Pre-Conference Focus Day | Main Conference Day One | Main Conference Day Two | Post-Conference Focus Day | Speaker Roster
Lieutenant General Vane assumed duties as Deputy Commanding General, Futures and Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center on 20 August 2007 after serving on the Joint Staff as the Vice Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment (J8). In this position he is responsible to the Commanding General, TRADOC, for the design, development, and integration, into a joint warfighting environment, from concept to capability, all aspects of the Future Force.
Lieutenant General Michael A. Vane graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1975 and was initially commissioned as a signal officer. He transitioned to Air Defense Artillery where he has commanded at all levels, from platoon, battery, battalion, brigade, Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC), and as Commanding General, US Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, Texas.
In over thirty years of active duty, he has also held various positions of responsibility in the force development community serving within the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), as part of the Army Staff, and most recently on the Joint Staff. His unique assignments include serving as: Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander, Europe during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm; Commander of the 4th Battalion, 3d ADA (Bradley/Stinger Fighting Vehicle-BSFV), 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), Germany; Commander of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Third US Army, Fort Bliss, Texas; Commanding General, 32nd AAMDC at Fort Bliss, and as Director for Doctrine, Concepts and Strategy for TRADOC.
He is a graduate of the Signal Officer Basic and Air Defense Artillery Officer Advanced Courses, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He earned a Masters of Science Degree from the Naval Post Graduate School in Joint Command, Control, and Communications. LTG Vane’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal the Parachutists Badge, the Army and Joint Staff Identification Badges, the German Silver Cross of Honor, and the French Order of National Merit.
Colonel Robert W. Schumitz comes to PM Stryker Brigade Combat Team from the Senior Service College Fellowship Program at the University of Texas - Austin.
As an Acquisition officer in the Army COL Schumitz’ positions have included an assignment in the Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) as the Program Integrator for Bradley and MLRS systems at United Defense’s manufacturing plant in York, Pennsylvania, and as the Deputy Commander for DCMC operations in Bosnia- Herzegovina and Croatia. Additionally, he served as an Assistant Product Manager for Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems in the Bradley Project Office, Warren, Michigan. He previously served the Stryker program while stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington as an Assistant Project Manager for Stryker Systems (PM BCT), as well as, the Materiel Director for the Training and Doctrine Command’s Deputy Commanding General for Transformation. In his last assignment he served as the Commander of the 18th Contracting Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and while deployed to Iraq, as the Commander, Contract Operations (PARC-Forces) in the Joint Contracting Command – Iraq/Afghanistan. COL Schumitz’ operational assignments, as an Infantry officer, include company level positions through company command, as well as, battalion and brigade primary and assistant staff officer positions. His operational assignments were in the Republic of South Korea with 1st Battalion, 31st Infantry; Fort Lewis, Washington with the 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry; and in Erlangen, Germany with 2nd Brigade First Armor Division and 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment.
COL Schumitz’ military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Armor Officer Advance Course, the Command and General Staff Officers Course, and the Army’s Senior Service College Fellowship Program.
His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with five oak leaf clusters), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award and others. He is authorized to wear the Expert Infantryman’s Badge and the Army Parachutist Badge.
He is from Port Monmouth, New Jersey and is a graduate of Syracuse University (BA, ’85) Syracuse, New York, and the Naval Postgraduate School (MS, ’95) Monterey, California.
COL Cheri Provancha was born in San Diego, California and attended high school and college in Windsor and Fort Collins, Colorado. She was commissioned a Distinguished Military Graduate from Colorado State University, Colorado as a Lieutenant of Ordnance in February 1984.
COL Provancha began her career at Fort Irwin, California where she served as Platoon Leader, Technical Supply and Direct Exchange Accountable Officer, Shop Officer and Executive Officer in the 31st Maintenance Company (GS) and as Battalion S4 in the National Training Center Support Battalion. In 1989 she was assigned as Maintenance Officer in the 3d Combat Equipment Company, Karlsruhe, Germany and was subsequently deployed in support of Operation Desert Storm. Upon her return, she commanded the 517th Maintenance Company (DS) in Karlsruhe. Following command, COL Provancha served as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander, Ammunitions, Munitions and Chemical Command and Commander, Industrial Operations Command at Rock Island, Illinois.
