When tasked with an assignment full of unknowns, and a tight timeframe to deliver, many charge ahead without pausing to ask questions. Sgt. 1st Class China A. Mathews takes a different approach.
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Charles Harris draws on a wide range of experience that equip him to handle challenges with confidence in his dual role as general engineer and a contract specialist at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center.
When Lt. Col. Brandon A. Pye began his first acquisition assignment, he didn’t expect it to shape his career in such a profound way.
When people come together, share perspectives, and build on each other’s strengths it leads to better ideas, smarter solutions and a clearer path forward.
Danielle Andersen believes challenges aren’t obstacles—they’re opportunities to move forward in a better way.
Success doesn’t happen by chance—it’s built on a foundation. For Marta Hess, that foundation is a framework she calls the “four Ps”: people, process, product and plan.
Learning something new each day keeps the mind sharp, perspectives fresh and the potential for growth alive. Embracing new opportunities—even those that seem uncertain—opens doors to unexpected experiences and skills. Taking risks may feel uncomfortable at first, but it’s often in those moments of challenge that real progress and confidence take root.
Stepping into a new and unfamiliar role can be intimidating, but it’s often the fastest way to grow in your career.
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Authenticity in the workplace isn’t just a buzzword. It’s a catalyst for genuine connection and stronger communication.
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In this edition of Faces of the Force, Staff Sgt. Summer L. McMahon shares that “a flexible mindset opens the door to growth, problem-solving and opportunity.”
In both his career and personal life, Maj. Timothy Hancock carries a simple philosophy: always make the best of every circumstance.
Modeling the leadership qualities you value builds trust and credibility with those in your personal and professional life.
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN AAW WORKFORCE: 16 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in life cycle logistics; Practitioner...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal TITLE: Lead contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN AAW WORKFORCE: 21 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting Professional EDUCATION: B.S. in business management, Alabama A&M University AWARDS: Army...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems within Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Business management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting Professional EDUCATION:...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Product Manager Medium Caliber Ammunition TITLE: Project officer for XM1228 Bradley Aerial Defeat Ground Enhanced Round...
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Maj. Nicholas Corby COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager Large Caliber Ammunition, Program Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Assistant program manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager, Close Combat Systems within Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Product director demilitarization YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 23 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced, program management;...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal TITLE: Director, business management/contracting operations YEARS OF SERVICE IN ACQUISITION WORKFORCE: 19 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 30 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Professional in contracting; Advanced...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition/Directorate of Integration TITLE: Environmental, safety and occupational health manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner, engineering and technical...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems, Conventional Ammunition Division TITLE: Project officer M119A2 155 mm Artillery Propulsion Charge YEARS OF SERVICE IN...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 (AAW), 5 (other government agencies) YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems TITLE: Program officer lead, Tank Training Ammunition YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner, engineering...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Redstone ArsenalTITLE: Branch chief, Modernization DirectorateYEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 39DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting ProfessionalEDUCATION: MBA and B.S. in marketing, both from Alabama Agricultural and...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition; Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems; Product Manager Small Caliber AmmunitionTITLE: Ammunition branch chief, 6.8 mm Next Generation Squad WeaponsYEARS OF SERVICE IN...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Close Combat SystemsTITLE: Project management officerYEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in engineering and technical managementEDUCATION: M.S....
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground, Division B, Branch D TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Contracting professional EDUCATION: M.S. in management…
TITLE: Military test plans analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Operational Test Command ACQUISITION FUNCTIONAL AREA: Test and Evaluation YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Executive officer (6 month assignment) YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 34…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Aviation, Project Manager Uncrewed Aircraft Systems TITLE: Assistant product manager Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 MILITARY OR…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems TITLE: Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship; previously acting deputy program manager and Ukraine…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Operations officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in program management EDUCATION: B.A. in anthropology,…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Directorate of Integration TITLE: Project officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 24 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in program management, Practitioner in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation TITLE: Logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced in life cycle logistics EDUCATION: M.S. in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director Joint Services, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Acquisition manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: DOD…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager, Force Sustainment Systems, Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support TITLE: Assistant program manager, Tactical Environmental Control Systems YEARS OF SERVICE: 4 DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI) TITLE: Lead logistician YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 45 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 25 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced life cycle logistics…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Acquisition specialist, contracting officer’s representative, trusted agent YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: DOD contracting professional EDUCATION:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS), Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) TITLE: Branch Chief, Grenades and Protection Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), Joint Project Manager for CBRN Medical TITLE: Program manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (Colorado Springs Branch), Space, Missile Defense & Special Programs Directorate, Space Innovations Branch TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Technical Center TITLE: Supervisory program and management analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 4 DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) TITLE: Deputy executive director for Ground Vehicle Modernization Technologies YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 25…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) TITLE: Assistant program executive officer – project support YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 32 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Terrestrial Sensors, Program Executive Office Intelligence, Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ‒ Omaha District, Acquisition Support Team TITLE: Contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 9 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7.5…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command ‒ Fort Carson, Colorado, 918th Contracting Battalion, Installation Division TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: Less than 1…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS), Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), Conventional Ammunition Division TITLE: Chief system engineer YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) TITLE: Assistant joint program executive officer for logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems (PM TAS) TITLE: Supervisory logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) TITLE: Student, The Eisenhower School for National Security and Resources Strategy YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 23 YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: G-4 director of logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 26 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Advanced…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Futures Command (AFC), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center TITLE: Team lead YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Contracting Detachment (CONDET) Bravo, 906th Contracting Battalion, 411th Contracting Support Brigade TITLE: Contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Project Director Joint Services (PD JS) TITLE: Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) site integrator YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Knox TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Anticipated certification as contracting professional by end of fiscal…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) Project Office TITLE: International program manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) on a developmental assignment to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) TITLE: Deputy joint program executive officer, Senior Executive Service (SES) YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicle Systems Center Systems Engineering Directorate TITLE: Systems engineer YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC) TITLE: Computer scientist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner in engineering and technical management EDUCATION: Master of…
