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DR. DANIEL DEFOREST
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Dr. Daniel DeForest, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director of the Materials Technology Directorate, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. He directs AFTAC's largest mission area with an annual program budget of more than $140 million and is responsible for the work of more than 200 scientific and engineering personnel. He is also responsible for the management of a network of 13 analytical laboratories engaged in nuclear and non-nuclear materials analysis in support of AFTAC's global treaty monitoring mission. He guides AFTAC's research and development programs, exploring new technologies to enhance and assist treaty verification and efforts to limit the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons of mass destruction. His responsibilities cover diverse sciences and technologies ranging from nuclear engineering, chemistry and meteorology to collection and analysis technique development. Dr. DeForest oversees the center's nuclear analysis and evaluation support to the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Department of State in their monitoring of the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
Dr. DeForest has served in a variety of leadership and technical positions in government and industry. He entered the Air Force in 1980 as a graduate of the Baylor University ROTC program. His military contributions span intelligence, acquisition and operations. He commanded at the squadron level, held staff positions within the Department of Defense and Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and completed three assignments within AFTAC. Following his retirement from active duty, he joined Northrop Grumman's Space Technology sector in Redondo Beach, Calif. Dr. DeForest was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in August 2008 when he assumed his current position.
EDUCATION
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, cum laude, Baylor University, Waco, Texas
1982 Master of Science degree in nuclear science, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1991 Doctor of Philosophy degree in nuclear engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station
2000 Master of Science degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1980 - 1982, student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2. 1982 - 1986, nuclear research officer and Chief, Mass Spectrometry Chemistry, McClellan Central Laboratory, Air Force Technical Applications Center, McClellan AFB, Calif.
3. 1986 - 1989, student, Texas A&M University, College Station
4. 1989 - 1993, Chief, Evaluation Branch, Nuclear Plant Division, AFTAC, Patrick AFB, Fla.
5. 1993 - 1994, Air Intelligence Agency liaison to the Central Measurement and Signatures Intelligence Office, Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling AFB, D.C.
6. 1994 - 1997, Deputy Director, Strategic Offensive Arms Elimination, Office of the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs), Washington, D.C.
7. 1997 - 1999, Director, McClellan Central Laboratory, AFTAC, McClellan AFB, Calif.
8. 1998 - 1998, Commander, 525th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Croatia
9. 1999 - 2000, student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. 2000 - 2002, Chief, Counterforce Demonstrations Branch, Systems Application Division, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, Va.
11. 2002 - 2004, Chief, Nuclear Technology Division, DTRA, Fort Belvoir, Va.
12. 2004 - 2006, military assistant to the Chief Scientist of the Air Force, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
13. 2006 - 2008, Director, Mission Technology Integration, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, Calif.
14. August 2008 - present, Director, Materials Technology, AFTAC, Patrick AFB, Fla.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
NATO Medal
(Current as of October 2008)
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