In 1995, COL Provancha was assigned to the 24th ID at Fort Stewart, Georgia where she served as the DISCOM S1. She was deployed to Haiti and served as the Deputy J4 for the 2ACR during Operation Provide Comfort. Upon her return, she served as the Support Operations Officer and Battalion Executive Officer in the 603d Aviation Support Battalion, 3d ID. In 1999, she was assigned as the Deputy G4 in the 7th ID, Fort Carson, Colorado and subsequently served as the Deputy Commanding Officer of the 43d Area Support Group at Fort Carson. From 2003 to 2005, she was the Commander of the 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker) at Fort Lewis, WA, which included a year-long deployment to Mosul, Iraq in support of OIF 04. Following command, she served as the Deputy G4 for Transformation in I Corps. She recently completed her assignment as the Assistant Chief of Staff, Support Operations in the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) at Fort Knox, Kentucky and recently completed a 15 month deployment in support of OIF 08. COL Provancha assumed command of Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in September 2009.
COL Provancha is a graduate of the Ordnance Officer Basic and Advanced Courses (Honors), Combined Arms Services Staff School, Logistics Executive Development Course (Honors), Support Operations Officer Course, the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Colorado State University, a Masters of Public Administration in Administration and Organization from Golden Gate University and a Masters of Strategic Studies from the Army War College.
Her awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), Valorous Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Southwest Asia Service and Kuwait Liberation Medals, United Nations Medal—Haiti, and the Army and Overseas Service Ribbons. COL Provancha also earned the Combat Action Badge during Operation Iraqi Freedom III.
Selected to the Senior Executive Service in June 2007, Dr. Paul A. Rogers is currently the Deputy Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems. Prior to this He served as the Executive Director of Research and Technical Director, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. The Center is the lead organization for Army research and development in Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility, Survivability, Intelligent Systems, Vehicle Electronic and Architecture Systems, and Platform Concept, Analysis, and System Simulation. As Executive Director, he manages the technology base programs and leads a 480 person workforce through six technical business area associate directors. He is also responsible for executive oversight for the Joint Center for Robotics. As Technical Director, Dr. Rogers serves as the key executive responsible for the Center’s science and technology strategic planning, program selection, funding allocation, execution and transition to acquisition programs. Dr. Rogers leads programs to align ground-based systems science and technology research objectives with the Army’s future war fighting and logistic needs.
Prior to this assignment, Dr. Rogers was the Deputy Associate Director for Mobility Research in TARDEC. He provided scientific and technical leadership and expertise for three Army Technology Objectives, 8 technical teams and over 90 associates. Dr. Rogers was largely responsible for transforming the subordinate teams and S&T programs to align more directly with customer needs and TARDEC executive guidance. Dr. Rogers led the formation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Experimentation and Assessment program to support future Tactical Wheeled Vehicle acquisition strategy.
Prior to joining Mobility, Dr. Rogers was activated and served in Iraq as the Battalion Commander for the 507th Engineer Battalion. His command included twelve separate companies/detachments at Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06. The 507th Eng Bn was a joint force consisting of deployed forces from the Active Army and Air Force, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and Marines. He commanded a total of 823 soldiers, 139 marines, and 114 airmen in combat operations during the deployment. His mission responsibilities included military fixed bridging, offensive assault float bridging, rafting operations, riverine operations, vertical and horizontal construction, well drilling, and asphalt production/paving. He also organized, trained, and deployed an armored D9 dozer task force in support of division offensive operations. The 507th Eng Bn served in Iraq from 1 January 2005 to 6 December 2005.
Dr. Rogers military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Army Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Airborne Badge and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal.