Dewayne Grant, then serving with the 4th Battalion, 123rd Aviation Regiment (Arctic Warriors), stands in front of a helicopter in 1996 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. (Photo courtesy of Dewayne Grant)…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S) Project Manager Intelligence Systems and Analytics TITLE: Product support manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Practitioner…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Ground Vehicle Systems Center (Post-Senior Service College Fellowship broadening assignment) TITLE: Division chief, systems engineering planning and management YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments & Ammunition (JPEO A&A) Project Director Joint Services TITLE: Program management engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS: Defense…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command, Headquarters 409th Contracting Support Brigade TITLE: Contract specialist ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Series 1102 YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 23…
TITLE: Contract specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Theater Contracting Center, 409th Contracting Support Brigade ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51C YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 13 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Product Manager Force Projection, Product Manager Petroleum and Water Systems (PAWS) TITLE: Assistant program manager YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Installation Readiness Center TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 19 ACQUISITION CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Chief Information Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Knowledge management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 26 ACQUISITIONS CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems TITLE: Financial manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 ACQUISITIONS CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in…
TITLE: Contract specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 928th Contracting Battalion YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 7 ACQUISITIONS CERTIFICATIONS: Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Level 1 in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology), Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Close Combat Systems TITLE: Program support specialist YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office (PEO) Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles (STORM) Project Office TITLE: International program management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 928th Contracting Battalion, 409th Contracting Support Brigade TITLE: Contracting specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 months MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Military YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 18 years…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office TITLE: Acquisition analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems (PM CAS) TITLE: Program Analyst Team Lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Acquisition Support Command, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Program Manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 20 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 4 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Expeditionary Energy & Sustainment Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Systems and Combat Support Systems TITLE: Mechanical engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 20 AAW/DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, Product Lead for Ground Mobility Vehicles TITLE: Engineering branch…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Product Director for Demilitarization TITLE: Chief engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 32 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in Engineering,…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems TITLE: Medium cannon caliber research, development, test and evaluation lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Matrixed to Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Project Manager Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems, Product Manager Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems, assigned to the Communications-Electronics…
TITLE: Fellow, U.S. Food and Drug Administration COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base San Antonio – Fort Sam Houston, Texas YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 12 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Director Joint Bombs TITLE: Program analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 years DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, General Fund Enterprise Business System TITLE: Deputy product director YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office TITLE: Program Integration Officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, Aberdeen Test Center TITLE: Senior test officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 years DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in test and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Javelin Missile System Product Office, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Javelin chief engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office TITLE: Finance branch chief YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 years AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Combat Capabilities Development Command Armaments Center TITLE: Budget and pricing system lead ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business-financial management, program management…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, Program Executive Office for Aviation, Product Manager Apache Sensors TITLE: Contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 years AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
TITLE: Program Analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business – Financial Management YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors TITLE: Procurement coordinator ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business and industry, contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 MILITARY OR…
TITLE: Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) energy manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: AMCOM G-4 Engineering ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 years MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Civilian AAW/DAWIA…
TITLE: Assistant product manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space, Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles Project Office, Precision Strike Missile ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51A YEARS…
TITLE: Senior logistics management specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager Cyber, Test and Training (PM CT2), Product Manager Special Operations…
TITLE: Director, Acquisition & Resources Division, Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) supporting the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: JCO/RCCTO ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD:…
TITLE: Field Support Branch chief COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: AMCOM Logistics Center, PEO Missiles and Space PM STORM ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Life cycle logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 MILITARY…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Project Manager Close Combat Systems TITLE: Business management specialist ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business management specialist, contracting YEARS OF SERVICE…
TITLE: Product Lead, Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program Hub COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Army Data and Analytics Platforms ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Project management engineer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 MILITARY…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Defensive Cyber Operations, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Project manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 MILITARY OR…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 923rd Contracting Battalion, 418th Contracting Brigade, Army Contracting Command TITLE: Acquisitions, Logistics and Technology NCO ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 MILITARY OR…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command-Armaments Center, and Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Project management officer, International Programs ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF…
TITLE: Deputy product manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Aviation, Cargo Helicopters Program Management Office ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17 MILITARY OR…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager Aircraft Survivability Equipment, Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors TITLE: Assistant product manager, Modernized Radar Warning Receiver ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program Management…
