The Army approved 10 product directors to take up positions this summer under new talent management initiatives initiated by the Director of Army Career Management (DACM), acquisition officials said.
“My goal is to create a pool of the right people with the right skills for the right jobs,” said Lt. Gen. Michael Williamson, principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, and DACM. Williamson discussed talent management in a recent video on managing the acquisition workforce, as detailed on the by acquisition corps website.
The first civilian only, centrally selected product director board in early December chose 14 candidates from the acquisition corps; 10 were approved in early February by a talent management board of directors led by Williamson, with Craig Spisak, deputy DACM and the 12 program executive officers (PEO).
The Army DACM Office, in coordination with the PEOs, will centrally manage the positions.
The product director board is the Army DACM’s first effort to provide additional development and growth opportunities for high-performing civilians while building a larger talent pool for future senior leader requirements, officials said.
The next centralized selection board for product director is likely to be in October.
The new product directors will be:
*Paul Boak, product director, Mounted Maneuver Support, PEO Ground Combat Systems, Warren, Mich.
*Anthony Budzichowski, product director, Joint Biological Tactical Detection System, Joint PEO Chemical and Biological Defense, Aberdeen, Md.
*Jeremy Hiers, product director, Aviation Networks & Mission Planning, PEO Aviation, Redstone, Ala.
*Robert Long, product director, Fixed Wing Special Electronic Mission Aircraft, PEO Aviation, Redstone, Ala.
*Matthew Maier, product director, Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care, PEO Enterprise Information Systems, Fort Detrick, Md.
*George Mitchell, product director, Test, Measurement & Diagnostic Equipment, PEO Combat Support & Combat Service Support, Redstone, Ala.
*James Pruitt, product director, Lethal Miniature Aerial Munitions System, PEO Missiles & Space, Redstone, Ala.
*Brian Raftery, product director, Army Human Resources Systems, PEO Enterprise Information Systems, Fort Belvoir, Va.
*Michael Switzer, product director, Cargo Helicopter International Program, PEO Aviation, Redstone, Ala.
*Michael Wills, product director, Long Range Precision Fires, PEO Missiles & Space, Redstone, Ala.
*Michael Wills, product director, Long Range Precision Fires, PEO Missiles & Space, Redstone, Ala.