His previous military assignments include, Brigade and Battalion Operations Officer, Company Commander, and Platoon Leader. Dr. Rogers has initiated multiple collaborative programs internal to TARDEC and external to DoD. Dr. Rogers served as Chief Research Engineer to the Associate Director for the Integrated Survivability Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ISATD). He formulated and lead a broad scale collaboration to demonstrate FCS integrated survivability. The IS ATD was the preeminent Army program for survivability and included participants from across the Army technology base. Dr. Rogers guided the efforts of four TARDEC product teams, multiple Army agencies (ARL, ARDEC, CERDEC) and numerous principle contractors supporting the IS ATD. Nationally, he has initiated collaboration with scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Clemson University. He was an invited member of a Joint National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/European Space Agency (ESA) Two-Phase Thermal Management Workshop, an Army research lead for the Office of the Secretary of Defense - Electric Force Transformation Initiative, and a TARDEC Assistant Technical Project Officer for Data Exchange Agreements with Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. He previously served for six years as the ATPO for DEA 1182 with the Netherlands. Dr. Rogers is currently serving the External Advisory Boards for the Mechanical Engineering Departments at Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan. He has served as an invited member of the Lawrence Technological University Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Committee and an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LTU. Dr. Rogers holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technological University (MTU), a Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, a Masters of Science in Engineering – Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan – Dearborn, and a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MTU. He is a graduate of the Army Engineer Officer Basic Course, Engineer Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Services Staff School, Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
Ms. Jocelyn Anderson enlisted in 1985 in the U.S. Army and after a couple of years decided to go back and finish her degree and receive her commission. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Electronic Materials. She currently works as an engineer for the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s Transportation Engineering Agency. When she gets called back to duty she works in USTRANSCOM’s Operation Center as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.
Colonel Buckles is the Program Manager for the Marine Corps Light Armored Vehicles (LAV), Marine Corps Systems Command in Warren, Michigan. He is responsible for the Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC), LAV-A2 Survivability Upgrade, the Improved Thermal Sight, the LAV-C2 Upgrade, Rapid Acquisitions and Modifications, and the procurement of LAVs for FMS.
Military Assignments
Personal Awards: Meritorious Service Medal (2nd Award), Navy Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Navy Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, and Combat Action Ribbon. Authorized to wear the Basic Parachutist Insignia.
Ms. Grenon has 17 years of military operational experience at various levels of command that spans all branches of service. In industry, her experience ranges from engineering to program management, including test and evaluation of vehicle armor and advanced weapons systems. At AM General, she is responsible for HMMWV survivability, specifically related to the recap/modernization program. She is the program lead for the international team.
Prior to her position at AM General, she worked as a senior survivability engineer at General Dynamics Land Systems where she was the lead engineer for non-ballistic survivability programs, distinctively for active protection systems. In this position she was the lead engineer for the Trophy active protection system for over two years; from vehicle integration on the Stryker ICV platform to the live fire demo and subsequent contract award, where her work spanned two continents simultaneously.
As her career progressed, she has worked on multiple programs and ground combat platforms, such as, Future Combat Systems (FCS), Stryker, Abrams, Light Armored Vehicle (LAV), MRAP and finally HMMWV. She has also worked with various active protection systems and was involved in the current and ongoing OSD LFT & E comparative analysis of active protection systems. She received her Master’s degree in Organizational Management in 2005 from the University of Phoenix and just began her Doctoral studies in June of this year.
T. Scott Kilby is AMSAA's Condition Based Maintenance Team Lead. He serves as an Operations Research Systems Analyst responsible for a team of 12 government and contractor personnel whom work to develop, test and field CBM enablers and build knowledge in the form of Health and Usage Algorithms from field and test data.
