New Member - COL ERIC F ZELLARS
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Biographical Resume:
Colonel Eric Zellars calls Auburn, Alabama home. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army Reserves as a Supply and Storage Specialist (76V). Upon completion of basic training and Advance Individual Training (AIT) he attended Florida A&M where he obtained his commission in April 1989 as a Distinguished Military Graduate with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computers and Information Systems. Colonel Zellars also holds a Masters of Science Degree in Information Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and a Masters in Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.C
Colonel Zellars is currently the 39th Commandant and Chief of the Finance Corps. He has served in numerous command and staff positions to include: the Deputy Chief of Staff, G8, United States Army Central Command (USARCENT); Director, 13th Financial Management Support Center (forward), Arifjan Kuwait; Director, Deployment and Transformation for GFEBS, ASA FM&C; Chief Integration Branch, Functional Management Division, Integrated Personnel and Pay System–Army (IPPS-A), Army G1; Commander, 176th Finance Battalion, Seoul, Korea; Chief of the Finance and Accounting Division, United States Army Medical Command, San Antonio, Texas; Support Operations Officer, 3d Soldier Support Battalion (forward), Fort Stewart, Georgia while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; Systems Automation Course Director and Instructor, U.S. Army School of Information Technology, Fort Gordon, Georgia; Bravo Detachment Commander, 126th Finance Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Operations Officer, 18th Finance Group, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he deployed in support of Operation Uphold Democracy (Haiti); Bravo Detachment Commander, 127th Finance Battalion, Shape Belgium; and Disbursing Officer, 11th Finance Support Unit, Rheinburg, Germany.
His military education includes Finance Officers Basic, Finance Officers Advanced Course, Airborne School, Combine Arms and Service Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, and the United States Army War College.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (w/OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (w/4 OLC), the Army Commendation Medal (w/2 OLC), the Army Achievement Medal (w/2 OLC), National Defense Service Medal (w/1 OLC), Arm Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Parachutist Badge.
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