Lee Dunlap

Lee Dunlap

Product Manager, SOF Training Systems

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  • Timeline

  • Skills

    Army
    Command
    Defense
    DoD
    Government
    Government Contracting
    Information Assurance
    Information Systems
    International Project Management
    Leadership
    Military
    Military Experience
    Military Operations
    National Security
    Operational Planning
    Organizational Leadership
    Program Management
    Security
    Security Clearance
    Training
    U.S. Department of Defense
  • About 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

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      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Aerospace Engineering
    • University of Arizona

      1999 - 2001
      Master 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 - 2019
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
    • National University of Singapore

      2018 - 2019
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
  • Experience

    • Headquarters, US Special Operations Command

      Jun 2007 - Aug 2010
      Product Manager, SOF Training Systems

      Board-selected to lead the development, production, fielding and sustainment for a $452M portfolio of 16 programs.

    • United States Forces Korea (USFK)

      Aug 2010 - Sept 2012
      Chief Technology Officer

      Supervised 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 2016
      Director, RDECOM Forward Element Command - Pacific

      Brigade-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 2020

      Led 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 2020
      • Division Chief, Science, Technology, Research & Accelerated Capabilities Division (STRACD)

        Oct 2016 - Apr 2019
    • Global Connective Center, LLC

      Sept 2021 - now
      Chief Operating Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Blockchain: Disruptive Technology

      MIT Professional Education
      Sept 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • DAWIA Systems Engineering -- Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Oct 2011
    • DAWIA International Program Management -- Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jan 2014
    • DAWIA Program Management -- Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Sept 2007
    • SEI Certified Software Architecture Professional

      Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
      Nov 2004
    • Security Cooperation Management (DISAM)

      Defense Security Cooperation Agency
      Jan 2014
    • DAWIA Information Technology -- Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jun 2010
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lee Dunlap
      The Honorable Order of Saint Barbara United States Field Artillery Association
    • Awarded to Lee Dunlap
      The Noble Patron of Armor United States Armor Association