Michael Halloran

Experience

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  USMC HMA 269

  Jun 1976 - Oct 1981

  Cobra Helicopter Pilot

  Graduating first (1st) in my class from Flight School, I elected to fly Cobra Helicopters and reported to HMA269 in Jacksonville, North Carolina. I served as the chief embarkation officer for multiple Mediterranean deployments and received formal training in Amphibious Embarkation and Air Transportability. Being responsible for the embarkation of the MUE onboard Amphibious Ships afforded me the opportunity to become intimately familiar with the weight and cube issues facing the Marine Corps in “lightening the MAGTF”. Show less

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  Exxon

  Oct 1981 - Jul 1987

  Senior Engineer, Exxon Corporation

  Following a successful tour as a USMC Cobra Pilot, I accepted employment as a senior engineer with Exxon Corporation. As a senior engineer with Exxon, I incorporated state of the art fluid dynamics models and simulations to design, develop and implement an innovative header design that increased oil field production by 180%. This new header design became the standard for Exxon throughout Texas.

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  Naval Coastal Systems Center (NCSC)

  Jul 1987 - Jan 1990

  Lead Engineer, CATFAE

  As the Lead Engineer for a $200 million dollar Landmine Countermeasures Program known as the Catapult Launched Fuel-Air Explosive (CATFAE) Landmine Countermeasures System, I developed strong coalitions with the Navy and Marine Corps to rapidly transition Science and Technology into an Acquisition Category (ACAT) II program by developing and incorporating a state-of-the-art wind model into the CATFAE fire control algorithms. I served as the recognized authority and advisor to the Technical Director, NCSC concerning science and technology issues regarding Land Mine Countermeasures and the CATFAE System and was the liaison between higher echelons with the Marine Corps, Government agencies, and Private Industry. Additionally, I conducted sixteen (16) Industry briefings and communicated effectively across a wide variety of professional backgrounds in presenting detailed technical information nationwide. Show less

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  Marine Corps Systems Command

  Jul 1991 - Apr 2001

  I successfully expanded the NLW Directorate to included Directed Energy programs, Airborne Tactical Lasers, Foam technologies, and Through-the-wall sensors. I worked closely with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) to lead the development of tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that are taught at the Joint Army/ Marine Corps Nonlethal training school. I presented technical briefings to Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Commanders on Clearing Facilities, Nonlethal Weapons and Incapacitation Technologies and was a featured speaker at a Jane’s International conference to senior executives and Flag level officers and a keynote speaker for the Marine Corps NLW panel at the Navy/ Industry Research and Development partnership conference. As the PM for Nonlethal Weapons, I fostered the technical interchange of Science and Technology information involving senior members within Industry, Academia, and the Military by leading Technology Interchange Working groups such as:A. Human Effect Advisors Board – Established by working closely with Penn State University Applied Research Lab and the Joint NLW Directorate. B. University of New Hampshire’s National Technology Innovation Center - I served as the Marine Corps principal advisor on foam technology. C. Institute for Defense Analysis conference on Urban Technologies and Clearing Facilities - I served as the senior representative and Chairperson for technology challenges on clearing a facility and Urban operations. The coalitions established with Military and Industry partners allowed my office to quickly respond to critical force protection deficiencies by rapidly transitioning/ fielding Nonlethal Weapons Capability Sets to the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps in support of Operations in Kosovo and Vasquez. Show less I was responsible for the oversight, rick assessment and technical evaluation of ALL programs within Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) with a special emphasis on the Ground Weapons and Firepower Directorates. I served as the Marine Corps principal representative to the Defense Science Board (DSB) in evaluating and rewriting the DoD Acquisition instruction (DOD 5000) and led the successful transition of a Joint ACAT II program (Lightweight 155 Howitzer) through a Milestone (MS) Review. For my proactive, innovative and results driven work on the Joint LW155 Program, I was awarded a Certificate of Excellence in 1996 by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Research Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA) and the US Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal in 1997. Additionally, my actions to redesign the AAV RAM/RS Program significantly improved the conditions of the Marine Corps’ AAVs and resulted in our team receiving the Navy’s Packard Award for Acquisition Excellence in 1999. Show less

  • Program Manager, Nonlethal Weapons (PM, NLW)

    May 1999 - Apr 2001

  • Senior Analyst, Program Analysis & Evaluation (PAE)

    Jul 1991 - May 1999
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  Commander Sixth Fleet US Navy

