BRUCE (Hawks) A. ABBOTT

CAREER SUMMARY: ** years of Space / Counter-Space Operations / Space Requirements & Acquisition / Electronic Warfare and Cyberspace in military and aerospace/defense industry;

CAPTAIN, United States Navy (USN / Retired)

28 September 2021-Present: Senior Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) to US Space Command J-8 & Advanced Concepts J813

Delivers Title 10 Intelligence / Title 50 Intelligence Community (IC), advanced OSD/Commercial Science & Technology, collaboration, insight, coordination, for orbital, airborne, and ground based capabilities to support research and development of future Electronic protection, Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures capabilities to the services and the IC with emphasis on Space Domain Awareness (SDA) and Command & Control (C2) for Space Warfare.

01 March 2021- 31 July 2021: Senior Space Systems Operational Multi-INT / Multi-Domain Analyst for Technology Service Corporation

Delivers multiple Title 10 Intelligence / Intelligence Community (IC), advanced National Technical Means (NTM), insight, coordination, for orbital, airborne, and ground based capabilities to support research and development of future Electronic protection, Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures capabilities to the services and the IC.

01 December 2016 - 28 February 2021: Senior Space Operational Multi-INT Analyst, SETA (Avanti Technologies) for OUSD Research & Engineering / Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures Office (EWCO)

Delivers Title 50 & Title 10 advanced National Technical Means (NTM), insight, coordination, for orbital, airborne, and ground based capabilities to support research and development of future Electronic Protection, Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures capabilities to the services and Intelligence Community agencies.

01 August 2016 – 30 November 2016: Senior Space Operational Multi-INT Threat Analyst for Next Generation satellite capabilities

Delivers Title 10 & Title 50 Threat Capabilities to NTM, DoD, DoE, NASA, Industry, Academic, & Allied Country satellite threats to Next Generation Satellite manufacturers; Special Project Access & Analysis Product Delivery

07 July 2015 – 31 July 2016: Senior Space Operational Multi-INT Analyst, SETA for Asst. Sec of Defense R&E (AT&L) Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures

Delivers Title 50 & Title 10 advanced National Technical Means (NTM), insight, coordination, for orbital, airborne, and ground based capabilities to support research and development of future Electronic Warfare & Countermeasures capabilities to the services.

31 July 2010 – 13 June 2015: Senior Space Operational Scientist, United States Air Force – TENCAP

Delivers Title 50 & Title 10 advanced National Technical Means (NTM), airborne, and ground based capabilities to major joint commands, enhancing situational awareness and real-time operational information to the warfighter

Provides space operational insight and coordination to achieve cooperative partnering with NRO, NSA, NGA, OSD, DIA, and USPACOM on Title 10 / Title 50 space / counter-space NTM endeavors

Provides technical ISR expertise, operational war-fighting experience, and using multi-agency NTM relationships, to deliver AF TENCAP advancements into new operational capabilities

Delivers need statements as developed with All Source Intelligence Agencies to Title 10 service & Title 50 agency collaboration processes within the Information Processing Facility (IPF), Buckley AFB, CO

Advises the Director, USAF TENCAP, on the capabilities and limitations of NTM as well as the missions and unique capabilities of Intelligence Community (IC) organizations.

Primary/Lead USAF Talon project to the IPF Buckley AFB, CO, liaison to IPF organizations for daily execution of project objectives, managing project communications among IPF and IC stakeholders.

As the Senior Space Analyst & Operations Analyst assigned to the Data Integration & Fusion Center (DIFC) / Space Innovation & Development Center (SIDC) and Air Force TENCAP / Space Innovation & Development Center Site Lead for Subject Matter Expertise responsible for providing insight and daily integration of National Technical Means (NTM) data and processes applied to DIFC & AF TENCAP Projects.

Ensures new data sources are identified, explored, and mapped for exploitation by AF TENCAP and USSTRATCOM applications.

13 March 2009 – 30 July 2010: Senior Analyst Cyberspace Operations Cell (Slipglass Inc. SETA), United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)

Led successful six person Cyberspace Operations Cell team for USSTRATCOM Operations/J-3

Wrote, coordinated, planned & directed Cyber Operational Preparation of the cyber environment

Executed Computer Network Operations Plans across Global Information Grid (GIG)

Integrated Computer Network Attack Plans & performed Computer Network Defense Plans across GIG

18 June 2007 – 12 March 2009: Director, Global Operations Center Experimental (GOC-X), Omaha Business Development, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Papillion, NE;

Led GOC-X Command & Control (C2) program

Developed modeling & simulation scenarios for USSTRATCOM C2 mission integration

Established planning interoperability using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) orchestrating C2 meta-data

Configured SOA’s for USSTRATCOM Courses of Action (COA’s) cross cueing interoperability

Coordinated Joint Function Combatant Command (JFCC) proto-typing for JFCC operations

February 2007 – June 2007: Senior Scientist, Aerospace Data Facility (SAIC SETA)

Designed aerospace information processing blueprint for new NTM capabilities

Wrote comprehensive Office of the Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (OSD-I) plan measuring essential mission functions for NTM & communications information processing

Researched & wrote IC continuity of government plan for Cyber / Information Assurance security strategy for NTM capabilities from an Electronic Warfare (EW) perspective

January 2006 – January 2008: CAPTAIN, USN at United States Strategic Command (active duty recall) Qualified and certified Battle Watch Commander (BWC), Global Operations Center (GOC), Global Strike & Integration;

Leader & innovator in GOC Command Center Operations development & real time Situational Awareness (SA)

Executed BWC duties 04 July 2006 for GEN Cartwright USMC; superior IC insight and national system space data knowledge clarified & updated GOC situational awareness previously unavailable to the command during North Korea’s Taepo Dong-II launch event.

