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DR. TROY E. MEINK
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Dr. Troy E. Meink, a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, is Director, Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisition, National Reconnaissance Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Space, Chantilly, Va. He is responsible for the design, development and acquisition of U.S. signals intelligence space systems for the intelligence community, military services and allied partners.
Dr. Meink is from Lemmon, S.D., and entered the Air Force in 1988 through the ROTC program at South Dakota State University. His assignments have included operations and training; systems engineering; research and development; and program management of major defense acquisition programs. He began his career as a KC-135 tanker navigator and instructor. Dr. Meink later served as lead test engineer for the design and evaluation of ballistic missile test vehicles for the Missile Defense Agency resulting in two successful launch campaigns. He managed multiple next-generation joint research and development programs transitioning global space capabilities, optical sensors and advanced structures into Department of Defense operations. Dr. Meink subsequently led requirements definition and architecture development for the Military Satellite Communications Joint Program Office and served as Program Director for the Transformational Satellite Communications System. Prior to his current assignment, he was Director, Communications Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration).
As a rated officer, Dr. Meink completed more than 100 sorties, including eight combat and 29 combat support missions in support of operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Provide Comfort. He has authored 20 articles in professional journals and conference publications, has been awarded three patents, and designed, built and flew two experimental aircraft.
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering, South Dakota State University
1995 Master of Science degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Ohio State University
1999 Doctor of Philosophy degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Ohio State University
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. August 1988 - September 1993, Air Force navigator and instructor navigator, Grissom AFB, Ind.
2. June 1994 - March 1998, flight test engineer and deputy program manager (Air Force Reserve), National Air Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. August 1994 - November 2002, program manager and senior research engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
4. February 2001 - March 2002, Chief Technical Adviser, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. March 2002 - June 2003, Director, Military Satellite Communications Innovations Center, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
6. June 2003 - January 2006, Program Director, Transformational Satellite Communications Systems, Military Satellite Communications Joint Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif.
7. January 2006 - November 2008, Director, Communications Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks and Information Integration), the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
8. November 2008 - present, Director, Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisition, National Reconnaissance Office, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Space, Chantilly, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Distinguished graduate, undergraduate navigator training
NASA Stellar Award for Space Achievement
Scientist and Engineer Award, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL
Special Act or Service Award, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL
Science and Technology Achievement Award, Air Force Materiel Command
Department of the Air Force Invention Award
Team of the Year, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL
Team of the Quarter, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL
Theodore Von Karman Award Nominee, Air Force Association
Vern Orr Award Nominee, AFA
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
John J. Welch Jr. Award, Air Force Space Command
USAF Agile Acquisition Transformational Leadership Award
(Current as of February 2009)
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