility. Managed media relations, internal communication, community relations, issues management, and crisis communication. Marketed press releases, developed command Web site, published newspaper and various newsletters, managed TV and radio stations. Provided highly effective media training to more than 30 senior officers. Managed complete renovation of all public affairs and broadcasting facilities, completing project one year ahead of schedule and under budget during extended overhaul.

• Deputy Public Affairs Officer / Public Affairs Leading Chief

  Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet

  (Government Agency; Military industry)

  1994 — 1997 (3 years)

  Managed 6 people. Identified and corrected deficiencies in nuclear response crisis communication plans, internal communication programs, and media relations policies. Helped shape strategic communication plans that halted drawdown of Submarine Force and ushered adoption of controversial program to convert excess ballistic missile submarines to cruise missile platforms. Planned and implemented change management communication to help transform Submarine Force culture to embrace communication with stakeholders. Managed media relations, internal information programs, community relations, and crisis communications for more than 40 nuclear-powered submarines, three surface ships, and four naval submarine bases throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans and around the Pacific Rim. Launched magazine and Web site. Deputy coordinator for U.S. public affairs response for nuclear emergencies in the Pacific Hemisphere.

• Petty Officer in Charge

  Naval Media Center, Mobile Detachment ONE

  (Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Military industry)

  1991 — 1994 (3 years)

• Public Affairs Officer

  Navy Recruiting District Philadelphia

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Military industry)

  1988 — 1991 (3 years)

• Public Affairs Officer, Ship's Journalist

  USS Alamo (LSD-33)

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Military industry)

  1984 — 1988 (4 years)

Chad Holmes’s Education

• Loyola College in Maryland

  MBA, 2003 — 2007

  3.94 GPA

  Activities and Societies:

  Beta Gamma Sigma

• Defense Information School (DINFOS)

  Instructor Certification Course 2003 — 2003

• State University of New York at Albany

  BS, Communication, 1998 — 2002

• University of Oklahoma

  DoD Joint Course in Communication 2000 — 2000

  4.0 GPA
  http://www.ou.edu/deptcomm/dodjcc/mission.htm

• Defense Information School (DINFOS)

  Basic Broadcaster Course 1983 — 1984

• Defense Information School

  Basic Journalism Course 1983 — 1983

Additional Information

Chad Holmes’s Groups:

Public Relations Society of America
Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honors Society

•    "DINFOS Trained Killers" Alumni Association
•    Loyola College in Maryland Alumni Group
•    Booz Allen
•    Beta Gamma Sigma, Washington D.C. chapter
•    Public Relations and Communications Professionals
•    New Media Community of Practice
•    Military Public Affairs Professionals

Chad Holmes’s Honors:

Thomas Jefferson Award from Department of Defense for best Web-based journalism Defense Department-wide.
Two Thompson Awards from Chief of Naval Operations for best Public Affairs planning/execution Navy-wide.
Seven awards from Navy Chief of Information for best print, broadcast and Web-based journalism products Navy-wide.