TITLE: Logistics management specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support & Combat Service Support ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 19 MILITARY OR CIVILIAN:…
TITLE: Lead Logistics Management Specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems, Foreign Military Sales, Morocco Program Office ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Life cycle logistics YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Deputy product manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 years MILITARY OR CIVILIAN:…
TITLE: Management analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business – financial management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 MILITARY…
TITLE: Program analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION:Deputy Undersecretary of the Army for Test and Evaluation ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Test and evaluation YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Civilian…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors, Product Manager Mounted Positioning, Navigation and Timing TITLE: Mounted test director ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Director of business management ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Business cost estimating and financial management YEARS OF SERVICE…
TITLE: Test Officer COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Test and evaluation YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 MILITARY…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems TITLE: Program Management Engineer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Engineering YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support TITLE: Program officer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 years MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Civilian DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command Logistics Center TITLE: Branch chief, Initial Provisioning ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Life cycle logistics YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17 MILITARY OR…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Network Modernization, Project Manager for Tactical Network, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical TITLE: Product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Manager Towed Artillery Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: International project lead and executive officer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management and engineering…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 414th Contracting Support Brigade, 728th Contracting Team TITLE: Contract specialist ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51C YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1 MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Military YEARS OF MILITARY…
TITLE: Director of current operations, security manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Operations YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 31…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Special Operations Command TITLE: Contract specialist ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 MILITARY OR CIVILIAN: Military YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 12…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager Heavy Tactical Vehicles, Project Manager Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Program officer ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program management…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Director for Acquisition Career Management, Strategy and Policy Branch TITLE: Functional Area 51 proponency officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Industrial base lead YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 years DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in engineering;…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command TITLE: Director, Combat Capabilities Development Command Field Assistance in Science and Technology – Atlantic region YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14…
LEARN AND GROW: Kirkpatrick encourages the Army Contracting Command – Afghanistan brigade staff and other junior acquisition officers to learn one new thing every day. (Photo courtesy of Master Sgt….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Short and Intermediate Effectors for Layered Defense, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Lead systems engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Next Generation Weapons, Project Manager for Soldier Lethality, Program Executive Office for Soldier TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2 YEARS…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Lead for Tactical Network Initialization and Configuration, Project Lead for Network Enablers, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical TITLE: Assistant product manager,…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), Project Manager Intel Systems & Analytics TITLE: Product manager ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: 51A YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Integrated Air and Missile Defense Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Product Manager, Integrated Air & Missile Defense Hardware ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Force Sustainment Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Assistant Product Manager for Shelter Systems ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Program…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Joint Bombs, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE: Program analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in…
Heather Gruenewald TITLE: Assistant program manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support…
Maj. Frank M. Musisi COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Bridging, Project Manager for Force Projection; Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS…
Staff Sgt. Comfort Johnson COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Proponent noncommissioned officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 16 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II…
Shaun McAfee COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 414th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Army Contracting Command TITLE: Supervisory contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 4 DAWIA…
Remo Dela Cruz TITLE: Contracting officer COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 413th Contracting Support Brigade, Army Contracting Command ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 9…
Maj. Seth Fort COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Product Manager for Precision Attack Cannon Munitions, Program Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems, Joint Program Executive Office Ammunition and Armaments TITLE: Assistant product manager…
Carl Jones II COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Management Office for Multimission Protected Vehicle Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Integrated logistics…
Maj. Kyle Hurst TITLE: Assistant product manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Assistant Product Manager for Unified Network Capabilities and Integration; Project Manager for Tactical Network; Program Executive Office for Command, Control and…
Keelan B. Jennings SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS TITLE: Lead general engineer COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center, assigned to the Missile Defense Agency YEARS OF…
Maj. Eugene Choi COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command TITLE: Team leader/contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in contracting EDUCATION:…
Gwendolyn “Gwendi” Miller COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District TITLE: District chief of contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting…
Carl S. Polcyn TITLE: Logistics management specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Lead for Ground Mobility Vehicle, Joint Project Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and…
Angela Sarinelli TITLE: Business management specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
Nancy Sykes TITLE: Contracting officer/team lead COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Test and Evaluation Program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
Col. David Warnick TITLE: Project manager COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 17 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
Donnah Laster TITLE: Management analyst COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Main Battle Tank Systems, Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III…
Dennis Sheehan COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Center Armaments Center; assigned to the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition TITLE:…
Free rappelling classes brought Lt. Col. Mara Kreishman-Deitrick to the Army 25 years ago, and she has made good use of her time since then, playing a part in developing new treatments for malaria and being the first member of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) to win a Defense Acquisition Workforce Achievement Award.
“Steady pressure at the razor’s edge drives incremental growth. I bring this same mindset to my job: I believe that everything matters, so I strive to do the best I can in every moment, and to be better today than I was yesterday.”
“One great thing about the Acquisition Corps is the humility of the workforce—whether you wear a military uniform or civilian clothes.”
Sheila Ollison serves as lead program manager for Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations within the Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, spearheading multiple contracting actions.
Recently returned from a four-month assignment in Frankfurt, Germany, Dr. Genevieve Flock is hoping that international contacts she developed can help keep American Soldiers safe around the world.
