ENABLING INFORMATION DOMINANCE
KEVIN CHINN
TITLE: APM for network modernization – CONUS
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORK- FORCE: 6, following 19 as a contractor
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in information technology
EDUCATION: B.S. in finance, Virginia Tech; associate degree in business admin- istration, Northern Virginia Community College
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS IN YOUR CAREER WITH THE ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE, AND WHY? Experiencing the “doing” part of fielding hardware and software products across the Army enterprise gives me an appreciation for the hard work and dedication to mission by our Soldiers and civilians to get the job done. I always try to keep those experiences in mind as an assistant product manager so that the decisions we make as a team take into account the perspective of the customer.
WHAT’S THE GREATEST SATISFACTION YOU HAVE IN BEING PART OF THE ARMY ACQUISITION WORKFORCE?
Providing Soldiers and civilians with a new or improved capability that enables them to complete their assigned mis- sions with greater effectiveness and efficiency. When you help someone or an organization solve a problem with a new technology or business process, you see that “aha” moment on their face. It is extremely gratifying to see them think about the possibilities of applying that new technology to improve their job or organization, and expanding the technology across an enterprise.
ALBERTO DOMINGUEZ
TITLE: APM, CONUS, and contracting officer’s representative
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORK- FORCE: 30
YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 3 1/2
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management and engineering; Level II in information technology
EDUCATION: B.S. in electronic engineering, University of Puerto Rico; graduate of the Defense Language Institute
AWARDS: Army Meritorious Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon
HOW DID YOU BECOME PART OF THE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE, AND WHY?
Early in 1983, I joined the Army as a research and develop- ment engineer and had the opportunity to contract out research
with major universities such as the University of Arizona, the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Army gave me the opportunity to mentor Hispanic high school students to become engineers or to continue education in a technical career. In 1987, I became the Army’s lead project officer for the fielding and integration of multiple personnel and financial systems over the Defense Data Network. I fell in love with project management—being a leader, and taking the lead in getting the fielding of the systems done.
CAN YOU NAME A PARTICULAR MENTOR OR MENTORS WHO HELPED YOU IN YOUR CAREER? HAVE YOU BEEN A MENTOR? To name a few, Lt. Gen. Emmett Paige Jr. (USA, Ret.), Nino Giordano, Col. John Barnes (USA, Ret.), Col. Skip Dekanter (USA, Ret.) and Col. Robert Mikesh. All are great leaders with different management styles but are “outside” thinkers, value everyone’s ideas and allow you to assume certain measureable risks to accomplish the mission. Our work is about the mission and placing Soldiers’ needs first.
I have been a mentor for Hispanic engineers, and I volunteer in the Special Olympics. I get great satisfaction from being a men- tor and challenging everyone to compete and do their best.
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Army AL&T Magazine
January-March 2017
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