Peter Talleri

Major General Peter J. Talleri retired in September, 2013, after serving 34 years in the United States Marine Corps.[1] At retirement, Maj. Gen. Talleri was the U. S. Marine Corps senior logistics professional in the Pacific.[2][3][4][5] In 2013, he was also a recipient of the National Safety Council’s “CEOs Who Get It” award.[6]

Early life

Talleri was born in Butler, Pennsylvania in 1957. He is the oldest of four children to native Pennsylvania parents.

Marine Corps Career

Talleri entered the United States Marine Corps in 1979 as a Second Lieutenant. During his military career, Major General Talleri commanded and led logistics units from the platoon to national level; across the full range of combat and joint operational capabilities.[7] He also held critical staff positions at the U. S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the United States Marine Forces Central Command. While at CENTCOM, he was responsible for the information technology logistical planning efforts during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This included providing operational plans to ensure that total asset visibility was accomplished during the war. Operation Iraqi Freedom was the first time "Active RFID" was used on a strategic scale.[8][9][10]

Private Sector Career

Talleri is currently the Vice President of Federal Services at World IT Solutions; President at Peter J. Talleri & Associates, and a strategic advisor with Stellar Solutions, and AtHoc, a division of BlackBerry.[11] [12]


Education

Talleri received his bachelor's degree from Clarion University in Clarion, PA in 1979.[13] He earned his first master's degree in business management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida in 1994.[14] Talleri earned another master's degree in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Washington D.C. in 2001.[15]

Awards

Maj. Gen. Talleri has earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with bronze star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, the Navy Unit Commendation, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon, the Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Marine Corps Recruiting Service Ribbon. In 2008, the Clarion University Alumni Association presented him with the Distinguished Achievement Award.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Talleri Retires after 34 Years, Leaves Legacy". DVIDShub.net. 25 Feb 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Minister For Foreign Affairs Visits Marine Corps". semperfiparents.com. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marines in Okinawa respond to tsunami". cnn.coms. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Service members assist in upkeep of children's home". iiimef.marines.mil. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "NZ Defence Force personnel receive US medals". nzdf.mil.nz. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, 2013 CEOs Who Get It". National Safety Council. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Defense Distribution Center Commander visits Iraqi Army Logistics units at Taji". dvidshub.net. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Military Logistics Boosts Asset Visibility". FCW.com. 16 June 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Supply Chain Roundup 2004: What worked. What didn't. What's next?". InBoundLogistics.com. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Marines: Hi Tech Logistics". northshorejournal.org. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "World IT Solutions". witsllc.com=. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Major General Peter Talleri, USMC (Ret.), Joins AtHoc Strategic Advisory Board". athoc.com=. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "RETIRED MARINE CORPS GENERAL RETURNS TO CLARION TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSS". Clarion.edu. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Stellar Alumni, Florida Tech's Military People of Note". FIT.edu. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Industrial College of the Armed Forces Industry Study 2001". hsdl.org. 2001. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Brigadier General Peter Talleri, Distinguished Achievement". Clarion University. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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