Amy Larson TITLE: Contract Specialist COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Rock Island YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6.5 AAW/DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in information technology and…
Joan L. Sable COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Deputy director, Acquisition Career Management Office; chief, Army Acquisition Workforce Strategy and Communications Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
Staff Sgt. Dawit Gebreyesus COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 921st Contracting Battalion, 413th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Army Contracting Command TITLE: Contracting noncommissioned officer (NCO) YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 months YEARS…
Over the course of her 17-year career, Susan Fung’s perspective has gone from micro to macro as she moved from the technical and developmental side of technologies to keep Soldiers safe to the bigger, more strategic aspects of project management and integrating those technologies into a Soldier platform.
Acquisition Manager Kimberly McCleerey is recognized throughout the ammunition community as the expert to seek when a difficult acquisition problem arises.
Staff Sgt. Charles Prihoda COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 901st Contracting Battalion, U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Hood TITLE: Contracting noncommissioned officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS…
Olbricht took part in IDEAL—Inspiring and Developing Excellence in Acquisition Leaders—from June 2018 through November 2018.
When it comes to leadership, Laura Wichlacz favors action over lip service. Wichlacz leads a team in developing and sustaining web applications and project management capabilities at PEO GCS that automate business processes “into solutions that bring the warfighters’ vision to life.”
Make a difference every day—that’s one of the principles that guides Jon Starkell in his work as an industrial engineer.
Maj. Paul Flanigen COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Technology Applications Program Office, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command TITLE: Assistant product manager, Sensors YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
Greg Panas’ sustained superior professional technical contributions on behalf of the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A) are directly enabling the “go fast” delivery of PNT-enabled combat overmatch capabilities to the Army and joint warfighter.
Title: Contract Price/Cost Analyst Command: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Rock Island YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE WORKFORCE: Five ACQUISITION CAREER FIELD: Contracting AAW CERTIFICATIONS/QUALIFICATIONS: Contracting level 2 EDUCATION:…
Col. Steven R. Braddom Former Director at Aviation Development Directorate – Eustis, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 YEARS…
Kevin Kirkwood II COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: C5ISR Center’s Product Realization Systems Engineering and Quality Directorate (PRD), U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Futures Command TITLE: Acting deputy product lead,…
Maj. John M. Close COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE:…
William “Rich” Richardson COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Network Modernization – CONUS, Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Senior project leader YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 20…
Durrell Brassfield COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Logistics management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in life cycle…
Michelle Hodges COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office TITLE: Senior contracting official YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in program…
Capt. Zachary Schofield COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems, Project Manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Assistant product…
Cassandra K. Simmons-Brown COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Business Analytics and Audit Management, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Director YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
Lt. Col. Jeffery W. Jurand COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Heavy Tactical Vehicles, Project Manager for Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Product…
Peter Nesby COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems; Project Manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems; Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) TITLE: Program…
Title: Deputy joint program executive officer, Armaments and Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey Command: Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition Acquisition Career Field: Program management AAW Certifications/Qualifications: DAWIA…
Benton Gady COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Materiel Systems Organization, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Director, Acquisition Life Cycle Cell YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
David Shammami COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Lead program analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III…
Maj. Daniel Brown COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Aircraft Survivability Equipment Testing Division, Aviation Flight Test Directorate, U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command TITLE: Experimental test pilot and division…
Antoinette J. Freeland COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization, Project Manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Product officer…
Sarah Mullins COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Office for Command Centers, Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program, Project Manager for Defense Communications and Army Transmission Systems, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE:…
Maj. Wayne A. Dunlap COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Network Modernization; Project Manager for Tactical Network, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Assistant…
Staff Sgt. Adriane Dunklin COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 626th Contracting Team, 902nd Contracting Battalion, Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Joint Base Lewis-McChord TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS…
Master Sgt. Keita N. Lyles COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 902nd Contracting Battalion, 418th Contracting Support Brigade POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Battalion sergeant major and senior enlisted adviser YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8…
Benjamin Little COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Virtual Training Systems, Project Manager for Training Devices, Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation TITLE: Systems engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
Beler H. Watts III COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Close Combat Weapon Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Deputy product lead, Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System YEARS OF SERVICE…
Jonathan B. Hill COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Project Office, Program Executive Office (PEO) for Missiles and Space TITLE: Chief, Performance Management Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
Paul L. Price COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) TITLE: Chief, Aviation Branch YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 YEARS…
Byron A. Kight COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Installation Information Infrasatructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Acquisition management specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:Level II in…
Maj. Hassan Kamara COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center TITLE: Acquisition proponency officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 6 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 15 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in program…
Maj. Tom Cayia COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 902nd Contracting Battalion, 418th Contracting Support Brigade, Mission and Installation Contracting Command TITLE: Contract management officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 4 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE:…
B. Dean Angell COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Cost/price analyst YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 13 (eight in…
Tagg LeDuc COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Virtual Training Systems; Project Manager for Training Devices; Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation TITLE: Electronics engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE:…
Angela Arwood-Gallegos COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Small Business Programs, U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command TITLE: Procurement analyst and small business professional YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III…
Robert F. McKelvey III COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Cybersecurity and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) Combat Systems Division; Survivability Evaluation Directorate; U.S. Army Evaluation Center; U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command TITLE: CEMA evaluator and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Aviation Rockets and Small Guided Munitions Product Office, Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office (PEO) for Missiles and Space TITLE: Product support integrator YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Information system security manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE WORKFORCE: 8 EDUCATION: Associate degree in general…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program; Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Information technology network specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 6.8 DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Acquisition Reporting and Assessments Office, ASA(ALT) TITLE: ASA(ALT) action officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 9 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 21 (11 years active duty; 10 years Army Reserve)...
