Jeffery G. Orner

Jeffery Orner is the Coast Guard’s Deputy Assistant Commandant for Engineering and Logistics. He has served in this position since 2005, and he’s been a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) since 1999.  As the Coast Guard’s senior logistician, Mr. Orner leads the engineering and logistics programs and the naval, aeronautical, civil and industrial engineering and logistics workforce who maintain the Coast Guard’s 200 aircraft, 230 ships, 1,800 boats and 23,000 facilities. He also plays a leadership role in the Coast Guard’s Modernization, implementing the new product-line support business model, and he is the lead negotiator with the employee unions on the implementation of the modernized organization. He is also the Coast Guard’s Chief Efficiency Review Officer, leading the DHS efficiency review for the Coast Guard, and he is the Coast Guard’s Chief Administrative Officer.

Mr. Orner was the Executive Director of the Naval Supply Systems Command from 2001 to 2005.  As NAVSUP’s number two official, he led a worldwide work force of over 24,000 military and civilian personnel; oversaw $10 billion in annual spending; and, was NAVSUP’s acquisition executive. He managed the Navy’s supply chain operations while leading an enterprise-wide business transformation that created a single customer-focused enterprise out of 14 commands, and institutionalized long-term continuous improvement using tools such as Lean and Six-Sigma. He was a founder of the Navy’s “Virtual Systems Command” that strengthened the alignment across the Navy’s acquisition and support provider organizations. He was also the co-leader, with a USMC SES, of the Department of the Navy’s logistics community and he led development of a comprehensive human capital plan.
From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Orner was the Assistant Deputy Commander, Fleet Logistic Support at the Naval Sea Systems Command. As NAVSEA’s senior logistician, he managed the acquisition and inservice logistics processes, products, services, programs and information technology necessary to achieve and sustain affordable readiness for all ships and ship systems.  From 1993 to 1998, he was an Assistant Program Executive Officer for Mine Warfare. He led logistics and configuration management for the PEO’s ships, aircraft, and Explosive Ordinance Disposal systems (70 in-service systems, 25 system acquisition and 2 shipbuilding programs). Mr. Orner was the Configuration Management and Logistic Support Branch Head in the NAVSEA Surface Combatant Ship Program Office from 1988 to 1993. He began his Federal career in 1981 as a graduate cooperative education student. Mr. Orner is an acquisition professional, certified at Level III by both DOD and DHS, in Program Management and in Life Cycle Logistics. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Wittenberg University, and a Master of Science from the Kogod School of Business at The American University. He received the Navy Meritorious and the Superior Civilian Service Medals, and was the first recipient of the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Excellence from the CNO. Under his leadership, NAVSUP received a Meritorious Unit Commendation from the Secretary of the Navy, recognizing the Command’s business transformation and superior mission performance, in 2004. Mr. Orner was awarded the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive by the President of the United States in 2005.