Matthew Marino

• Results-driven leader serving as second-in-command, overseeing daily operations, training, logistics, and personnel management to ensure mission success.
• Managed mission readiness, resource allocation, and strategic planning, optimizing efficiency and compliance with Army regulations.
• Led the transformation of an underperforming territory, elevating it from a bottom-five ranking to a top-five performer in all of USAREC by shifting culture, identifying growth opportunities, and driving execution.

• Led and trained a 40-person combat engineer platoon, executing breaching, demolition, and route clearance operations while managing mission readiness, logistics, and personnel development in high-stakes environments.
• Maintained accountability of equipment and property valued at over $100 million, ensuring operational readiness and compliance with military regulations.
• Coordinated multi-unit operations, integrating with other platoons to successfully execute training exercises and field rotations.
• Developed junior leaders through mentorship, guidance, and performance feedback, strengthening overall unit effectiveness.
• Fostered a culture of professionalism, accountability, and high performance, setting and enforcing operational standards.
• Made decisive, high-pressure decisions by maintaining situational awareness and exercising sound judgment in dynamic environments.

Sapper Leader Course Graduate | U.S. Army

• Completed the elite 28-day Sapper Leader Course, mastering combat engineering, small-unit tactics, and leadership under extreme conditions.
• Trained in demolitions, breaching, explosive hazard clearance, and infantry-based missions.
• Earned the Distinguished Leadership Award and recognized on the Commandant’s List for exceptional performance and leadership.
• Demonstrated expertise in mission planning, problem-solving, and tactical adaptability to execute complex operations.

• Led battalion- and brigade-level communications and network operations, ensuring secure and reliable tactical and digital systems to support mission command.
• Managed IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and radio networks, integrating signal support for operations and training in coordination with higher echelons.
• Implemented process improvements, streamlining workflows, reducing redundancies, and increasing operational efficiency.
• Oversaw and enabled the success of the brigade signal company, managing drone systems and communication assets valued at over $25 million.

Engineer Officer | Engineer Basic Officer Leader Course (EBOLC), U.S. Army

• Trained in combat engineering, including mobility, counter-mobility, and survivability operations.
• Developed expertise in military construction, bridging operations, and demolitions.
• Led small-unit tactical operations, applying mission planning, land navigation, and leadership principles.
• Gained hands-on experience with route clearance, fortifications, and explosive hazard mitigation.