Stephen Duca

Background

About Stephen Duca

Distinguished 27-year Coast Guard (CG) career officer, followed by successful private sector federal government consulting position with broadened experience and leading projects for U. S. Navy and U. S. Coast Guard surface and submarine acquisition and sustainment programs. Senior Operating and Managerial Executive with rare government profit and loss experience and worldwide reach. Superior strategic planning and operations experience including entire asset life cycle from new acquisition, to sustainment, and through disposal. Conceived and implemented progressively higher impact process improvements in operations, maintenance, and resource management, culminating in the successful turnaround of a poorly performing manufacturing unit. Current Secret Security Clearance, previously held Top Secret U. S. Government Security Clearance based on same Single Scope Background Investigation CAPABILITIES: • Coast Guard-wide cutter and small boat maintenance policy development and implementation • Innovative business process redesign and implementation and unique profit and loss responsibilities at the Coast Guard’s only “working capital fund” depot facility • Coast Guard-wide cutter and small boat depot maintenance planning and execution, supporting operational availability in constrained budget • Team and consensus building in implementing first-ever, acquisition-funded, cutter depot maintenance program without direct crew oversight