BIOGRAPHY

Gordon R. Sullivan, General (Retired) U.S. Army

General Sullivan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of the United States Army, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Since assuming his position in 1998, General Sullivan has overseen the transformation of the Association into a dynamic member-based organization that represents Soldiers, families, and the defense industry.

His responsibilities encompass both daily business operating and strategy planning for the largest Army-oriented non-profit association. The Association promotes and advocates programs for Soldiers and their families, creates opportunities for Army-Industry and professional dialog; advocates public awareness of Army and national security issues through its educational mission and maintains an outreach program to national leadership on critical issues pertinent to Army readiness.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Quincy, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the Norwich University and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Armor in 1959. General Sullivan retired from the Army on 31 July 1995 after more than 36 years of active service. He culminated his service in uniform as the 32nd Chief of Staff—the senior general officer in the Army—and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

General Sullivan currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Norwich University and the Marshall Legacy Institute, as well as a member of the MITRE Army Advisory Board, the MIT Lincoln Labs Advisory Board, a Life Trustee of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, and a member of the CNA Military Advisory Board.

In addition to his many awards on active duty, he is also the recipient of the West Point Association of Graduates’ Sylvanus Thayer Award and a member of the Sergeants Major Academy’s Hall of Honor.

General Sullivan currently resides in Alexandria, VA. He has three children and three grandchildren. He is an avid reader, amateur historian, and active sailor and sport fishing enthusiast.

General

David G. Perkins

Commanding General, U.S. Army

Training and Doctrine Command

Fort Eustis, Virginia

General David G. Perkins assumed duties as Commander,

United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on

March 14, 2014 after serving as Commander, United States

Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

General Perkins was the 21st Commander of the United States Army Combined Arms

Center from November 2011 to February 2014, where he was the lead for synchronizing

leader development across the Army, the management of the Army’s training support and

training development enterprises, and the development and integration of the doctrine the

Army uses to fight and win our Nation’s wars.

Previously General Perkins served as the Commanding General of the 4th Infantry Division

(Mechanized) where his primary mission was to assist and develop the Iraqi Security

Forces in U.S. Division-North to take security responsibility following the transition of U.S.

Forces from Iraq. General Perkins also served as the Brigade Commander for the 2nd

Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the invasion of Iraq, commanding the

unit’s “Thunder Run” into Baghdad and subsequent stability operations in support of

Operation Iraqi Freedom, where he earned the Silver Star, the nation’s third highest award

for valor.

General Perkins was commissioned into the Armor Branch upon graduation from the

United States Military Academy at West Point in 1980. In addition to the posts noted

above, he held leadership positions in armor and mechanized infantry units in Europe, the

United States, and the Middle East. He also held a number of key staff assignments,

including Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects for Multi-National Forces-Iraq, Deputy

Chief of Staff for Operations for United States Army Europe, and Special Assistant to the

Speaker of the House, United States House of Representatives.

General Perkins holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military

Academy, a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan,

and a Masters Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War

College.

General Perkins was born in New Hampshire.

BG THOMAS R. GOEDKOOP is a Vice President for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. He retired from the United States Army in October 2003 after serving for over 29 years as an Armor officer in a variety of command and staff positions throughout the Army in the United States and overseas. He currently leads Booz Allen’s efforts supporting the Training and Doctrine Command. His last assignment before retiring was the Deputy G3, Forces Command. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The United States Military Academy and Master’s degrees from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies and the National War College.

BIOGRAPHY Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster assumed duties as the Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, US Army Training and Doctrine Command on 15 July 2014. Prior to his arrival at Fort Eustis he most recently served as Commanding General, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning from June 2012 to July 2014. Previously he served as Commander, Combined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force Shafafiyat (Transparency) in Kabul, Afghanistan. He was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984. He holds a PhD in military history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

LTG McMaster's previous command assignments include Eagle Troop, Second Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg, Germany and in Southwest Asia during the 1991 Persian Gulf War; 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in Schweinfurt Germany from 1999 to 2002; and 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Carson, Colorado and in Iraq from June 2004 to June 2006. Staff assignments include Director of Concept Development and Learning at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command from August 2008 to May 2010; Special Assistant to the Commander, Multinational Force-Iraq from February 2007 to May 2008; Director, Commander's Advisory Group at US Central Command from May 2003 to 2004; and squadron executive officer and regimental operations officer in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from July 1997 to July 1999. He also served as an assistant professor of history at the United States Military Academy from 1994 to 1996.

LTG McMaster's military education and training includes the Airborne and Ranger Schools, Armor Officer Basic and Career Courses, the Cavalry Leaders Course, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and a U.S. Army War College fellowship at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. McMaster has also served as a senior consulting fellow at the International Institute of Strategic Studies in London.

United States Army

Lieutenant General ANTHONY R. IERARDI

Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8

United States Army

700 Army Pentagon 3E406

Washington, DC 20310-0700

Lieutenant General Ierardi became the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 Headquarters Department of the Army on 12 December 2014. Prior to assumption of this position, he served at Fort Hood Texas as the III Corps Deputy Commanding General and Commanding General of the 1st Calvary Division, “America’s First Team.”

In previous assignments, LTG Ierardi served as the Director of Force Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7; Director, Joint and Futures, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8; Executive Officer for the Department of Defense Counter-IED Senior Integration Group; and as Deputy Commander for Program, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. He commanded Joint Task Force North at Fort Bliss, Texas and served as Director of Capabilities Development, U.S. Army Capabilities Integration Center, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, at Fort Monroe, Virginia. He also served as the Chief of Staff of the 2d Infantry Division at Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea and as Commander of the 2d Infantry Division’s First “Iron” Brigade at Camp Casey, Korea. While assigned at Fort Hood, Texas, he served as the Operations Officer (G-3) of the 1st Cavalry Division and Commander of the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment.

Earlier in his career, LTG Ierardi served as a Cavalry Troop Commander in the 2d Squadron, 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment in Bamberg, Germany and participated in Operation Desert Storm while assigned to the 2d Armored Cavalry Regiment.

LTG Ierardi trained and served as a Latin American Foreign Area Officer, first as a student attending the Mexican Army’s Command and General Staff College (Escuela Superior de Guerra) in Mexico City, and later as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the U.S. Southern Command.

LTG Ierardi’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. LTG Ierardi holds a degree in Business Administration from Washington and Lee University, a Master of Arts Degree in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University and is also a graduate of both the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College.

Lieutenant General Ierardi is married and has two children.

Brian McAllister Linn is the Ralph R. Thomas Professor in Liberal Arts and

a Professor of History at Texas A&M University. He is the author of four

books, including The Philippine War, 1899-1902 and The Echo of Battle,

and over thirty articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. He has

been an Olin Fellow at Yale University, a John Simon Guggenheim

Memorial Foundation Fellow, Bosch Fellow at the American Academy in

Berlin, Woodrow Wilson International Center Fellow, and the Harold K.

Johnson Visiting Professor at the Army War College. From 2009 to 2011

he served as the president of the Society for Military History. His current

project is Elvis’s Army: Transforming the Atomic Solider, 1946-1965, under

contract with Harvard University Press.

Dr. David E. Johnson

RAND Corporation Dr. David Johnson is a senior historian at the RAND Corporation. His work focuses on military innovation, joint operations, and strategy. Dr. Johnson is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University where he teaches a course on strategy and military operations. From June 2012 until July 2014, Dr. Johnson was on a two year loan to the United States Army to establish and serve as the first director of the Chief of Staff of the Army Strategic Studies Group.

Before joining RAND, Dr. Johnson had a twenty-four year career in the U.S. Army, serving in command and staff positions in the Infantry, Quartermaster Corps, and Field Artillery branches. He retired as a Colonel in 1997.

Dr. Johnson has MA and Ph.D. degrees in history from Duke University. He also has an MMAS from the U.S. Command and General Staff College, an MS from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, and a BA from Trinity University.

Dr. Johnson is the author or coauthor of numerous books, articles, and reports including:

Fast Tanks and Heavy Bombers: Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1917–1945

Modern U.S. Civil-Military Relations: Wielding the Terrible Swift Sword

Learning Large Lessons: The Evolving Roles of Ground Power and Air Power in the Post–Cold War Era

Hard Fighting: Israel in Lebanon and Gaza

The 2008 Battle of Sadr City: Reimaging Urban Combat

“What Are You Prepared to Do? NATO and the Strategic Mismatch between Ends, Ways, and Means in Afghanistan—and in the Future”

“Failure to Learn: Reflections on a Career in the Post-Vietnam Army” Dr. Johnson’s work has been on the professional reading lists of the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, the U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Commander, the Chief of the Air Staff Royal Air Force (United Kingdom); and the Royal Australian Air Force Chief of Air Staff, and the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. He has also lectured on his work in Australia, France, Israel, Italy, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Dr. Johnson is a life member of the Association of the U.S. Army and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Mr. Jeff Anderson is the Director of Systems Engineering for Miltec Corporation. He serves as the

Program Manager for Satellite Programs and is the Deputy Program Manager for the Industry Partner

team on the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) Program. He is a Retired Colonel of the United States

Army Reserve and a graduate of the United States Military Academy (B.S., Computer Science).

His previous programmatic experience includes:

THAAD Ground Systems Foreign Military Sales Program Integrator and Readiness Operations

Integrator

MEADS Test Operations Integrator

GMD Operations Center Manager/Proposal Lead

LEAPP Software System (UK) Program Manager

Tactical Targets Group Program Manager and Mission Operations Manager

Target and Countermeasures Program Delivery Order PM

THAAD System Specifications Group Leader; System Test Planning Group Leader; and PM/Lead

Engineer for Common Launcher

Mr. Anderson and his wife, Nina, have three children together and reside in Madison County, Alabama.

Mr. Anderson is currently President of the Madison County Board of Education and has served on the

boards of numerous education and child-related charitable organizations.

DAVID A. FASTABEND

Independent Consultant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ITT Defense and Exelis 2009-2015

VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER 2011-2015 Advanced Information Solutions, Information Systems Division, Exelis

Responsible for all aspects of the Exelis Advanced Information Solutions business area including profit & loss performance, strategy, leadership and customer relations.

Lead a $400M business encompassing 350 programs and 250 pursuits addressing DOD / DHS intelligence and cyber requirements, military service high end professional engineering services, and DOD scientific and engineering technical services.

Oversaw successful pursuit and capture for multiple strategic contract vehicles including DHS EAGLE II ($22B), DTRA CWMD R&D ($4B), GSA OASIS ($10B), Army SMDC TESLA ($220M), and AFRL REDE ($50M).

DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & TECH DEVELOPMENT 2009-2011 Exelis (Formerly ITT Defense)

Lead strategic planning to shape a market-centric, customer focused organization

Coordinated assessment of innovation and technology initiatives.

DIRECTOR STRATEGY, PLANS AND POLICY 2007-2009 Headquarters Department of the Army

Strategic advisor to the U.S. Army’s senior leadership on key issues of national defense.

