As the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, General David G. Perkins is responsible for selecting and recruiting every U.S. Army Soldier, training and educating professionals, and designing the future U.S. Army to support National Security. General Perkins graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy in 1980 and was commissioned as an Armor Officer. He also holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Masters degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. General Perkins’ command assignments include 1st Battalion, 63d Armor, 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division for Task Force Able Sentry in Macedonia; 2d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the invasion of Iraq in 2003; Joint Multinational Training Command, U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; and 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) during the transition of U.S. Forces from Iraq in 2010-2011. Most recently, from November 2011 to February 2014, General Perkins commanded the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth. In addition to his leadership positions, General Perkins’ other key assignments include Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House, 104th U.S. Congress; Operations Officer (G-3) for 1st Infantry Division; Chief of the European and NATO Policy Division (J-5), Joint Staff; Operations Officer (G-3) for U.S. Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects, Multi-National Force-Iraq. c

Lt. Gen. Judith A. Fedder is Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. General Fedder is responsible to the Chief of Staff for leadership, management and integration of Air Force logistics readiness, aircraft and missile maintenance, civil engineering and security forces, as well as setting policy and preparing budget estimates that reflect enhancements to productivity, combat readiness and quality of life for Air Force people. General Fedder is a 1980 distinguished graduate of the ROTC program at Michigan State University. A career maintainer, she has served as officer in charge of numerous aircraft maintenance units and as Chief of Logistics Management at the Combined Joint Task Force Headquarters for operations Proven Force and Provide Comfort at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Her commands include the 46th Component Repair Squadron and 46th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; 31st Logistics Group at Aviano AB, Italy; 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field, Portugal, where she also served as the Sub-Unified Commander of U.S. Forces Azores; and the 76th Maintenance Wing at Tinker AFB, Okla. She has served as Deputy Director in the Office of Legislative Liaison, Secretary of the Air Force; and as the Director of Logistics for Air Combat Command. Prior to this assignment, the General was the Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.

As such he is responsible for providing the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and other federal agencies with a variety of logistics, acquisition and technical services in peace and war. These services include logistics information, materiel management, procurement, warehousing and distribution of spare parts, food, clothing, medical supplies and fuel, reutilization of surplus military materiel and document automation and production. This worldwide mission is performed by nearly 27,000 civilian and military personnel. He previously served as deputy commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Harnitchek, a native of Philadelphia, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University in 1977 and was commissioned through the Navy ROTC program. In 1987, he received a master's degree in management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. Harnitchek has served in a variety of sea tours including two submarines, USS Will Rogers (SSBN 659) and USS Buffalo (SSN-715); two ships, USS Holland (AS-32) and USS Proteus (AS-19); and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). His shore tours include Commander, Submarine Group 7, Yokosuka, Japan; the Navy Ships Parts Control Center, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va.; and the Chief of Naval Operations Staff. Flag assignments include commanding officer, Naval Inventory Control Point; vice director for logistics, the Joint Staff; Director, Strategy, Policy, Programs and Logistics, USTRANSCOM; and director, U. S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center in operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.

Lt. Gen. Wendy M. Masiello is the Director of the Defense Contract Management Agency. As the Director, she leads a Department of Defense agency that consists of more than 11,900 civilians and military personnel who execute worldwide contract management responsibilities, covering more than 20,000 contractors and more than $223 billion in unliquidated obligations. In her previous assignment as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C., she was responsible for all aspects of contracting relating to the acquisition of weapon systems, logistics, operational, and contingency support for the Air Force. General Masiello was commissioned in 1980 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Texas Tech University, where she received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing. In 1984 she received a Master of Science degree in logistics management (contracting and manufacturing management) from the Air Force Institute of Technology on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and in 1999 she was a distinguished graduate from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. where she received a Master of Science degree in national resource strategy. She has held a variety of systems acquisition roles including principal contracting officer for surveillance and reconnaissance systems, weapon systems and test ranges. She was an assistant professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology and Executive Director for the National Reconnaissance Office Inspector General. She has also served several staff tours including Deputy Director of Plans and Programs, and Director of Contracting at two systems acquisition centers. General Masiello commanded an air base wing, and from July 2005 through January 2006, she deployed to Iraq as Principal Assistant for Contracting Forces in Iraq/Afghanistan. Her responsibilities included contracting and acquisition support to forces in both countries, security transition support in Afghanistan, and humanitarian relief following the Pakistani earthquake. Her awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal; Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster; Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters; Air Force Commendation Medal; Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster; Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Lt Gen James K. "Kevin" McLaughlin is the Deputy Commander, U.S. Cyber Command (USCC), Fort Meade, Maryland. USCC directs the forces and daily activities of U.S. Cyber Command and coordinates the Department of Defense computer network attack and computer network defense missions. General McLaughlin entered the Air Force in 1983 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing and numbered air force levels and has served on the staffs at major command headquarters, combatant command headquarters, the National Reconnaissance Office, Air Force headquarters, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Prior to assuming his current position, General McLaughlin was the Commander, 24th Air Force and Commander, Air Forces Cyber, Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas.

Born in New York City, Vice Adm. Mulloy grew up moving about America as the son of a naval officer. He graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering. He also attended Harvard Graduate School of Business, graduating in 1987 with a Master of Business Administration. His operational submarine assignments were aboard USS Trepang (SSN 674), PCU Miami (SSN 755) as engineer officer, USS Puffer (SSN 652) as executive officer. He served as commanding officer of USS San Juan (SSN 751) and commander Submarine Squadron 15 in Apra Harbor, Guam. In addition to the normal SSN deployments, Mulloy has twice deployed to the Arctic and has surfaced at the North Pole. Mulloy’s significant shore assignments include tours as Plans and Briefing officer and the Special Operations assistant to the Special Operations Division of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI-009G), Financial officer at the Pentagon in Operations Division, Office of Budget and Reports (NAVCOMPT), deputy commander of Submarine Squadron 4, executive assistant to the director, Submarine Warfare Division for the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO N7/N8), Division chief of the Program, Budget and Analysis Division (PBAD) for Chairman of Joint Chiefs (JCS J8). Mulloy’s first flag assignment was as deputy chief of staff for Plans, Policies and Requirements, U.S. Pacific Fleet (N5N8), followed by a short tour as director, Programming Division, OPNAV (N80). Mulloy’s most recent assignment was as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Budget (FMB) / Director, Fiscal Management Division, OPNAV (N82) from October 2009 to December 2013. Mulloy is currently assigned as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Integration of Capabilities and Resources (OPNAV N8) in Washington, DC . Mulloy’s personal decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (three awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (two awards).

Lieutenant General Spoehr assumed duty as the Director, Army Office of Business Transformation, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, on 17 July 2013. In this capacity, he assists the Under Secretary of the Army in his role as the Army’s Chief Management Officer to improve the business processes and information technology that drive the Army. Prior to this assignment, he served as the Director of Program Analysis and Evaluation, Headquarters, Department of the Army, G-8, from February 2012 to July 2013. Prior assignments included Deputy Commanding General (Support), United States Forces-Iraq, responsible for assisting the Commanding General in the areas of Support, Transition and Retrograde, and as the Director of Force Development, Headquarters, Department of the Army, G-8, from 2009-2011. Other assignments have included service as the 24th Chief of Chemical and the Commandant of the U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School, Fort Leonard Wood. Lieutenant General Spoehr commanded the 3rd Chemical Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood and at the Battalion and Company levels. He has also served on staff assignments ranging from a Combatant Command to Battalion level. His military education includes the Army War College class of 2000, Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, Army Command and General Staff College, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, and Basic and Advanced Chemical Officer Courses. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1980 and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Webster College, St. Louis, Missouri. LTG Spoehr will celebrate his 33rd wedding anniversary this year. He and his wife, Cynthia, have two children: Catherine (29), who lives with her husband, David, and son, James Augustus, and newborn daughter, Caroline, in Fairfax City, Virginia, and Peter (24) who is assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany.

LTG Michael E. Williamson assumed his duties as the Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology in April 2014. LTG Williamson was born in Tucson, Arizona. He was commissioned at the University of Maine as a Second Lieutenant in the Air Defense Artillery in 1983. His earliest assignments include service as the Automation Officer for the 32nd AADCOM in Darmstadt Germany. He then served as a Chaparral Platoon Leader, Vulcan Platoon Leader, Maintenance Officer and Executive Officer in C Battery, 108th Brigade, Hahn Air Force Base, Germany. After attending the Air Defense Artillery Advance Course, he served as the Chief, Forward Area Air Defense Weapons, Development Branch at Fort Bliss, Texas. He then commanded B Battery, 3/1 ADA (Hawk) in the 11th Brigade at Fort Bliss and also in the 31st ADA Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas. After completing command, he served as the Assistant S-3 in the 31st ADA Brigade. His acquisition experience began as Sr. Military Software Analyst at NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium. He then served as the Associate Director, Battle Command Battle Lab at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. After attending Command and General Staff College, he served as the Chief of Information Technology, Acquisition Career Management, within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA (ALT)). He was selected as a Congressional Fellow and served as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. After completing the fellowship, General Williamson served as the Product Manager for the Global Command and Control System-Army and then as the Acquisition Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. He served as Commander of Software Engineering Center-Belvoir. He was then assigned as the Project Manager, Future Combat System (Brigade Combat Team) Network Systems’ Integration within Program Manager, Future Combat System (Brigade Combat Team). Next, he served as the Director of Systems Integration, within ASA (ALT) and the Deputy Program Manager, Program Executive Office Integration. He also served as the Joint Program Executive Officer for the Joint Tactical Radio System before being selected to be the Assistant Deputy for Acquisition and Systems Management. Following this assignment, he served as the Assistant Military Deputy to the ASA (ALT). Prior to his current assignment, he was the Deputy Commanding General, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. LTG Williamson's awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters; the Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; the Joint Service Commendation medal, the Army Commendation Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Superior Unit Award, the National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star, the Global War on Terrorism Service Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Ribbon and the Army Staff Identification Badge. LTG Williamson’s education includes a Bachelor of Science from Husson College in Business Administration, a Master of Science in Systems Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a PhD in Business Administration from Madison University. He also has graduate certificates in Public Policy from the JFK School of Government, Harvard University and the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. He is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College, a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School and was a Senior Service College Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He is Level III certified in Program Management and Information Technology.

