LOGISTICS
SPOTLIGHT: Mr. Daniel Quinn
MR. DANIEL QUINN
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Mission Command, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical
POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Product support manager
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 (following 4 as a contractor)
YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 20 AWARDS:
Civilian Achievement Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, NATO Service Medal; military honors include Meritorious Service Medal (4), Army Commendation Medal (4), Army Achievement Medal (3), National Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal (6), Noncommissioned Officer Ribbon (3), Army Service Ribbon, Army Overseas Ribbon (4), Expert Infantry Badge, Air Assault Badge, Drill Sergeant Badge, Expert Marksman- ship Badge. Selected as Regimental Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, Drill Sergeant of the Cycle (numerous occasions) and Battalion Drill Sergeant of the Quarter.
EDUCATION: M.S. in information technology telecom- munications and B.S. in information system management, University of Maryland University College; A.S. in general science, University of S.C.
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Career trifecta—Soldier, contractor, civilian—pays dividends
n 1981, recent high school gradu- ate Dan Quinn of Williamsville, NY, was “looking for a job that was different where I could hope-
fully make a difference.” He found it in the U.S. Army’s light infantry, where he served and retired after 20 years. But that was only the beginning.
“After I retired from the Army in 2002 as the S2 [intelligence/security] non- commissioned officer-in-charge with the 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infan- try Division in Korea, I returned to my duty station at Fort Monmouth, NJ, and accepted a contractor position with the Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below [FBCB2] program, overseeing the development of Army technical manuals,” Quinn explained. “I eventually obtained a government civilian position with the program as a logistics management spe- cialist in 2006.” Now, after three degrees and a lot of hard work, Quinn is portfolio product support manager (PSM) for the Project Management Office for Mission Command in the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Com- munications – Tactical (PEO C3T).
Before assuming his role as a PSM in July 2014, Quinn served a six-month
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deployment to Afghanistan as a PEO C3T liaison officer (LNO). “I was directly responsible for the upgrade of C4ISR [command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] equipment to Capabil- ity Set 13, coupled with the disciplined workforce drawdown and equipment ret- rograde in support of the transition from Operation Enduring Freedom to Opera- tion Resolute Support.”
Quinn said that upgrading while Army forces retrograded was an exciting chal- lenge. “We felt we were almost going against the stream.” But for Quinn, the experience was also rewarding. “I got to see the capability in theater, being used by the warfighter. It wasn’t a test environment, it wasn’t a training envi- ronment—it was a combat environment. I believe that the Capability Set 13 upgrade has provided significant C4ISR enhancements to the warfighter.”
Quinn said he has gained keen insights into the Army mission throughout his career. “By serving as a Solider, contrac- tor and civilian, I have obtained different perspectives of how mission command technologies provide critical support to our Soldiers. Obviously a Soldier has a
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