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DR. CHARLES E. BROWNING
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Retired Sep. 3, 2005.
Dr. Charles E. Browning, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Dr. Browning is responsible for the planning and execution of the Air Force's advanced materials, processes and manufacturing and environmental technology programs to support all elements of Air Force acquisition and sustainment. Dr. Browning is also responsible for interfacing these specific areas throughout the corporate Air Force and Department of Defense. He leads an organization of approximately 530 government employees with a yearly budget of nearly $250 million.
Dr. Browning began his career with the Air Force in 1966 and has held various senior technical and management positions within the laboratories. He was appointed to the SES in 1998.
EDUCATION 1966 Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry, West Virginia University 1970 Master of Science degree in chemistry, Wright State University 1976 Doctorate of Philosophy in materials engineering, University of Dayton 1995 Management Excellence Course, Carnegie-Mellon University 1999 Leadership for a Democratic Society, Federal Executive Institute
CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. 1966 - 1983, materials research engineer, Advanced Composites Program, Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 2. 1983 - 1985, Technical Area Manager, Structural Composites Group, Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratory, ASD, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 3. 1985 - 1992, Chief, Structural Materials Branch, Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, ASD, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 4. 1992 - 1997, Chief, Nonmetallic Materials Division, Materials Directorate, Wright Laboratory, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 5. 1997 - 1998, acting Director, Manufacturing Technology Directorate, Wright Laboratory, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 6. 1998 - 1998, Associate Director for Manufacturing Technology and Affordability, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL, AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 7. 1998 - present, Director, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, AFRL, AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
AWARDS AND HONORS Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering 1980 Federal Professional Employee of the Year, Dayton Metropolitan Area Outstanding Engineer and Scientist Award, Affiliates Society Council of Dayton Materials Laboratory Cleary Award for Scientific Advancement Materials Laboratory Schwartz Award for Engineering Excellence Materials Directorate Management Excellence Award 2002 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS Adjunct Professor of Materials Engineering, University of Dayton
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering American Chemical Society Chairman, Fellow Awards Selection Committee, Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
(Current as of December 2002)
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