Major General Elizabeth D. Austin assumed duties as the Assistant Deputy Commanding General, Army National Guard, Army Material Command on 6 October 2014. In this capacity, she is the Senior Army National Guard officer assigned to Army Material Command and principle advisor to the Commanding General and Deputy Commanding General on all matters impacting the Army National Guard. She is the liaison to the Chief, National Guard Bureau and Director of the Army National Guard for all Army Material Command issues that impact the Army National Guard.

General Austin was commissioned in 1980 through the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Her previous military assignments include Maintenance Company, Brigade Support Battalion, and Sustainment Brigade Command, as well as various staff positions at all levels. General Austin's most recent assignments include Third Army G4, United States Army Central Command and Assistant Adjutant General - Army, North Carolina National Guard.

Major General Susan A. Davidson assumed command of Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command June 13, 2014. She was born in Dade City, Fla. Her military career began as a Cadet at New Mexico Military Institute, followed by graduating from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. She received her commission in May 1983 and came on active duty in April 1986. General Davidson has held a wide variety of command and staff positions. Previous to this as-signment, she served as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution. Her key assignments include deputy commanding general/director of operations, SDDC; director, Integration and Strategy, G43/7 in the Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics, G4; executive officer to the deputy commanding general of Army Materiel Command; deputy G3, 13th Corps Support Com-mand; joint mobility operations officer, U.S. Transportation Command; executive officer and support operations officer, 524th Corps Support Battalion; Group S4, 45th Corps Support Group; Army re-serve advisor, 78th Infantry Division; group plans officer, operations officer, and chemical staff offi-cer, 7th Transportation Group; and director of Human Resources Command, Logistics Officers As-signment Branch for Captains. General Davidson has commanded at company, battalion and brigade level in peace and war. She commanded the 870th Transportation Company for 17 months, including an 11-month deploy-ment in support of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. As a battalion com-mander, she commanded the 49th Movement Control Battalion forward during Operation Iraqi Freedom at Balad, Iraq, and at Fort Hood, Texas. In 2007, she assumed command of SDDC’s 599th Transportation Group, and deployed forward to simultaneously serve as commander of the 595th Terminal Transportation Group in Kuwait for six months before returning to Hawaii to finish her 599th command time. Her military education includes the Chemical Officer Basic Course, Transportation Officer Ad-vanced Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Air Command and Staff College, Support Operations Course, Phase II, and the Navy War College. She holds a Master of Military Art and Science degree in Advanced Military Studies, and a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. General Davidson’s awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal; Le-gion of Merit (with 3 oak leaf clusters); Bronze Star (with 2 oak leaf clusters); Defense Meritori-ous Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 oak leaf clusters); Army Commendation Medal (with 4 oak leaf clusters); Army Achievement Medal (with oak leaf cluster); Humanitar-ian Service Medal; and Army Staff Identification Badge.

Rear Admiral Baffer currently serves as the U.S. Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Acquisitions and Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO). As CAO, he directs efforts across all Coast Guard Acquisition programs, acquisition support, personnel, finance, contracting, and research and development activities to execute the service’s acquisition portfolio. In his previous assignment as Program Executive Officer (PEO), he oversaw the execution of all Coast Guard acquisition programs and projects, which provide the modernization and recapitalization of surface, air, command and control, and logistics assets. Rear Admiral Baffer has served in a variety of engineering, acquisition and operational tours, including Engineer Officer of Cutter THETIS, Executive Officer of Coast Guard Cutter JARVIS, Commanding Officer of Cutters THETIS and CHASE and as prospective Commanding Officer of the third National Security Cutter, STRATTON. A native of Newport News, Va., Rear Adm. Baffer graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1984. He holds a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, a Master of Science degree in the management of technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the Marine Corps War College. He is a licensed professional engineer and a certified level III acquisition professional.

Rear Adm. Mahr was born in Elizabeth, N.J., and was designated a naval flight officer in 1984. His current flag assignment is deputy program executive officer and deputy program director for the Department of Defense’s first 5th generation manned fighter aircraft program, the F-35 Lightning II. His early operational assignments as an A-6E Intruder bombardier/navigator included tours with the VA-95 Green Lizards and the VA-115 Eagles. He also served as a tactics instructor at the Medium Attack Weapons School, Pacific. He has served in numerous acquisition billets, including test and evaluation manager and chief engineer for the Joint Standoff Weapon, deputy program manager for a joint Navy-Air Force research program and chief of staff for the Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Programs. He was the first naval officer to serve as vice commandant, Air Force Institute of Technology. He served in command as program manager (PMA-231) for the E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound aircraft programs and program manager (PMA-251) for the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment used aboard Navy and Coast Guard ships and Marine Corps expeditionary airfields. His previous flag officer assignments include commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and assistant commander for Research and Engineering, Naval Air Systems Command. Mahr graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 with a BS in Systems Engineering, and received an MS in Aerospace Engineering ‘with distinction’ from the Naval Postgraduate School in 2001. During his career he has received several personal and unit awards, and other professional recognitions.

Major General Kevin G. O’Connell serves as Commanding General of the United States Army Sustainment Command (ASC) and as Commanding General, Rock Island Arsenal with responsibilities and duties as the Senior Commander for United States Army Garrison, Rock Island. As Commanding General, he leads a global organization responsible for sustaining Army and Joint Forces in support of Combatant Commands. The ASC organizes, trains, and sustains a quality deployable force, while integrating materiel and services for warfighters. ASC provides the US Army with materiel readiness, strategic depth, flexibility, and power projection to meet its world-wide contingency missions. MG O’Connell commands seven Army Field Support Brigades in support of Combatant Commands, the Army’s Distribution Management Command, the Army Sustainment Command: Army Reserve Element, and 20 Army Field Support Battalions consisting of more than 65,000 military, civilian and government contractors. He also provides oversight for logistics operations at CONUS and OCONUS Army installations thru 73 Logistics Readiness Centers. MG Kevin G. O’Connell comes to the U.S. Army Sustainment command from U.S. Army Forces Command, where he served as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4. He is a native of Clinton, Maryland. He attended High Point College in North Carolina and was commissioned as a Quartermaster Corps Officer through ROTC in 1982. A summary of MG O’Connell’s previous logistical assignments includes: Logistics Officer, 90th Personnel and Administration Battalion and Platoon Leader, 593d Supply and Service and 5th Maintenance Companies, 66th Maintenance Battalion, 29th Area Support Group, 21st Support Command, Kaiserslautern, Germany; Commander, 289th General Supply Company and Battalion S3 Operations Officer, 553d Supply and Services Battalion, 13th Support Command, Ft Hood, Texas; Chief, Supply Division, 19th Corps Materiel Management Center, 3d Corps Support Command, Weisbaden, Germany (OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR Task Force Eagle - Lukavac, Bosnia); Support Operations Officer, 123d Main Support Battalion, 1st Armored Divison (Bosnia; Slavonski Brod, Croatia; Dexheim, Germany); Chief, Division Materiel Management Center, 1st Armored Division, Bad Kreuznach, Germany; Chief, Supply and Services Branch, Logistics Resources Division, J4, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii; Commander, Regimental Support Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and Senior Logistics Trainer, Operations Group, Ft Irwin, California; Commander, 1st Infantry Division Support Command, Kitzingen, Germany; Commander, 1st Sustainment Brigade, Ft Riley, Kansas (OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM-Taji, Iraq); Executive Officer to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command, Ft Belvoir, Virginia; Director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii; Commanding General, Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command/ Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. His military education includes the Quartermaster Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Combined Arms Services Staff School, the Army Command and General Staff College, the Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He has also completed the Capstone Course. His decorations include the Army Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal , Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Achievement Medal, as well as numerous unit awards, campaign medals, and service medals. He has also been presented with the Noble Patron of Armor, Order of Saint Michael, Somervell Award, Order of Saint Martin, and the Order of Samuel Sharpe for his contributions to the Armored and Cavalry forces, Army Aviation, Logistics Corps, Quartermaster Corps, and the Ordnance Corps respectively. MG O’Connell is married and they have a son and daughter.

In his current role, Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon is the commander of Military Sealift Command. Shannon graduated from Maine Maritime Academy in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Nautical Science, and was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. He attended the Naval War College and received a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies in March 1998. Shannon served afloat in USS Jack Williams (FFG 24), USS Nicholson (DD 982), and USS Boone (FFG 28). Afloat staff duty includes chief staff officer in Destroyer Squadron 14 and surface operations officer in Cruiser Destroyer Group 12. He was commanding officer of USS De Wert (FFG 45) from September 1999 to April 2001. Shannon served as commanding officer of USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and air defense commander for the John F. Kennedy Battle Group from March 2004 to March 2006. He served as commander of Carrier Strike Group One from November 2011 to February 2013. Ashore, Shannon's assignments included duty as assistant professor of Naval Science at the University of Texas at Austin; section head in Navy's Joint and Contingency Matters Branch; section head in Navy's Surface Fires Branch; executive assistant to the Director, Surface Warfare; Pacific Command division chief in the Joint Staff, J-3 Directorate; service on the Office of the Secretary of Defense staff; and U. S. Pacific Fleet deputy chief of staff for Operations, Training and Readiness. Shannon's awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, and various service medals and unit awards.