Reviewed and recommended Army policy and strategic choices to the Chief of Staff, Army in his role as Commander of the United States Army, member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and advisor to the Secretary of Defense and President of the United States

Identified and formulated Army strategic choices to drive Army programming / budgeting

DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, STRATEGIC OPERATIONS 2006-2008 Multinational Forces Iraq

Directed strategic level military operations of over 150,000 personnel throughout Iraq during the height of sectarian violence from June 2006 to July 2007

Set conditions for and directed transition to surge operations in Spring of 2007

Advisor to General Petraeus on all matters involving Iraq multinational operations DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ARMY CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION CENTER 2005-2006 Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. ARMY

Developed the Army’s first Army Concept and Capability Development Plan

Reversed negative funding trend for capabilities development through compelling engagement of Headquarters, Department of the Army

Organized and led the transition team for the incoming 4-star Commander DIRECTOR OF CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT 2003-2005 Training and Doctrine Command, U.S. ARMY

Authored the Army’s capstone operational concept: The Army in Joint Operations

Initiated and developed the Army’s architecture of key concepts

Lead planner for General Schoomaker’s Chief of Staff, Army Transition Team

COMMANDER, NORTHWESTERN DIVISION 2001-2003 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Directed and executed a $1.5B annual budget of military and civil works construction

Oversaw the largest water allocation process in the US, addressing state and national issues throughout the Columbia River and Missouri River drainage basins

Represented the United States government in negotiations with over 129 federally recognized Native American tribes.

Corps of Engineers Combat Arms Officer U.S. Army 1974-2001

Combat Engineer Staff Officer & Commander: Platoon Leader to Brigade Commander

US Army Corps of Engineers Staff Officer and Construction Manager

Combat Operations Planner & Strategist

Doctrine Writer

SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS Professional Engineer, State of Virginia Top Secret Clearance with Polygraph

EDUCATION

Strategic Fellow, Hoover Institute, Stanford University, 1996 Master of Military Art & Science, Command and General Staff College, 1986

MS, Structural Dynamics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1977 BS, United States Military Academy, 1974

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

“Books to Baghdad: Theory and Doctrine after a Tour in Iraq.” Royal United Services Institute. 2008

“The Army in Joint Operations: The Army’s Future Force Capstone Concept 2015-2024.” TRADOC Pamphlet 525-3-0, April 2005.

“Serving a Nation at War: A Campaign Quality Army with Joint and Expeditionary Capabilities.” “Adapt or Die: The Imperative for a Culture of Innovation in the U.S. Army.” Army Magazine, Feb

2004 “That Elusive Operational Concept.” Army Magazine, June 2001

"An Appraisal of `The Brigade-Based New Army.'" Army War College Parameters. Autumn 1997 "The Categorization of Conflict." Army War College Parameters Summer 1997

“A General Theory of Conflict: Bosnia, Strategy and the Future.” Hoover Institute National Security Fellow Research Paper, 1 May 1996.”

MAJOR GENERAL CEDRIC T. WINS

Major General (MG) Cedric T. Wins was raised in the Washington DC area. He is a 1985

graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, in Lexington, Virginia. Upon graduation, he was

commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. During his 29 years of service,

MG Wins has held command and staff assignments in Field Artillery units in the 7th

Infantry

Division, the 2nd

Infantry Division, and the 4th

Infantry Division. Additionally, MG Wins has

served in positions of growing responsibility in the Headquarters, Department of the Army and

Joint staffs.

He assumed the duties of the Director, Capabilities Developments Directorate, Army

Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC), on 17 May 2013. Prior to his assignment to TRADOC,

he served as the Deputy Commander for Police and the Joint Program Executive Officer for the

Afghan Public Protection Force Advisory Group, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Training

Mission-Afghanistan, & OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM, Afghanistan.

MG Wins holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from VMI, a Master of Science Degree in

Management with a concentration in Quantitative Analysis from the Florida Institute of

Technology in Melbourne, Florida, and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic

Studies from the National War College. He is a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Basic and

Advanced Courses, the United States Army Command and General Staff College, and the

Operations Research Systems Analysis Military Applications Course.

MG Wins is married to the former Cassandra Hurse of Panama City, Florida. The Wins have a

daughter, Asia, a recent graduate of the Norfolk State University; and a son, Matthew who is a

sophomore at Woodside High School in Newport News, VA.

Biography

Department of the Army

As Director of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Dr. Russell is responsible for the Army’s

premier laboratory for basic and applied research and analysis. ARL conducts research and

analysis in weapons and materials, sensors and electron devices, computational and information

sciences, human research and engineering, vehicle technology, and survivability and lethality

analysis. ARL’s Army Research Office executes the Army extramural basic research program in

scientific and engineering disciplines. The Laboratory consists of approximately 2,000 military

and civilian employees with annual revenue of over $1 billion.

From February 2010 – March 2013, Dr. Russell was the Director of the Air Force Office of

Scientific Research, Arlington, VA. He oversaw the management of the entire basic research

investment for the Air Force; leading a staff of 200 scientists, engineers and administrators in

Arlington, VA, and foreign technology offices in London, Tokyo and Santiago, Chile. Each year,

AFOSR selects, sponsors and manages revolutionary basic research that impacts the future Air

Force. Dr. Russell actively managed a $510 million investment portfolio and transitioned the

resulting discoveries to other components of the Air Force Research Laboratory, to defense

industries and to other federal agencies. The office's annual investment in basic research was

distributed among more than 200 academic institutions, 150 businesses and 200 research efforts

within the AFRL.

Dr. Thomas Russell was selected for the Senior Executive Service in August 2006. From August

2006 to February 2010, he served as the Director of the Aerospace and Material Sciences

Directorate, AFOSR. He was responsible for the Air Force basic research program in aerospace,

chemical and material sciences.

Dr. Thomas P. Russell Director

U.S. Army Research Laboratory Adelphi, Maryland

CAREER CHRONOLOGY

June 2005 - August 2006, Director, Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation

Directorate, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, MD.

May 2004 - June 2005, Acting Technical Operations Manager, Naval Surface Warfare

Center, Indian Head Division, MD.

June 2001 - May 2004, Department Head, Research and Technology Department, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, MD.

September 2000 - June 2001, Director, Chemistry and Detonics Division, Naval Surface

Warfare Center, Indian Head Division, MD

October 1997 - September 2000, Section Head, High Energy Materials Section,

Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.

January 1994 - October 1997, research scientist, Chemistry Division, Chemical

Dynamics and Diagnostic Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC.

March 1990 - January 1994, research scientist, Naval Surface Warfare Center, White

Oak Laboratory, White Oak, MD.

EDUCATION:

1990 Doctor of Philosophy degree in chemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, NJ

1986 Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Navy Superior Civilian Service Award

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

March 1990 - June 1998, visiting scientist, National Institute of Standards and

Technology, Ceramics Division, Gaithersburg, MD.

January 1992 - June 1997, part-time chemistry faculty at Montgomery College, Takoma

Park, MD.

January 1992 - June 1997, adjunct professor, Shock Dynamics Laboratory, Washington

State University, Pullman, WA.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Joint DOD/DOE Munitions Technology Development Program; Joint Insensitive

Munitions Program; and Joint Fuse Technology Program, AT&L Technology Advisory

Council

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

American Physical Society

Dr. Chris Fall is the Assistant Director for Defense Programs at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Chris is responsible to the President’s Science Advisor for science, technology and innovation matters involving the Department of Defense. Most recently, Chris was Deputy Director of Research for Education and Workforce at the Office of Naval Research. Chris was previously Director of the International Liaison Office for the Office of Naval Research Global, and he began his government service as the ONR Innovation Fellow, a senior policy advisor and interagency liason for innovation strategies and programs.

Prior to government service, Chris was a faculty member in the BioEngineering

Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Chris earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia, as well as an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at the UC Davis Institute for Theoretical Dynamics and the New York University Center for Neural Sciences. Chris continues to teach and to perform research as an affiliate faculty member in the Georgetown University Department of Computer Science.

Rick Battani is the Business Development Manager, CD-adapco, a $200 million dollar, modeling, simulation and engineering services company headquartered in Northville, MI. He is responsible for directing the sales and business development activities for the various software tools, programs and services within the defense and automotive communities. Prior to recently joining CD-adapco, he worked in the engineering, training and business development fields for companies such as Altair Engineering, Amphenol Corporation and Ford Motor Company. Rick is a member of the Association of the US Army, National Defense Industry Association and is also a current NDIA STEM committee member and current Advisor on the Michigan chapter NDIA Board. Rick has held seats on the Technology Advisory boards of St. Clair College and Macomb Community College. Rick is also involved with the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences in the Strategic Interest Group for Digital Manufacturing. In his “spare time” he coaches youth athletics to spend time with his six children (Jacob, Aubrey, Austin, Evan, Chase and Payton.) Rick and his wife Rene currently reside with their children in Almont, MI.

CD-adapco is the world's largest independent CFD focused provider of engineering simulation software, support and services. We have over 30 years of experience in delivering industrial strength engineering simulation. The scope of our activities extends well beyond software development to encompass a wide range of CAE engineering services in both CFD and FEA.

We have over 8000 users of our software, working at 3000 different companies, spending over $200 million on our software and services. Consistently growing at an organic rate of over 15% per year, CD-adapco employs over 850 talented individuals, working at 30 offices around the globe, involved in dedicated support, software development and engineering services.

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Rick Battani

Business Development Manager

CD-adapco

Frank Wiercinski is the Vice President for Army Systems and SOF Programs, in the Washington

Operations office of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He is a 1979 graduate of the United States Military

Academy at West Point, New York, and most recently retired from the US Army at the rank of Lieutenant

General after 34 years of service.

Mr. Wiercinski was commissioned in the US Army as an Infantry Officer, commanding at every level

through Theater Army Command. He conducted operations in three combat theaters to include

Panama, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He also served on the Joint Staff as the Chief of Regional Special

Operations J3, and was the Principle Director for Near East and South Asia Affairs Policy, Office of the

Secretary of Defense for Policy

In addition to a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy, Mr. Wiercinski is

also a graduate of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College and the US Army War College.

Francis “Frank” Wiercinski

Vice President, Army Systems and SOF

Programs

Lieutenant General Kevin W. Mangum Deputy Commanding General/Chief of Staff

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

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Lieutenant General (LTG) Kevin W. Mangum graduated

from the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY in

May 1982 where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant

of Armor. Highlights of LTG Mangum's career include tours

with 8th Army, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 2nd

Infantry Division and 10th Mountain Division and two Joint

tours. He has commanded at every level from platoon to

Commanding General, United States Army Aviation Center of

Excellence and Fort Rucker, Alabama.

