WORKFORCE
THAT’S MY JAMS
Warnick and the other members of the JAMS Project Office. (Photo by Henry S. Norton, Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office)
fortunate to work with great leadership in those positions, and they make it possible to keep the organization and our product lines on track,” he added.
What would he look for if he were hiring someone for his position? “First and fore- most, I would like to keep my job,” he said. “It is the most rewarding position imaginable, with a critical mission, and incredible people executing challenging tasks. Unfortunately, I know I can’t stay here forever. Te skills most important for my successor to possess are the ability to empower subordinates, followed closely by patience. It is difficult but necessary to fully empower subordinates, but with clearly defined left and right limits to oper- ate within,” he said. “Patience is also key while processes are being refined to opti- mize to the establishment of [the U.S.] Army Futures Command.”
“You should never do anything that compromises your own integrity, and you should demand the same from your peers
and subordinates,” Warnick said. “I tell my team that if we provide good infor- mation to leaders and they make bad decisions, sleep well. Te alternatives of providing misleading information to get what we believe is the right decision, or providing incomplete information, leads to an uninformed decision and compro- mises our integrity, and that should never be done.”
Late in 2019, Warnick received the Defense Acquisition Workforce Indi- vidual Achievement Award for Project Management for his accomplishments on several fronts. He led efforts to ensure that the JAGM program earned a success- ful milestone C decision in June 2018 and achieved initial operational capabil- ity in March 2019. Joint testing for the missile was completed in May 2019. Te JAGM will eventually replace the TOW and Hellfire missile families. Additionally, Warnick oversaw increases in production for the Hellfire missile in response to increased demand, and led efforts within
the Aviation Rockets and Small Guided Munitions Product Office to cut costs and enhance the reliability and capability of the Hydra-70 Rocket System and Small Guided Munitions.
“I was very surprised when the [award] announcement was made,” Warnick said. “Tere are so many high-profile efforts going on across the DOD, and even though I’d put my team up against anyone, I know there were many excellent contenders for the award.
“I am honored to have been selected for this very prestigious award, and appre- ciative of the recognition it has brought to our office and the accomplishments of our amazing team,” he added. “Te past few years have been extremely challeng- ing, and for the most senior acquisition leaders to acknowledge the effort and sacrifices made by our office to support the warfighter is very humbling.”
—SUSAN L. FOLLETT
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