Rear Admiral Jonathan A. Yuen became Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and 47th Chief of Supply Corps on Oct. 3, 2013. Previously, he served as Commander, NAVSUP Global Logistics Support, headquartered in San Diego, Calif. Yuen, a San Francisco native, graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1983. While a midshipman, he attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point as an exchange student in the fall of 1981 and was selected as an Olmsted Scholar. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business Executive Education Programs. Additionally, he completed the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, Navy Executive Business Course. His Supply Corps sea duty assignments include tours in USS Narwhal (SSN 671) and USS Constellation (CV 64); and as Supply Officer in USS Nassau (LHA 4). His shore assignments include Navy Acquisition Contracting Officer Intern; Aide to the Director of the Supply, Programs and Policy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Career Counselor and Community Manager, Navy Supply Corps Personnel; Executive Assistant, Defense Logistics Support Center, Defense Logistics Agency; Executive Officer, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Yokosuka (formerly U.S. Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka); Deputy Commander of Corporate Operations, Naval Supply Systems Command; Deputy Commander for Ships and Submarines, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (formerly Naval Inventory Control Point); Fellow on the Chief of Naval Operations’ Strategic Studies Group; and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet. His joint assignments include serving as Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff of the Joint Contracting Command – Iraq/Afghanistan, headquartered in the International Zone of Baghdad with 18 regional offices throughout both theaters. He also completed a Navy Individual Augmentee (IA) assignment as the director, U.S. Central Command Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (CDDOC), Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. A member of the Acquisition Professional Community, Yuen has earned supply warfare qualifications in submarine, aviation and surface warfare. Personal awards include three Legions of Merit, a Bronze Star, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, among unit and campaign commendations.

Rear Admiral Thomas Jones serves as the United States Coast Guard’s Director of Operational Logistics, responsible for the delivery of mission support logistics for Coast Guard operations during steady state and contingency response and for planned events of national significance. Previous to this assignment, Rear Admiral Jones served as the Coast Guard’s Director of Strategic Management and Doctrine. Rear Admiral Jones was commissioned in 1984 after graduating from Coast Guard Officer Candidate School in Yorktown, Virginia. His diverse career includes staff and field assignments across the Coast Guard enterprise. His staff assignments include: Chief of the Office of Civil Engineering, where he oversaw the policy, resources, and overall asset management for the Coast Guard’s total portfolio of shore facilities, pollution response equipment and fleet vehicles; Chief, Office of Budget and Programs at Coast Guard Headquarters, where he served as the principle resource advisor to the Commandant of the Coast Guard; Program Reviewer and the Acquisition, Construction and Improvements Budget Coordinator in the Coast Guard Chief of Staff’s Office; and Fifth Coast Guard District Civil Engineering staff. Rear Admiral Jones field assignments include service as Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Research & Development Center; Commanding Officer of Civil Engineering Unit Providence; Project Manager at the Facilities Design and Construction Center, Atlantic; Facilities Engineering Officer at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth; Greater Antilles Section Civil Engineer and Industrial Manager; and sea tours in Coast Guard Cutters TANEY and INGHAM. Rear Admiral Jones has earned a Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College; a Master of Public Administration Degree from Old Dominion University; and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland in 1983. His awards include three Legions of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast Guard Commendation medals and three Achievement Medals. He was also recognized as the Coast Guard Engineer of the Year in 2004. Rear Admiral Jones is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark McLeod assumed his current position as the commander of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy, a primary-level field activity of DLA at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, July 23, 2014. As commander, he is responsible for providing the Department of Defense and other government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Prior to his arrival to DLA Energy, McLeod served as the director for Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance for U.S. Pacific Command Headquarters at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. He was responsible for the planning, coordination, and integration of strategic logistics, engineering and security cooperation in support of U.S. National Defense Strategy in order to build U.S. and partner capacities to accomplish the PACOM mission across the Asia-Pacific theater. McLeod entered the Air Force in 1986 after completing Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In addition to his various wing maintenance positions, he has managed Programmed Depot Repair operations, performed C-5 Weapon System Manager duties, served as Maintenance Liaison to the Republic of Korea Air Force, oversaw U.S. Central Command strategic sea-/airlift transportation movements, commanded two Expeditionary Maintenance Groups, and performed logistics, installation and mission support planning and programming at Headquarters Air Force. His assignments began in September 1986, where he served as a maintenance officer with the 443rd Airlift Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, until July 1991. He then served as a maintenance officer at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center at Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, until July 1994, followed by assignment as a staff officer for Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, until July 1997. After schooling at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, he became the commander of the 373rd Training Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, until June 2000. McLeod served as the liaison officer for the Joint Military Assistance Group-Korea at Yong San Garrison until July 2002, after which he served as the deputy commander for maintenance for the 317th Airlift Group at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. After time as a student at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, McLeod served as the branch chief for the U.S. Transportation Command Director of Operations at Scott Air Force Base from August 2004 to June 2007. His next assignment was as commander of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, until June 2008, followed by serving as the associate director of Program Integration at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He was then director of Logistics for the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, until June 2012, followed by his role prior to his transition to DLA Energy. McLeod's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in biological science from Lake Superior State College, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, as well as a master's degree in management from Webster University, Missouri. He attended Squadron Officer School and Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell Air Force Base, and earned a Master of Arts in strategic studies at the U.S. Army War College. His major awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit award, a Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster and the Joint Service Commendation Medal.

Brigadier General Steven A. Shapiro became commander, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support August 1, 2013. DLA Troop Support annually procures more than $14.5 billion worth of food, clothing and textiles, construction and equipment, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and equipment, as well as industrial hardware items for America's warfighters and other customers worldwide. Brig. Gen. Shapiro leads this global mission, which is performed by approximately 2,900 civilian and military personnel.

Brig. Gen. Shapiro entered the United States Army as a commissioned officer on May 24, 1985, at the rank of 2nd Lt. His military education includes the Ordnance Officer Basic and Advanced Course, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the Army War College.

Prior to coming to DLA Troop Support, Brig. Gen. Shapiro served as the deputy commander of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command at Fort Bragg, N.C. While assigned to the 1st TSC, Brig. Gen. Shapiro was forward-deployed with the unit to Kabul, Afghanistan.

Brig. Gen. Shapiro’s previous assignments include; Director of the Materiel Enterprise Integration and Retrograde Operations Center, Afghanistan; Deputy Chief of Staff, G4, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Chief of Staff, United States Army Materiel Command, Fort Belvoir, Va.; Commander, Letterkenny Army Depot, United States Army Aviation and Missile Command, Chambersburg, Pa.; G3, 3rd Corps Support Command, V Corps, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Commander, Combat Equipment Battalion, Luxembourg; Chief, Ground Maintenance Branch, later Chief, Readiness Operation Division, Materiel Management Center; Support Operations Officer, 1st Corps Support Command; Support Operations Officer, 51st Maintenance Battalion, 21st Theater Army Area Command, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army; Germany Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group (Forward); Chief, Supply and Maintenance Division, later Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Support Operations Officer, 1st Corps Support Command; Support Operations Officer, 51st Maintenance Battalion, 21st Theater Army Area Command, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group (Forward); Chief, Supply and Maintenance Division, later Logistics Operations Officer, later Support Operations Officer, 29th Support Group, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany; S1, 46th Support Group (Corps), 1st Corps Support Command; Commander, 659th Maintenance Company, 189th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command; Logistics Support Officer, later Adjutant, 189th Maintenance Battalion, 1st Corps Support Command; Maintenance Platoon Leader, 15th Engineer Company, later Battalion Maintenance Officer, 536th Engineer Battalion, United States Army South, Fort Kobbe, Panama. Shapiro’s decorations and badges include: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Parachutist Badge.

Rear Adm. Verrastro is the Director of Logistics Programs and Business Operations Division in the Office of Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV N41). Verrastro was raised in Saugerties, N.Y. He is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and was commissioned in May 1986 through the Officer Candidate School program. He holds a Master of Science degree with distinction in Contract and Acquisition Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, as well as a Master of Arts degree with highest distinction in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is also a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, Executive Development Program. Verrastro’s sea duty assignments include tours in USS New Jersey (BB 62), Supply Officer in USS Chandler (DDG 996) and Supply Officer in USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Ashore, he has served as assistant community manager for the Supply Enlisted Ratings and Supply Corps Officer Detailer, Navy Personnel Command, Washington; program manager for Fleet Requirements, Ship's Husbanding Services and Contingency Contracting, Naval Regional Contracting Center, Naples, Italy; director, F/A-18 Integrated Weapons Support Team, Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia; deputy for Supply Policy, Training and Assessments, Commander, Naval Air Forces, San Diego; country program director for NATO and Coalition Affairs, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Arlington, Va.; and director, Aviation Operations at the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Weapon Systems Support Command, Philadelphia. His most recent assignment was as commanding officer, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor. Verrastro's personal awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, four Navy Commendation Medals, two Navy Achievement Medals and various campaign and unit awards. He is a qualified Naval Aviation Supply Officer, Surface Warfare Supply Corps Officer and is a member of the Navy Acquisition Professional Community. He was also the 2005 recipient of the USS John C Stennis, "Straight Furrow" Leadership Award.

Ms. Darlene Costello serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (PDASD(A)) in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. She advises the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (USD(AT&L)), the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Defense on matters relating to the Department of Defense acquisition system; Major Defense Acquisition Programs; and strategic, space, intelligence, tactical warfare, command and control, and business system acquisitions. Ms. Costello has held acquisition positions of increasing responsibility and at all levels of command. Within the Department of the Navy, she held positions as a project engineer, assistant design manager, and program manager. Ms. Costello was then competitively selected for the Commander’s Development Program with assignments in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Naval Warfare, the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition) for Ship Programs, the Office of the Director for Expeditionary Warfare (OPNAV N85) Amphibious Warfare Branch, and the Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers. In 2000, Ms. Costello moved from the Navy to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, as a staff specialist for Naval Warfare, Strategic and Tactical Systems, within the Office of the USD(AT&L). In 2005, she was appointed to the Senior Executive Service and was promoted to the position of Deputy Director for Naval Warfare responsible for the oversight of all Naval Warfare acquisition programs including 15 major shipbuilding programs and related weapon systems. In 2011, she assumed the duties of the Principal Director for Strategic and Tactical Systems (S&TS) and Director for Acquisition and Program Management. As Principal Director, she was responsible for direct oversight of Major Defense Acquisition Programs for all strategic and tactical systems including the technical and programmatic evaluation of air, land, naval, strategic, and unmanned warfare programs. As Director for Acquisition and Program Management, she was responsible for the program management functional area, including policy formulation and initiatives to improve the qualifications and abilities of Department of Defense program managers. In 2013 she became the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic and Tactical Systems and in 2014 was promoted to her current position. Ms. Costello graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Mathematics and received a M.S. in Management at Florida Institute of Technology. Ms. Costello has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award and OSD Medals for Exceptional Civilian Service.

