LOCALLY GROWN, INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN N NICK MOULTRIE
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office
TITLE: International program management specialist
YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 3.5
DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III program management
EDUCATION: B.S. in commerce and busi- ness administration, University of Alabama
AWARDS: Good Conduct Medal (2013), Army Achievement Medal (2013), Army Certificate of Achievement (2012 and 2013), Order of the Silver Spur (2012), Army Commendation Medal (2011), Order of the Combat Spur (2011)
ick Moultrie has the kind of job that has enabled him to travel around the world and back—and, according
to him, he wouldn’t have it any other way.
As an international program manage- ment specialist, Moultrie has done a fair amount of traveling. In this role, he ensures for the development and execution of international armaments cooperation programs between the U.S. Army and our allies related to the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family of launch- ers and munitions. In a sense, he’s an arms dealer—just not the kind typically portrayed on the big screen.
“People always find it surprising that being an international arms dealer is not quite like depicted by [actor] Nicolas Cage in the movie ‘Lord of War,’ ” he said. Tough Moultrie’s acquisition role might not be as dramatic as Cage’s, it’s far less risky, a lot more professional and unquestion- ably necessary for preparing our Soldiers for battle.
“My work is mainly focused on achiev- ing synchronization of MLRS capability requirements between the United States and our allies and developing inter- national agreements
Before Moultrie became part of the Army Acquisition Workforce, he served as a Soldier from 2010 to 2013—spend- ing one year overseas in Iraq—and then worked as a contractor for the U.S. Army in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, at Redstone Arsenal. His first Army acqui- sition position was a systems engineering and technical assistance support contrac- tor, working for cooperative programs within the Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Opera- tional Rockets and Missiles project office. Shortly thereafter, he made the transition to being a government civilian employee, working in the same office but manag- ing his own foreign (and future potential partners) MLRS Precision Strike Missile programs. “Having the ability to coor- dinate with various functional groups to solve complex issues is what I person- ally enjoyed the most about the position,” he said. “But the most important part of having a career within the Army Acqui- sition Workforce is the ability to take advantage of opportunities to expand your field of knowledge, since there is so much to learn with many lessons that could be implemented into any area of expertise.”
to support the
development of future weapon systems capabilities,” he said. His role is criti- cal in ensuring that Soldiers are equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry. “I find great satisfaction in being able to inter- face with our allied nations and continue succinct partnerships among our defense programs.”
For Moultrie, the international realm seemed most appealing. “Te idea of being an ‘international man of mystery’ ” he joked, was too good to pass up. But really, he said that it was having the opportunity to travel and get a better understanding of other cultures that mainly drew him to international armaments—particularly, weapon-system design and production. “I love being able to tour different produc- tion facilities and learn ‘how the omelet is
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Army AL&T Magazine
Summer 2022
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