LTC Coll Haddon was born is Syracuse, NY and was raised in Portsmouth, VA. He attended the United States Military Academy where he earned a BS in Engineering in 1988. As a commissioned officer in the Field Artillery Branch in the Army, he has had assignments both in and outside the US. His duty assignments include Platoon Leader, Battalion Fire Direction Officer, Battery Commander and Assistant Operation Officer. He served in numerous locations to include: Baumholder, Germany; Fort Sill, OK; Fort Bragg, NC; and also participated in Operations Desert Shield, Storm and Provide Comfort. Upon completing his Battery Command and tour at Fort Bragg, LTC Haddon was selected to be an instructor in the Department of Physical Education at the United States Military Academy. As a prerequisite to this assignment he attended Indiana University where he received a Master’s Degree in Kinesiology/ Applied Sports Science. Upon completion of this tour he moved to Newport News, Va., where he served as the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) lead for developing the concept of training for the Future Combat System. During this period he participated in the RFP development and was the senior TARDOC representative during the Source Selection activities for the program. Given this background, he was selected for the position of Assistant Program Manager for Embedded Training / Training Devices for the FCS Program. Upon his promotion, LTC Haddon was assigned to the position of Deputy Director for Operation within the Program Managements’ office. Upon completion of this assignment LTC Haddon took over as the Joint Program Manager Forward for the MRAP Program. He served as the senior representative for the MRAP Program responsible for all fielding activities in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. After serving in theater for 14 months he redeployed back to the states where he served as the Program Manager for Developments for the MRAP Program responsible for all integration efforts for current and future MRAP vehicles. Currently, LTC Haddon is serving as the Program Manager for the MRAP- All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) Program.
His educations includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Degree from the United States Military Academy and a Master’s degree in Kinesiology/ Applied Sports Science Degree from Indiana University.
His decorations include the Bronze Star Medan, the Meritorious Service Medal with 4 bronze oak leafs, the Army Commendation Medal with 4 bronze oak leafs, the Army Achievement medal with 3 bronze oak leafs, the South West Asia Service Medal, Kuwait Liberation Medal and the Army Service Medal.
Chris Mi received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 1985 and 1988, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, in 2001.
From 1988 to 1994, he was a member of the faculty of Northwestern Polytechnical University. From 1994 to 1996, he was an Associate Professor and an Associate Chair with the Department of Automatic Control Systems, Xi’an Petroleum University. From 2000 to 2001, he was an Electrical Engineer with the General Electric Company. He is currently an Associate Professor of electrical and computer engineering and the Director of the DTE Power Electronics Laboratory, University of Michigan, Dearborn. He is also the President and the Chief Technical Officer of 1Power Solutions, Inc. He is a leading expert in electric and hybrid vehicles and has taught tutorials and seminars on the subject of HEVs/PHEVs for the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the IEEE, workshops sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He has delivered courses to major automotive OEMs and suppliers, including GM, Ford, Chrysler, A&D Technology, and Delphi. He has offered tutorials in many countries, including the U.S., China, Korea, Singapore, and Mexico. He has conducted extensive research in EV/HEV space. He has published more than 100 articles and delivered 30 invited talks and keynote speeches. He has also served as a panelist.
Dr. Mi was a recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Research Award from the University of Michigan, Dearborn, the 2007 SAE Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award for "Innovative Education and Training Program in Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles," the 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Michigan, the IEEE Region 4 Outstanding Engineer Award, and the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section Outstanding Professional Award. He was also a recipient of the National Innovation Award and the Government Special Allowance Award (from the China Central Government. In December 2007, he became a Member of the Eta Kappa Nu, which is the Electrical and Computer Engineering Honor Society, for being "a leader in education and an example of good moral character."
He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY and the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS LETTERS, a member of the editorial board of the IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, Associate editor of the International Journal of Power Electronics, a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, and the regional editor of the Journal of Small & Special Electrical Machines. He was an Associate Editor for the Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers (2007–2009), a Guest Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY Special Issue on Vehicle Power and Propulsion (2009–2010), and a Guest Editor for the International Journal of Power Electronics Special Issue on Vehicular Power Electronics and Motor Drives (2009–2010). He was also the Vice Chair (2006–2007) and the Chair (2008) of the IEEE Southeastern Michigan Section. He was the General Chair of the Fifth IEEE International Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference held in Dearborn on September 7–11, 2009. He served on the review panel for the NSF, the U.S. Department of Energy (2007–2010), and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (2010).