After his initial tour in the 128th Aviation Company (Assault

Helicopter) at Camp Page, Korea, he was selected for

assignment with Task Force 160. He has since served four

tours with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

with duties ranging from section leader, battalion S-3 to

command at company, battalion, and regiment levels. LTG

Mangum also commanded A Company, 4th Battalion, 101st

Aviation Regiment and 2nd Aviation Battalion, 2nd Aviation

Regiment at Camp Stanley, Korea.

LTG Mangum’s joint service includes tours at the Joint Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly Air

Force Base, Texas and Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg. In May 2008, he was

assigned to his first post as a general officer, serving as the senior commander of Fort Drum and

division rear commander of the 10th Mountain Division. He served as Deputy Commanding

General of 1st Armor Division and United States Division-Center, Operation Iraqi Freedom,

Iraq. LTG Mangum commanded the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command upon its

provisional activation on March 25, 2011. LTG Mangum commanded the United States Army

Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Alabama prior to assuming duties as the Deputy

Commanding General/Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command on 28 March,

2014.

His numerous deployments include duty in the Republic of Korea, Honduras, Persian Gulf,

Turkey, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. LTG Mangum also served as a U.S. Army War College

Fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He holds a Masters of

Business Administration from Webster University. His military awards and decorations include

the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit,

Distinguished Flying Cross, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and

the Master Army Aviator Badge.

Lieutenant General Mangum is married to the former Angel Dawn Kahihikolo from

Clarksville, TN. They have a lovely daughter Anela.

Brigadier General John W. Charlton Commanding General, Brigade Modernization Command

BG John W. Charlton was commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate and Infantry officer through Army ROTC at Washington State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in May 1984. Entering active duty soon after, he completed the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Fort Benning, Ga., before he went to his first assignment as a platoon leader and later company executive officer in the 7th Infantry Division (Light) at Fort Ord, Calif. He next served as a platoon leader and company executive officer in the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, at Hunter Army Air Field, Ga. After that assignment, he completed the Infantry Officer Advanced Course at Fort Benning before being assigned to the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Lewis, Wash., where he served in S3 Operations and later as a company commander. He then served as a Ranger Plans Officer in G3, I Corps, on the same installation. From there, Charlton went to Fort Polk, La., where he served as an observer/controller at the Joint Readiness Training Center. After that assignment, he was the Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General, and later Operations Officer, Fifth U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and United Nations Mission, Haiti. After completing the staff officer course at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, he was transferred to Germany, where he was the Division Plans Officer for the 1st Infantry Division; Battalion S3 for 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry; and the Brigade Executive Officer for 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division. Upon returning to the United States, Charlton served as the Chief of Infantry Proponency at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning. In his next assignment, he assumed command of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, in July of 2002 in Kuwait and led Task Force 1-15 Infantry through a six-month Operation Desert Spring deployment, followed immediately by combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Charlton continued to serve with the 3rd Infantry Division as the G3 during its conversion to a modular force and a combat deployment to Iraq from June 2004 to June 2005. Charlton then attended the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Penn., before moving to his next assignment as Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq. In June 2008, he was appointed Chief, Iraq Division, J-5, on the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C. In March of the following year, he became Assistant Deputy Director and then Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Middle-East) J-5, in the same office a year later. Just prior to assuming his current position, Charlton served as Deputy Commander, Regional Command-East, International Security Assistance Force Joint Command, Operation Enduring Freedom, in Afghanistan from January 2012. Charlton's awards and decorations include the Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Bronze Star Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Defense Meritorious Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with six Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge and Ranger Tab. In addition to his bachelor's degree, Charlton has earned master's degrees in Information System Management from Webster University, General Studies from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Dr. Bradford Tousley Office Director Tactical Technology Office bradford.tousley@darpa.mil

Dr. Bradford Tousley joined DARPA in January 2013 as the director of the Tactical

Technology Office (TTO). TTO transforms the future of warfighting by pursuing high-

risk, high payoff tactical technology and development of rapid, mobile and responsive

combat capability for advanced weapons, platforms and space systems.

Prior to this, he served as director of the Technology Division of Logos Technologies. At

Logos Technologies, Dr. Tousley was responsible for technology and business

development, and business operations and personnel management, including areas such

as unmanned airborne persistent surveillance technology, hyperspectral imaging science,

space situational awareness and sensors, UAV collision avoidance, software

development, and advanced image processing algorithms.

Prior to joining Logos, Dr. Tousley served as a senior scientist and program manager at

DARPA from 1997-2006, creating and managing efforts in unmanned systems, tactical

missiles, radar systems and advanced EO/IR sensor systems. In 2005, he was awarded the

Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD)/Advanced Capability Technology

Demonstration (ACTD) manager of the year for his management of the Micro Air

Vehicle (Ducted Fan) ACTD, which resulted in the deployment of novel air vehicles in

support of countering improvised explosive device operations and force protection of

U.S. forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. From 1995-

1997, Dr. Tousley was a program manager in the National Reconnaissance Office,

managing new technology efforts for a variety of space-based sensor systems and

communication architectures in support of the development of national technical means.

Dr. Tousley served as a U.S. Army Armor (Cavalry) and Acquisition officer in command

and staff position from 1981 – 2001. He also served as a research scientist and associate

professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science on the faculty at West Point

from 1992 – 1995.

Dr. Tousley holds a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy as

well as a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from the

University of Rochester.

Ambrose R. (Bruce) Hock Bruce Hock spent eight years on the professional staff of the Senate Armed Services Committee as the senior professional staff member responsible for providing recommendations on the oversight of Army and Marine Corps ground and helicopter programs and acquisition policy. Prior to his second tour on the committee, Bruce spent six years with Northrop Grumman Corporation Government Relations as a corporate director responsible for developing and coordinating corporate strategy and engaging with senior company and government officials in the area of ground programs and missile defense information systems. Bruce spent 27 years in the U.S. Army as a signal corps officer where he served in numerous command and staff positions at the Office of Secretary of Defense and Army Headquarters levels as well as the Defense Communications Agency. Bruce culminated his Army career as the Program Development Division chief in Army Program Analysis and Evaluation. He and his wife Maria Bennett Hock, an artist, reside in Burke, Virginia.

General Dennis L. Via assumed duties as the 18th Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) August 7, 2012. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness to ensure dominant land force capability for the U.S. Warfighter and our allies. General Via’s prior assignment was as AMC’s Deputy Commanding General. He deployed to Southwest Asia in October 2011 as the Commander, AMC Responsible Reset Task Force with the mission of leading the strategic integration of the Materiel Enterprise for the Retrograde of equipment and materiel out of Iraq at the conclusion of Operation New Dawn. Prior to that, he served as Director for Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems, J-6, The Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. A native of Martinsville, Va., General Via was commissioned on May 18, 1980, in the Signal Corps after graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate from Virginia State University. He holds a Master's Degree from Boston University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (class of 1991) and the U.S. Army War College (class of 1999). General Via is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The General's command assignments include the 82nd Signal Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; 3rd Signal Brigade, III Armored Corps, Fort Hood, Texas; 5th Signal Command, U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army, Mannheim, Germany; and the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) and Fort Monmouth, Fort Monmouth, N.J. His key staff assignments include Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Southern Europe, Naples, Italy; Operations Officer, J-6, Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, Washington, D.C.; Division Chief, Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C.; Principal Director for Operations, Defense Information Systems Agency/Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations, U.S. Strategic Command, Arlington, Va. His awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster; Defense Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster; Joint Service Achievement Medal; and the Army Achievement Medal. He is authorized to wear the Master Parachutist Badge, Joint Staff Identification Badge, and Army Staff Identification Badge. General Via holds the distinction of being the only Signal Corps officer in U.S. Army history to be promoted to 4-Star General. March 2014

General Dennis L. Via Commanding General

Jeff Sorenson is a Partner and President of the A.T. Kearney Public Sector & Defense Services, LLC

within the Aerospace and Defense practice. Jeff retired as a Lieutenant General with more than 20 years

of acquisition experience. He successfully developed, procured and delivered over 30 different military

systems with different technologies ranging from battlefield intelligence automation systems to tactical

signal intelligence equipment to night vision and tactical missile systems for aviation, vehicle and

individual platforms, to large scale enterprise network and tactical communication systems. As the

Army’s Chief Information Officer (CIO)/G6, he transformed Army network information technology

capabilities to enhance business and warfighting command, control and communication capabilities. His

consultant-related work has focused primarily on cost reduction and strategic analyses of the Army’s

industrial base (OEMs, organic base, key vendors) for ground combat weapon and combat support

vehicle systems, plus an assessment of business operations at organic facilities to reduce the cost of

operations. Jeff has been quoted and interviewed by several magazines, including Defense Systems,

Government Computer News, and Federal Computer Week. He was also selected as a 2010 Top 100

Federal Award winner by Federal Computer Week. Jeff earned an M.B.A from Northwestern University,

with concentrations in finance, accounting and decision sciences. He has a Bachelor of Science degree

from the United States Military Academy.

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Mr. Patrick J. O’Neill CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

Mr. Patrick J. O'Neill was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in March 2011. He assumed the role of Acting Chief Technology Officer at the Army Materiel Command on September 29, 2014. Previously, he was the Technical Director of the U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. As Technical Director, he was responsible for overseeing the entire Technical Program performed by approximately 325 analysts within AMSAA. Under his leadership, AMSAA conducted analyses across the Materiel Lifecycle to inform critical decisions for current and future Warfighter needs. Mr. O'Neill ensured that high quality analytic products were produced to support senior decision making in five core competency areas: materiel performance and effectiveness analysis, logistics analysis, field data collection, certified performance data development, and the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness. He was AMSAA's senior technical representative on key technical and programmatic forums within the Army, OSD, and the National Defense community.

Mr. O'Neill served as the Acting Director, U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity from November 2012 – July 2013. As Acting Director, he oversaw a multi-disciplined workforce of over 325 analysts, engineers, mathematicians, and scientists that provide lifecycle materiel/ logistics systems analysis to support the Army Materiel Command and senior decision makers across the Army. In addition, he was responsible for the oversight of the DoD's Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness and for developing/providing joint service-approved methodology, Modeling and Simulation, data and analysis for all service systems.

From March 2011 to November 2012, Mr. O’Neill served as the Technical Director, U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity. Prior to this appointment, he served in various leadership positions as the Chief, C4ISR, Mobility, and CBRN Analysis Division; Chief, Combat Support Analysis Division; Chief, C4ISR/Mobility Branch; Chief, Acquisition Support Analysis Branch/Reliability and Engineering Branch, Logistics Analysis Division; Chief, Command and Control Section; Chief, Weapon Systems Integration Section, Combat Support Division; Chief, Theater Area Air Defense Section, Air Warfare Division; Chief, Aircraft Systems Evaluation Branch, Air Warfare Division; Chief, Air Defense Evaluation Branch, Air Warfare Division. He served on MSE SSEB at Fort Monmouth. He served as an analyst at HQDA G-4 during Operation Desert Storm. He also served as Chief, Projects Division, at the Joint Program Office for Test and Evaluation, Andrews AFB.

