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Appendix D: Committee Member Biographical Information
Pages 121-127

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... Previously, Dr. Antón was a senior information scientist at the RAND Corporation, where he conducted research on acquisition and sustainment policy; cybersecurity; emerging technologies; technology foresight; process performance measurement and efficiency; data science and analytics; aeronautics test infrastructure; and military modeling and simulation.
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From page 122...
... , where he led enterprise-wide integration and future force design to enable the Air Force to rapidly transition into a networked, multi-domain 21st century force. Prior to his AFWIC assignment, he was the di rector of Global Power Programs in the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics (SAF/AQ)
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... He has commanded a fighter squadron, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group in Balad, Iraq; the 82nd Training Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas; and the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, Kandahar, Afghanistan. He has served in multiple staff positions, including Chief of the Fighter Weapons Branch, Secretary of the Air Force Office of Special Programs; Operations Officer and Deputy Division Chief of Global Force Management at the Joint Operations Directorate; and Director, Combat Force Application and Operational Capabilities Requirements.
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... Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service -- 5 awards, Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Director of Central Intelligence Director's Award, DIA Director's Award, Air Force Academy 2002 Distinguished Graduate Award, the Ronald Reagan Award for Missile Defense, the Perry Award for precision strike, the Reed Award for Aeronautics, the IEEE Simon Ramo Award for Systems Engineering, and the IISS Possony Medal for Outstanding Contribu tions to Strategic Progress through Science and Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and was elected to the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 2020.
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... Department of Defense and IC acquisition matters and had oversight of the Defense Acquisition University, the Human Capitol Office (All Acquisition Workforce) , Program Assessment and Root Cause Assessment, and Defense Contract Management Agency.
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... She has received an Honorary Doctoral of Engineering from the University of Cranfield, United Kingdom; the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award; the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service Award; the Depart ment of the Navy Civilian Tester of the Year Award; and the Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Commendation Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service.
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... Van Buren served as the L3 Technologies senior vice president for program development. His responsibilities included corporate business strategy, corporate international operations, classified program development and security infrastructure, and corporate quality and continuous program improvement.
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