Mark Cyr, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Director for Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics, United States Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Mr. Cyr is the principal executive assistant to the Director for Department of Defense transportation strategic planning, policy, and logistics. The directorate’s broad mission set includes development and assessment of the Command Strategy and Campaign Plan; deliberate and contingency planning and transportation feasibility; assessment and evaluation of strategic mobility capabilities and program management of emergency preparedness programs Voluntary Sealift Agreement, Maritime Security Program, Tanker Security Program and Civil Reserve Air Fleet, development and publication of the command posture plan and assessment of USTRANSCOM global access requirements (infrastructure, agreements and forces); review, development and implementation of Joint and Allied doctrine as well transportation and traffic management procedural guidance; single manager for the global manager for bulk petroleum for the Department of Defense, single manager for Department of Defense customs and agriculture clearance procedures, governance, performance assessment and implementation of Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise initiatives for planning and operations; oversight of the USTRANSCOM research, development, test and evaluation budget.
Mr. Cyr began his career in 1986 as a Quartermaster officer in the United States Army. He served in a variety of leadership and staff positions before transitioning to private sector intermodal transportation industry. He re-entered Civil Service as a Presidential Management Fellow with the United States Army Center for Army Analysis, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Subsequently, he served as Public Health Analyst and Acting Branch Chief for the Policy Branch at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. At United States Transportation Command, he served as the Branch Chief, Agile Transportation for the 21st Century, and Branch Chief, Distribution Strategic Opportunities. Prior to his current position, Mr. Cyr served as the Chief, Policy and Doctrine Division, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science, Foreign Service, International Economics, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
1998 Master of Arts, History, Washington University in St. Louis
2003 Doctor of Philosophy, History, Washington University in St. Louis
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. May 1986–December 1986, Student, Quartermaster Officer Basic Course
2. December 1986–June 1988, Executive Officer/Platoon Leader, Kitzingen Germany
3. June 1988–December 1989, Battalion S-4, Kitzingen, Germany
4. January 1990–June 1990, Student, Quartermaster Officer Advanced Course
5. June 1990–May 1992, Battalion S-1, Fort Lewis, Wash.
6. June 1992–November 1993, Intermodal Manager, Sea-Land Service, Tacoma, Wash.
7. November 1993–August 1995, Midwest Operations Manager, Sea-Land Service, Chicago
8. August 1995–August 2003, Doctoral Candidate and Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis
9. August 2003–September 2005, Presidential Management Fellow/Mobility Analyst, Center for Army Analysis, Fort Belvoir, Va.
10. September 2005–January 2007, Acting Policy Branch Chief/Public Health Analyst, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
11. January 2009–June 2009, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, IBM, St. Louis
12. June 2009–September 2010, Senior Multi-functional Engineer, MITRE, Scott AFB, Ill.
13. October 2010–July 2013, Chief, Agile Transportation for the 21st Century, United States Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.
14. July 2013–October 2016, Chief, Distribution Strategic Opportunities, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
15. November 2016–July 2022, Chief, Policy and Doctrine Division, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
16. August 2022–present, Deputy Director, Strategic Plans, Policy and Logistics, USTRANSCOM, Scott AFB, Ill.
AWARDS AND HONORS
CJCS Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2022
Special Act or Service Award, 2022
Performance Awards, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Distinguished Graduate – United States Army Logistics Executive Development Course, 2005
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Supply Chain Management, 2011
(Current as of April 2023)