Mr. O’Neill holds an MS, National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, an MS, Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and a BS, Mathematics and Computer Science (Double Major) from Loyola University. He graduated number one in class, with cumulative 4.0 GPA. He was the first student ever to graduate from Loyola with a 4.0 since institution of numerical grade scoring system circa 1954.

Mr. O’Neill has published numerous AMSAA Technical Reports and presented numerous papers in national and international Operations Research and military forums. October 2014

Biography

Department of the Army

Ms. Mary J. Miller Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Research and Technology)

Ms. Miller was selected for the Senior Executive Service in August of 2005. In February of 2013, she was designated as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Technology. Ms. Miller is responsible for the entirety of the Army’s Research and Technology program, spanning 16 Laboratories and Research, Development and Engineering Centers, with more than 12,000 scientists and engineers and a yearly budget of just over $2 billion dedicated to empowering, unburdening and protecting Soldiers. CAREER CHRONOLOGY: Feb 2013 – Present: Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and Technology Sep 2012 – Feb 2013: Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research and

Technology Dec 2010 – Sep 2012: Deputy Program Executive Officer Soldier Aug 2005 – Dec 2010: Director for Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the

Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Apr 2001 - Aug 2005: Deputy Director of Technology for Aviation, Missiles, Soldier and

Precision Strike under the Director for Technology, OASA(ALT), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Oct 1992 - Apr 2001: Team Leader Nonlinear Optical Processes Team, U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Adelphi, MD

Jun 1999 - Jun 2000: Science and Technology Liaison to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations – Force Development (now the DCS G8-FD). Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Mar 1990 – Oct 1992: Team Leader, Advanced Optics Team, Project Lead for the Visible/Near Infrared (VIS/NIR) Sensor Protection efforts, Night Vision & Electro-Optics Directorate, Laser Division, Ft. Belvoir, VA

Jul 1984 – Mar 1990: Electronics Engineer, Night Vision & Electro-Optics Directorate, Laser Division, Ft. Belvoir, VA

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COLLEGE: Masters of Business Administration from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electro-Physics from the George Washington

University, Washington, D.C. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle,

WA. AWARDS AND HONORS: Army Research & Development Achievement Award in 1988 for her technical achievement

in the “Development of Nonlinear Materials for Sensor Protection.” Four patents awarded for sensor protection designs, two additional patents pending.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Level III in Program Management Certified Level III SPRDE, Systems Engineering Certified Level II SPRDE, Program Systems Engineering

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS: Association of the United States Army (AUSA), member since 2003

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS: Ms. Miller has published more than 50 papers and has addressed over 30 major commands and international groups with technical presentations. She served as a conference committee member and co-chair for SPIE Conference on Nonlinear Optical Liquids, 1996-1998 and served as a peer-reviewer for technical papers in her area of specialty submitted to the Journal of Applied Optics, Applied Optics and Optics Letters from 1987-1999. B.P. Ketchel, C.A. Heid, G.L. Wood, M.J. Miller, A.G. Mott, R.J. Anderson, and G.J.

Salamo, "Three-Dimensional Color Holography Display," Appl. Optics, 38:6159 (1999) G.L. Wood, A.G. Mott, and M.J. Miller, “Investigation of Tetrabenzporphyrin by the Z-scan

Technique,” Opt. Lett., 20:973 (1995). G.L. Wood, W.W. Clark, III, M.J. Miller, G.J. Salamo, E.J. Sharp, R.R. Neurgaonkar, J.R.

Oliver, "Photorefractive Materials" (invited) Book Chapter in Spatial Light Modulators: Materials, Devices, and Applications, ed. U. Efron, Marcel Dekker, New York NY, p.161-215 (1994).

E.J. Sharp, W.W. Clark, III, M.J. Miller, G.L. Wood, B. Monson, G.J. Salamo, R.R. Neurgaonkar, "Double Phase Conjugation in Tungsten Bronze Crystals," Appl. Opt. 29:743 (1990).

B. Monson, G.J. Salamo, A.G. Mott, M.J. Miller, E.J. Sharp, W.W. Clark, III, R.R. Neurgaonkar, "Self-Pumped Phase Conjugation with Nanosecond Pulses in Strontium Barium Niobate," Opt. Lett., 15:12 (1990).

W.W. Clark, III, G.L. Wood, M.J. Miller, E.J. Sharp, G.J. Salamo, B. Monson, R.R. Neurgaonkar, "Enhanced Photorefractive Beam Fanning Due to Internal and External Electric Fields," Appl. Opt., 29:1249 (1990).

March 2013

Brian A. Keller Group Account Manager

MG (Retired) Brian Keller joined SAIC now Leidos in January 2010 and today serves as Vice President,

Army Strategic Account Executive. He leads Army strategy development and provides business

development support, customer account management, strategic capture and proposal development across

Leidos for the long-term growth of the enterprise.

Before joining Leidos, Brian spent nearly 30 years as a Soldier achieving the rank of Major General before

retiring in 2010 while serving as the Director of Military Support at the National Geospatial Intelligence

Agency. Brian served in a wide variety of intelligence command and staff assignments at tactical, Army,

Special Operations Forces, and Joint commands. He has extensive service in joint, Special Operations,

and operational deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. He served as the J2 / Senior Intelligence Officer for

the Joint Special Operations Command, United States European Command, and Multi-National Forces-Iraq

where he was selected by General Petraeus to lead his combat intelligence staff.

Brian was a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, where he graduated

with a degree in History. He also received a master’s degree in Strategic Studies, US Army War College,

Carlisle Barracks, KS, and a master’s degree in Military Studies, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort

Leavenworth, KS.

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Major General John F. WhartonCommanding General

Major General John Wharton serves as Commanding General of the United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. RDECOM ensures the dominance of Army capabilities by empowering, unburdening and protecting the Joint Warfighter through integrated research, devel-opment and engineering solutions. MG Wharton leads more than 14,000 researchers, engineers and support personnel.

MG Wharton was commissioned a Second Lieutenant following graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1981. His first assignment was Fort Hood, Texas where he served as Main Supply Platoon Leader and Company Commander, 15th Supply and Transport Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division.

In 1985, he transferred to the Dragon Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, NC, and later deployed to Sinai, Egypt, with Task Force 3-502nd Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) as part of the Multinational Peace Keeping Force and Observers (MFO). He re-mained deployed with TF 2-504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (Air-borne), 82nd Airborne Division, becoming the first Commander of the Support Company, Logistical Support Unit.

In 1986, MG Wharton assumed duties as an Inspector General to the United States Army Western Command (WESTCOM) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. Following that tour, he served as Battalion S3 in the 25th Supply and Transport Battalion, 25th Infantry Division(Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. From 1992 to 1994 he was the Lieutenant Colonels’ Assignments Officer at the United States Army’s Personnel Command (PERSCOM), Alexandria, Vir-ginia, and then moved to Fort Drum, New York, to be Battalion Executive Officer in the 210th Forward Support Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and later deployed to OPERA-TION RESTORE/UPHOLD DEMOCRACY as the Battalion Command-er (Forward). Following the deployment, he remained at Fort Drum as Chief, Division Materiel Management Center (DMMC), 10th Mountain Division Support Command from 1995 to 1996. For the next two years he served as a Joint Strategy Planner in the Logis-tics Directorate, J4, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Pentagon, Wash-ington, D.C. In 1998 he took command of the 1st United States Army Support Battalion, 507th Corps Support Group (Airborne), MFO, Sinai, Egypt. After command, he served a second tour at PERSCOM as the Quartermaster Branch Chief.

In 2001, MG Wharton assumed brigade command of the 55th Theater Support Command (AC/RC), Eighth United States Army. From 2003 to 2004, he led the CSA’s Task Force Logistics and was subsequently selected to be Deputy Commander (Futures), U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command. In 2006 he became Director, Army Initiatives

Group, Army G4, followed by Executive Officer to the HQDA Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, G4, Washington, D.C. In 2008, he deployed to Kuwait as Commanding General, AMC-SWA/U.S. Army Central G4/CFLCC C4 for OPERATIONs IRAQI FREEDOM and ENDURING FREEDOM. He was the U.S. Army Materiel Command Chief of Staff from November 2009 to March 2012. MG Wharton’s most recent assign-ment was as Commanding General, United States Army Sustainment Command and Rock Island Arsenal, and as the Senior Commander for United States Army Garrison, Rock Island. As the ASC Commanding General, he led a global organization of over 65,000 Soldiers, civilians, and contractors, responsible for sustaining Army and Joint Forces in support of Combatant Commands.

In addition to his degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, his education includes the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses, the Inspector General’s Course, the Command and General Staff College, and the Naval War College. He holds a Master's Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies.

His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Com-mendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clus-ters), Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal (with Service Star) and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. He also wears the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, the Army Staff Identification Badge, and the Airborne and Air Assault Badges.

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Biography

Colonel (ret.) Donald P. Kotchman Vice President Tracked Vehicle Systems

Don Kotchman graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1979 and was

commissioned in the Ordnance Corps. Early in his twenty-seven year military career, Don’s

assignments included leadership positions in maintenance and supply management in support of

combat brigades in the 101st Airborne Division and the 2d Infantry Division. He also had

assignments at Watervliet Arsenal and at the Tank Automotive and Armaments Command.

Don served on the staff of the Deputy Commander of the Army Material Command from 1994-

1995. In 1995 he took over as the Product Manager for the Grizzly breaching system. In 1998

Don was selected to be the Executive Officer for the Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of

the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology). In 2000, Don became part of the Stryker

Program Management Team in Warren, MI, followed by an assignment as the Project Manager,

Abrams Tank Systems. He also served as Project Manager Future Combat Systems Manned

Ground Systems from 2003-2004. In September, 2004, Don became the Deputy Program

Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems until his retirement in 2006.

Don was subsequently hired by General Dynamics Land Systems where he has managed Abrams,

MRAP and EFV programs. Reassigned as the Senior Director for Technology Programs, Don had

responsibility for the Ground Combat Vehicle Program. Don became Vice President of Armor

Brigade Combat Team Systems in January 2011 and assumed responsibilities as Vice President,

Tracked Vehicle Systems in 2014.

In addition to his Bachelor of Science Degree from West Point, Don has a Master of Science

Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Science

in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Don is originally from Parma Ohio, is married and has two sons, a daughter and four

grandchildren. He currently lives in Fort Gratiot, Michigan.

David Johnson, President & CEO

David Johnson joined Achates Power in August 2008 as President and CEO.