Executed BWC duties 09 October 2006 for Gen Chilton USAF; succinct clarifying awareness provided on North Korea’s first nuclear weapon test with previously unavailable Measurements & Signatures Intelligence (MASINT)

Executed BWC duties 11 January 2007 for Gen Chilton USAF; led GOC adoption of Near Real Time (NRT) space operational surveillance capabilities during China’s Anti-Satellite Test (ASAT) launch & test

Changed Commander, USSTRATCOM views on national capabilities & IC relationships integrating “day-to-day” SA for global space events, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and world-wide “act of nature” catastrophes

October 2002 - December 2005: Flag level SETA, Senior Scientist at NRO, Ground Systems Office

Initiated, developed, & executed innovative ELINT project (AOITE/VACUUM) with OSD

Developed horizontal integration for national & tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR) systems

Provided demonstrations of collaboration using ELINT, COMINT, & MASINT data cross-cueing IC

July 2001 - October 2002: Office of Naval Research (ONR) Liaison Officer to NRO for Naval Space Science & Technology Program (active duty recall) Represented Office of Naval research (ONR) to IC and CMS;

Produced the S&T Integrated Product Team (IPT) report for Space Assessment to the NSSA

Coordinated with NRO, USCENTCOM, Ft Gordon RSOC, & Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC) to produce ONR’s Future Naval Capability (FNC) requirements document for Time Critical Strike

October 2000 - June 2001: Senior PM, Information Management Services; Draper Labs;

Managed $2.7M contract developing & building SOA broker-to-broker information environment for national systems focusing on Community Management Staff (CMS) requirements & IC ISR.

August 1997 - September 2000: Principal Advisor to the Director, Central MASINT Organization

(CMO) (Active duty recall) and Chief, Operations Group; MASINT Operations & Coordination Center (MOCC)

Funded, established requirements, and developed current & future MASINT technologies & systems (seismic/acoustic, radar, electro-optics, materials collection, nuclear, & radio-frequency)

Established MOCC systems tasking & product integration into Defense Collection Coordination Center (DCCC)

March 1995 - July 1997: Senior Analyst, The Analytic Sciences Corp; Pacific Sierra Research Corp.

Delivered sensor trade studies for Director, Advanced Technologies, Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office

Developed sensor mix for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) simultaneously writing Concept of Operations (CONOP) coordination with orbital assets

June 1991 - February 1995: Principal Engineer, Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Company

Johnson Space Center Space and Life Sciences Directorate support to the Outreach Program Synthesis Group & the Space Exploration Initiative;

Led 12 person US Navy Team accomplishing engineering & payload integration of 4 payloads on 17 shuttle missions

October 1990 - May 1991: Senior USN Technical Advisor to NASA’s Synthesis Group, Project Outreach led by Lt Gen Stafford USAF & NASA Astronaut; Chartered and tasked by US Vice President, Dan Quayle, Chairman of the National Space Council, and the NASA Administrator; Richard D. Truly

Senior Member, The Synthesis Group (SG), defined President Bush’s Space Exploration Initiative; America, At the Threshold. Final Report was delivered to Vice President Quayle and VADM Truly

Led naval evaluation team delivering 4 alternative architectures for going back to the Moon & Mars

May 1986 - September 1990: Assistant TENCAP Officer, War Plans Officer, Naval Space Command.

Test Director 1989 Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) TENCAP Special Project – Night Fury

Led TENCAP programs & 15 personnel, articulated command policy, ensured national system data to fleet forces

Developed & conducted 1st Senior Officer Space Awareness Wargame (SOSAW) for Naval Flag Officers, Naval War College, Newport, RI

April 1982 - April 1986: Senior Electronic Warfare Evaluator (SEVAL)

Performed 3000 EP-3B/E flight hours SIGINT over Pacific & Indian Oceans, Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1)

Served as squadron Security Officer, BRIGAND Officer, and Training Officer

CERTIFIED MILITARY TRAINING:

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES:

Space Cadre US Navy /AQD-VS4/8 Proven Space Operations Expert/COTR

Space Systems Operations Course

STP Payload Manifest Course

Joint Space Intelligence Operations Course

Senior Officer JSIOC

Electronic Warfare School

Command Tactical Training Course

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) School

Combat Sup/DD4-ECM Recon EA-3/EP-3

Combat Sup/DK2-ECM/ELINT EP-3

Training/DT6-NFO Navigator, any aircraft

2098-Space Projects Technologist

5930-Space Requirements Analyst

2748-Security Manager

3236-Ground School Instructor

3290-Training Officer

ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS:

Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for Battle Watch Commander innovation & duty, USSTRATCOM

Awarded Meritorious Service Medal for Naval Space S&T work, Office of Naval Research

Awarded National Meritorious Unit Citation – Space Warfare Headquarters 0366 Naval Reserve Unit

Awarded Two Naval Commendation Medals for Project Night Fury and NASA Electronic Still Camera (ESC)

Received Naval Proven Sub-specialties in Space System Operations; Naval Intelligence; & Electronic Warfare

First ever Command Duty Officer Qualified at Naval Space Command and Naval Space Surveillance Center

Received NASA Excellence Award for STS-61, Electronic Still Camera

Received NASA Group Achievement Award

Awarded U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Badge for HERCULES & ESC integration on STP at Johnson Space Center

Received Republic of Korea Award (Missions flown during KAL-007 shoot down)

CITIZENSHIP: USA

EDUCATION: 1977, B.S., Technology of Art; Lewis & Clark College; GPA 3.82/4.00

CLEARANCE: Top Secret with SCI/SAO/NC2-ESI/NATO/CI Poly (DoD/CAF, 22 August 2018)

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