JOSEPH G. DIAMOND

Joseph G. Diamond, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He is responsible for the leadership, management and oversight of the Small and Minority Business Program, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institution Programs for the Department of the Air Force.

Mr. Diamond entered government service with the Air Force in 1985 and has held numerous acquisition leadership positions. He served as Program Manager for the Survival Avionics and Combat Edge System programs, Program Manager for the F-16 Close Air Support aircraft, Deputy Director of Development and Integration with the F-16 System Program Office, and Deputy System Program Director for Special Operations Forces Programs. He was the Associate Director of Acquisition Career Management and Chief of the Acquisition and Resources Division with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force.

Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Diamond was the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons. Mr. Diamond retired in the rank of chief master sergeant after 23 years active duty. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in November 1998. He also serves on the Air Force Executive Resource Board Development Panel, chairs the Acquisition Program Management Policy Council and is a panel chair for the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records.

EDUCATION
1976 Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, Louisiana Tech University
1981 Master of Science degree in business administration and management, Central Michigan University
1988 Program Manager Course, Defense Systems Management College
1988 Advanced Program Management Course, Air Force Institute of Technology
1994 Executive Development Seminar
1996 Senior Acquisition Course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.
1996 Master of science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.
1998 Federal Executive Institute

CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. February 1985 - February 1987, manager, Survival Avionics Program, Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. February 1987 - January 1989, member, System Acquisition Management Program for Civilians, F-16 Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. January 1989 - January 1991, Manager, F-16 Close Air Support Program, Aeronautical Systems Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. January 1991 - July 1992, Deputy Director for Development and Integration, F-16 System Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. July 1992 - June 1993, Deputy System Program Director, Special Operations Forces Programs, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. June 1993 - August 1995, Chief, Civilian Acquisition Program Management Career Program, Randolph AFB, Texas
7. August 1995 - June 1996, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Washington, D.C.
8. June 1996 - November 1998, Associate Director of Acquisition Career Management, and Chief, Acquisition and Resources Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
9. November 1998 - August 2001, Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
10. August 2001 - present, Director of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 

AWARDS AND HONORS
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
1986 Sustained Superior Performance Award
1987 Finalist, Abrahamson Award
1990 Finalist, Johnston Award
1991 Air Force Systems Command Acquisition Program of the Year, Combat Edge
2004 Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records
Senior Executive Association
Air Force Association
Federal Executive Institute
Precision Strike Association
National Defense Industrial Association
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Acquisition Program Management, Level III

(Current as of June 2006)