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COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Department of the Army system coordinator YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care Product Management Office, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12.5…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Director for Joint Services, Program Executive Office for Ammunition TITLE: Project management officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management and engineering…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Global Combat Support System – Army, Project Manager for Army Enterprise Systems Integration, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Product support manager YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Mission Support Division, Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Lee, Virginia TITLE: Division chief YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting EDUCATION: B.S….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems TITLE: Project manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 15 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 28 DAWIA…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Product Manager for Chemical Defense Pharmaceuticals, Joint Project Manager for Medical Countermeasure Systems, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Joint product…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Rapid Capabilities Office,; System of Systems Engineering and Integration (SOSE&I) Directorate,; Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology TITLE: Chief engineer, Army…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Defense Threat Reduction Agency TITLE: Chief, Protection and Hazard Mitigation Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 20 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; assigned to the Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service…
STEVEN SCHULTZ COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center; assigned to the Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, U.S. Army Medical Command TITLE: Principal assistant for acquisition YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 24 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Bragg POSITION: Contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 9 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting EDUCATION: M.A. in procurement and acquisitions…
Mr. Phillyp Lawson TITLE: Project Officer ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition Making hazard detection safer Phillyp Lawson works as project officer on the…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command – Warren, Michigan OFFICIAL TITLE: Supervisory contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 years DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting; Level I in program management…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Force Protection Systems, Project Manager for Terrestrial Sensors, Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electric Warfare and Sensors POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Product manager YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Program Manager for Towed Artillery Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition and Marine Corps Program Executive Office for Land Systems TITLE: M777 India production lead, program management engineer…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Soldier Warrior; Program Executive Office for Soldier TITLE: Project manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 18 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 26 (including almost two years as…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command TITLE: Chief, Cryptographic Modernization Branch YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Product support manager and logistics director YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 32…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Principal assistant for research and technology YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 23 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in science…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Transatlantic Middle East District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers TITLE: Section chief and contracting officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 20 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director for Army Watercraft Systems, Project Manager for Transportation Systems (PM TS), Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support (PEO CS & CSS) TITLE: Assistant…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical TITLE: Assistant product manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 YEARS OF SERVICE IN MILITARY: 16 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
POSITION AND UNIT: Chief, Resource Management Division, Lower Tier Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 28 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in business…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Distributed Common Ground System – Army; Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors TITLE: Product director, Machine Foreign Language Translation System YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Lee, Virginia TITLE: Quality assurance specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 10 YEARS OF SERVICE IN MILITARY: 19 (6 on active duty…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Manager for Force Sustainment Systems, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support TITLE: Supervisory mechanical engineer, cargo aerial delivery team leader YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Precision Fires Rocket and Missile Systems, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: Assistant product manager, field artillery launchers YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Aviation TITLE: Chief, Acquisition Management Branch; Supervisory Procurement Analyst, Business Management Division YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 YEARS OF…
Command/organization: Aircraft Survivability Equipment Project Management Office, Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors Title: Lead systems engineer Years of service in workforce: 10 Years of…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama TITLE: Ballistic missile defense project manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in facilities engineering EDUCATION: MBA,…
POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: DA Systems Coordinator (DASC) for Defensive Cyber Operations; Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit; and the Joint Tactical Networking Center YEARS OF SERVICE IN…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 – Intercept (IFPC Inc 2-I) Product Office; Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office; Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space TITLE: IFPC Inc…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: G-6 Communications, U.S. Army Europe POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Chief, Information Technology Theater Business Office YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 2 years, 10 months…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Office of the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Project management officer, project officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 25…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center TITLE: Project manager YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 14 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in facilities engineering and program management EDUCATION: M.S. in management…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Software Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center POSITION AND OFFICIAL TITLE: Computer engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 7 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe TITLE: Logistics management specialist, fielding integrator YEARS IN WORKFORCE: 11 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 26 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in acquisition and program management EDUCATION:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Architectural Branch, Civil Structures Division, Engineering Directorate, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville TITLE: Architect YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 32 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in facilities engineering…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: 411th Contracting Support Brigade, U.S. Expeditionary Contracting Command TITLE: Government Purchase Card Branch chief; supervisory procurement analyst DAWIA CERTIFICATION: Level III in contracting; Level I in logistics and program…
Maj. Aleyzer Mora TITLE: Assistant program manager (APM) for command centers, Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program (I3MP), Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 4…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville TITLE: Senior project engineer/civil engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in contracting; Level II…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command Acquisition Center TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3.5 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 10.5 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting EDUCATION:…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Product Director Medium Caliber, Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition TITLE: 40 mm research, development, testing and engineering lead; project management officer YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command – Fort Knox POSITION AND TITLE: Procurement Analyst, Government Purchase Card Program Manager DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting YEARS OF SERVICE…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Synchronized Fielding Division, System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology TITLE: Chief engineer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 25…
‘Be a leader regardless of what position you’re in’ Ms. Susan L. Follett Like most members of the Army Acquisition Workforce, a desire to give back sparked Kristy Tierney’s career….
