Sector Experience

Aerospace & Defense
44
years

Years of Experience

10/18

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WFM Consulting Other
Consultant
02/2012 - Present
Provide science and technology (S&T) management consulting and development of proposals for companies bidding on US Government work for DOD and DNI

Booz Allen Hamilton Other
Principal
02/2007 - 02/2012
Management of DOD and DNI contracts providing support for government agencies engaged in advanced S&T and for a government agency providing advance technology support for military operations.
Responsible for management and leadership of ~150 scientist, engineers, and administrative professionals with security clearances up to TS(SCI).

U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Other
Deputy Director, Senior Executive Service (SES)
10/2001 - 09/2006
Responsible for leadership and management of ERDC’s laboratories, S&T program planning and execution, strategic planning, and organizational change initiatives. Through seven subordinate SES laboratory directors, responsible for approximately 2400 ERDC personnel, of whom 1500 were engineers and scientists, at four major geographical sites and several field offices, in planning and execution of an annual $650M program. Led change initiatives to transition 7 independent labs into a corporate lab.

U.S. Army, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology), Headquarters Department of the Army Other
Director for Research and Laboratory Management, Senior Executive Service (SES)
11/1998 - 10/2001
Oversight of Army research laboratories, Army basic research and applied research programs, and Army laboratory management initiatives. Served as principal scientific planner, manager and spokesperson for Army 6.1 Basic Research, 6.2 Applied Research at Army Research Laboratory, Army Research Institute, Corps of Engineers and Simulation Training & Instrumentation Command; Environmental science and technology (S&T), 6.5 S&T Information (High Performance Computing) & 6.7 ManTech Program.

U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Other
Chief of the Terminal Effects Division
06/1992 - 11/1998
Led a staff of 200+ scientists, engineers, mathematicians, technicians, and support personnel in planning and executing a broad R&D program involving direct-funded S&T, and customer-funded RDT&E effort to enhance the lethality and survivability of Army combat systems. Responsible for R&D addressing advanced armors and munitions (kinetic energy penetrators and shaped charge & explosively formed penetrator warheads); and survivability enhancements for weapons, components, and subsystems.

U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) Other
Chief, Advanced Ballistics Concepts Branch
05/1989 - 06/1992
Led a multidisciplinary branch of approximately 30 scientists, engineers, and technicians conducting research and development programs, related to advanced gun propulsion concepts, including both chemical and electric.

U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) Other
Program Manager, Liquid Propellant Gun Development
08/1982 - 05/1989
Managed an Advanced Development (6.3A) program, valued at approximately $90M (FY84-89 dollars), to demonstrate a full-scale 155mm regenerative LP gun and ammunition system. Technical program involved propellant development, gun development, and vehicle system integration. Led an integrated team from government, industry, and universities in the successful demonstration of a first generation 155mm demonstrator, and transitioned the program to the US Army ARDEC (April 1989).

U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) Other
Physical Scientist
01/1980 - 08/1982
Conducted research and served as team leader in the areas of fluid dynamics, high-pressure combustion, and interior ballistics of liquid propellant gun systems. Served in US Army as a 1st Lt and Captain 01/1976 - 01/1980; assigned as R&D Coordinator at US Army Ballistic Research Laboratory.