
Lee Dunlap
Product Manager, SOF Training Systems

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Skills
ArmyCommandDefenseDoDGovernmentGovernment ContractingInformation AssuranceInformation SystemsInternational Project ManagementLeadershipMilitaryMilitary ExperienceMilitary OperationsNational SecurityOperational PlanningOrganizational LeadershipProgram ManagementSecuritySecurity ClearanceTrainingU.S. Department of DefenseAbout me
Strategic business developer with 20+ years of leadership experience in Department of Defense programs… * Senior Army Acquisition Corps Officer – Level III certified in four functional areas: Program Management, Information Systems, Engineering, & International Acquisition * Recent experience in Army Futures Command and diverse leadership positions at ASA(ALT), INDOPACOM, USFK, TRADOC and AMC, culminating in selection as Modernization Chief for the CSA’s transition team. * Extensive international experience cultivating business relationships with partner countries – established programs with foreign government institutions, industry, and academia that yielded a 400% total dollar increase in customer-funded research grants and multiple negotiations of shared intellectual property agreements. * Skilled at bridging gaps between technology and stakeholder needs – optimized and strategically shaped $2B+ in the Army’s annual Science and Technology (S&T) program funds, innovation efforts and investments. * Devised acquisition strategies and successfully competed for external funding that accelerated technology adoption, improved efficiencies and yielded cost savings of over $100M for the Army.
Education

West Virginia University
-Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Aerospace Engineering
University of Arizona
1999 - 2001Master of Science (M.S.) Management Information Systems* U.S.News & World Report: The Eller MIS program at UA has been among the top-five MIS programs in the country for over 25 consecutive years, a record only matched by MIT and Carnegie-Mellon.

UCLA Anderson School of Management
2018 - 2019Master of Business Administration - MBA
National University of Singapore
2018 - 2019Master of Business Administration - MBA
Experience

Headquarters, US Special Operations Command
Jun 2007 - Aug 2010Product Manager, SOF Training SystemsBoard-selected to lead the development, production, fielding and sustainment for a $452M portfolio of 16 programs.
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United States Forces Korea (USFK)
Aug 2010 - Sept 2012Chief Technology OfficerSupervised seven technology advisors as the senior advisor to US Army Pacific and US Forces Korea to evaluate and mitigate capability gaps.

Research, Development, & Engineering Command
Sept 2012 - Oct 2016Director, RDECOM Forward Element Command - PacificBrigade-level Commander in charge of all US Army Science & Technology efforts and collaboration with 12 partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Army Futures Command
Oct 2016 - Jul 2020Led Capability Developers in the requirements community to enable the Army's modernization programs. Formulated programs that shaped R&D funding and converged technologies with warfighting concepts to modernize the US Army.
Deputy Director, Futures Integration Directorate
Apr 2019 - Jul 2020Division Chief, Science, Technology, Research & Accelerated Capabilities Division (STRACD)
Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

Global Connective Center, LLC
Sept 2021 - nowChief Operating Officer
Licenses & Certifications
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Blockchain: Disruptive Technology
MIT Professional EducationSept 2021 
DAWIA Systems Engineering -- Level III
Defense Acquisition UniversityOct 2011
DAWIA International Program Management -- Level III
Defense Acquisition UniversityJan 2014
DAWIA Program Management -- Level III
Defense Acquisition UniversitySept 2007
SEI Certified Software Architecture Professional
Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon UniversityNov 2004
Security Cooperation Management (DISAM)
Defense Security Cooperation AgencyJan 2014
DAWIA Information Technology -- Level III
Defense Acquisition UniversityJun 2010
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Lee DunlapThe Honorable Order of Saint Barbara United States Field Artillery Association
- Awarded to Lee DunlapThe Noble Patron of Armor United States Armor Association
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