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Contracting Command – Orlando TITLE: Policy Branch chief YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 16 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting EDUCATION: MBA, Monmouth University; B.A. in psychology…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center; U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command TITLE: Supervisory general engineer and team leader, Infantry Combat Equipment Team YEARS OF…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology TITLE: Department of the Army systems coordinator YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 12 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level…
BICOASTAL TEAM PROVIDES KEY WAVEFORMS FOR RADIOS by Ms. Argie Sarantinos-Perrin When a Soldier needs to communicate, he picks up his radio and starts talking. He doesn’t think about how…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center TITLE: Civil engineer YEARS IN THE WORKFORCE: 10 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in facilities engineering EDUCATION: B.S. in civil engineering, Auburn University …
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center (HNC) TITLE: Contract specialist YEARS IN THE WORKFORCE: 4 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 21 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level I in contracting (expected December 2016)…
Position and Unit: Deputy product director, Javelin Missile System, Close Combat Weapon Systems Project Office Years of Service: 23 DAWIA Certification: Level III in engineering Awards: AMRDEC Laboratory Demonstration Extraordinary…
Command: Military Munitions Division, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama Title: Division chief Years of Service in Workforce: 27 DAWIA Certification: Level III in facilities engineering Education: B.S….
Command/Organization: U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama Title: Chief, Energy Division Strategy and Business Management Branch Years of Service in Workforce: 11 Education: M.S. in management, Florida Institute…
Position and Unit: Contract specialist, Aviation Logistics Directorate, Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (ACC-Redstone) Years of Service in Workforce: 4 DAWIA Certifications: Level II certified in contracting Education:…
Position and Unit: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center Training with Industry Officer at Lockheed Martin DAWIA Certifications: Level III in program management Total Years of Service: 19 Education: Master’s degree…
Position and Unit: Supervisory program manager, Utility Monitoring and Control Systems Branch, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama. Years of Service: 4 Certifications: Project Management Professional certification, Project…
Position and Unit: Chief engineer/technical director, Integrated Air and Missile Defense Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space Years of Service in Workforce: 19 DAWIA Certifications: Level III…
Position and Unit: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center Competitive Development Group/Army Acquisition Fellowship Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground DAWIA Certifications: Level III in program management Total Years of Service: 5 Education:…
Faces of the Force: Kay Hyska Position and unit: Contracting officer and division chief, Aviation Field Maintenance Division, Aviation Maintenance Directorate, Army Contracting Command – Redstone Arsenal, Alabama Years of…
Position and Unit: Program analyst, Combat Ammunition Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition Years of Service in Workforce: 5 DAWIA Certifications: Level III in business – financial management Education: B.A….
Position and Unit: Contracting officer, Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground Years of Service in Workforce: 6 DAWIA Certifications: Level III in contracting Education: M.S. in acquisition and contract…
Position and Unit: Contract specialist, Missile Defense Agency Years of Service in Workforce: 10 DAWIA Certifications: Level III in contracting; Level I in program management Education: MBA, Texas A&M University;…
Position and Unit: Chief, Interior Design Section, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Years of Service: 8 DAWIA Certification: Level III in facilities engineering Awards: Corps of Engineers – Huntsville…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Mission Installation and Contracting Command, 419th Contracting Support Brigade TITLE: Administrative officer YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 EDUCATION: B.S. in business administration, Franklin University; A.A.S. in business administration…
POSITION AND UNIT: Product lead, Defense-Wide Transmission Systems, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in program management EDUCATION: Ed….
