Jason Schneider

Current

Deputy Comptroller, 1st Marine Division at United States Marine Corps

Past

Foreign Area Officer, Middle East and North Africa at United States Marine Corps
Budget Analyst at United States Marine Corps
Various at United States Navy

Emergency Relief Coordinator at Various NGOs in Central Africa

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Education

Naval Postgraduate School
School for International Training
Tamalpais High School

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Jason Schneider’s Summary

Process-oriented thinker who links vision to results. Comfortable in both command and consensus environments, at home or abroad. Broad skill-set effective in a wide variety of dynamic environments and across cultures. Extensive travel in over 30 countries. Proficient in French and Arabic.

Jason Schneider’s Specialties:

Government and corporate liaison, strategic assessment, project management, process management, comptrollership, budget planning and management, budgetary accounting for appropriated funds

Jason Schneider’s Experience

Deputy Comptroller, 1st Marine Division

United States Marine Corps

(Government Agency; Military industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

Administrative oversight of a $100 million annual budget in a highly fluid, expeditionary environment. Budget management and accounting for 38 discrete fund administrators and several external agencies. Implemented a revamped budgetary accounting process in accordance with Federal Appropriations Law, and Department of Defense and United States Marine Corps policies and regulations. Designed and implemented a decentralized zero-based budget planning process. Concurrent training of 38 fund administrators in budget planning and management. Staff of 15.
Foreign Area Officer, Middle East and North Africa

United States Marine Corps

(International Affairs industry)

May 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 2 months)

Self-directed study of the Middle East and North Africa to complete training for the Foreign Area Officer designation. Research focused on (1) the role and impact of US foreign policy in the MENA region, (2) democratic movements, Islamic activism, and the role of NGOs in weak states, and (3) regime persistence in non-democratic states. Based in Cairo, Egypt. Extensive travel throughout the MENA region. Communicated in Arabic (MSA, Levantine and Egyptian dialects) and French.
Budget Analyst

United States Marine Corps

(Government Agency; USMC; Military industry)

January 2001 — May 2004 (3 years 5 months)

Annual budget preparation, execution and reconciliation for three major operations and maintenance programs totalling $50 million under the Comptroller, Marine Air Ground Task Force, 29 Palms, CA. Coordinated proposals for budget outyears. Realized cost avoidances of $1 million in 2004 through financial management process analysis and innovation. Detailed resume and references available upon request.
Various

United States Navy

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

March 1997 — May 2000 (3 years 3 months)

A great organization, but a complete waste of my professional time.
Emergency Relief Coordinator

Various NGOs in Central Africa

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

June 1994 — August 1997 (3 years 3 months)

Coordinated distribution and monitoring of humanitarian relief (food, shelter and medical supplies) for 80,000 displaced families in Rwanda from July 1994 through 1995. Coordinated programming for repatriation, reconstruction and rehabilitation projects in Nasho and Butare prefectures in 1995 and 1996. Conducted baseline surveys for small scale community development programs in the Nasho area in 1996. Organizations included the Association of Medical Doctors for Asia, Care International, and the Lutheran World Federation.

125 local and 2 expatriate staff. Communicated in French.

Jason Schneider’s Education

Naval Postgraduate School

Masters , National Security Affairs , 2004 — 2007

Research in Middle East / North Africa area studies, social movement theory, identity politics. Included one year of intensive Arabic instruction at the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California.
School for International Training

Bachelor , International Development , 1992 — 1994

Concentrations in development economics, political economy of the Third World, and social movement theory. Obtained a Certificate in Non-Profit Management. 1993 Internship in Community Development with the Organization of Rural Associations for Progress, Matabeleland, Zimbabwe.
Tamalpais High School

Excelled at truancy, shirking homework, sabotaging my social life, and...truancy.

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Jason Schneider’s Interests:

Currency trading, international affairs, international development, sustainable development, Africa, the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, history, travel, literature, photography, film, diving, hiking, telemark, and my dog Idaho