  Apr 2002 - Aug 2004

  Science & Technology Advisor to Sixth Fleet

  While serving as the principal advisor and subject matter expert (SME) on all S&T matters to the Fleet/ Force Commander, SIXTH Fleet (C6F), I worked on a National and International Level to solve Navy and Fleet Marine Force issues as varied and complex as: Force Protection, Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) and Marine Mammal Protection. I developed, staffed and coordinated Command Capability Issues (CCIs) to support C4I and S&T requirements and ensured that Fleet/ Force requirements were incorporated and consistent with the CCIs. I collaborated with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to identify C4I and Force Protection opportunities for near-term technology insertions to meet operational fleet requirements that resulted in the rapid fielding a Virtual Information Processing Agent Research (VIPAR) technology to the Sixth Fleet Intelligence group. VIPAR provided C6F the capability to automatically search foreign newspapers for preset words to increase the real time situational awareness of the operating forces. Additionally, I worked at the senior levels within the Army, Marine Corps and Navy to develop and field a portable facial recognition system that was brought aboard by the Navy SEALS during Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) to successfully catalog and identify potential terrorists aboard suspect vessels. During my two years as the principal advisor for Science and Technology to Sixth Fleet, I developed powerful cross-functional alliances and worked closely with International organizations, Senior Naval Oceanographic Experts, and ONR to develop a NATO plan for mitigating the impacts of the Navy’s SQS-53C sonar on Marine Mammals. This plan was instrumental in reducing the incidents of Marine Mammal deaths and was briefed at senior levels within the NATO community. Show less

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  Marine Corps Systems Command

  Aug 2004 - Jul 2007

  MAGTF C2 Integration Lead

  As the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Command and Control (C2) Integration Lead, I worked across all Services to ensure that Marine Corps C4I programs were compatible and interoperable. I established a MAGTF C2 War Room to facilitate the fielding of an integrated certified capability to the Warfighter and worked closely with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) to define MAGTF C2 systems and develop associated capabilities documents. This resulted in a MAGTF C2 ‘as is’ baseline and recommended System View 8 (SV-8) depicting 127 systems/ applications that comprised the ‘core capability’ provided to the Warfighter. I provided support to 6 Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs); coordinated final integration tests (FITs) prior to the MEUs’ deployments, published Deploying Group System Integration Test (DGSIT) hot wash reports and ensured equipment fielding priorities aligned with deployment workup cycles. As a result, the DGSIT FIT hot wash message released from DGSIT Pacific had zero open issues for Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC). I optimized and controlled resources that spanned a vast array of complex issues including Department of the Navy (DON) C4I policy, Amphibious Integration, Blue in Support Of Green (BISOG) Programs, as well as Army/ MAGTF C2 integration and strategic planning. As a result of my work as the MAGTF C2 Integration Lead, I received the Commander’s Global War on Terror (GWOT) Award in 2007. Show less

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  JPEO MRAP

  Jul 2007 - Aug 2008

  Chief Engineer

  As the Chief Engineer/ Technical authority for the Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Joint Program Management Office (JPMO), I led, guided, motivated and inspired an extremely talented and diverse group of over 100 Scientists and Engineers. Together, we solved complex Research, Development, Test & Engineering (RDT&E) challenges for a $22 Billion dollar ACAT 1D program that rapidly delivered critical warfighting capability to Operating Forces in an unprecedented manner. As the Chief Engineer for the JPMO, I established numerous high-performance, team-based Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to promote collaborative solutions that meet customer requirements. I utilized executive management skills to resolve conflicting requirements and leveraged the diversity of Joint Service teams in creating a detailed Requirements Traceability Matrix, an updated Capabilities Production Document (CPD) and issued an updated MRAP II performance specification that ‘raised the bar’ for the MRAP fleet of vehicles. This “new” requirement (and associated performance specification) provided for an even more capable MRAP Vehicle including: explosively formed penetrator (EFP) protection, upgraded suspensions, increased onboard electrical power, increased ventilation, reduced seat height restrictions, external lighting, Automatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS) and armor upgrades. As a result of my work as Chief Engineer for MRAP, I received: Packard Award for Acquisition Excellence 2008 & the Commander’s Award for Engineering Excellence 2008. Show less

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  PEO Land Systems Marine Corps

  Aug 2008 - now

  Director Science and Technology

  I have provided visionary leadership in defining, establishing and leading the Program Executive Officer Land Systems (PEO LS) Science and Technology (S&T) organization by aligning PEO LS S&T investments to high priority capability gaps and critical program technology needs. This was accomplished by the instantiation and execution of a “Concept to Capability Process” that has become a “best practice” for the development of S&T initiatives across the entire S&T Enterprise. The result is a fully integrated Advanced Technology Investment Plan (ATIP) that articulates the PEO’s approach to technology transitions for twenty one (21) Acquisition Category (ACAT) programs totaling more than $6.0B dollars. The addition of the ATIP to the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD’s) Defense Innovation Marketplace (DIM) significantly improved the Marine Corps’ ability to focus Industry’s Research and Development (IRAD) efforts to meet critical technology challenges facing PEO LS and Marine Corps programs. The PEO LS ATIP is recognized by Industry and Marine Corps Leadership as a model to be emulated and is among the ‘most frequently downloaded documents’ within DOD. As a result of my leadership & management of the PEO LS S&T efforts, I was recognized by the Honorable Mr. Frank Kendall as the recipient of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD AT&L) Workforce Achievement Award for S&T Management in 2013. Show less

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  ALEX - Alternative Experts

  Aug 2019 - now

  Business Development Executive
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  Cloud Lake Technologies LLC

  Aug 2022 - now

  Science & Technology (S&T) Manager