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ELAINE A. MCCUSKER
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Elaine A. McCusker, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Director, Resources and Analysis, Headquarters U.S. Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. She is responsible for conducting warfighting analysis and technology assessments. She leads programming actions and provides financial management to prepare the command for current operational requirements that support the combatant commander's strategy.
Ms. McCusker has more than eight years of federal service, including three years on Capitol Hill as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee and five years in the Pentagon, first as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Program and then as Deputy Director, Operations in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller. She also has more than 10 years in the private sector and academic community, including six years with Argonne National Laboratory/Department of Energy and four years with the University of Washington. Ms. McCusker has a background in science and technology, acquisition, and operation and maintenance activities as well as substantial experience in resolving complex strategic and tactical level challenges, including those with international dimensions.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Arts in political philosophy, University of Dallas, Texas
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. January 2010 - May 2011, Deputy Director for Operations in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Washington, D.C.
2. May 2008 - January 2010, Associate Director, Operations, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Washington, D.C.
3. January 2007 - May 2008, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN (RDA)), Washington, D.C.
4. January 2004 - January 2007, Professional Staff Member, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Washington, D.C.
5. June 2000 - January 2004, Assistant Director, Federal Relations, University of Washington: Co-Chair, Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), Washington, D.C.
6. July 1994 - May 2000, Congressional/Government Affairs Liaison, Argonne National Laboratory/University of Chicago, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Office of the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award - 2011
Navy Superior Civilian Service Award - 2008
National Associate of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges Outstanding Achievement Award - 2003
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
While serving as a professional staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, developed, negotiated and facilitated enactment of two major programmatic initiatives through the National Defense Authorization Act:
· Initiative for the Prevention, Mitigation and Treatment of the Blast Injuries to include increased funding and attention to treatment of traumatic brain injury and development of better force-protection equipment.
· Science, Mathematics And Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service program designed to increase U.S. production of scientists and engineers to work in Department of Defense laboratories and facilities
(Current as of September 2011)
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