Johnson is leveraging his more than 20 years of industry experience to accelerate

development of revolutionary internal combustion engines that provide superior

fuel efficiency at lower cost and, ultimately, furthers the company's goal of

enabling a more sustainable future. Johnson was previously Vice President of

Product Operations for military and export markets at Navistar. As Program

Manager for the MaxxProTM line of Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP)

vehicles, he delivered the vehicles in record time and record quantities for

deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan to better protect U.S. soldiers. Prior to

Navistar, Johnson worked for General Motors and Ford Motor Company. At GM

he was Program Manager and Chief Engineer for multiple clean-diesel engine

programs for Opel, Saab and Renault passenger vehicles. At Ford Motor Company

Johnson led the development and launch of the SuperDuty, equipped with an all-

new diesel engine. Johnson earned a Master of Business Administration and a

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University

The Honorable Heidi Shyu Assistant Secretary of the Army

(Acquisition, Logistics &Technology)

and

Army Acquisition Executive

Ms. Heidi Shyu, a political appointee, was confirmed as the Assistant

Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology [ASA(ALT)]

on September 21, 2012. Prior to this, she was asked to serve as the Principal

Deputy, appointed November 8, 2010, and later as the Acting ASA(ALT),

starting June 4, 2011.

As the ASA (ALT), Ms. Shyu serves as the Army Acquisition Executive,

the Senior Procurement Executive, the Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Army, and the Army’s

Senior Research and Development official. She also has principal responsibility for all Department of the

Army matters related to logistics.

Ms. Shyu leads the execution of the Army’s acquisition function and the acquisition management system.

Her responsibilities include providing oversight for the life cycle management and sustainment of Army

weapons systems and equipment from research and development through test and evaluation, acquisition,

logistics, fielding, and disposition. Ms. Shyu also oversees the Elimination of Chemical Weapons

Program. In addition, she is responsible for appointing, managing, and evaluating program executive

officers and managing the Army Acquisition Corps and the Army Acquisition Workforce.

Prior to this position, Ms. Shyu was the Vice President of Technology Strategy for Raytheon Company’s

Space and Airborne Systems. She also held several senior leadership positions there, including Corporate

Vice President of Technology and Research, Vice President and Technical Director of Space and

Airborne Systems, Vice President of Unmanned and Reconnaissance Systems, Senior Director of

Unmanned Combat Vehicles, Senior Director of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and Director of JSF Integrated

Radar/Electronic Warfare Sensors. As Director of JSF Antenna Technologies at Raytheon, Ms. Shyu was

responsible for the development of lightweight, low-cost, Tile Active Electronically Scanned Antenna

technologies. She also served as the Laboratory Manager for Electromagnetic Systems.

In addition to her extensive experience at Raytheon, Ms. Shyu served as a Project Manager at Litton

Industries and was the Principal Engineer for the Joint STARS Self Defense Study at Grumman. She

began her career at the Hughes Aircraft Company.

Ms. Shyu holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of New Brunswick in

Canada, a Master of Science Degree in Mathematics from the University of Toronto, Master of Science

Degree in System Science (Electrical Engineering) from the University of California, Los Angeles

(UCLA), and the Engineer Degree from UCLA. She is also a graduate of the UCLA Executive

Management Course and the University of Chicago Business Leadership Program.

A member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board from 2000 to 2010, Ms. Shyu served as the Vice

Chairman from 2003 to 2005 and as Chairman from 2005 to 2008.

Pete Palmer, BG USA (Ret.) Director, EDGE® Innovation Network

As director of the EDGE Innovation Network, Pete is responsible for leading the EDGE Innovation Network Enterprise and is a key contributor to new project development within the EDGE. He is also develops long-range strategy objectives to ensure continued growth of the EDGE network.

Prior to joining General Dynamics C4 Systems, Pete performed over 32 years of active service as a commissioned officer in the United States Army, retiring in 2009 as a Brigadier General. His experience in the Army includes a wide range of assignments in the Infantry, both stateside and abroad.

His Joint and Coalition experiences include four tours in NATO (Germany), SHAPE during Kosovo conflict, Dpty Commander TF Falcon in KOSOVO, Commander the Battle Command Training Program (BCTP) at the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. BCTP is a simulation based virtual training environment focusing on training Brigade, Division and Army Commanders and Staff in Joint and Coalition mission command, C4ISR systems and processes. His most recent Joint and Coalition experience was in 2004-5 as Brigadier General, serving as deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and later as deputy Chief of staff for operations for the Multi-national Force in Operation Iraqi Freedom. As deputy Chief of staff for operations he served under MG Molan, Australian Army.

In 2005, Pete was assigned to serve as the Director of Accelerated Capabilities Development for the Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) at Fort Monroe, Va. He managed a broad capabilities development portfolio with responsibility for the development and integration of Department of the Army future and current fight capabilities documents as well as Science and Technology capability documents for the Army and Joint and Multi-National forces. Pete was also instrumental in championing the Army’s recent push into understanding and improving the relationship between the Soldier and technology. This is one aspect of the Human Dimension (HD) capabilities development initiative that encompasses the moral, physical, and cognitive components of Soldier development and performance. Pete’s experience as a thought leader in Human Dimension has kept him at the forefront of technology discovery and allowed him to interact with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), industry and academia. He is applying this experience to move the EDGE Innovation Network to the next level, keeping it at the forefront of understanding the technology gaps warfighters face and developing new ways for the warfighter to assess and manage information. Pete received his bachelors of science in electrical engineering and computer science from the United States Military Academy and a masters of arts in National Securities studies from the University of California San Bernardino. He also has two masters of military arts and science in operation and operational art from the US Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Pete is based in Scottsdale, Ariz.

LTG Brown was commissioned into the Infantry in May of 1981 after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. During his time at West Point, he was the captain for the men’s basketball team and played under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, learning the essential fundamentals of leadership that led to his successful military career. LTG Brown’s education includes a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy; a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Virginia; and a Master’s Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies as a Distinguished Graduate of the National Defense University.

LTG Brown has served in leadership positions from platoon level to Corps. He was a Platoon Leader and Company Commander in mechanized infantry units at Fort Carson, Colorado; a Battalion Commander of a mechanized infantry battalion at Fort Hood, Texas including a deployment to Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of OPERATION JOINT FORGE; a Stryker Brigade Commander at Fort Lewis, Washington including a deployment in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; the Commanding General of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (Infantry and Armor Forces) and Fort Benning, Georgia. Prior to his current position, LTG Brown was the Commanding General of I Corps supporting an adaptive, agile, and technologically superior force regionally focused in the Pacific. In this position, LTG Brown was responsible for over 140,000 personnel and generated a revenue exceeding $6 billion dollars.

Throughout his career, Lieutenant General Brown held multiple leadership and key staff positions ranging from platoon leader to appointments at the highest corporate level both in the Pentagon and with NATO. His international experience extends from the continental United States and Caribbean to assignments in Europe and the Pacific region. This also includes two tours of combat in Iraq. Lieutenant General Robert B. Brown currently serves as the commander of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Lieutenant General Brown leads the synchronization of leader development across the Army, the management of the Army’s training support and training development enterprises, and the development and integration of the doctrine the U.S. Army uses to fight and win our Nation’s wars. As the Combined Arms Center Commander, Lieutenant General Brown is responsible for over 98,000 personnel and $2.3 billion dollars disbursed annually in the local bi-state region of Kansas and Missouri including the Kansas City metropolitan area.

He is married to his high school sweetheart, the former Patti Pope of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan. They have three daughters and one granddaughter.

Lieutenant General Robert Brooks Brown

Commanding General, US Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, KS Commandant, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Deputy Commanding General for Combined Arms, U.S. Training and Doctrine Command

Lieutenant General Patrick J. Donahue II

Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Forces Command

Lieutenant General Patrick J. Donahue II graduated from the United States Military Academy and was commissioned as an infantry officer in the Regular Army in 1980. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Ranger School, United States Air Command and Staff College, and the United States Army War College. He was an Olmsted Scholar and studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. He holds a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University, and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Army War College. Lt. Gen. Donahue commanded airborne and air assault units at the company, battalion, brigade levels, and most recently a theater Army. His service as a staff officer includes tours at the battalion, brigade, division, corps, Army Command, Headquarters Department of the Army, Army service component, and combatant command levels. Lt. Gen. Donahue was previously the Commanding General, U.S. Army Africa, Vicenza, Italy. He also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Deputy Commanding General (Maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia and U.S. Division North-Iraq from 2008-2010; Commander, 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division from 2003-2006 and commanded the brigade combat team on two deployments to Afghanistan and one to Iraq; Commander, Operations Group Bravo, U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program/Chief of Future Operations, V Corps from 2002-2003 for the initial Iraq invasion; and Assistant Chief of Staff, G3 and Commander, 1st Battalion 506th Infantry Regiment (Air Assault), 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea from 1998-2001. Lt. Gen. Donahue is a master parachutist and has earned the combat and expert infantryman badges, Ranger tab, and Air Assault badge. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Legion of Merit (four Oak Leaf Clusters), the Bronze Star Medal (four Oak Leaf Clusters), Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (three Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, and Overseas Service Medal. Office of the Chief of Public Affairs As of 30 July 2014 AFCS-PA, HQ, U.S. Army Forces Command 4700 Knox St., Fort Bragg, NC 28310

Major General Jonathan A. Maddux Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) Major General Jonathan A. Maddux is the Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). A native of Michigan, Major General Maddux entered the Army as an enlisted Soldier in 1976. After a three year enlisted tour with the 82nd Airborne Division, he earned a Bachelor of Science in English, Language and Literature, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Operations Research Analysis from Eastern Michigan University and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His postgraduate education includes: a Master’s degree in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master’s degree in Telecommunications from University of Colorado (Boulder) and a MSST in Strategy from the United States Army War College. His Military education includes the Signal Officer Basic and Advance Courses, Project Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Army Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Major General Maddux has held key staff positions at the tactical, operational/joint and strategic levels. His prior assignments include: Assistant to the Principal Military Deputy, Assistant Secretary of the Army Acquisition, Logistics and Technology [ASA(ALT)]; the Deputy Commanding General, Support, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; Program Executive Officer Ammunition/Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal; Chief of Staff, Office of the ASA(ALT), Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; Director for Army Evaluation Task Force Integration, Directorate for Program Manager for Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team); Project Manager for Future Combat Systems Network Systems Integration; Executive Officer, Aviation and Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Systems Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition); Staff Officer, Aviation and Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Systems Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development and Acquisition); and Commander, Signal Detachment, 75th Ranger Regiment, after a successful company command of B Co, 38th Signal Battalion. Major General Maddux also served as an enlisted Military Police in the 82nd Airborne Division MP Co and 301st POW MP BDE.

Major General Maddux’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit with four oak leaf clusters,

the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Commendation

Medal with five oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster, Army Good Conduct

Medal, National Defense Service Medal with two service stars, Southwest Asia Service Medal,

Afghanistan Campaign Medal with service star, Global War on Terrorism Medal, NATO Medal, Kuwait

Liberation Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Master Parachutist Badge, Korean and French

Parachutist Badges, Air Assault Badge, Department of the Army Staff Identification Badge and the

coveted Black & Gold Ranger Tab.

