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National Guard. I also prepared program budgets and executed fielding of product improvements and tactical vehicle soft- ware modernization efforts,” he said.
Outside of work, Hurban believes most friends and neighbors would view him as quiet and introspective, which, he said, is quite different than what his co-workers would say about him. “I like to challenge my co-workers to think of options and outside the box,” he said. “Tere is a lot of historical knowledge in older techni- cal reports, but you need to dig for them.”
FIRE DETECTION
Hurban observes the 1-41 Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division conduct an Artillery Table VI Qualification Firing Exercise with their M109A6 howitzers during a March 2019 visit to Fort Stewart, Georgia. (Photo provided by Kenneth Hurban)
Before joining the JPEO, Hurban was a member of the Self-Propelled Artillery Branch, Fire Support Armaments Center at the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, and was “deeply involved” with the M109A2 self-propelled howitzer produc- tion programs, while also supporting the development of the M109A6 self- propelled howitzer. “While I was there, I developed a strong relationship with my project management office colleagues and I’m thankful that they saw potential in me to offer a developmental assignment to join them.”
In addition to on-the-job research and hands-on learning in his field, he said career development programs like mentor- ing and program sponsorship for multiple quality engineering and system assur- ance Lean Six Sigma projects have also
enabled him to excel in his field. “My latest career development program proj- ect was [and is] to lead investigations and determine root causes of artillery and mortar malfunctions. Tis proves to be a challenging effort involving multi- ple cross-functional teams involved with DEVCOM [U.S. Army Combat Capabili- ties Development Command], JMC [Joint Munitions Command], USMC [United States Marine Corps] and Fires Center and Maneuver Center of Excellence person- nel,” he said.
Hurban became a member of the Army Acquisition Workforce in 2000, after accepting the position for production management engineer for the Product Management Office for the M109A6 Paladin and M992 field artillery resupply vehicle. “In that position I became respon- sible for execution of the fiscal year 2000 production contracts for the U.S. Army
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Hurban said he has a vast collection of Defense Technical Information Center and ARDEC technical reports and data collected from his own research and from retiring co-workers. “I seem to have files and folders on nearly all artillery and mortar ammunition items dating back to before World War II,” he said. As his career has progressed, he has looked to identifying co-workers that will maintain the knowledge base and continue to use it to learn moving forward. Te best advice he would offer to co-workers or junior acquisition personnel is simple, he said. “Keep learning, reading, thinking and develop personal connections with your co-workers. Become the program subject matter expert.”
—CHERYL MARINO
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