Daniel A. Fri, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for compliance with depot maintenance statutes for Core Logistics Capability, 50/50 Rule, and 6% Minimum Capital Investment to ensure early Life Cycle planning for organic depot maintenance, timely organic depot activations, and maintaining state-of-the-art organic depot capabilities. He advocates for logistics and production support equities and provides policy and oversight to Product Support Managers to connect Air Force depot maintenance strategy with Life Cycle management decisions. He oversees and influences resource allocation decisions to ensure logistics support is resourced to maintain the desired readiness levels to accomplish warfighter and overarching Air Force missions.

Mr. Fri entered the Air Force in 1979 as a Munitions Maintenance Technician and served 22 years on active duty in a variety of munitions, logistics, product support, and supply chain management positions at ten different locations. He retired from active duty in 2001 as a Chief Master Sergeant and entered federal civil service at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. He has since held a number of logistics and supply chain management positions at Headquarters Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, and U.S. Transportation Command. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Deputy Director of Logistics, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Mr. Fri was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2013.

Mr. Richard Holcomb is the Deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). In this position, Mr. Holcomb integrates diverse resource and research programs- such as science and technology, force development, combat development, resourcing, contracting and acquisition, and military construction with a single vision of future Army Special Operations Force requirements, capabilities, and readiness.

Mr. Holcomb was commissioned as an infantry officer through the Western Illinois University Army ROTC program in 1978. During his first 16 years of service, Rich served in staff and command positions with the 25th Infantry Division, 82d Airborne Division, 2d Infantry Division, and 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). He transitioned to Army Comptrollership in 1994 and served as the Comptroller for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), the Resource Manager for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and the Resource Manager for XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg. His final active duty assignment was in the Pentagon as the Chief of Current Operations, Army Budget Office, Directorate of Operations and Support. Rich retired from the Army in November 2003 after 25½ years of service.

He began his Federal Service career as the Deputy Director of Resource Management, Department of Energy, Office of Security from November 2003 to September 2004. He then served as the Chief Financial Officer, American Battle Monuments Commission from September 2004 to December 2005. Rich was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in December 2005 and assigned as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the U.S. Treasury Department where he served until January 2008. He assumed duties as the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), the Army’s largest command, until October 2012.

Mr. Holcomb has vast experience as a practitioner and coach of quality programs and processes such as Activity Based Costing, Activity Based Management, and Business Process Reengineering. He has served as an examiner for the Army’s Communities of Excellence Team and the Presidential Quality Award Team.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the southern suburb of Chicago Heights. He received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Western Illinois University and a master’s degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California

Martin (Marty) Jennings was appointed as the Acting Assistant Commissioner, General Supplies and Services for the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) in December 2012. He leads GSA’s acquisition of a wide range of supplies and services used by Federal agencies. Marty is responsible for the management of supply operations, most of the non-information technology multiple award schedules program, and the disposal of Federal personal property, including public auctions. He leads an organization of over 1,100 Government employees and contractors with $23 billion in annual business volume. Previously, Marty served as Public Building Service (PBS) Regional Commissioner for the Heartland Region where he directed a $318.5M regional public building service program and activities concerning: (1) Property Development (i.e. Design and Construction); (2) Real Property Management and Safety; (3) Real Estate, including real property acquisition, the utilization of excess real property, and the disposal of surplus real property; (4) Contracting, for real property and associated goods and services to assure effective management of the PBS portfolio of owned and leased assets; and (5) Portfolio Management. Prior to Marty’s appointment as PBS Commissioner, he served as the Federal Acquisition Services Regional Commissioner. Marty managed the Heartland FAS operations with gross sales of $1.4 billion of which, historically, more than 70 percent of contracts awarded have been to small businesses suppliers. Previously, he served as the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for General Supplies and Services (GSS) for the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). As Deputy, Marty also served as the Director of GSS’s Business Management Office (BMO) responsible for leading all Portfolio strategic planning, financial management, business development, systems requirements and analysis support. In addition, he also directed the FAS Emergency Management function working closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this role, he directed efforts focused on developing contingency contracts and logistics solutions to improve the Federal Government’s disaster response capabilities. Before joining GSA, Marty also served as the Director of Logistics, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) where he managed, directed and executed logistics functions and services for a $4.7 billion logistics program in support of Civil Works and Military Construction. He has served as the Director of Logistics, U.S. Army Garrison White Sands Missile Range, NM, providing logistics to the largest military installation in the Army. He served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, ensuring integration and synchronization of the general staff in acquisition, budget, manpower, and sustainment of the command, communication, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance and recognizance enterprise. Prior to his position as the Deputy Chief of Staff, he served as the Deputy Director of Logistics in Army Central Command – Kuwait, ensuring the planning and multifunctional support to forward deployed forces including reception, staging, onward movement and integration (RSOI) of our forces into the battle. Marty also served as Chief, Communications and Electronics Branch, 200th Material Management Center in Kaiserslautern, Germany and has military service as the Secretary of the General Staff, Combined Arms Support Command; Assistant G-4 Logistics Officer, 2nd Armored Division, Brigade S-4 Logistics Officer, 1st Armored Division; and, commanded a direct support maintenance company in support of a armored heavy brigade, all in U.S. Army Europe. Marty’s education includes a Bachelor of Science in Management from the University of Maryland, a Master’s of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, a Master’s of Science in Strategic Studies from the US Army War College, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and a Senior Executive Fellow from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2010. Marty is the recipient of the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin.

Mr. Johns is Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Maintenance. In this position, he is responsible for oversight of the Department’s annual $80 billion maintenance program. Late 2013 through early 2014, he deployed to Afghanistan as Executive Director for Afghan National Security Forces Sustainment, International Security Assistance Force, where he was responsible for advice and training of Afghan military and police forces in the areas of Logistics, Acquisition and Resource Management. In 2010, Mr. Johns served in Iraq as Director, Training and Advisory Mission, Iraqi Ministry of Defense, and Director, Iraqi Security Forces Logistics where he was responsible for both the full range of advisory and training functions required to establish governance of Iraqi Defense operations, as well as, develop the logistics infrastructure and processes to maintain readiness of both conventional military forces and police forces. In past assignments, Mr. Johns has served the Army and Navy in technology development, engineering, program management, and logistics positions. His assignments with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command included Associate Director for Systems, Aviation Research, Development, and Engineering Center where he was responsible for the provision of engineering support to all Army Aviation systems, Principal Assistant Deputy for Systems Acquisition where he was responsible for lifecycle management of over 20 Army aviation, missile, and ground systems with an annual budget of approximately one billion dollars, and Deputy Commander for Systems Support where he managed overhaul and maintenance, or RESET, of all aviation and missile systems redeployed from Iraq and Afghanistan. He also served as Special Assistant to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command from July 2004 to August 2005. In August 2005, he joined the Navy as a member of the Senior Executive Service as the Director of Industrial Operations, Naval Air Systems Command, and Deputy Commander of Fleet Readiness Centers, Naval Air Forces where he was responsible for naval aviation maintenance operations across six subordinate commands, with a workforce of over 14,000 personnel and an operating budget of approximately four billion dollars, and oversaw annual maintenance and repair of over 600 aircraft, 7500 engines and modules, and 500,000 components and support equipment. Mr. Johns holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University and a Master's in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Purdue. He is also a graduate of the National Security Management Program, National Defense University.

Mr. Mark E. Krzysko serves in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics as Deputy Director, Enterprise Information. In this senior leadership position, Mr. Krzysko directs data governance, technical transformation and shared services efforts to make timely, authoritative acquisition information available to support oversight of the Department of Defense’s major programs—a portfolio totaling more than $1.7 trillion of investment funds over the lifecycle of the programs. Mr. Krzysko started his career in the private sector, in various executive and managerial positions. He has served in the Department of Defense since 1991, most of those years in senior executive roles focusing on improving and transforming the way DoD does business. Mr. Krzysko holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Maryland, University College, College Park, Maryland, and a Master of General Administration, Financial Management from the same institution.

Mr. McCarthy is currently the Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. His mission is to exercise centralized supervision of Navy warfare requirements, allocation of resources, program planning, and study efforts to ensure integration of planning, programming, budgeting, and assessments within OPNAV and the management echelons subordinate to CNO. Mr. McCarthy serves as the principal OPNAV Staff Executive for matters (other than JCS). He entered the Senior Executive Service in January 2007 after 28 years as a Navy nuclear trained surface warfare officer – serving from 1979 to 2007. He retired from active duty as a Captain. Mr. McCarthy’s first SES assignment was as the Deputy Director for Warfare Integration on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. He was responsible for; management of the process that supports assessment of relative warfighting systems’ investment priorities, developing the Navy Shipbuilding plan, and integrating the overall warfighting procurement budgets from the various individual warfare sponsors. In addition, he and his staff supervise and resource the Navy’s in-service ship disposition process and provide the Congress with the Navy’s Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan supporting ship procurement through the next 30 years. His Naval service included command of Pre-Commissioning Unit DDG75 and then USS DONALD COOK (DDG 75) from 1997-2000. His major surface command was USS LAKE CHAMPLAIN (CG 57) where he also served as the Air Warfare Commander for the STENNIS Battle Group between 2003 and 2005. Mr. McCarthy was also a nuclear trained surface warfare officer serving in several complex nuclear assignments. In addition, he holds a proven sub-specialty in financial management, which was achieved as a result of his having earned an MBA and subsequently serving in 4 separate assignments in the Pentagon totaling over 9 years of duty associated with DoN and DoD budget formulation. Mr. McCarthy graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering in 1979. While completing his first Pentagon tour as a part of the OPNAV Programming Directorate, he was awarded a Master of Business Administration (Finance) and received his Financial Management sub-specialty designation. He is a distinguished graduate of the Air War College. Mr. McCarthy’s Navy decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal (1997), Meritorious Civilian Service Award (2007), Legion of Merit (3 awards), Joint Meritorious Service Medal (1996), Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards), Navy Commendation Medal (3 awards)and the Navy Achievement Medal (2 awards).