Major General Maddux and his wife, Liz, have two children, Kristina and 2nd Lieutenant Jonathan Jr. MG

Maddux also has two daughters from a former marriage, Jessica and Rachel.

Michael D. Matthews is Professor of Engineering Psychology at the United States

Military Academy (at West Point). He served as President of the American

Psychological Association’s Society for Military Psychology from 2007 to 2008 and is a

Templeton Foundation Senior Positive Psychology Fellow. Collectively, his research

interests center on Soldier performance in combat and other dangerous contexts. He has

authored over 200 scientific papers, is the co-editor of Leadership in Dangerous

Situations: A Handbook for Armed Forces, Emergency Services, and First Responders

(Naval Institute Press, 2011) and the Oxford Handbook of Military Psychology (Oxford

University Press, 2012), co-author of The Millennial Generation and National Defense:

Attitudes of Future Military and Civilian Leaders (Palgrave Pivot, 2013), and the author

of the recently published Head Strong: How Psychology is Revolutionizing War (Oxford

University Press, 2014). Dr. Matthews is currently on sabbatical from West Point, serving

as a Fellow with the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group.

Donna Orender

Professional Biography

Donna Orender, is a highly respected corporate business leader responsible for growth and innovation in several high profile

companies. She has been recognized as one of the top 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports and one of Newsweeks100 most

Influential people in sports.

Donna was recruited by Adam Silver to lead the WNBA in its most vulnerable time. She served 6 years as the

President/Commissioner of the league, during which time she solidified its base and led double digit growth in all key business

metrics. This included 20% plus growth in sponsorship in the height of the recession, 25% growth in television viewership and

triple digit growth in digital. League operations were cash flow positive for the first time in the history of the league. With her

focus on revitalizing the brand, its value and relevance, the league experienced 5 years of consecutive attendance growth,

after 8 years of decline.

The league greatly benefited from an 8-year contract extension with Disney/ABC/ESPN, which for the first time included

broadcast rights fees and led negotiations for an unprecedented 6-year Collective Bargaining agreement. In addition, she

was able to open new markets, bring in new owners, develop a franchise template for success and execute new revenue

producing events and help innovate with ground breaking sales, marketing and digital strategies.

Prior to the WNBA, Donna spent 17 years at the PGA TOUR. She developed and led the global production, programming and

digital businesses for the TOUR building globally recognized businesses in both revenue and prestige. She led the negotiating

team that changed the paradigm for how PGA TOUR golf was both packaged and sold for television, resulting in billions of

dollars in growth for the TOUR while

overseeing the largest revenue generating department at the company. She took a nascent International television business

and grew it 40%, establishing a foothold in all major international markets.

Her last position was one of 3 top executives in the Office of the Commissioner. As the Senior Vice President of Strategic

Development. She was responsible for developing strategic direction across all business lines including direct oversight of

brand management, advertising and digital strategy working closely with the Commissioner.

Donna’s business career began after playing 3 years in the Women’s Professional Basketball League, the WBL, where she

earned All-Star status. This experience enabled her to work in network television sports at ABC and later in cable television at

SportsChannel before forming her own production company.

As the CEO of Orender Unlimited, her current work has included the development of a strategic plan for the golf industry,

initiated by the PGA of America, focused on the development of new consumer markets and the accompanying

transformational changes necessary to realize success. Donna authored “Connecting with Her”, a guidebook on the impact

of the women’s market, and how to understand and access it.

The focus on the betterment of women and girls is at the core of the development and launch of a platform called

Generation W. Launched in 2011, GENERATION W and GENERATION WOW have become vibrant communities for enhancing

and motivating people’s lives and creating change and impact in their worlds.

Donna’s business building expertise led to being elected as a founding board member of the WSL the World Surfing League.

The Association relaunched their global business in 2014 and a global rebranding in 2015. She is also a board member of

Power Ice Inc. the manufacturer of a frozen electrolyte, hydration product, targeting athletes and the health industry.

In addition, she serves on the nominating committee for the V Foundation for Cancer Research board, is on the executive

committee of Maccabi USA and contributes to the boards of the Monique Burr

Foundation for Children, the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at UCF, UNF Brooks School of Health, Co-

Chairs the UJA Sports for Youth Initiative and a founding member of the board of W.O.M.E.N, a mentoring organization for

young women capable of reaching the C-suite. She has also been a Global Ambassador for Vital Voices, most recently

traveling to India to help mentor young women entrepreneurs.

Donna has been a recipient of the March of Dimes Sports Leadership Award and was honored by the UJA-Federation of New

York’s Entertainment, Media and Communications Division for her dedication to the community. A Hall of Fame athlete at

Queens College, her business acumen and experience makes her a sought after speaker on topics such as leadership,

teamwork, motivation and gender/diversity issues.

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GENERAL RAYMOND T. ODIERNO 38th Chief of Staff

UNITED STATES ARMY

General Raymond T. Odierno, assumed duty as the 38th Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army on 7 September 2011.

A native of Rockaway, New Jersey, General Odierno attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1976 with a commission in Field Artillery. During more than 38 years of service, he has commanded units at every echelon, from platoon to theater, with duty in Germany, Albania, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United States. After his first assignment with U.S. Army Europe, General Odierno was assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he commanded two batteries and served as a battalion operations officer.

General Odierno returned to U.S. Army Europe serving as a battalion executive officer and division artillery executive officer including deployment for Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. He later commanded 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, and the Division Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division.

From October 2001 to June 2004, General Odierno commanded the 4th Infantry Division, leading the division during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from April 2003 to March 2004. From December 2006 to February 2008, he served as the Commanding General, Multi-National Corps – Iraq (III Corps) as the operational commander of the surge of forces. Later, he served as the Commanding General, Multi- National Force - Iraq and subsequently United States Forces - Iraq, from September 2008 until September 2010. From October 2010 until August 2011, he was the Commander of United States Joint Forces Command.

Other significant assignments include: Arms Control Officer, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Chief of Staff, V Corps; Assistant Division Commander (Support), 1st Armored Division; Deputy Commanding General, Task Force Hawk, Albania; Director of Force Management, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans; and Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he was the primary military advisor to Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice.

General Odierno holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from West Point and a master’s degree in Nuclear Effects Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a graduate of the Army War College and holds a master’s degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He also holds an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from North Carolina State University and an honorary Doctorate of Laws Honoris Causa from the Institute of World Politics.

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General Odierno is married to his high school sweetheart, Linda. They have three children: son Tony and his wife Daniela; daughter Katie and her husband Nick Funk; and son Mike. He and Linda also have four grandsons. His oldest son, Army Captain (Retired) Tony Odierno, is a combat veteran.

General Odierno’s awards and decorations include four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, the Defense Superior Service Medal, six Legions of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, four Meritorious Service Medals, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, and the Combat Action Badge. He has also received the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal and Orders of Military Merit from Brazil, Columbia, Romania, and Italy. He was also appointed as an Officer in the French National Order of the Legion of Honor.

SUSAN S. LAWRENCE

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON

Booz Allen Hamilton Senior Vice President Susan S. Lawrence is a leader in the firm’s defense business.

As a seasoned technology leader and retired senior military officer, she supports a number of businesses

and initiatives that cut across the defense and security markets. These include Command, Control,

Communications, and Computers (C4); Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR); enterprise

IT; joint information environments; cyber; integrated mission systems; and emerging technologies.

Ms. Lawrence enlisted in the US Army in 1972, received her commission as an officer in 1979, and

retired in 2013, after having attained the rank of Lieutenant General and serving as the Army’s Chief

Information Officer (CIO) and G-6. Prior to that role, she served as the Commanding General for the

Army’s Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM). Ms. Lawrence had end-to-end

responsibility for Army C4 and Army Enterprise IT.

She had scores of command and staff assignments during her Army career, mostly within the Army

Signal Corps, including assignments leading network, C4, and IT functions during recent operations in

Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ms. Lawrence received her commission from Campbell University, North Carolina. She holds an MS

degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Georgia, and is a graduate of the

Army War College and the Army Signal School.

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DANIEL P. HUGHES, MAJOR GENERAL, U.S. ARMYProgram Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications-TacticalDuring his more than 30-year Army career, MG Daniel P. Hughes has united people, processes and technology to deliver superior support to U.S. Soldiers. As the Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T), MG Hughes guides a workforce of more than 1,700 personnel who acquire, field and support the networked mission command capabilities that bring information dominance to present and future Soldiers. MG Hughes took command of PEO C3T on Sept. 4, 2013, championing the vision of a robust, intuitive tactical communications network in support of the Army’s transformation to a leaner, more agile force. On June 25, 2014, he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for promotion to Major General. The promotion took effect on Sept 2, 2014.MG Hughes’ more than 21 years of acquisition experience includes extensive expertise with the Army’s network and mission command portfolio. In the early 2000s, he served as the Product Manager for Fire Support, leading the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System(AFATDS) through two Army Digital Capstone Exercises, two operational tests and a deployment to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2005, he assumed the charter for the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Ground Domain, where he was responsible for the development of the Army’s next-generation, software-defined radios that deliver the tactical network to the Soldier, including the Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit (HMS) program. Today, HMS radios are deployed to Afghanistan, where they are providing mobile network access to dismounted Soldiers and enhancing situational awarenessacross the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) formation.In 2011, MG Hughes was assigned as the Director of System of Systems Integration (SoSI), Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)). He oversaw ASA(ALT) involvement in the Network Integration Evaluations (NIEs), the Army’s groundbreaking new process to integrate network technologies across the BCT, and accelerate and improve the way these technologies are delivered to Soldiers. In his role at SoSI, MG Hughes worked with the Army test, training and doctrine and acquisition communities, as well as with industry partners, to grow the NIE from concept to reality and to standardize the NIE process for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. In his role at SoSI, MG Hughes also applied lessons learned from the NIEs to lead the successful fielding of the Capability Set 13 communications network, which the deployed Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division termed their “digital guardian angel.”Following his tenure at SoSI, MG Hughes served a dual assignment as Deputy Commanding General of the Army’s Research, Development and Engineering Command and Commanding General of Natick Soldier Systems Center, responsible for researching, developing, fielding, and managing food, clothing, shelters, airdrop systems, and Soldier support items.MG Hughes earned his commission in the U.S. Army Field Artillery branch through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1983. In the early 1990s he served in Operations Desert Shield and Storm as the Fire Direction Officer of the 75th FA Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps and VII Corps. Following Desert Storm, MG Hughes was assigned to the Army Acquisition Corps and served in numerous positions including as a Communications Systems Engineer on the MILSTAR Satellite Program, Deputy System Engineer on the PATRIOT Missile Project, Assistant Product Manager Deep Strike for the Project Office, Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, and as Product Director of the Balkan Digitization and Blue Force Tracking, Bosnia-Herzegovina.MG Hughes earned a master of business administration degree from Oklahoma City University and a master of science degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. He is also a graduate of the Field Artill ery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.His military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Space and Missile Badge and Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge. MG Hughes is married with two grown children.

