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Mark G. Beesley
Professional History Highlights
Deputy Director for Operations, National Military Command Center The Pentagon
Command Director Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station
Vice Director of Operations NORAD
Director of Plans NORAD
Education
M.A., National Security Strategy, National Defense University
M.A., Public Administration Golden Gate University
M.A., Business Administration Golden Gate University
B.A., Science United States Air Force Academy
Brigadier
General
(retired)
Mark
Beesley
has
thirty
years
of
successful
leadership,
project
management,
financial
cost
analysis,
and
responsibility,
annual
budgeting,
innovation,
and
personnel
management.
He
has
a
diverse
background
with
military
personnel,
government
civil
servants,
and
companies
serving
the
Department
of
Defense.
He
has
a
complete
understanding
of
the
Department
of
Defense
Biannual
Planning,
Programming,
and Budgeting System process. Brigadier General
Beesley
is
a
fighter
pilot
with
2900
flying
hours
in
-15C/E
and
F-16
aircraft,
Space
certified,
and
security
clearances
including
Life
Style
polygraph,
Top
Secret,
special
Compartmented
Information.
Brigadier
General
Beesley is a quick study, able to grasp key issues on tough projects.
Brigadier
General
Beesley
led
team
responsible
for
strategic
monitoring
of
worldwide
events.
He
was
the
decision
maker
responsible
for
executing
command
and
control
for
air,
space,
missile,
ground,
and
maritime
operations.
He
was
the
Commander
and
leader
of
1493
instructors
and
students
with
an
annual
budget
of
over
$75 million. He successfully met student graduation requirements with zero major aircraft accidents.
Brigadier
General
Beesley
managed
primary
oversight
of
a
25%
resource
reduction
in
personnel
and
aircraft
and
an
annual
budget
reduction
from
$117
billion
to
$100
billion.
He
programmed
future
budgeting
of
a
major
acquisition
from
research
and
development
through
system
testing
and
low
rate
initial
production.
He
was
directly responsible for executing a $6 million annual joint exercise budget.
Brigadier
General
Beesley
was
solely
responsible
for
configuration
control
in
the
air
operations
center
for
two
democratic
allied
countries.
He
provided
leadership
and
oversight
of
the
operational
and
testing
committee
for
configuration
of
all
systems
and
testing
within
the
confines
of
the
Cheyenne
Mountain
Operations
Center.
He
brought on-board a new Air Force visual simulator advancing combat tactics and weapons.
Brigadier
General
Beesley
provided
direct
oversight
of
the
Joint
Requirements
Oversight
Council
that
approved
the
high
altitude
airship
advanced
concept
technology
demonstrator;
a
future
command
and
control,
intelligence,
surveillance,
and
reconnaissance
platform.
He
led
group
of
North
American
Aerospace
Defense
Command
personnel
that
started
and
strategically
planned
the
nation’s
newest
combatant
command,
The
Northern Command.