Kendrick B. Meek, former Member of Congress, currently serves as Board member of American Medial Depot (AMD). AMD is one of the largest privately-held full-line master distributors of medical surgical supplies and equipment. American Medical Depot is a long-time medical surgical prime vendor to large commercial acute care hospitals as the Department of Defense (U.S. Navy Fleet and MedSurg ECAT) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VISN 8). AMD was established in l983. The Congressman also serves on the Florida A&M Foundation Board of Directors and the Business Advisory Council for the University of Southern California Diversity Department. In 2011 Mr. Meek was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve as a Special Representative to the United Nations. From 2002 to 2010, Mr. Meek represented the 17th Congressional District of Florida. During his time in Congress, Mr. Meek served on the House Ways and Means Committee, and was instrumental in sponsoring and passing innovative legislation creating new trade incentives for Haiti. As the Representative of the largest number of Americans of Haitian descent outside of Haiti, Mr. Meek has been a leader on issues facing the country, and a leading advocate for the Haiti Diaspora. He was also a co- chairman of the 30-Something Working Group, and was appointed to the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. As a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, as well as the House Armed Services Committee, Mr. Meek has been deeply steeped in foreign policy and international affairs. In 2007, Mr. Meek led a congressional delegation to Chad, Ethiopia and Kenya to examine events in Darfur and U.S. political, security and economic commitments to Africa. He co-sponsored and supported legislation to pressure the government of Sudan, asked the President to take immediate steps to protect civilians in Darfur, and barred the U.S. government from contracting with companies linked to the genocide. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Middle East, engaging in direct dialogue with foreign leaders on international security and trade developments. Mr. Meek began his career as a Trooper with the Florida Highway Patrol. He later became a Captain and was assigned to the security detail traveling with Democratic Lt. Gov. Buddy MacKay. Mr. Meek served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1995 to 1998 and in the Florida Senate from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Meek graduated from Florida A&M University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Mr. Gary J. Motsek serves as the principal advisor to senior leaders within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) on matters pertaining to Operational Contract Support (OCS), contingency program management, policy, support to Geographic Combatant Commands (excluding TRANSCOM), and efforts to promote military effectiveness, interagency cooperation, efficiency, economy, and standardization. He is responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive policy framework and program support governing logistical and support operations, contractor planning, management and execution during combat, humanitarian, and disaster relief operations. He is also responsible for developing and publishing federal regulations regarding the use of Private Security Contractors (PSCs) in overseas operations. Mr. Motsek has performed these critical responsibilities since 2006. He has over 37 years of experience in the Department of Defense. Previous civilian and military assignments include the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Program Support (2006-2010), Deputy G-3 for Support Operations and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Ammunition, U.S. Army Materiel Command (2001-2006); Commander, Pine Bluff Arsenal (1997-1999); and international Military Staff Officer, NATO Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium (1988-1991). Throughout his career, Mr. Motsek has successfully led large organizations with complex missions and fiscal challenges during periods of substantial change. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1974 and retired as a Colonel in 2001. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Syracuse University and a Masters of Science degree in Management from Troy State University. He is a ROTC distinguished military graduate of Syracuse University, graduate of the Army War College, Armed Forces Staff College and the Army Command and General Staff College. His personal awards include the Department of State Distinguished Honors Award (2012), Department of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service (2011), National Security Professional Executive, Presidential Rank Award (2008), Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, Legion of Merit (2); Defense Meritorious Service Medal (3); Meritorious Service Medal (5); Joint Services Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal; Army Superior Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (3), Senior Explosive Ordnance Disposal Badge, JCSID Badge, Ehrenkreuz (Cross of Honor) from the Federal Republic of Germany.

Michael D. Scott, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Director, DLA Logistics Operations. DLA Logistics Operations is responsible for the end-to-end supply chain management of the DLA’s nine supply chains, providing logistics and materiel process management policy, guidance, oversight and monitoring of supply chain performance. DLA Logistics Operations oversees the daily operation of DLA’s field activities supporting 2,400 weapon systems, and engages customers around the world to maximize readiness and logistics combat power by leveraging an enterprise solution. He became the Deputy Director in May 2014. Prior to his current position, Scott was the Deputy Commander of DLA Energy from January 2013 to April 2014. DLA Energy is a field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency, responsible for providing the Department of Defense and other government agencies with comprehensive energy solutions in the most effective and efficient manner possible. He was the Executive Director of DLA Energy from February 2011 to January 2013. Scott has worked at DLA since 1986, both at the DLA Headquarters and the former Defense Supply Center Columbus, Ohio, now DLA Land and Maritime. His previous positions include Executive Director for the Material Policy Process and Assessment Directorate, Deputy Director and Director for Strategic Planning and Enterprise Transformation, Business Systems Modernization Organizational Alignment Chief, DLA Demand and Supply Planning Process Lead, Headquarters DLA Requirements Team Chief, DSCC Deputy Director of Enterprise Business Systems, DSCC Acquisition and Materiel Management Chief, DSCC Program Support Unit Chief, DSCC Logistics Programs Division Branch Chief, DSCC Systems Development Team Chief, DSCC Distribution Systems Analyst, DSCC Requirements Systems Analyst, and DSCC Item Management Specialist. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from The Ohio State University. He is a graduate of the United States Air Force’s Air War College and completed the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government Executive Leadership Series. Over his career, Scott has received many awards, including the DLA Director’s Award for Organizational Excellence, DLA Scissors Award, Federal Executive Association Reinvention Recognition Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, DoD Honorary Value Engineering Achievement Award, DLA Productivity Achievement Award, Finalist/Nominee for the President’s Council on Management Improvement Award, Defense Superior Management Award, the Interagency Committee on Information Resource Management Award, 17 Special Awards, and 10 Sustained Superior Performance Awards.

Don Tison currently serves as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, responsible for Army Programs, Force Development, Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), Army Studies Management, and the Center for Army Analysis (CAA). In this capacity, he is the principal advisor to the G-8 with responsibility for providing professional advice to the G-8 on key issues to include formulating plans and programs, acquiring resources, developing communication networks, executing operations, and evaluating results. Additionally, Mr. Tison served as the Department of the Army Deputy Chief Management Officer (DCMO), from March 2009 to January 2010, with the overarching responsibilities for establishing the Office of Business Transformation, governing Army enterprise business transformation efforts and collaborating Joint enterprise efforts within the Department of the Defense. In addition, he served for over two years as the Chairman, Headquarters and Support Activities Joint Cross Service Group, Base Realignment and Closure 2005 and was the Executive Director of the Army’s Business Initiative Council from January 2003 through April 2004. Prior to this position, Don Tison served as the Deputy Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation Directorate (PAED) from January 2001 to January 2003. He was responsible for Army planning, programming and budgeting matters. As the senior civilian in PAED, he was responsible for a broad range of independent and unique duties that revolved around the Army program development in support of the Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Don Tison received his B.S in Business Administration from The Citadel and his M.B.A. (with distinction) from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Program Managers Course at the Defense Systems Management College. In 1997, he completed the Columbia University Senior Executive Program. From December 1997 to January 2001, Don Tison served as the Director, Force and Infrastructure Cost Analysis Division for OSD, Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E). In that capacity, he was responsible for force structure and infrastructure costing, operations and support cost analysis including facilities and logistics assessments, defense agency performance contracts, and weapons systems costing as part of the Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG). Before accepting this position, Don Tison had completed a distinguished career in the Navy Supply Corps rising to the rank of Captain. He has had extensive logistics, financial, manpower, and acquisition experience including afloat tours on submarines, tenders, cruisers and large deck amphibious warships. His financial experience includes serving as Deputy Comptroller at the Defense Logistics Agency. He served as Head of the Requirements Branch for the Naval Supply Systems Office of Personnel responsible for promotion, accession, and strength plans for the Navy Supply Corps. His acquisition experience includes his position as Business/Financial Manager, Defense Suppression Systems Program Office (PMA-242) and he has been designated an Acquisition Professional.

COL Harry Culclasure is the Project Manager, Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program (PM AESIP), Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) since August 2013. He is responsible for a portfolio of programs including two of the Army’s major Enterprise Resource Planning initiatives: the Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) and the Logistics Modernization Program (LMP). COL Culclasure graduated from The Citadel and was commissioned into the Field Artillery in 1991. He served in numerous tactical assignments with both the 3/325 Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy, and the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Stewart, Ga. He deployed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team to Kuwait in the fall of 2002 and served in Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Contingency Contracting Branch Chief from the 3rd Infantry Division. In 2004, he was assigned to Headquarters, Defense Contracting Management Agency (DCMA) in Alexandria, Va., as a contingency planner and deployed twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan as a warranted Contracting Officer. Upon redeployment, he spent 18 months as the Military Assistant to the Director at DCMA Headquarters. COL Culclasure assumed duties as the PM Consequence Management from June 2008 to July 2011 and worked with DoD specialized consequence management units providing rapid acquisition / rapid fielding, analytical labs, communications, commercial-off-the-shelf solutions and sustainment support. COL Culclasure’s last assignment prior to PM AESIP was as the Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief Information Officer/G-6 in the Pentagon. COL Culclasure’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Joint Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal and the Senior Parachutist Badge. He received a master’s degree from the Command and General Staff College in 2004 and a Masters degree from the Army War College in 2012.

