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BRIGADIER GENERAL PETER SEFCIK JR.

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Brig. Gen. Peter Sefcik Jr. is the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The organization is the single center responsible for total life cycle management covering all aircraft, engines, munitions, and electronic systems. General Sefcik serves as a member of the Joint Aeronautical Commanders' Group Working Board, and represents the commander throughout government, industry and academia.

General Sefcik entered the Air Force in 1982 as a graduate of the Duke University ROTC program. He has served in various engineering and acquisition positions in the areas of weapon system development and aircraft logistics management. In 1992, he entered the Air Force Reserve individual mobilization augmentee program. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the mobilization assistant to the Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As a civilian, he is a consultant at a program management consulting firm.

EDUCATION
1982 Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, magna cum laude, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
1985 Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville
1987 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1998 Air Command and Staff College, by seminar
2000 Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
2003 Advanced Acquisition and Sustainment Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2004 Air War College, by seminar
2007 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 
2010 Senior Acquisition Management Course, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
2010 Program for Executives in Logistics and Technology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2012 Enterprise Perspective, an Alan L. Freed Associates Seminar, Washington, D.C.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1983 - January 1986, aircraft integration engineer, Aircraft Integration Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2. January 1986 - July 1987, lead engineer tactical munitions dispenser, Antiarmor Munitions Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
3. July 1987 - August 1991, assistant professor of aerospace studies, AFROTC Detachment 520, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
4. August 1991 - September 1992, structural engineer, F-16 Program Management Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah
5. September 1992 - April 1996, F-16 mechanical systems engineer, F-16 Program Management Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah
6. April 1996 - December 2000, F-16 structural/mechanical lead engineer, F-16 Program Management Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah
7. December 2000 - December 2004, division chief engineer, Logistics Management Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah
8. December 2004 - May 2006, individual mobilization augmentee to the Director, 84th Materiel Sustainment Group, Hill AFB, Utah
9. May 2006 - April 2007, senior individual mobilization augmentee to the Director of Engineering, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, Okla.
10. April 2007 - October 2007, senior individual mobilization augmentee, Staff Directorates, Oklahoma City ALC, Tinker AFB, Okla.
11. October 2007 - January 2009, associate deputy assistant secretary, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Science, Technology and Engineering, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
12. January 2009 - July 2011, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
13. July 2011 - July 2012, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson, AFB, Ohio
14. July 2012 - present, mobilization assistant to the Commander, Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass and two "M" devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Reserve Officers Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2006 Engineering and Technical Management Award (Reservist Category), Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 23, 1982
First Lieutenant Jan. 7, 1985
Captain Jan. 7, 1987
Major Dec. 23, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Sept. 13, 2001
Colonel June 1, 2005
Brigadier General Feb. 2, 2010

(Current as of July 2012)




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