Dr. Gerardo Melendez Director, Command and Control Directorate

1. BRAC to the Future: APG Opportunities in Education Dr. Gerardo Melendez Director, Command and Control Directorate

2. CERDEC MISSION Communications-Electronics, Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC) CERDEC’S Mission is to develop and integrate Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Technologies that enable information dominance and decisive lethality for the Networked Warfighter.

3. CERDEC Organization Software Engineering (SED) OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Chief InformationOffice/G6 Security/G2 Director– Gary Blohm (SES) Associate Director – Robert Zanzalari Military Deputy– COL Collier Slade Chief Scientist– Dr. Arthur Ballato Vicki Soos Theresa Bickler Associate Director For Systems Engineering PdM C4ISR OTM Associate Director Operations Counter-IED Coordination Associate Director Technology & Strategic Planning LTC(P) Willie Utroska David Jimenez Cynthia Bulman Joseph Johnson Mari Kovach Space & Terrestrial Communications (S&TCD) Night Vision & Electronic Sensors (NV&ESD) Intelligence & Information Warfare (I2WD) Product Realization (PRD) Command & Control (C2D) Michael Skurla Director Gerardo Melendez (SES)Director Henry Muller (SES) Director A. Fenner Milton (SES) Director Anthony Lisuzzo (SES) Director Ron Michel Director • Manufacturing systems & production engineering • Maintenance & reliability engineering • Systems engineering • Manufacturing assessments • Supply network analysis • Battle Command • Army Power • Battle Command Appl • Quick Reaction & Battle Command Support • Science and Technology • Countermine • Modeling and Simulation • Ground Combat Systems • Special Projects & Prototyping • Air Systems • Information Operations • Electronic Warfare • Air / Ground Survivability • Fusion • RADAR • SIGINT • IEW Support • Avionics Support • Tactical Communications • Satellite & Management Sys • Information Technology Engr • Advanced Battlespace • Solutions • Fire Support • Systems Engineering Analysis & Modeling and Simulation (SEAMS) • Information Assurance • SATCOM • Antennas & Spectrum Analysis • Tactical Wireless Networking • GIG Tactical Networks = Fort Monmouth = APG = Fort Belvoir

4. CERDEC Personnel Profile Personnel Strength Education Civilians 2512 Military 40 68% of Workforce is Degreed Bachelor 1700 Masters 841 PhD 77 Hiring Statistics FY09 332 FY08 215 FY07 200 FY06 173 EngineeringDegree Profile MinorityProfile Industrial 4% Chemical 4% Computer 10% Hispanic 3% Native American 0.3% Other 8% Black 8% Electrical 43% Electronic 12% White 65% Mechanical 11% Asian Pacific 15% Comp Sci 16% Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

5. Night Vision & Electronic Sensors Intelligence & Information Warfare Reconnaissance, Surveillance, & Target Acquisition Sys • Countermine/Humanitarian Demining • Counter IED/Force Protection • Personnel, Vehicular, and Aviation Survivability Systems • Soldier & Individual Weapon Bourne NV Devices Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) & Measurement and Signals Intelligence (MASINT) Intelligence Information Fusion and Dissemination Systems • • • Surveillance & Targeting Systems • Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

6. Command & Control Space & Terrestrial Communications • Position and Navigation Vehicular and Aviation Tactical and Satellite Communications • • Quick Reaction Prototyping Network and Spectrum Management Cyber Security & Information Assurance • • • Power and Energy Soldier Communications • • Battle Command Applications/ Systems Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

7. Product Realization/ Software Engineering • Satellite & Tactical Communication Systems • Battle Command & Fire Support Systems • Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems Production Engineering Expertise• Configuration Management, Specifications • & Standardization Program Management Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement Expertise • • Security Engineering, Certification & Accreditation, • Information Assurance, Data Engineering Maintenance Concept Engineering Expertise• Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.

8. Pursuing Revolutionary and Evolutionary Technologies… • Top Technology Focus Areas • Cognitive Radio • Cross Domain Solutions • Antennas • Advanced Meta-Materials • Low-Cost Satellite Communications • Navigation Technologies for Urban Environments • Sensing Technologies • Ultra-Wideband RF • Ground Penetration Radar • Advanced Infrared/Electro-optics • Power and Energy • Rechargeable Batteries • Fuel Cells and Hybrid Systems • Advanced Signal Processing • Biometrics and Tagging, Tracking and Location • Aided Automatic Target Recognition • Cognitive Reasoning • Service Oriented Architectures

9. CERDEC Core Skills • Computer Scientist/Engineer • Communication Networks • Computer Security • Information Warfare, Network • Network Security • Operating Systems • Intelligent Agents • Software Architecture • Pos/Nav Advanced Navigation Technology • Programming +SW Engineering • Satellite Communications • Tactical Wireless Networks • Modeling and Simulation • Intelligence and Information Warfare • Information Assurance/Security • Configuration Management

10. CERDEC Core Skills • Electrical/Electronics Engineer • Digital Signal Processing • Pattern Recognition • Data Fusion and Correlation • Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) • Measurement and Signature Intelligence Analysis (MASINT) • EMI • Virtual and Constructive Modeling and Simulation • Systems Concepts • Techniques and Systems Signatures • Electronics & Components • Networking • Antennas • Signals • RF Interfacing

11. CERDEC Core Skills • Mechanical Engineer • Fuel Cells • Power Generation • Environmental Control System • Mechanics/Machine Design • Finite Elemental Analysis • Thermal Modeling • Chemical Engineer • Fuel Cells • Batteries • Electrochemical Processes

12. Other Skills • Non Engineering & Science Positions • Personnel and Manpower Management • Financial Resources • Security • Procurement/Acquisition/Contract Management • Office Management • Program Analysis • Soft Skills: • Effective Writing • Leadership • Business Techniques • Briefing Techniques

13. Emerging Needs • Systems Engineering • Also Known as Systems Design Engineering. • An interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed; System of Systems • Data Structure and Ontology • Information Assurance and Operations • Development of Applications for handheld devices/smart phones

14. Collaboration Mechanisms • Collaborative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) • Provides venue for collaboration • Statement of Work with enough specifics enhances success potential • Examples: • Morgan State University (Pending) • University of Maryland College Park (Pending) • Direct research efforts (Broad Agency Announcement) • Partners with contractor base • Senior projects

15. One Thing Remains Constant! WHAT MATTERS IS THE WARFIGHTER The Soldier as the Centerpiece of the Army Living the Warrior Ethos - on duty protecting the Nation and the society they serve.

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