Captain Schofield, a native of Lancaster, PA., graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in 1991, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree with high honors in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. He also holds Master of Science degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Captain Schofield received a DHS Program Manger Level III Certification in November 2009. Captain Schofield, a permanent Cutterman, served four sea tours including: Student Engineer aboard USCGC RELIANCE (WMEC 615); Engineer Officer aboard USCGC LEGARE (WMEC 912); Executive Officer aboard USCGC ESCANABA (WMEC 907); and Commanding Officer aboard USCG THETIS (WMEC 910). Captain Schofield’s tours ashore include: Port Engineer and Executive Officer at Naval Engineering Support Unit Boston; Offshore Patrol Cutter Program Manager’s Representative and Executive Officer at Project Resident Office Pascagoula; and most recently as the Offshore Patrol Cutter Project Manager in Washington, DC. As a project manager, he was responsible to contract the design of the largest acquisition in Coast Guard history. Captain Schofield’s military awards include two Meritorious Service Medals, three Coast Guard Commendation Medals, and several unit awards. Captain Schofield is married to the former Christine Kowack of North Stonington, CT. He has two wonderful children, Colman (11) and Conrad (9).

Richard Whalley has over 25 years of operational and managerial experience in the Royal Navy and is currently serving with the British Defence Staff Washington D.C. as the lead staff officer for naval logistics and personnel. Richard joined the Navy in 1989 and, after initial officer and professional training, has served in a number of Royal Navy, Fleet Auxiliary and shore units. In 1997 he was selected for further training as a Chartered Management Accountant, since then he has completed a number of appointments specialising in the planning of resources and future requirements. In addition, he served as the Logistics Officer in HMS WESTMINSTER, as a Ministerial Press Officer in the Ministry of Defence, and on operational service in Northern Ireland (1991) and Iraq (2003). He was selected for promotion to Commander in 2008 while completing the Advanced Staff and Command Course at the Joint Command and Staff College and a Masters in Defence Studies. As a Commander he has worked in Afghanistan as the lead logistics and infrastructure planner during the busy expansion of US forces into Helmand, and later in the Fleet Headquarters responsible for logistics policy and as the Chief of Staff to the head of Naval Logistics. More recently he has been employed as the Fleet Logistics Coordinator in the maritime operational headquarters and in Professional Logistics Command as the Group Logistics Commander to the United Kingdom's high-readiness Naval and Marine Task Group, routinely deploying a Naval Task Group away from the UK both East and West of Suez. Richard enjoys diving, sailing and travelling, with a particular emphasis on deep wreck and cave diving. He married Joanna in May 2014 and they currently live in Northern Virginia.

Mr. Ed Apollo began his career at Boeing in June 1985. In his current position as the V-22 Sustainment Program Manager, Mr. Apollo is responsible for the execution of all Logistics Sustainment & Supply Chain requirements (PBL & Transactional). His responsibilities also include New Business Development (International & Domestic) with a focus on International Sustainment Strategies and Growth. Mr. Apollo is currently leading the innovative development and implementation of fleet data analytics into a V-22 Readiness Operations Center to be located in Philadelphia. On the V-22 Program for 23 years, Mr. Apollo has held a wide array of leadership positions through the product life cycle beginning with Reliability, Maintainability and Testability Engineering, Human Factors Engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Service Engineering, Field Service, Supply Chain, Modification & Retrofit, and Sustainment Program Management. Mr. Apollo has been with the Boeing Co. for 29 years working on a variety of fixed wing and rotorcraft programs. His main focus these days is in International support strategy development and implementation of innovative tools to achieve superior Warfighter support at reduced costs. Mr. Apollo's interest in Aviation began at an early age while growing up near LaGuardia Airport in Queens, NY. Mr. Apollo attended Aviation H.S. in Long Island City, NY where he earned his FAA A&P mechanics license. From there, he left the big city to attend Parks College of St. Louis University where he earned his B.S. degree in Aircraft Maintenance Mgt. He is currently enrolled in the Villanova University Executive MBA Program. Ed, his wife Madeline and two children live in Mullica Hill, NJ, and are on the verge of empty-nesting. His passions are family, exercise, and technological discoveries.

Ms. Tina Ballard is the Executive Director of the U.S. AbilityOne Commission®, an independent Federal agency responsible for directing and managing the AbilityOne® Program. As the agency CEO she integrates the expertise of 15 Presidential appointees, National Industries for the Blind (NIB), SourceAmerica® and nearly 600 non-profit agencies to provide $2.8B in high quality products and services procured for the Federal Government. Ballard also serves as the Chief Executive Officer responsible for leading implementation of the Javits-Wagner O’Day Act which authorizes procurements to provide employment and training opportunities for tens of thousands of people who are blind or have other significant disabilities. During her 30 years of Federal experience, Ballard served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and Procurement), directly supporting the Army Acquisition Executive and the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology) and serving as the Army's principal acquisition and procurement policy authority for all Army acquisition programs. Ballard was the Director of Combat Support Operations and the Deputy Executive Director of Contract Management Operations in the Defense Contract Management Agency (DMCA). She was also Principal Administrative Contracting Officer and Director of Contract Operations DCMA, and Director of Pacific/Caribbean Contract Operations in DCMA International. Ballard received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, a Master of Science Degree in Management, and a Master of Science Degree in National Resource Strategy. She completed the Industrial College of the Armed Forces Senior Acquisition Course and Leadership for a Democratic Society at the Federal Executive Institute. Ballard received the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence, two Defense Logistics Agency Meritorious Civilian Service Awards, Department of the Army Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, and the Department of the Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal.

Ian Boulton is a Senior Director of solution strategy for PTC’s Service Lifecycle Management Segment. Ian’s role is focused on the specific needs and requirements of the aerospace and defense vertical. Ian firmly believes that taking an enterprise wide, holistic view of service lifecycle management is a key enabler to lowering the total lifecycle cost of any modern weapon system. Ian is a former UK Royal Airforce Maintainer, and for the last decade has been directly involved in the development of next generation product support standards. Ian is a member of the AIA’s product support ILS specification working group which looks at best practice for U.S. adoption of sustainment standards such as S1000D, S3000L, PLCS etc.

Chris Flynn is vice president, F135/F119 Programs & Maintenance Data and Support Equipment (MDSE). In this role, Chris is responsible for the development, production and sustainment of the F135 and F119 fifth generation fighter engine. In addition, Chris leads Pratt & Whitney’s MDSE team, supporting all military and commercial product lines and providing customers with innovative and cost-effective maintenance solutions. Prior to this assignment, Chris held the position of vice president, Manufacturing Programs, Military Engines. In that position, he was responsible for program management excellence and executing the industrialization and cost reduction plans for the F135 as well as other military engine programs. Chris has prior experience in Military Engines as director, F135 Programs, and as director of the F119 Program. Chris joined Pratt & Whitney in 1984 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in Engine Test, Flight Test, Project Engineering, Manufacturing Liaison, and Program Management. Chris was also the manager of Military After-market Services, where he was responsible for production and strategic growth for all military engines aftermarket activity. He has served as the F100-PW-229 Program Manager and guided development of the initial engine enhancement program (EEP) for the F100-PW-229 engine powering F-15’s and F-16’s around the world. Chris earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. A native of Indiana, Chris now lives in Windsor, Connecticut, with his wife and two sons.

William C. Greenwalt is a visiting fellow at the Marilyn Ware Center for Security Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he is working on defense and aerospace acquisition issues and industrial base policy. Greenwalt has broad-ranging experience in the field and has served in senior positions at the Pentagon, in Congress, and in the defense industry. As deputy under secretary of defense for industrial policy, he advised the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics on all matters relating to the defense industrial base. In Congress, Greenwalt served as deputy director for the Surveys and Investigations staff of the House Appropriations Committee, as well as a professional staff member for the Senate Armed Services and Senate Governmental Affairs Committees. As a Senate staff member, Greenwalt’s work on reforms of management and acquisition practices led to the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996. Greenwalt has also worked for Lockheed Martin as director of federal acquisition policy. Immediately before joining AEI, Greenwalt was vice president of acquisition policy at the Aerospace Industries Association where he developed and coordinated the aerospace industry position on a variety of related issues. Greenwalt has a B.A. in economics and political science from California State University, Long Beach and an M.A. in international relations from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

As the leader of Rockwell Collins' Service Solutions business development global team, Bob Haag is responsible for all sales management and advance business planning associated with this business. His team has world wide accountability for our Service Solutions efforts and covers our global customer base with team members in our Americas, Asia Pacific and EuMEA regions. Prior to this role, Haag was vice president and general manager of Rockwell Collins' Communication and Navigation Products business unit since May, 2011 where he was responsible for the military communication business including software defined radios, data link Solutions, satellite communication products and all government navigation business. Since joining Rockwell Collins in 2006, Haag has served in various management roles. As vice president and general manager of Government Systems' Precision Strike and Navigation Products, he had full responsibility for profit and loss, customer relationship management, program execution and new business pursuits. As senior director of Soldier Solutions for Government Systems Surface Solutions, he was responsible for products and systems used and worn by soldiers to enhance communications and situation awareness. Haag earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and a master’s degree from Iowa State University. He is a member of the Association of the United States Army, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, and the Institute for Navigation, as well as a director on the board of Data Link Solutions and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids.