Selected to the Senior Executive Service in June 2007, Dr. Paul A. Rogers is currently the Deputy Program Executive Officer for Ground Combat Systems. Prior to this He served as the Executive Director of Research and Technical Director, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. The Center is the lead organization for Army research and development in Ground Vehicle Power and Mobility, Survivability, Intelligent Systems, Vehicle Electronic and Architecture Systems, and Platform Concept, Analysis, and System Simulation. As Executive Director, he manages the technology base programs and leads a 480 person workforce through six technical business area associate directors. He is also responsible for executive oversight for the Joint Center for Robotics. As Technical Director, Dr. Rogers serves as the key executive responsible for the Center’s science and technology strategic planning, program selection, funding allocation, execution and transition to acquisition programs. Dr. Rogers leads programs to align ground-based systems science and technology research objectives with the Army’s future war fighting and logistic needs. Prior to this assignment, Dr. Rogers was the Deputy Associate Director for Mobility Research in TARDEC. He provided scientific and technical leadership and expertise for three Army Technology Objectives, 8 technical teams and over 90 associates. Dr. Rogers was largely responsible for transforming the subordinate teams and S&T programs to align more directly with customer needs and TARDEC executive guidance. Dr. Rogers led the formation of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Experimentation and Assessment program to support future Tactical Wheeled Vehicle acquisition strategy.
Prior to joining Mobility, Dr. Rogers was activated and served in Iraq as the Battalion Commander for the 507th Engineer Battalion. His command included twelve separate companies/detachments at Balad, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-06. The 507th Eng Bn was a joint force consisting of deployed forces from the Active Army and Air Force, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, and Marines. He commanded a total of 823 soldiers, 139 marines, and 114 airmen in combat operations during the deployment. His mission responsibilities included military fixed bridging, offensive assault float bridging, rafting operations, riverine operations, vertical and horizontal construction, well drilling, and asphalt production/paving. He also organized, trained, and deployed an armored D9 dozer task force in support of division offensive operations. The 507th Eng Bn served in Iraq from 1 January 2005 to 6 December 2005. Dr. Rogers military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Army Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Airborne Badge and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal. His previous military assignments include, Brigade and Battalion Operations Officer, Company Commander, and Platoon Leader.
Dr. Rogers has initiated multiple collaborative programs internal to TARDEC and external to DoD. Dr. Rogers served as Chief Research Engineer to the Associate Director for the Integrated Survivability Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ISATD). He formulated and lead a broad scale collaboration to demonstrate FCS integrated survivability. The IS ATD was the preeminent Army program for survivability and included participants from across the Army technology base. Dr. Rogers guided the efforts of four TARDEC product teams, multiple Army agencies (ARL, ARDEC, CERDEC) and numerous principle contractors supporting the IS ATD. Nationally, he has initiated collaboration with scientists from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Clemson University. He was an invited member of a Joint National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/European Space Agency (ESA) Two-Phase Thermal Management Workshop, an Army research lead for the Office of the Secretary of Defense - Electric Force Transformation Initiative, and a TARDEC Assistant Technical Project Officer for Data Exchange Agreements with Germany, the United Kingdom, and France. He previously served for six years as the ATPO for DEA 1182 with the Netherlands. Dr. Rogers is currently serving the External Advisory Boards for the Mechanical Engineering Departments at Michigan Technological University and the University of Michigan. He has served as an invited member of the Lawrence Technological University Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Committee and an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at LTU.
Dr. Rogers holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technological University (MTU), a Masters of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, a Masters of Science in Engineering – Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan – Dearborn, and a Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MTU. He is a graduate of the Army Engineer Officer Basic Course, Engineer Officer Advance Course, Combined Arms Services Staff School, Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.
Dr. Rogers is married to his wife Sally of 19 years and has three children Tim, Katie and Nicholas.
Pre-Conference Focus Day | Main Conference Day One | Main Conference Day Two | Post-Conference Focus Day | Speaker Roster
