JOE SCIABICA Joe Sciabica, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. As director, he leads a more than 1,900-person primary subordinate unit, assigned to Air Force Materiel Command and attached to the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center-Provisional, responsible for providing responsive, flexible full-spectrum installation engineering services. AFCEC missions include facility investment planning, design and construction, operations support, real property management, energy support, environmental compliance and restoration, and readiness and emergency management. The unit conducts its operations at more than 75 locations worldwide. Mr. Sciabica also directly oversees the execution of $11.8 billion in contracts, indirectly controls $49 billion in contract vehicles and manages $7 billion housing and $5 billion Enhanced Use Lease portfolios on an annual basis. Mr. Sciabica began his career with the Air Force in 1982 at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif., developing technologies for small intercontinental ballistic missiles and in-space structures dynamics and control. He has served in a variety of engineering and senior technical management positions within the Air Force laboratory system, leading the development and transition of advanced rocket, space and sensor technologies to air, space and missile systems. Prior to his current assignment, he served as the AFRL Executive Director. Mr. Sciabica was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2003. EDUCATION 1979 Associate of Arts degree in physical science, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, Calif. 1982 Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara 1986 Master of Science degree in systems management, University of Southern California, Edwards AFB Satellite Campus 2000 Master of Science degree in national security strategy, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. September 1982 - February 1988, Mechanical Engineer and Program Manager, Nozzle Technology Section, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif. 2. February 1988 - April 1989, Mechanical Engineer and Program Manager, Air Force Astronautics Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif. 3. April 1989 - January 1991, Space Technology Plans Officer, Air Force Astronautics Laboratory, Edwards AFB, Calif. 4. January 1991 - March 1996, Chief, Spacecraft Technology Plans Division, Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 5. April 1996 - July 1997, Chief, Projects Division, Space Experiments Directorate, Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 6. July 1997 - Feb 1998, Deputy, Integrated Experiments and Structures Division, Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 7. March 1998 - July 1999, Chief, Integration and Operations Division, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 8. August 1999 - June 2000, Student, National War College, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C. 9. June 2000 - June 2001, Senior Engineer, Future Technology Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. 10. July 2001 - April 2003, Deputy Director, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 11. April 2003 - May 2005, Associate Director for Space Technology, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 12. May 2005 - January 2008, Director, Sensors Directorate, AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 13. January 2008 - September 2012, Executive Director, AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 14. October 2012 - present, Director, AFCEC, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland AFB, Texas AWARDS AND HONORS 1987 Nominated for Outstanding Professional, Federal Executive Board of Los Angeles 1991 Certificate of Recognition, Joint Army/Navy/NASA/Air Force Chemical Propulsion Information Agency Executive Committee 1993 Letter of Commendation, Phillips Laboratory 1997 Outstanding Senior S&E of the year, Space Experiments Directorate, Phillips Laboratory 1999 Special Act/Service Award, Space Vehicles Directorate, AFRL 2000 Acquisition Corps Member 2001 Letter of Commendation, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force 2005 Civilian Achievement Award 2005 Small Business Special Achievement Award - Team, Air Force Materiel Command 2005 Small Business Special Achievement Award, Secretary of the Air Force 2008 Director of the Year, Federal Laboratory Consortium Laboratory 2008 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award 2009 Fellow, Ohio State Air Force Association 2011 Air Force Nominee, Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership 2011 Associate Fellow, American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics 2011 Legacy Award, Air Force Association, Wright Memorial Chapter 2012 Outstanding Professional Achievement, Affiliate Societies Council of Dayton 2012 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS National War College Alumni Association Air Force Association Senior Executives Association American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Society of American Military Engineers PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Test and Evaluation, Level I Program Management, Level II Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering, Level III (Current as of July 2015)