Todd Harrison is the Senior Fellow for Defense Budget Studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Mr. Harrison joined CSBA in 2009 from Booz Allen Hamilton, where he supported clients across the Department of Defense, assessing challenges to modernization initiatives and evaluating the performance of acquisition programs. He previously worked in the aerospace industry developing advanced space systems and technologies and served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Since joining CSBA, Mr. Harrison has authored a number of publications on trends in the overall defense budget, modernization initiatives, the defense industrial base, military personnel costs, and the cost of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. He frequently contributes to print and broadcast media and has appeared on CNBC, CNN, NPR, Al Jazeera English, and Fox News. He has been a guest lecturer for a number of organizations, including Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), and the National Defense University. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with both a B.S. and an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Harrison combines his budgetary, programmatic and engineering experience with a strong background in systems analysis to lead the Budget Studies program for CSBA. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Hatton currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Agile Acquisition and Logistics Directorate, Joint Project Manager Guardian, Joint Program Executive Office – Chemical and Biological Defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He grew up in New York City and graduated from Central Commercial High School. He was subsequently drafted into the US Army where he served as a tank commander and other combat arms positions. He continued in successful service for twenty-one years. While in the military, Mr. Hatton served at many locations to include Germany, Hawaii, and Texas. Mr. Hatton holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Capital Management and also received a Masters of Business Administration. Mr. Hatton is married to his wife of twenty years, Mrs. Evette M. Jones-Hatton of El Paso, TX. He has two daughters, Hollie Michele Davis and Alexandria Lee Cox. One of Mr. Hatton’s favorite quotes was spoken by ADM Hyman Rickover, USN: “Bitter experience in war has taught to the maxim that the art of war is the art of the logistically feasible."

William Hudson has a 44 year career with L C Industries serving as President and CEO. L C Industries, Inc. is the largest employer of people who are blind in the U.S. L C Industries currently operates 6 manufacturing facilities, manufacturing over 2500 different products, ranging from paper file folders, plastic flatware, paper shredders, medical kitting to tactical assault gear, 38 Base Supply Centers,2 distribution centers and numerous E-c om sites. Member Board of Trustees at Wingate University, Wingate, N.C. Chairman, Board of Advisors, Duke University Eye Center, Durham, N.C. Member Board of Directors, National Industries for the Blind, Alexandria, VA. Education: Chowan College

Jeff Johnson is an Executive Director within Ernst & Young LLP’s (EY) Technology Risk and Security Service Line. He co-invented, and serves as the Coordinating Partner for EY's Cyber Economic Risk InsightsTM offering – a unique cross-discipline cyber and economic risk management, threat intelligence, and active/passive counter-intelligence solution. Jeff joined EY after leading one of the largest pension pay programs in the world. He served as the DFAS Director for the $40B per year Military Retired & Annuity Pay Program and the DFAS Executive Sponsored Leveraging Technology Initiative. Jeff also served as the Grant Thornton Country Director for the DOD Task Force for Business Stability Operations in Iraq. Jeff founded three leading-edge information security, threat intelligence and fraud control technology start-up companies: Meta Security Group [CEO & Inventor], Vigilinx [EVP MSS & Intelligence & Inventor], and Oversight Systems [EVP & Inventor]. He was also one of the early members of the Board of Technical Advisors for ArcSight. From 1991 to 1999 Jeff served in strategic leadership positions within the information warfare and threat and vulnerability management communities. Jeff’s early career during the 1980’s included 7 years with Naval Intelligence supporting afloat and ashore operational intelligence and counter-intelligence efforts. Jeff draws upon his 30 years of successful risk management, financial services, information assurance, intelligence, counter-intelligence, technical surveillance counter-measures, information warfare, fraud control, crisis nation-based international development and organizational transformation experience to consistently deliver highly innovative solutions.

Ms. Deborah L. Kotulich is a Partner in IBM Global Business Services Public Sector Practice based in Northern Virginia. She is an Account Executive overseeing a portfolio of consulting contracts supporting a variety of client organizations within the United States Department of Defense. She has been with IBM for over 11 years; 23 months of which were spent deployed as a mobilized Army Reserve Officer. During her first 5 years at IBM she served as a Client Manager in Sales & Distribution responsible for establishing relationships and presenting the breadth of IBM’s various lines of business to her clients. Since July 2008 she has worked in IBM’s consulting business. Ms. Kotulich’s personal area of expertise is Public Sector and Supply Chain Management which includes distribution management, product lifecycle management and implementation of enterprise change and knowledge management initiatives involving technology, process and strategy. She has experience in enterprise level process redesign, disaster recovery/business continuity, knowledge management, change management and information technology. Ms. Kotulich was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army as an Ordnance Officer and currently holds the specialty of Logistics. She is a Colonel with over 24 years of Active and Reserve service and currently commands the 655th Regional Support Group headquartered in Westover, Massachusetts. The 655th is comprised of over 1500 soldiers in 4 battalions spread across all 6 of the New England states. She has two combat tours in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal, 2 Joint Meritorious Service Medals and 3 Meritorious Service Medals. Ms. Kotulich has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. and a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School at Ft. McNair, Washington D.C. She is a member of the Association of the United States Army, the National Defense Industrial Association, the National Defense Transportation Association, the Military Officers Association of America, the Association of Graduates of the United States Military Academy and she is a Life Member of both the Reserve Officers Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Ms. Kuykendall is President of Government Business at American Medical Depot (AMD) since January 2013. AMD is a specialty distribution and manufacturing company focused in the areas of acute healthcare, primary care and providing complex integrated delivery network supply chain solutions. Earlier this year, Beverly announced her engagement by American Medical Depot.

Beverly is leading AMD’s expansion into key areas closely aligned with the firm’s product and services mix. AMD is a global leader in the area of logistics and supply chain management; with a focus in the complex supply chain management and fulfillment including the federal government, healthcare and the public utility markets. Her proven background in strategic relationship development, implementation of public policy as well as her ability to identify and structure entry into key markets was developed early in her career at firms such as Procter & Gamble, American Hospital Supply, Xerox and Herman Miller. Beverly’s engagement comes at the conclusion of another year of celebrated progress for the company as AMD continues 20+ consecutive years of double-digit growth.

Beverly is the recipient of numerous awards celebrating her achievements. She has been the recipient of the 50 Most Powerful Minority Women in Business award and graced the cover of Minority Enterprise Advocate (MEA) Magazine and was named 2013 Small Business Champion of the Year by the Los Angeles District office of the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). As President of Federal and Commercial Contracts, Incorporated (FCCi) Beverly was named Supplier of the Year by the Southern California Minority Supplier Development Council (SCMSDC), Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Business Association of Los Angeles, and Advocate of the Year by the National Association of Minority Contractors of Southern California (NAMCSC).

Beverly’s relationship driven, facilitative approach and keen understanding of economic issues has resulted in the development of key initiatives involving organizations and public agencies. She recently facilitated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Healthcare Supplier Diversity Alliance (HSDA) to increase access to healthcare procurement opportunities for minority-owned businesses. During 2013 Beverly has been actively pursuing strategic partnerships in Washington, DC and was successful in facilitating the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between American Medical Depot and the U. S. Ability One Commission.

Beverly received her BS Degree in Business Management from Cal Poly University, Pomona, California and an MBA from Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Prior to joining SAP in 2000, Mr. Lincourt spent 20 years as an Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Officer in the Canadian Forces. He held various positions in garrison, field, and staff positions throughout his career. His last assignment in the military, Mr. Lincourt was the Deputy Project Manager for the Material Acquisition & Support Information System project to provide the engineering and maintenance community of the Department of National Defence with an integrated information system utilizing SAP. Mr. Lincourt is currently the Vice President, Field support in the Global Defense Industry Business Unit. He has over 30 years of progressive experience in defense and aerospace. He has worked extensively with customers, prospects, partners and other SAP colleagues to develop strategies and overall solutions. He has also led numerous product requirement roll-in workshops as well as develops product specifications. Mr. Lincourt has led and provided expertise in the development of solution architectures to defense and aerospace customers. He has been extensively involved in the various SAP implementations in the USA, Canada, and other nations as a senior advisor. He was also the acting head of the Global Defense Industry Business Unit in 2006 and 2007 and Chief of Staff of the Global Defense Aerospace & Defense sector from 2008 to May of 2011. Mr. Lincourt earned a BEng in Engineering Management from the Royal Military College of Canada and a Masters of Science in Reliability & Quality Engineering from the University of Arizona. Further, Mr. Lincourt was also an Assistant Professor of Engineering Management of the Royal Military College of Canada where he taught operational research, reliability, simulation, and operations management. Translate market needs and SAP strategic direction into affordable, timely, and dynamic operational solutions to client’s projects and initiatives.

Steve Lubniewski is the VP and Industry Leader for the Defense & Intelligence, a unit of IBM Global Services-Public Sector. He leads an Industry and Solution team that provides the US DoD and Intelligence Agencies with extensive capabilities that have a proven track record in assisting our clients meet its mission objectives. Steve has been personally involved in all aspects of ERP, ADM, Cost Take Out and IT Services Management transformations and efficiency improvements. Under his guidance, the business unit provides secure ERP, ADM, Cost Take Out, Cloud Computing, Business Analytic, Consulting and Advanced Technology solutions, along and IT infrastructure operations support, focused on cost efficient solutions in support of the DOD and Intelligence agencies Global Security missions. The unit has and continues to play a central role in lowering operating costs and applies technology in support of the missions of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, OSD, SOCOM, CENTCOM, NGA, CIA, and NSA among others. By leveraging the considerable IBM investments in technology and processes, the D&I team provides a broad portfolio of Government and Commercial industry capabilities that add to missions effectively and efficiently. Prior to joining IBM again, Mr. Lubniewski worked for Lockheed Martin in 1996 and served as Senior Vice President of Systems Solutions in the Electronics Business Area until 2000, developing and deploying systems for the Department of Defense, such as Global Combat Support System for the Air Force, the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System, and Defense Message System, among others. He served as President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin’s Commercial Information Technology Unit from 2001 – 2002, and as Vice President and General Manager of LMIT’s Enterprise and Application Solutions operating unit from 2003-2006. Before assuming his current position, he served as President of Lockheed Martin Enterprise Solutions and Services, providing business and mission information solutions to some 30 US government agencies. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Mr. Lubniewski was the Vice President and Program Executive of the United States Army’s Sustaining Base Information Services program for the Loral Corporation from 1994-1996. As Director of Postal Systems for IBM Federal Systems Division from 1989 to 1993, Mr. Lubniewski led the start-up of the company’s business thrust into complex Postal recognition and sorting systems. He had previously held positions in Engineering, Software Development and Manufacturing, and Procurement Management within IBM. Mr. Lubniewski holds a degree in chemistry from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He has completed Engineering Management and International studies at MIT, along with Business Management from the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. He has been a member of the University of Buffalo School of Engineering Dean’s Council since 1998.

