Mark L. Bathrick was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and became Associate Director, Aviation Management Directorate (AMD) for the National Business Center (NBC) in the Department of the Interior (DOI) on November 1, 2005. The NBC provides business services to government agencies in the areas of financial management, human resources management, training, acquisitions, information technology hosting, aviation services, appraisal services, and other administrative areas. The AMD is responsible for the safe, efficient, and economical operation of aircraft activities in support of all DOI organizations, and, through individual agreements, to other Federal and state entities.
Prior to joining the NBC, Mr. Bathrick completed a distinguished career with the United States Navy, retiring as a Captain. A decorated Naval Aviator and Test Pilot, Mr. Bathrick has logged over 3,700 flight hours and more than 800 arrested landings aboard ten different aircraft carriers during numerous overseas deployments. A graduate of the prestigious Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and the British Empire Test Pilots' School, he has flown 31 different types of military and civilian fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, having qualified as pilot-in-command in 12 different models. Mr. Bathrick is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
In Navy staff assignments ashore, Mr. Bathrick served in financial management and aviation acquisition positions with the Naval Air Systems Command, the Chief of Naval Operations, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receiving subspecialty designations in financial management and test and evaluation. While serving in the Pentagon, he was responsible for programming the Navy's $4.0B weapons budget.
Mr. Bathrick's prior executive leadership experience includes command of a 275-member, carrier-based F-14 TOMCAT squadron; a 300-member Navy composite flight test squadron; and the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station, a major Department of Defense acquisition, test, and training installation. Lakehurst is also home to over 20 separate joint service and interagency organizations, 3,500 employees, and was responsible for a $780M economic impact.
Through his visionary customer- and business-focused leadership, Mr. Bathrick and the many organizations he has stewarded have received numerous service level and national awards, including the Commander-in-Chief Installation Excellence Award, the Naval Air Warfare Center Equal Employment Opportunity Leadership Award, the Secretary of the Navy Achievement in Safety Award, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendations, the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Award, the White House Closing the Circle Environmental Award, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Leadership Award, and the Dale Carnegie Leadership Award-the first time this award was bestowed on an executive in the public sector.
Mr. Bathrick earned a Bachelors of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1980. He is a member of the Naval Academy Engineering Honor Society and the National Engineering Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi.
Mr. Bathrick is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Marybeth Hennessy of Whitesboro, NY. Their son Mark is currently a freshman at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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