Jeffery G. Orner Deputy Assistant Commandant for Engineering

Jeffery G. Orner
Deputy Assistant
Commandant for Engineering
& Logistics
U. S. Coast Guard
Mr. Orner has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since July
1999. He assumed responsibilities as Deputy Assistant Commandant for
Engineering and Logistics in November 2005.
Mr. Orner provides executive leadership and management for the Coast
Guard’s logistics and engineering programs (Naval, Civil, Aeronautical and
Industrial) for the $25 billion capital plant consisting of 23,000 facilities, 230
ships, 1,800 boats and 200 aircraft. His primary responsibilities include:
establishing innovative approaches to logistics, engineering, and industrial
processes to reduce the engineering and logistics footprint, improve reliability
and availability and reduce total ownership costs.
Mr. Orner was the Executive Director of the Naval Supply Systems
Command (NAVSUP) from 2001 to 2005. As the Command’s number two official, Mr. Orner led a worldwide
work force of over 24,000 military and civilian personnel, engaged in supply chain management operations.
He was also the leader of the Navy’s logistics community.
From 1998 to 2001, he was the Assistant Deputy Commander, Fleet Logistic Support at the Naval Sea
Systems Command. As NAVSEA’s senior logistician, he led NAVSEA’s efforts to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of Fleet support processes, programs and information technology. He established and led the
team that developed the Distance Support program. The Naval Sea Logistics Center reported to him.
From 1993 to 1998, he was an Assistant Program Executive Officer for Mine Warfare, where he led a
nationwide team, working on life-cycle cost reduction initiatives, logistic support matters, major fleet readiness
improvement efforts, and the establishment of disciplined configuration management processes for 25 system
and ship acquisition programs and over 70 in-service systems.
He was the Configuration Management and Logistic Support Branch Head in the NAVSEA Surface
Combatant Program Office from 1988 to 1993. There he led a team that managed the readiness,
configuration management, maintenance and support of all non-AEGIS surface combatant ships in all life
cycle phases, including shipbuilding, major modernization, and in-service support.
The Department of the Navy hired Mr. Orner in 1982 as a graduate cooperative education student. When
he graduated from that program, NAVSEA selected him into a position in their Fleet Logistic Support
Directorate, where he worked on business process improvement efforts, including configuration management
and the Fleet Modernization Program and related educational efforts.
A native of Ebensburg, PA, Mr. Orner holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wittenberg University in
Springfield, Ohio, and a Master of Science Degree from The American University in Washington, D.C. He is a
member of the Acquisition Professional Corps, certified in Program Management and in Life Cycle Logistics.
Mr. Orner has received both the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and the Navy Superior Civilian
Service Medal. Mr. Orner was the first winner of the Admiral Stan Arthur Award for Logistics Excellence (CNO
Logistician of the Year Award) and the NAVSEA Logistician of the Year award. In April 2004, the NAVSUP
civilian and military team was awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation, in recognition of the Command’s
business transformation, and its superior mission performance. Mr. Orner was awarded the Presidential
Rank Award of Meritorious Executive by the President of the United States in 2005.