Robert Burgin

I have built a successful career around my ability to lead, mentor, and develop a strong sense of mission accomplishment overseeing complex executive staffs in order to identify unique alternatives as well as implement long-term solutions. I have continuously led organizations to exceed beyond expected standards while achieving multiple objectives simultaneously during stressful and stringent conditions. Throughout more than 21 years of executive leadership, my genuine determination and proactive leadership style has earned me nine awards for superior performance in the categories of proficiency, executive management, judgment, and initiative.
In the role as a Deputy Associate Director, Safety Division, Smithsonian Institution, I have demonstrated proficiency and knowledge in providing succinct analytical analysis and advisement as well as formal briefings, conferences, and presentations to the Chief Executive Officer level. Possessing highly desirable leadership traits and executive management principles, I am able to positively focus the efforts of large teams consisting of diverse backgrounds and competing interest to meet project objectives in an organization encompassing over 6,000 personnel.
This is a high visibility entity consists of a large volume of visitors from around the United States and dignitaries from host nations. I have strong demonstrated competence in the leading and supervision of the development, publishing, and execution of policy letters, orders, and letters of instruction on programs. Routinely chosen to led or sit on policy review boards.
In my previous position as Director of the Department of Safety, MCRD Parris Island / Eastern Recruiting Region, I successfully led eleven direct reports and twelve subordinate reporting staffs. Through the superior application of technical savviness, relationship-building, and executive management skills, the organization was rapidly established as one of the top sectors of performance in the Department of Defense. Actions taken as the executive director reduced costs by over 1 million dollars and reduced possible workers compensation claims rates by 89% for an organization of over 11,000 personnel.
I have received numerous superior performance awards in the roles of Chief Operating Officer and Chief of Staff in organizations in excess of 800 personnel and $500 million in assets. Leading geographical divergent executive staffs in operations, logistics, finance, legal, postal, and training; I have enabled the proficient and efficient conducting of complex operations that cross different corporate entities.
As a Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, I initiated and supervised the development of final responses to high visibility requests from Congress in the venue of Congressional Correspondence Letters. In addition, oversaw the written responses public inquires and hot line complaints for the Chief Executive Officer as well as enforced corporate efforts and policies.