BUILDING TEAMS I JIM ELLIOTT
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office
TITLE: Program integration officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 20
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management
EDUCATION: B.S. in business admin- istration, Columbia College
AWARDS: Achievement Medal for Civilian Service
f you know Jim Elliott, you know he loves playing sports. He has always been competitive by nature, something that is evident in his personal life and his professional life. “Most people know me for my love of sports and playing sports, such as golf and baseball. Tis competitive drive to win or succeed defi-
nitely has commonality with my professional career,” he said. Elliott is the program integration officer for the Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles (STORM) Project Office within the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space (PEO MS). PM STORM is responsible for the development, testing, acquisition, field- ing and sustainment of the STORM portfolio of launchers and munitions. In this role, Elliott focuses on strategy and teamwork—likely drawing more inspiration from the sports world.
“My position requires me to assist the STORM project manager and deputy project manager in strategic planning and synchronization across the product teams with PEO MS staff, Department of the Army staff and other teams to ensure program- matic success,” he said. “I also assist in science and technology synchronization with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center and Army Capabilities Manager, ensuring future requirements are addressed.” In addition, he is the “face of the project office” to warfighters in the field when they have questions, issues or concerns regarding the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and associated munitions.
Elliott has been part of the Army Acquisition Workforce for 11 years now, but he has been involved with Army rockets for decades. It’s something that people often find interesting about his work. “My 20 years of service in the U.S. Army as an active-duty Multiple Launch Rocket System and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers crew member from 1986 to 2010, with a four-year break after my initial enlistment.” While he was serving as a crew member on the MLRS and HIMARS launchers, he became interested in project requirements and capabili- ties, which ultimately led him to return to the Army as a civilian after completing his active-duty service.
“As the senior capabilities noncommisioned officer at the ACM [Army Capabil- ities Manager] office in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, I worked directly with the project office of future requirments and capabilities, which I found very interesting, and I desired to continue work in this field after active duty,” he recalled. “I was
“I always engage our young acquisition captains, majors and young acquisition specialists to provide advice in career enhancement and opportunities to excel in their field.”
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