Sam Ancira

Experience

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  U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC)

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Sr Test Officer

  Test officer in the Artillery Test Division, Fires Test Directorate, responsible for planning, conducting, and reporting operational test results of future field artillery weapon systems. Principal member of test and evaluation integrated product teams, and Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) system teams. Prepares and presents test concept briefings and conducts operational test readiness reviews. Develops and obtains approval of test cost estimates. Writes event design plans and briefs the plan to the Commander, US Army Operational Test Command. Writes test reports to support low rate initial and full rate production decisions. On order, deploys to support contingency overseas operations as member of ATEC Forward Operational Assessment (FOA) team in CENTCOM area of operations. Show less

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  US Army

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2012

  Sr Acquisition Officer

  Senior Assistant TCM, Fires Brigade, advising the TCM on all acquisition matters and representing him in his absence. Advises capabilities development, acquisition efforts of over five ACAT I programs with total program value of over $14.4B. HIMARS and MLRS launchers, rocket/munitions, and counter fire radars. Supervises and leads matrixed team of 10 personnel providing direction and guidance to Army capability developers to assist in the synchronization and integration of material solutions to meet user requirements. Coordinates and synchronizes efforts with other TRADOC centers and schools, FORSCOM, HQDA, Joint Staff, DoD, and prime contractors. Continually collaborates between capability and materiel developers to maintain affordability and prevent requirements creep. Assists in mentoring subordinate acquisition officers, ensuring requirements are properly addressed in JCIDS process. Show less

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  U.S. Army PEO EIS

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2015

  Product Manager

  Product Manager, Wideband Enterprise Satellite Systems (PM WESS), an Army CSL key billet, managing over 50 critical Warfighter communication projects with an annual executable budget over $2B. Leads over 100 military, civilian, and contractor personnel. Responsible for the acquisition, fielding, and life cycle support to the Global, Joint, Wideband DoD SATCOM infrastructure with a .9995% operational availability supporting critical materiel strategic and tactical Command, Control, Communication, and Intelligence C3I requirements. Show less

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  US Army

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

  Sr Acquisition Officer
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  ASA(ALT)

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  Military Deputy

  Served as the Military Deputy (MILDEP) to the ASA(ALT) Director Forward for ASA(ALT) Operations at ARCENT. Plans, organizes and manages all ASA(ALT) activities related to ARCENT and Kuwait. Coordinates with units, Program Managers (PMs), Program Executive Offices (PEOs) and Theater Staffs to ensure timely execution of acquisition operations. Coordinates with respective Army Field Service Brigade (AFSB) elements in support of acquisition activities.

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  Missile Defense Agency

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2020

  Served as the Ground Test Support Division Chief, Directorate for Test. Responsible for the overall Ground Test support functions to include strategic planning of ground test events, Continuous Integration/Continuous Agile Testing, cybersecurity compliance, Ground Test training program, and asset/resource management for ground test events. Coordinates and synchronizes all Ground Test support operations in support of over 500 systems valued in excess of $1.1M. Coordinated across MDA element level staffs to include Army, Air Force, and Navy staffs on requirements and sourcing. Show less

  • Director, Wargames and Exercises

    Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Division Chief

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2019
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  Banner Defense, Inc

  Jan 2021 - Nov 2021

  Senior Program Analyst

  Senior Program Analyst responsible for conducting research, evaluating data, detecting patterns, and spotting reports. Evaluated program requirements and made recommendations assisting in evaluating and formulating programs, policies, processes, and systems to optimize them. Created and/or modified existing policies and procedures. Supported the project manager and transition lead with the establishment of budgets and schedules and the tracking of metrics. Identified and advised on potential cost, scheduling, and performance issues. Assisted the fielding lead on the development, testing, and implementation of new MRC systems. Planned, evaluated and assessed the effectiveness of operations and initiatives. Created reports and made recommendations to the project manager and transition lead. Show less

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  Missile Defense Agency

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

  Management Program Analyst
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  PEO Missiles and Space, Integrated Fires Rapid Capabilities Office

  Nov 2022 - Sept 2023

  Deputy, Director, Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)
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  Missile Defense Agency

  Sept 2023 - now

  • TH KSA Integrator Lead

    Nov 2023 - now

  • MDA, TH, UAE FMS

    Sept 2023 - Mar 2024