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MIKE HALE
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Mike Hale, a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (DISES) for the Air Force, is currently the Director of the Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Chantilly, Va. He previously served as the Program Director Activity-Based Intelligence System Program Office, Advanced Systems and Technology Directorate. As GED Director, he leads a multi-faceted and multi-agency team of acquisition and intelligence professionals to plan, synchronize, strategize, and collaborate to deliver multiple major system acquisitions connecting space systems to space operators, mission partners, and end-users necessary to fulfill the requirements of the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense, and allied partners.
Mr. Hale, a native of New York City, NY, entered the Air Force after graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He served in acquisition roles for space, aircraft, missile, command and control, communications, intelligence, information technology, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems. He commanded a contracting squadron, served in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and served in a Defense agency. Mr. Hale retired from active duty in 2006 and was appointed to the DISES in February 2007.
EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science degree, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1990 Master of Science in Contract Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Systems and Logistics, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
1998 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2003 Air War College, by seminar
2006 Program for Senior Executive Fellows, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. May 1986 - May 1989, Administrative Contracting Officer, Air Force Plant Representative Office 49, Eaton Corporation, AIL Division, Air Force Contract Management Division, Deer Park, N.Y.
2. May 1989 - September 1990, Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Systems and Logistics, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. September 1990 - January 1993, Procuring Contracting Officer, B-2 System Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. February 1993 - July 1993, Contracting Officer, Secretary of the Air Force, Office of Special Projects, Washington, D.C.
5. July 1993 - July 1997, Various Contracting and Acquisition Positions, NRO, Washington, D.C.
6. August 1997 - June 1998, student, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
7. July 1998 - August 2000, Commander, 49th Contracting Squadron, Holloman AFB, N.M.
8. August 2000 - January 2002, Contracting Staff Officer, then Director, Action Group, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contracting, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
9. February 2002 - August 2002, Deputy Program Executive Officer for Services, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Washington, D.C.
10. August 2002 - December 2003, Director, Contract Policy then Senior Contracting Officer, Policy and Acquisition Excellence, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
11. December 2003 - May 2004, Director of Contracts, Imagery Systems Acquisitions and Operations Directorate, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
12. May 2004 - August 2008, Deputy Director of Contracts, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
13. August 2008 - March 2012, Deputy Director, Signals Intelligence Systems Acquisitions Directorate, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
14. April 2012 - December 2012, Program Director, Activity-Based Intelligence System Program Office, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
15. January 2013 - present, Director, Ground Enterprise Directorate, NRO, Chantilly, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
NRO Gold Medal For Distinguished Performance
NRO Director's Circle Award
National Intelligence Award for Collaborative Leadership
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Program Management, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program
Contracting, Level III, Acquisition Professional Development Program
Certified Professional Contracts Manager, National Contract Management Association
(Current as of April 2013)
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