DANIEL P. HUGHES, BRIGADIER GENERAL, U.S. ARMYProgram Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications Tactical

Brig. Gen. Daniel P. Hughes serves as the U.S. Army Program Executive Officer for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T).

BG Hughes guides the PEO C3T workforce of more than 1,600 personnel who execute an annual budget of more than $3 billion. The dedicated PEO C3T team works by the warfighter’s side in training and theater locations throughout the world. They acquire, sustain and support the networked mission command solutions that bring technological dominance to present and future warfighters.

BG Hughes earned his commission in the U.S. Army Field Artillery branch through the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Texas at Arlington in 1983.

His assignments include serving as a fire direction officer with the 8th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Europe, Germany; an instructor, at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla.; Commander, C Battery, 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla.; Fire Direction Officer, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, III Corps Artillery, Fort Sill, Okla., and Operations Desert Storm/Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia; MILSTAR Project Officer, U.S. Army Element Air Force Activity, Washington, D.C. with duty at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Ca.; Liaison Officer, Program Manager Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems, later Assistant Project Manager, Deep Strike Systems, Program Executive Office, Command, Control, and Communications, Fort Sill, Okla.; Patriot Advanced Capability Requirements/Simulation Integration Officer, U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala.; Project Manager, Fire Support, Program Executive Office, Command, Control, and Communications Systems, Fort Monmouth, N.J.; Deputy for Ballistic Missile Defense Systems, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C.; Project Manager, Joint Tactical Radio Systems, Ground Domain, PEO C3T, Fort Monmouth, N.J.; Deputy Program Executive Officer, Enterprise Information System, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Deputy Program Executive Officer, Integration (Networks), Washington, D.C.; Director, System of Systems Integration, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; and most recently a dual assignment as Deputy Commanding General, Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and Senior Mission Commander, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Natick, Mass.

The general earned a master of business administration degree from Oklahoma City University and a master of science degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University. Hughes is also a graduate of the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

His military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Space and Missile Badge and Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge.

BG Hughes is married with two grown children.

KEVIN M. FAHEY Executive Director

System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate, Assistant Secretary of

the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)

Mr. Fahey was selected for the Senior Executive Service in February 2000. Effective 1 June 2014, Mr. Fahey assumed his current duties as the Executive Director, System of Systems Engineering and Integration

Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology). Mr. Fahey previously served as the Program Executive Officer for Combat Support and Combat Service Support, Program Executive Officer Ground Combat Systems at Warren, MI, as well as the Deputy Program Executive Officer Ammunition, Senior Technical Executive for Close Combat Armament Systems, Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. Mr. Fahey also served as the Deputy Project Manager, Crusader and the Chief of the Systems Engineering and International Division for the Crusader Program, the Future Armored Resupply Vehicle (FARV) Program Development Project Officer and Chief of Systems Engineering, the U.S. delegate to the international 155mm Joint Ballistic Working Group and the M119 Development Project Officer. Mr. Fahey, a native of Massachusetts, entered civil service in 1981 following graduation from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research. Upon graduation from college, Mr. Fahey attended the Quality and Reliability intern program at the DARCOM Intern Training Center, Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Fahey has been the recipient of multiple awards and honors; Exceptional Civilian Service Award (2nd award), Meritorious Civilian Service Award, Superior Civilian Service Award and has been inducted into the Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, Ancient Order of Saint Christopher, Honorable Order of Samuel Sharpe, Distinguished Order of Saint Martin, Bronze Order of the Fleury Medal. He currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife.

Galen B. Jackman Raytheon Company

Vice President 1100 Wilson Blvd. Business Development Arlington, VA Army and SOF Programs 22209, USA 703.284.4264

Galen B. Jackman is Vice President – Army and Special Operations Forces Programs, U.S. Business

Development, for Raytheon Company. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2014 net sales of $23 billion,

is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government

markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning over 90 years, Raytheon provides

state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing;

effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of

mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 63,000 people

worldwide.

Jackman serves as Raytheon’s Army and SOF lead and the company’s internal U.S. Army and SOF subject

matter expert. He has served in this position since 2008. He is responsible for Raytheon’s enterprise

business development with the Army and the U.S. Special Operations Command. He leads a local team in

Rosslyn focused on Headquarters, Department of the Army and the Office of the Secretary of Defense in

the Pentagon. He also leads 11 field offices located with the Army’s Centers of Excellence, Acquisition

Program Executive Offices, SOCOM, and key operational Army organizations.

Major General (Ret) Galen B. Jackman retired from the US Army in 2008 after serving 35 years. General

Jackman grew up in western Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1973 as a

Distinguished Military Graduate. He was commissioned an Infantry Officer in the Regular Army from the

University of Nebraska ROTC Program in 1973.

His early formative professional years included a variety of infantry officer assignments in the 1st Battalion

(ABN) 508th Infantry, 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC; and the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry, 25th Infantry

Division in Hawaii. He also served as a squadron Executive Officer and Squadron Commander in 1st

Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force), Fort Bragg, NC.

Biography

Galen B. Jackman Raytheon Company

Vice President 1100 Wilson Blvd. Business Development Arlington, VA Army and SOF Programs 22209, USA 703.284.4264

General Jackman commanded the 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks,

Hawaii; 2d Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, CA; the Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, GA; Joint

Task Force – Kuwait; and the United States Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force

Headquarters – National Capital Region, Washington, DC. He also served as the Director of Combined

Arms and Tactics at the United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA; Deputy J3, United States

Pacific Command, Hawaii; Chief of Staff and Assistant Division Commander, 10th Mountain Division (Light

Infantry), Fort Drum, NY; Chief of Staff, Multi-National Division – North, Bosnia: J3, United States Southern

Command, Miami, FL; and the Army’s Chief of Legislative Liaison to the United States Congress.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Science in

Acquisition and Contract Management from the Florida Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the

Command and General Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Galen and his wife Cathy have two grown sons, David and Patrick. David is a Special Forces Soldier and

Patrick is a mechanical engineering college student.

James P. Woolsey President, Defense Acquisition University

Mr. Woolsey is President of the Defense Acquisition University (DAU), a position he has held since January 2014. In that role, he is responsible for delivery of learning products through the DAU regions, the Defense Systems Management College, and the College of Contract Management; curriculum development; online learning programs; learning technology; and library services for a major Department of Defense corporate university. DAU, strategically located within five geographical regions across the country and servicing a global workforce, provides practitioner training, career management, and services to enable the acquisition, technology, and logistics community to make smart business decisions and deliver timely and affordable capabilities to the Warfighter. He previously served as the first Deputy Director for Performance Assessments (PA) in the office of Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA). In standing up the PA organization, he created the processes and practices that allowed it to perform its statutory responsibility of assessing the progress of all Major Defense Acquisition Programs. The new office also made a substantial contribution to re-invigorating the Defense Acquisition Executive Summary process and provided the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics with unique analyses to give him improved visibility into the status of the MDAP portfolio. Mr. Woolsey was previously an Assistant Director in the Cost Analysis and Research Division of the Institute for Defense Analyses. His responsibilities included management of the division’s cost analysis and research, and leadership of a wide range of cost and acquisition studies. His work included a congressionally-directed cost benefit analysis of the F-35 alternate engine, an evaluation of KC-767A lease prices, C-5 re-engineering costs and benefits, F-22 production readiness, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile costs, and space launch alternatives. Mr. Woolsey also served on a Defense Science Board Task Force on long-range strike. Mr. Woolsey’s other previous positions include service as a structures engineer for F/A-18 aircraft at Naval Air Systems Command, and work as an engineer for Lockheed Martin airlift programs in Marietta, GA. Mr. Woolsey has a bachelor of science in aerospace engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a master’s in business administration from George Mason University and was a Fellow in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Seminar XXI on International Relations.

LTG (ret) Jim Pillsbury spent 38 years in the Army, a majority of them as an Army Aviation Logistician/Maintenance Test Pilot. He served three tours in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) where he commanded from platoon to the Division Support Command. He spent a total of 16 years in Infantry Divisions. His overseas tours included Korea, the Sinai, Germany and Desert Shield/Storm. His General Officer assignments included: commanding the Defense Distribution Center for DLA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics for USAREUR, Commander, Army Aviation and Missile Command, G3 and later Deputy Commanding General for the Army Material Command. He and his wife Becky have retired in Huntsville, Al.

Lieutenant General Patricia E. McQuistion assumed duties as the Deputy

Commanding General of the United States Army Materiel Command Aug. 7, 2012.

She previously served as the Commanding General, U.S. Army Sustainment

Command, Rock Island, Ill. Previously, she was the Commanding General of the

21st Theater Sustainment Command for U.S. Army-Europe and Seventh Army in

Kaiserslautern, Germany. She is a 1980 graduate of the University of Akron, Ohio,

where she earned a commission in the U.S. Army through the ROTC program.

She has served in numerous assignments, starting with the 25th Infantry Division

(Light) at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and the U.S. Army Western Command at Fort

Shafter. She then moved to Germany, where she served as a company commander in

the 56th Field Artillery Command (Pershing) and V Corps, Seventh Army.

She was next assigned to the U.S. Army Personnel Command in Alexandria, Va., as ordnance systems manager, and

then moved to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., as a speechwriter for the U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Later

assignments took her to the 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kan.; then to Fort Hood, Texas, where she

commanded the Special Troops Battalion in the 13th Corps Support Command. She returned to the Pentagon as a

special assistant for personnel and logistics to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

From June 2000 to June 2001, Lieutenant General McQuistion served in Sinai, Egypt. She returned to the United

States to command Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa. Lieutenant General McQuistion was then assigned to the

headquarters of the U.S. Army Materiel Command at Fort Belvoir, Va., as executive officer to the deputy

commanding general, followed by a third Pentagon assignment as director for strategy and integration within the

Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army (G-4).

In 2006, Lieutenant General McQuistion went to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, as ASC deputy commanding general with

duty as commanding general of Army Materiel Command-Forward (Southwest Asia), director of operational

sustainment, and G-4 for US Army Central Command. She next commanded the Defense Supply Center Columbus,

Ohio (now Defense Logistics Agency-Land and Maritime). In August 2009, she was named as commanding general

of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Akron, and Master’s Degrees in

Acquisition Management from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and National Resource Strategy from

the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Her military schooling also includes the Ordnance Officer

Basic and Advanced courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

Lieutenant General McQuistion's awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense

Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters; the Bronze Star; the Meritorious Service

Medal with five oak leaf clusters; the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster; the Air Force

Commendation Medal; the Army Achievement Medal; the Army Staff Identification Badge; and the Ehrenkreuz der

Bundeswehr in Gold.