Under Kevin Lynch’s leadership as President and CEO, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and its network of 91 associated nonprofit agencies nationwide have increased employment opportunities for people who are blind, generating 604 new jobs in FY 2012, with AbilityOne Program sales of $691.3 million in FY 2012. Mr. Lynch has overseen expansion of SKILCRAFT® product development with more than 3,500 offerings, creation of new services such as Contract Management Support (CMS) contract closeout and Section 508 assurance services, growth of the Base Supply Center (BSC) program with 147 stores nationwide, and a long-term, integrated strategic planning effort. Mr. Lynch has served in leadership roles at NIB since joining the organization in 1994. He was appointed to his current position by the NIB Board of Directors in August 2008, after he served six months as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Previously, as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Operations, Mr. Lynch oversaw the development of products and services for addition to the Federal Procurement List, in addition to contract administration, pricing support, marketing, military commissary and exchange programs, and commercial distribution partner relationships. Under Mr. Lynch’s leadership, NIB developed several major channels of distribution, including e-commerce business and BSC retail operations in the United States and its territories. Mr. Lynch’s career at NIB and at some of its associated agencies spans more than 30 years. NIB and its associated agencies serve as the largest employer for people who are blind, employing more than 6,100 people who are blind. Prior to joining NIB, Mr. Lynch was Executive Director of Georgia Industries for the Blind, where he managed three manufacturing plants that employed 165 people who are blind supporting more than $10 million in government contracts. Before assuming this role, he was Director of Manufacturing for the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired of Greater Rochester, New York, where he negotiated and executed multi-million dollar contracts with the General Services Administration, Eastman Kodak, Xerox Corporation, and other commercial customers. Mr. Lynch is a member of the Alexandria (Virginia) Commission on Persons with Disabilities (ACPD) and the 2012 Class of LEAD VIRGINIA, a statewide leadership program that educates leaders on issues surrounding regional differences, opportunities and challenges across the Commonwealth. A Certified Association Executive, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from the State University of New York-Oswego and a Master of Business Administration from Syracuse University.

Lorraine M. Martin is Executive Vice President and General Manager, F-35 Lightning II Program, for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. In this role, she is responsible for successful completion of the System Development and Demonstration Program, production, flight testing, global deployment and sustainment of the three F-35 variants for 13 military services in nine partner countries and two foreign military sales customers. From April 2012 to March 2013, she served as Vice President and Deputy, F-35 Program. Previously, Ms. Martin served as the Vice President of C-130 Programs at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company from December 2010 to April 2012. In this role, she was responsible for all aspects of Lockheed Martin’s C-130 airlifter line of business. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of the C-5 Program where she was responsible for overall operations and leadership of the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP), Legacy Fleet Sustainment and Depot Services Program, and the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Program. Ms. Martin was the Vice President, Flight Solutions, Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support, responsible for aircrew training programs for the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command; C-130 Hercules aircrew training; F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-15 Eagle pilot training; flight simulation systems for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps; and the F-35 Lightning II training system. In addition, Ms. Martin led the expansion of Lockheed Martin's training business to numerous international training contracts. Ms. Martin began her Lockheed Martin career at Unisys Defense Systems in 1988 as the program manager for computer security contracts in support of the Strategic Defense Initiative and the YF-23 fighter aircraft program. Since then she has held several other positions with the corporation, including Vice President and Deputy of the Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions and Vice President, Aerospace Information Operations. Prior to her Lockheed Martin career, Ms. Martin served as an officer in the United States Air Force holding various leadership positions for software intensive technology and development programs, with a focus on computer security and Expert Decision Systems. Ms. Martin has a Bachelor of Arts in Computational Mathematics from DePauw University and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Boston University. She is a Lockheed Martin Certified Program Manager.

Colon Miller is the Director, Government & Defense Programs for Volga-Dnepr Unique Air Cargo from the North American office out of Houston, Texas. Colon is a retired Air Force Veteran with over 22 years of service, and 30 years of experience in airlift and logistics. Colon is responsible for logistics and airlift shipments of commercial and military cargo and equipment worldwide. He’s responsible for many U.S. Government Key Accounts, working closely with such organizations as the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Transportation, U.S. Transportation Command. Air Mobility Command, USAID, the United Nations, NATO and many Fortune 500 Companies around the globe where he provides logistical support and solutions in support of their global and strategic objectives.

Carlo Montemayor currently serves as the Program Manager for the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) Enterprise Performance Based Logistics (EPBL) initiative. The EPBL is DOD's initial effort for a sustainment strategy that unifies support for components across weapon systems and Service boundaries, defining performance objectives that must be delivered. Prior to his current assignment he served as Operational Plans Chief, Headquarters DLA Joint Logistics Operation Center and as the Marine Corps Logistics Command’s Liaison Officer working in the DLA BRAC transition office. Before entering civil service Mr. Montemayor worked in the private sector and has over 20 years of military experience with the Marine Corps in the logistics field. Mr. Montemayor holds a Master’s of Science degree in National Resource Strategy from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Strategic Resourcing (National Defense University), a Master’s of Arts degree in Management from Webster University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland, and has completed studies with the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, LogTech Advanced Course, Marine Corps Logistics Education Program, and the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School. He was also a Commandant of the Marine Corps National Fellow assigned to PricewaterhouseCoopers working in the supply chain operations field. Mr. Montemayor’s personal awards include the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Meritorious Service Medals, three Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medals, and the Joint Service Achievement Medal.

Mike Taylor has twenty-three years of extensive experience in software development, systems architecture, planning and administering technical direction, and leadership. Mr. Taylor is responsible for maintaining the company’s strategic advantage of leading-edge technological innovation and achieving the company’s technical goals. Since joining Tapestry in 2003, he managed over 25 developers on a $50M project, developed innovative custom software products, and migrated software products through four different database engines. Prior to Tapestry, Mike was a Senior Software Engineer at Sony, Information Technologies Division where he managed 100 technicians, resolved complex software issues with the Sony VAIO, and developed software to provide timely analysis from various data feeds. At Boskage Commerce Publications, as a Senior Software Engineer, he developed software solutions that generated $.5M in sales annually and successfully negotiated international business contracts. At Tapestry, Mike has been steadily promoted from Senior Software Engineer, Live Operations Technical Lead, and Chief Architect to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Mr. Taylor is an undergraduate alumnus at Western Michigan University for both Computer Science and Philosophy.

Mr. Ward graduated in 1979 from William Paterson University, NJ with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and continued his graduate studies in Computer Science & Mathematics at Montclair State University, NJ. He holds a Master’s of Science in Engineering Management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and is currently enrolled in the Systems Engineering Graduate Program at Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ.

During the Vietnam Conflict, Mr. Ward served in the U.S. Air Force, assigned to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing, Tactical Air Command (TAC) and supported Operations Constant Guard VI and Linebacker II from 1972 – 1973; his unit receiving numerous awards for meritorious service, including: the Presidential Unit Citation, USAF Outstanding Unit Citation, National Defense Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, RVN Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and many others.

Upon his return, and thru 2010, Mr. Ward has held professional positions as project coordinator, project manager and chief estimator for many high-profile commercial and academic projects; including Project Manager for NJIT’s Sponsored Research Department from 2006 – 2010 where he oversaw multiple 6.1 – 6.2 research initiatives for NASA, Office of Naval Research, U.S. Army and other Government Agencies.

Since rejoining the Department of Defense as a civilian in 2010, Mr. Ward has served as the Condition Based Maintenance – Plus (CBM+) Project Lead for the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), Communications- Electronics Research Development & Engineering Center (CERDEC), Space & Terrestrial Communications Directorate (S&TCD); now located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.

The ongoing objective of the CERDEC CBM+ Program Management Office is the development, maturation, verification and validation of the U.S. Army’s “To-Be” Common CBM+ Architecture (CCA); a fully-integrated model of the Army’s future CBM+ enabled Force Structure; compliant with guidelines established within the Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF v2.02) and including the requisite communications pathways for transporting six (6) independently defined CBM+ related data categories in support of U.S. Army Maintenance, Logistics and Sustainment.

Dr. Young is a Cyber Security & IT Specialist, Defense Information Assurance Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO). Previously, he was a professor at the IRM College since 2002. Prior to that, he was Chief of 11th Wing Information Assurance Office, USAF, providing policy guidance, technical support, and administrative oversight of communication, computer, emission, and information security requirements. Dr. Young spent 21 years in the Air Force and is an expert on Information Security (INFOSEC), Information Assurance (IA) and Information Operations (IO).

James M. (“Jim”) Zortman is sector vice president, Global Logistics and Operational Support, for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (AS), a premier provider of manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems and advanced technologies critical to our nation’s security. Supporting sector strategy of “design anywhere, build anywhere, support anywhere,” Zortman provides sector-level leadership of the full spectrum of logistics and product support functions. He is responsible for ensuring that the same excellence represented in design and production at AS is fully realized in anticipation and fulfillment of product support requirements. Zortman joined Northrop Grumman in January 2008 following a career in the U.S. Navy, where he attained the rank of vice admiral. He served as commander Naval Air Forces and chief executive officer, Naval Aviation Enterprise. In this role, he led a combined team of more than 180,000 military, government, civilian and contractor personnel responsible for operations, readiness and full life cycle management of 3,800 aircraft and 12 aircraft carriers. His other assignments include commander, Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet; commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Fleet; commander, Task Force Fifty; commander, John C. Stennis Battle Group; director, Operations and Politico-Military Affairs; and executive officer to the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He earned the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (four), the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. Zortman presently serves on the board of trustees of the National Museum of Naval Aviation and the board of United Through Reading. He also serves on the executive committee of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation. Zortman earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and completed a fellowship with the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group at the Naval War College. In addition, he completed courses in executive business and strategic planning at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., and the University of North Carolina Business School at Chapel Hill. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.