X-Y-Z IS EASY AS 1-2-3


When Bryce Betz joined Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems as an assistant program manager in January, he thought he’d be easing into a new role but, much to his surprise, the first six months of his career with the Army Acquisition Workforce was, according to him, full of new opportunities and “action packed, indeed.”


While learning about his new role, Betz also took on the challenge of delivering status updates before a panel, and fielding questions. It was not long before he realized he’d need to hone his public speaking skills and absorb as much knowledge as possible, in a short amount of time, because there would be occasions he’d be thinking on his feet.


BRYCE BETZ


COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager Force Sustainment Sys- tems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support


TITLE: Assistant program manager, Tactical Environmental Control Systems


YEARS OF SERVICE: 4


DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Foundational in test and evaluation


EDUCATION: M.S. in health science, with a concentration in the biomedical sciences, Quinnipiac University; B.S. in biology, Lebanon Valley College


“I oversee a program that is in the middle of some major milestones within the acquisition life cycle, and I’ve had to stand in front of the milestone decision authority a handful of times to brief them on our progress and ask for a decision,” he said. “Tose moments are certainly important, not only for the program’s development, but also my professional development as an employee. Public speaking skills, the ability to think and respond to questions, and handling adversity when a decision comes are all put on display in real time during those moments. And that has been super impactful to this point.”


Tat’s not to discount his other responsibilities, which are just as impactful. Tere are numerous platforms used throughout the Army, he said, that require environmental control from our systems for operations in areas of contested logistics, such as medi- cal facilities, shelters and mobile targeting units. “Being able to manage programs that provide that type of cooling and heating capability to the greater Army for improved probability of mission success is something I find extremely satisfying and take pride in.”


“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”


Betz said he was asked to complete a career road map upon onboarding that really made him think about his career path, personally and professionally, and ways to develop strategies to achieve his desired goals. “It was an overview of where I saw myself for the next 30 to 40 years. Tat is something that I never had really done, to look at a career timeline on paper in that fashion. It was super impactful to see that if I wanted to get to X-Y-Z, then I need to accomplish 1-2-3 before that in terms of trainings, classes, etc. I took a lot of value out of that particular task and the follow-up discussion with my supervisor after it was complete.”


Before joining the Army Acquisition Workforce, Betz served as a scientist and an action officer to the commanding officer at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head


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Army AL&T Magazine


Spring 2024


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