POSITION AND UNIT: Management analyst, Workforce Development Branch, Enterprise Resources Division, Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 3 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level I in contracting…
Position and Unit: Contracting Officer, Contracting and Acquisition Management Office, Army Contracting Command-Redstone Years of Service in Workforce: 12 DAWIA Certifications: Level III in contracting and purchasing; Level I in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: PEO Missiles and Space, Lower Tier Project Office (PATRIOT) Title: Hardware engineer DAWIA Certifications: Level III in engineering, production and quality management; Level I in program management Years of…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground TITLE: Lead contract specialist DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III in contracting YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 9 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 20 EDUCATION: B.A. in…
COMMAND/ORGANIZATION: Project Manager for Combat Ammunition Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition TITLE: Senior program analysis officer DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level III, business, cost estimating and financial management; Level III, program…
POSITION AND UNIT: Assistant product manager, Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System, Close Combat Weapon Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 2…
POSITION AND UNIT: Contract specialist, 419th Contracting Support Brigade YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 1 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 10 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II in contracting EDUCATION: B.S. in criminal…
POSITION AND UNIT: Chief of Platform Integration, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 8 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 18 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:…
POSITION AND UNIT: Operations officer, Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems, Program Executive Office for Ammunition YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 5 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS: Level II, program management; Level I, business…
POSITION AND UNIT: Contracting Officer/Team leader, Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground YEARS OF SERVICE IN WORKFORCE: 13 DAWIA CERTIFICATIONS:Level III in contracting; Level I in program management EDUCATION:…
Position and Unit: Product Director, Army Human Resource Systems, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems Total Years of Service: 15 Awards: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service (2); Achievement Medal for…
POSITION AND UNIT: Aerospace Engineer, Concept Design and Assessment Tech Area, Aviation Development Directorate, Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center YEARS OF SERVICE: 5 (2 in Army acquisition;…
POSITION AND UNIT: Force Project and Sustainment Portfolio Lead; Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center YEARS OF SERVICE: 12 AWARDS: 2014 Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene Award for Acquisition…
POSITION AND UNIT: Industrial Engineer in the Program Evaluation Division, Program Management Directorate of the Lower Tier Project Office; Program Executive Office Missiles and Space TOTAL YEARS SERVICE: 32 AWARDS:…
POSITION AND UNIT: Human Resources Specialist, U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Human Resources Management Division TOTAL YEARS OF CIVILIAN SERVICE: 16 TOTAL YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE: 3 active duty; 16 years…
POSITION AND UNIT: Chief, Regional Contracting Office – Wiesbaden; 409th Contracting Support Brigade (CSB) – Europe TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 5 AWARDS: 409th CSB Commander’s Award, Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award EDUCATION:…
POSITION: Systems Acquisition Manager for Mobile Strike Force Vehicle UNIT: Product Manager Allied Tactical Vehicles (PdM ATV), Project Manager Transportation Systems, Program Executive Office Combat Support & Combat Service Support…
POSITION: Contracting Officer UNIT: 918th Contracting Battalion, Mission and Installation Contracting Command–Fort Carson TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 32 (21 active duty and 11 civilian) AWARDS: Achievement Medal for Civilian Service;…
POSITION: GPC Agency/Organization Program Coordinator UNIT: ACC-APG/Tenant Contracting Division TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 26 (20 years on active duty, 6 years as a civilian) AWARDS: Commander’s Award for Civilian…
POSITION: Pentagon Liaison, Program Executive Office for Ammunition TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 31 (3 years in the Marine Corps; 28 years as an Army civilian) AWARDS: Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Army Commander’s…
POSITION: System Acquisition Manager for the Joint Assault Bridge UNIT: Product Manager Bridging, Project Manager Force Projection, Program Executive Office for Combat Support and Combat Service Support YEARS OF ARMY…
POSITION: Deputy Director, Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground. UNIT: Army Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 29 AWARDS: Superior Civilian Service Award; Commander’s Award for Civilian Service; Army…
POSITION: Civilian Deputy Director UNIT: Army Contracting Command-Rock Island TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 30 AWARDS: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service; Superior Civilian Service Award (2); Secretary of the Army…
POSITION: Contracting Officer/Team Lead UNIT: Mission and Installation Contracting Command–Fort Bliss/919th Contingency Contracting Battalion TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 9 AWARDS: Commander’s Award for Civilian Service EDUCATION: MBA and B.A….
POSITION: Supervisory Contract Specialist/Director UNIT: Mission and Installation Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 36 AWARDS: Secretary of the Army Excellence in Contracting AbilityOne Award (2); Commander’s Award for…
POSITION: Contingency Contracting Officer UNIT: Mission and Installation Contracting Command, 900th Contingency Contracting Battalion, 419th Contracting Support Brigade TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 22 AWARDS: Meritorious Service Medal (4); Joint…
POSITION: Branch Chief, Contract Pricing UNIT: Army Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 5 AWARDS: DA Achievement Medal for Civilian Service EDUCATION: J.D., University of Baltimore; B.S. in business…
POSITION: Battalion Sergeant Major UNIT: 922nd Contingency Contracting Battalion TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 18 years AWARDS: Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (2…
TITLE: Contracting Officer UNIT: Army Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 9 AWARDS: Official Commendation, Department of the Army (2); Commander’s Award for Civilian Service; Star Note, Program Executive…
POSITION: Chief, Training and Readiness, G-3 UNIT: Mission and Installation Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 16 AWARDS: Air Force Women-Owned Small Business Outreach Excellence Award; Randolph Air Force…
