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GARY A. O'CONNELL
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Mr. Gary A. O'Connell is Chief Scientist, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Mr. O'Connell is responsible for product content and quality for the center's intelligence products, and he ensures these products satisfy the needs of the center's joint operational, acquisition and policy-making customers. He provides technical oversight and strategic leadership for more than 2,200 people.
Mr. O'Connell, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, began his government career as a co-operative student with the Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Va. Upon graduation from the University of Cincinnati, he started work as an air-to-air missile analyst for the Foreign Technology Division, now known as NASIC. He was appointed as Chief of the Air-to-Air Weapons Branch in 1988, and held several positions in management until his appointment as Chief Scientist in 2005. He has served as the Air Force representative to the Weapon and Space Systems Intelligence Committee and the Scientific and Technical Intelligence Committee. He was promoted to Defense Intelligence Senior Leader level in January 2004.
EDUCATION
1981 Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
1986 Master of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1997 Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2004 Intelligence Community Senior Leadership Program, Washington, D.C.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. June 1981 - September 1988, air-to-air missile analyst, Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2. September 1988 - August 1992, Chief, Air-to-Air Weapons Branch, Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. August 1992 - September 1993, Chief, Program Development Branch, Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. October 1993 - July 1996, Chief, Acquisition Integration Division, National Air Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. August 1996 - June 1997, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
6. July 1997 - September 1997, Chief, Futures Division, NAIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. September 1997 - January 2004, Associate Chief Scientist for Global Threat, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. January 2004 - July 2005, Associate Chief Scientist, Air and Electronics Directorate, NASIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. July 2005 - present, Chief Scientist, NASIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
AWARDS AND HONORS
2007 Meritorious Senior Professional Presidential Rank Award
(Current as of January 2008)
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