SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SPOTLIGHT: MR. PATRICK DUGGAN
MR. PATRICK DUGGAN COMMAND/ORGANIZATION:
Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space
TITLE:
Chief systems engineer and director, systems engineering and integration
ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD:
Systems planning, research, development and engineering, Career Program 16
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 21 EDUCATION:
M.S.E., aerospace engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville; B.S. in computer science and B.S. in physics, Henderson State University
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III certified in engineering
AWARDS:
Ancient Order of Saint Barbara; Honorable Order of Saint Barbara; Achievement Medal for Civilian Service (for support to the PEO for Air, Space and Missile Defense); Achievement Medal for Civilian Service (for support to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom); U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center Executive Director Commendation; Office of the Secretary of Defense Excellence Award; and Joint Meritorious Unit Award
B Constant change, constant motivation
y his own estimation, Patrick Duggan has changed jobs every three to six years in the three decades he’s been part of Army acquisition. “Sometimes I apply for them, and sometimes it’s a matter of someone asking me to join their team to help solve a problem,” he explained. But while his title may change fairly often,
his desire to serve the warfighter hasn’t wavered.
Tat desire first brought him to Army Acquisition in the mid-1990s. “I didn’t have a preconceived idea about where this path would take me. I only knew that I wanted to be involved in delivering capability to our Soldiers and to improve myself so that I would have opportunities for greater contribution and impact,” said Duggan, director of systems engineering and integration and chief systems engineer for the Cruise Missile Defense Systems (CMDS) Project Office in the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space (PEO MS). (Duggan’s home organization is the U.S. Army Research, Devel- opment and Engineering Command at its Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center; he is assigned to PEO MS under a memorandum of agreement between the two organizations.)
With almost 31 years of government service under his belt, Duggan isn’t looking to retire any time soon. “I like federal service and the opportunity to make a difference. I’m hav- ing fun, and I’ll stay for as long as that continues.”
What do you do, and why is it important to the Army or the warfighter?
I serve as chief systems engineer for the CMDS Project Office in PEO MS. My respon- sibilities include systems and software engineering, software quality and information assurance for five programs: Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 – Inter- ceptor, Sentinel, Stinger, Avenger and Joint Land Attack Elevated Network Sensor. I supervise 40 to 50 government engineers and support contractors.
How did you become part of the AL&T Workforce, and why?
I had the opportunity to apply to the acquisition workforce in 1994 as DOD was imple- menting acquisition reform and complying with the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act. I saw the acquisition workforce as an opportunity to receive the train- ing and leadership needed to be part of successful teams that develop and field capability to the warfighter.
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Army AL&T Magazine
July-September 2015
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