POSITION: Chief, Southern Regional Contracting Office UNIT: Healthcare Acquisition Activity, MEDCOM TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 23 AWARDS: Bronze Star (2), Meritorious Service Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal (6), Army…
POSITION: Director, Utility Helicopter Contracts UNIT: U.S. Army Contracting Command TOTAL YEARS OF ARMY SERVICE: 25 AWARDS: Superior Civilian Service Award, 2013; Secretary of the Army, Excellence in Contracting, Team…
POSITION: Contracting Officer UNIT: Southern Regional Contracting Office, Brooke Army Medical Center TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 16 years, Army; 10 years, Air Force EDUCATION: B.B.A in finance, University of Texas…
POSITION: Chief, UAS Operations, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office UNIT: Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 22 years. AWARDS: Department of the Army Commanders…
POSITION: Budget Analyst UNIT: Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS), Program Management Directorate, Fort Belvoir, Virginia TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 3 years AWARDS: Performance awards (2012, 2013) EDUCATION:…
POSITION: Chief Systems Engineer, Systems Engineering and Technical Integration Division UNIT: Program Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 29 years AWARDS: Commander’s Award for…
POSITION: Training With Industry Fellow COMPANY: Cisco Systems, Inc., Herndon, Virginia TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 23 AWARDS: (2) Bronze Star Medals EDUCATION: MBA and M. Ed. Troy University, Troy, Alabama;…
Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. James “Chris” Mills POSITION: Product Manager for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, Program Executive Office for Aviation TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 23 AWARDS: Defense Meritorious…
Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. Mark Talbot POSITION: Product Manager, Indirect Fire Protection Capability, Increment 2-Intercept UNIT: Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office, Program Executive Office Missiles and…
Faces of the Force: Daniel Woolley POSITION: Chief Architect, Project Manager Mission Command UNIT: Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, Aberdeen, Maryland TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE:…
Faces of the Force: Mary Ottman POSITION: Deputy Product Director UNIT: Product Directorate, Unmanned Systems Airspace Integration Concepts, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 24 EDUCATION: B.S.E.E.,…
Faces of the Force: Jorge L. Caballero POSITION: Integrated Project Team Lead – Korea UNIT: Projects, Power Projection Enablers (PdM P2E) Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO…
Faces of the Force: Maj. Thomas Jagielski POSITION: Assistant Product Manager (APM) for the One System Remote Video Terminal (OSRVT) UNIT: OSRVT APM Common Systems Integration, Program Executive…
Working towards culture change By Tara Clements EDITOR’S NOTE: Two women with very different backgrounds come together to achieve a common goal: inform and educate the PEO Ammunition…
By Steve Stark Editor’s Note: The Army family—a way of life and a core foundation of what makes our Army strong. As the holiday season is upon us, it’s…
Faces of the Force: Stephen Smith POSITION: Senior Logistician, Product Manager, Medium Power Sources UNIT: Project Manager Mobile Electric Power Total Years of Service: 12 years civil service; 20…
Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. James Kennedy POSITION: Product Manager Common Systems Integration UNIT: Project Management Office for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (PM UAS), Program Executive Office Aviation, Redstone…
Faces of the Force: Neil Cooper POSITION: Systems Engineer UNIT: Project Manager Mobile Electric Power (PM MEP), Program Executive Office Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Warren, Mich….
Faces of the Force: David C. Oatley POSITION: M1040 Item Manager UNIT: Program Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM MAS), Program Executive Office Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. TOTAL…
Faces of the Force: Col. Brian Tachias POSITION: Project Manager, Fixed Wing Aircraft UNIT: Program Executive Office Aviation – Fixed Wing Project Office, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. TOTAL YEARS…
Faces of the Force: Carrie Caldwell Clinard POSITION: Logistics Management Specialist UNIT: Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office, Redstone Arsenal, Ala. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 5 DEPLOYMENTS:…
Faces of the Force: Sgt. 1st Class Michael Kahyai POSITION: Instructor / Mission Ready Airman Course (MRAC) UNIT: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) LOCATION: Lackland Air Force…
Faces of the Force: Master Sgt. Cynthia Perryman POSITION: Senior Enlisted Advisor UNIT: 918th Contingency Contracting Battalion (CCB), Fort Carson, Colo. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: Army active duty (13…
Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. (P) Robert M. Collins POSITION: Product Manager, Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T) Increment 2 UNIT: Program Executive Office (PEO) for Command, Control and…
Faces of the Force: Patrick Scheerer POSITION: Project Manager UNIT: Office of the Project Manager for Close Combat Systems, Program Executive Office Ammunition LOCATION: Picatinny Arsenal, N.J. EDUCATION:…
Faces of the Force: Col. Jeffrey Hager POSITION: Project Manager UNIT: Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office (PMO) Location: Redstone Arsenal, Ala. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 29 AWARDS:…
Faces of the Force: Master Sgt. Julie Saorrono POSITION: Plans & Operations Noncommissioned Officer-in-Charge (NCOIC) UNIT: 904th Contingency Contracting Battalion, Army Contracting Command LOCATION: Fort Knox, Ky. TOTAL…
Faces of the Force: Lt. Col. Frank Lozano POSITION: Product Manager, Soldier Protective Equipment UNIT: Program Executive Office Soldier Fort Belvoir, VA TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 19 DEPLOYMENTS:…
Faces of the Force: Anthony “Cory” Foster POSITION: Contracting Proponency Officer UNIT: U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 10 EDUCATION: B.A. Business…
Faces of the Force: Henry J. “Joe” Wright POSITION: System Acquisition Project Officer and LCM8 MOD I & II/Barge Derrick 115 Ton System Acquisition Manager UNIT: Product Director,…
Linking unlikely allies for mission success By Susan L. Follett FOTF: What do you do in the Army? VERGEZ: I am the first Project Manager (PM) for the…
Faces of the Force: John Beck POSITION: Assistant Program Executive Officer for Life Cycle Management UNIT: Program Executive Office Aviation TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 29 EDUCATION: B.S. Liberal…
Faces of the Force: Mary Ingram POSITION: Systems Engineer/Value Engineering Lead UNIT: Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS), PEO Missiles and Space Redstone Arsenal, AL TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 5…
Faces of the Force: Tim Joens POSITION: Acquisition Manager UNIT: Project Manager (PM) Combat Ammunition Systems (CAS), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ TOTAL YEARS OF SERVICE: 31 AWARDS: Commander’s Award…
Soldier uses radio frequency technology to track Army shipments worldwide By Teresa Mikulsky Purcell FOTF: What do you do in the Army? LEONARD: I recently returned from Afghanistan,…
