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Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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... He was chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force in 2004 and held this position until 2008, making him the longestserving chief scientist in Air Force history.
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... Air Force; a policy analyst for the Secretary of the Air Force; senior adviser for air and space issues for the Air Force's Directorate for Security, Counter­ intelligence, and Special Programs; and special adviser for aerospace technology for the Air Force chief scientist. He also serves as a research associate in aeronautics for the National Air and Space Museum and is a member of the board of trustees of Florida Polytechnic University.
From page 9...
... As chief scientist at Decisive Analytics, he provides strategic advice on systems engineering for major defense acquisition programs, the application of target discrimination algorithms for missile defense, battle space awareness, and space situational awareness. Prior to this, he was the director for the Air Force Studies Board and Intelligence Community Programs at the National Academies, where he led experts and staff to develop unclassified and classified study reports on a host of strategic national security topics for senior Air Force and Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
From page 10...
... As chief scientist, he guided the 3,000-person center's analytic production mission, ensuring timely delivery of relevant intelligence data products and services to Air Force and joint operational warfighters, acquisition and force modernization com munities, and senior defense and intelligence community policymaking customers.
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... His primary research focus is on threats to national security arising from globalization of science and technology; evaluating disruptive consequences of adversarial technology adaptations; examining geostrategic resource issues; and identifying frameworks for effective collection, warning, and analysis.
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... Air Force in October 2013 after 31 years of distinguished service, including as major general and commander, 24th Air Force, Air Force Cyber and Air Force Network Operations from April 2011 to ­October 2013, where she oversaw a multibillion dollar cyber enterprise responsible for opera­ ing, extending, maintaining, and defending the Air Force portion of the t DoD global network. General Vautrinot also served as director of plans and policy, U.S.
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... He is currently a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, and the Naval Studies Board of the National Academies. He is standing member of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Electrical and ­ lectronics Engineers, and the AIAA.


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