Lieutenant General McQuistion is married to Colonel (Ret) Leif Johnson. They have three grown children: Leif,

Nick, and Laura. Aug. 2012

Lieutenant General Patricia McQuistion

DEPUTY COMMANDING GENERAL

Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna assumed duties as the U.S. Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, on 18 September

2014. He oversees policies and procedures used by 240,000 Army logisticians throughout the world. Prior to joining

the Army staff he served for two years as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/4, U.S. Army Materiel Command, one of the

Army’s largest commands with 70,000 employees impacting all 50 states and 155 countries.

LTG Perna's other command assignments include: Commander, Joint Munitions Command and Joint Munitions and

Lethality Lifecycle Management Command, responsible for the lifecycle management of $40 billion of conventional

ammunition; Commander, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, Defense Logistics Agency, responsible for the

procurement of more than $14.5 billion worth of food, clothing, textiles, medicines, medical supplies, construction and

equipment items for America's Warfighters and other customers worldwide; Commander, 4th Sustainment Brigade,

where he deployed the brigade to combat operations during OIF 05-07; Commander, 64th Forward Support Battalion,

3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, where he deployed the battalion to combat operations

during OIF I; Deputy Commanding Officer, 64th Corps Support Group, 13th Corps Support Command, Fort Hood,

Texas; and Commander, B Company, 143rd Ordnance Battalion, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

LTG Perna’s key staff assignments include: Director of Logistics, J4, U.S. Forces-Iraq, responsible for sustainment

plans and policies for strategic and operational logistics to sustain coalition and joint forces; Executive Officer to the

Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, supporting the Director's mission of providing Army, Navy, Air Force,

Marine Corps and other federal agencies with logistics, acquisitions and technical services support; Ordnance Branch

Chief, Human Resources Command; DISCOM Executive Officer and G4, 1st Cavalry Division, where he deployed to

Bosnia; 544th Maintenance Battalion Support Operations Officer and Battalion Executive Officer, 13th COSCOM;

and G4 Maintenance Officer, 13th COSCOM, where he deployed to Somalia as a member of Joint Task Force

Support Command.

He graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy with an Associate’s degree in Business Administration.

Graduating as a Distinguished Military Graduate, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry Officer. He

earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree in

Logistics Management from Florida Institute of Technology. His military education includes: Infantry Officer Basic

Course, Ordnance Officer Advance Course, Logistics Executive Development Course, Support Operations Course,

Command and General Staff College and Senior Service College.

His awards and decorations include: Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Superior Service

Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Defense Meritorious

Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Parachutist and Air Assault Badges.

LTG Perna is married to the former Susan L. Pollack. They have two sons, Cody (married to Ashley) and Ryan; and

two granddaughters, Adryiana and Priscilla.

Lieutenant General Gustave F. Perna U.S. Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4

Oct 2014

Major General Kevin G. O’Connell

Commanding General

ARMY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND | 1 ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, IL 61299 | WWW.ASCHQ.ARMY.MIL

Major General Kevin O’Connell became the Commanding General, Army

Sustainment Command and Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois on August 21, 2014.

O’Connell is a native of Clinton, Maryland and a graduate of High Point

College, North Carolina. He was commissioned through Army ROTC in 1982.

His Command assignments include the 289th General Supply Company,

Fort Hood, Texas; 11th Armored Cavalry Regimental Support Squadron,

National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California; 1st Infantry Division Support

Command, Kitzingen, Germany; 1st Sustainment Brigade, Fort Riley, Kansas

and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Taji, Iraq; and Joint Munitions Command,

Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois.

O’Connell’s previous key Staff assignments include Inspector General and later Aide-de-Camp to the

Commanding General, Fifth US Army, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Support Operations Officer, 123d Main

Support Battalion, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR, Lukavac, Bosnia and Slavonski Brod, Croatia; Chief,

Division Materiel Management Center, 1st Armored Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Senior Logistics

Trainer, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California; Executive Officer to the Commanding General,

Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Virginia; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, US Army Forces

Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He has served in two Joint assignments in the US Pacific

Command, first as Chief of Supply and Services in the J-4 and later as the Director, Logistics,

Engineering, and Security Assistance, J-4, both at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

He is a graduate of the Quartermaster Basic and Advanced Courses at Fort Lee, Virginia; the US

Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; the Armed Forces Staff College

in Norfolk, Virginia; and the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, where he earned a

Masters degree in Strategic Studies.

O’Connell is married to the former Etie Podo from Jogjakarta, Indonesia. They have a son, John, who

lives in Fountain, Colorado with his wife Caitlin and son Patrick. The O’Connell’s daughter, Shannon,

lives in Pasadena, California.

Major General Jim Richardson, Commanding General, AMCOM

December 4, 2014

Major General Jim Richardson is a native of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and a 1982 graduate of the

University of South Carolina. His education includes a Bachelor of Science Degree, a Masters Degress

in Advanced Military Studies from the Command and General Staff College, and a Masters Degree in

National Security and Strategic Studies from the National Defense University. He is a graduate of the

Armor Officer Basic and Aviation Officer Advanced Courses, the Army's Command and General Staff

College, School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National War College.

Major General Jim Richardson's most recent assignments include Deputy Commanding

General III Corps and Fort Hood and while deployed he was assigned as the Deputy Commanding

General, United States Forces Afghanistan and Commander of the U.S. National Support Element.

Throughout his career he has served in Army units in the United States, Republic of South Korea,

Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Major General Richardson is a Master Army Aviator who has

commanded Soldiers in combat on six different occasions both in Afghanistan and Iraq, and has

commanded at every level.

MG Richardson commanded an Attack Helicopter Battalion in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

at Fort Campbell Kentucky where he deployed his battalion to both invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq;

he commanded the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) at Fort

Campbell Kentucky and deployed his Brigade to Afghanistan in 2009; Deputy Commanding General,

1st Cavalry Division from 2010 to 2011at Fort Hood Texas; and Deputy Commanding General,

Combined Joint Task Force 1 in Regional Command East, Afghanistan from 2011 to 2012.

His principal staff assignments include Executive Assistant to the Commander, International Security

Force Afghanistan; Executive Officer to the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army; Executive

Officer, Army G3/5/7; Chief of the Army Initiatives Group; 101st Airborne (Air Assault) Division Plans

Officer, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Brigade Operations Officer, 159th Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne

Division (Air Assault) Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Squadron Executive Officer, 4th Squadron, 6th US

Cavalry, Fort Hood Texas; Squadron Operations Officer, 1st Squadron, 6th US Cavalry, Fort Hood

Texas; Battalion Operations Officer, 4th Battalion, 501st Attack Helicopter Battalion, Republic of South

Korea; and Brigade Adjutant (Personnel Officer), 17th Combat Aviation Brigade, Republic of South

Korea.

Major General Richardson is married to MG Laura Richardson and they have one daughter.

February 2015

Platforms & Services Senior Leadership

Mark Signorelli Vice President and General Manager, Combat Vehicles

Mark Signorelli is vice president & general manager of Combat Vehicles focused on the tracked

vehicle market and associated support functions servicing both U.S. and international

customers. This portfolio includes the Bradley family of vehicles, M88 recovery vehicles, M109

family of vehicles, M113 family of vehicles, the Future Fighting Vehicle (FFV) program and the

portfolio of USMC products, including the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) and Amphibious

Combat Vehicle (ACV). In addition, this business unit also includes the Support and Technical

Services and Protection Systems businesses.

In his previous roles as vice president and general manager of both the Vehicle Systems and

Armored Combat Systems businesses, he oversaw portfolios of vehicle systems included in the

legacy Land & Armaments sector. Before that Signorelli led the Weapon Systems, New

Vehicles, and Amphibious Systems businesses. He also held leadership positions over various

Army and armament organizations including Future Combat Systems and the Crusader

program.

Signorelli joined the former United Defense in 1997 after serving 21 years as a field artillery

officer in the U.S. Army. He served in a wide variety of command and staff positions including in

the National Military Command Center, in III Corps, the 1st Cavalry Division, Eighth U.S. Army,

U.S. Field Artillery School, and 72nd Field Artillery Brigade. During Operations Desert Shield

and Desert Storm, Signorelli served as the 1st Cavalry Division Artillery operations officer in

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.

Born in Hempstead, N.Y., Signorelli lived his childhood as an Air Force brat before receiving a

Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. Following graduation, he was

commissioned as a second lieutenant in the field artillery through the ROTC program.

Signorelli is married to the former Pamela Warm, a nationally board certified art teacher.

Their son John attends North Dakota State University focusing on playing lacrosse with

occasional interest in pursuing an engineering degree. Their daughter Maria attends the Wayne

State University with interests in engineering and the performing arts. Together they enjoy

fishing, hunting, golf, running, and bicycling.

VICKIE F. PLUNKETT

Professional Staff Member

Committee on Armed Services

U.S. House of Representatives

Vickie F. Plunkett joined the House Armed Services Committee in

February 2007 and currently serves as minority Professional Staff lead for

the Readiness Subcommittee which has jurisdiction over military operations,

readiness, and training issues, funding, and programs; logistics and

maintenance funding, issues, and programs; depot maintenance policy;

equipment reset; prepositioned stocks; U.S. Transportation Command;

Defense Logistics Agency; working capital funds; civilian personnel policy;

services contracts execution and funding; and military construction,

installations, and family housing issues, including the base closure process.

She also handles services contracts and small business policy for the full

committee’s Policy team.

Previously, she was a consultant for five years for WBB Consulting, a

Reston, Va.-based defense technical services and consulting firm,

specializing in legislative strategies. From 1989 to 2002, she was deputy

chief of staff and military legislative assistant (MLA) to former U.S. Rep.

Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), former Readiness Subcommittee chairman, and

MLA to former U.S. Rep. Glen Browder (D-AL), who also was a member of

the House Armed Services Committee’s Readiness Subcommittee. In the 14

years prior to her congressional work, she was a publisher, editor, reporter,

and photographer for daily and weekly newspapers in Alabama and Georgia.

Mrs. Plunkett holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from

Auburn University. She completed the Air Command and Staff College

seminar program and the Senior Managers in Government course at the John

F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

She is married to David W. Plunkett, senior staff attorney, Food

Safety Program, at the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest.

EXPERTISE: Planning and development of strategic partnerships in support of National Defense objectives which are linked to world class educators and researchers to address complex issues. Mr. White leads a group of academia researchers, students and staff in solving immediate issues related to a variety of complex problems faced by our nation and our military. Mr. White is a former Colonel in the U.S. Army and a Department of Defense certified project/program manager with numerous assignments to include Army Director Joint Electromagnetic Interference at Eglin AFB; Project Manager for a major Army Command and Control system at Ft Monmouth, NJ., Chief War Plans III Corps and Ft Hood. Mr. White is a graduate of the Defense Acquisition University, the U.S. Army War College, the Command and General Staff College, St Mary’s University of San Antonio, Texas, The University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M Central Texas (Formerly American Tehnological University). aubrey1@utexas.edu 512 232 4946