Eric J. North became the Acting Chief of Staff for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District in April 2025. In this role, he supports the Commander by coordinating daily operations, aligning staff functions, and addressing policy and personnel matters. He oversees a team of more than 100 general and administrative staff personnel and facilitates collaboration across USACE Divisions and Headquarters. Mr. North previously served for nine years in a variety of general and administrative roles in Mobile District, supporting quality management, knowledge management, strategic planning, training and executive operations.
Prior to his current role, Mr. North served as the National Quality Program Manager for Headquarters, USACE, where he led the enterprise alignment of the Corps’ Quality Management System in accordance with AR 702-11and ISO 9001:2015. He supported efforts to standardize business practices, improve quality oversight across all major subordinate commands, and revolutionize procedural documentation and business process adoption across USACE.
Mr. North commissioned in the U.S. Army in 2006 and served on active duty until 2015. He currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Alabama National Guard serving as a Training/Exercises Officer for Army South’s Theater Sustainment Command. His military experience includes sustainment operations, mission command, and multinational training exercises in both deployed and stateside environments.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of West Florida and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff Officer Course. He is a certified Project Management Professional and an Army Lean Green Belt.
His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Army Commendation Medal (six awards), Army Achievement Medal (three awards), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, NATO Service Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Aviator Badge, and the Army Achievement Medal for Civilian Service.