Brian Vogt
Yorktown,VA
Summary
Dynamic and principled leader with a proven track record in developing and implementing modeling and simulation solutions. Skilled at leading current operations while envisioning and communicating future development strategies. Recognized for establishing enduring capabilities and driving change within the simulation community, Joint Services, and NATO. Possesses a broad knowledge base and extensive experience in leading research and development efforts, team building, project management, solution implementation, and organizational team building across multiple sectors.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Programme Coordinator
Applied Training Solutions
2023.06 - Current
- Support the development of the first ever NATO procured M&S tools for NATO through project management and serving as a SME for the programme
- Conduct work to identify, scope and define NATO needs that may be satisfied with M&S, on strategic and operational planning, functional planning, testing and visualization of new concepts, operational experimentation and wargaming events, definition of NATO capabilities including enabling the evaluation of architectures and comparison of alternative solutions and test of new NATO capabilities against its user requirements
- Prepare decision support reports including briefings, operational requirements documents, user documents, and associated capability documentation
- Serving as a SME for NATO’s Distributed Synthetic Training Capability as it relates to NexGen M&S and Multi‐Level Security
Program Manager
Applied Training Solutions
2023.06 - Current
- Managed the Enterprise Training Services Contract for Combined Arms Maneuver and Fires in the Latvia Armed Forces.
- Provided routine oversight of a team in Latvia providing hands‐on training and education to Latvian armed forces and coordinate training activities with forward deployed US forces in the Baltic region
- Developed and nurtured robust connections with government program manager to guarantee achievement of objectives.
Technical Services Lead and Assistant Program Manager
SAIC
2020.11 - 2023.06
- Provided technical solutions to meet USAF modeling and simulations needs across a contract valued at $750M
- Established and supervised the development of commercial offerings for IT Modernization for a USAF simulation center in Germany and a remote simulation instruction research effort to support the Air Nation Guard
- Provided technical expertise to architect an approach to use lightweight simulators to support USAF training needs
- Served as an Assistant Program Manager supervising five project managers, developing cost estimates, structuring task orders, and coordinating with government task order leads to ensure mission accomplishment and excellent service to the customer.
Senior Principal Solutions Architect
SAIC
2019.08 - 2023.06
- Implemented solutions as a Solutions Architect for Training Mission Solutions, focusing on Strategic Growth & Innovation.
- Provided M&S and Army training expertise to support the development of the Synthetic Training Environment (STE).
- Supported proposal development to address customer needs across the Department of Defense.
Staff Officer, Branch Head, NATO ACT
US Army
2018.04 - 2019.07
- Established the Modeling & Simulation Training Technology Branch to meet the needs of the NATO ACT Headquarters
- Responsible for the coordination, design and management of future‐looking capability experiments and experimentation campaigns
- Facilitated the validation of DOTMLPFI through experimentation
- Coordinated the requirements of concept developers with the analytical requirements of operational analysts to design experiments with appropriate analytical rigor
- Managed and tracked the operational experimentation process, identifying key issues/influences
- Recommended changes to the process to make it more effective and/or efficient
- Liaised and facilitated information flow/exchange with appropriate national concept development & experimentation organizations, and NATO commands, agencies, staffs, and committees
- Closely liaised with exercise staffs and other potential event organizers regarding venue selection and integration of operational experimentation into selected events
- Served as Headquarters SACT Subject Matter Expert for activities concerning NATO experimentation and M&S
- Serves as a member of Integrated Capability Team, Integrated Project Team and standing Working Groups in the employment of experimentation subject matter expertise
- Established the newly formed Modeling and Simulation Training Technology Branch and served as the first branch head.
Project Manager - Early Synthetic Prototyping
US Army
2012.12 - 2018.03
- Researched, identified, and integrated solutions to modeling and simulations requirements
- Developed and served as the project lead for Early Synthetic Prototyping (ESP) to enable soldiers to assess future capabilities and provide feedback to inform science and technology research, doctrine, and organization communities of the Army
- Established ESP as an Army program and secured over $45 million for research and development
- Collaborated with members of academia, industry and government organizations to mature future technology solutions
- Oversaw the development of multiple simulation and visualization products by industry and government agencies
- Led the integration of Synthetic Training Environment development for the experimentation Modeling and Simulation community
- Coordinated the Battle Lab Collaborative Simulation Environment modernization effort
- Provided professional and management support to the division on a broad range of assignments to include modeling and simulation, statistics, operations research, mathematics, computer science and wargaming to support Force 2025 concept development, Unified Quest wargame operational analysis, Unified Challenge simulation supported experiment planning/preparation/execution, and other experimentation, prototyping, and wargaming efforts
- Oversaw and wrote articles and reports, and published multiple peer reviewed articles to effectively impact and influence the body of knowledge concerning model‐based systems engineering across the joint force.
Naval Postgraduate School Student Researcher
US Army
2010.06 - 2012.09
- Completed advanced studies in Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulations with a master's degree and became certified in Systems Engineering
- Studied computer programming, advanced mathematics, data analysis, simulation development, artificial intelligence, combat modeling, human factors, computer graphics, and systems engineering
- Conducted research on two unique techniques for gauging the efficacy of performance feedback systems in serious gaming
- Provided support for the ongoing department research on intelligent tutoring systems.
Project Officer - Synthetic Environment Core
US Army
2006.06 - 2009.06
- Responsible for the requirements documentation, acquisition planning, and life cycle management of the Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) simulation program
- Provided the user perspective to the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO‐STRI) and two contracted industry agencies in support of the SE Core program and product development and testing
- Assisted the Director, TRADOC Capability Manager for the Virtual Training Environment with combat development, life cycle management, acquisition policy, hardware procurement, budget, resource and project management of the family of virtual training simulation systems, technical training delivery, for the current force
- Ensure the program’s $14 million annual budget is used effectively to meet the needs of the Army
- Ensured appropriate logistical, hardware, software, architecture, and technical linkages to the live and constructive training environments through the Integrated Training Environment to enhance training readiness of tactical units
- Represented TCM Virtual in all terrain database, command and control system forums supporting current and future force virtual training requirements.
Headquarters Company Commander
US Army
2004.08 - 2006.04
- Led and managed a brigade headquarters company consisting of 298 Soldiers and overseeing 183 vehicles during deployment to Camp Taji, Iraq.
- Coordinated life support, administrative, and tactical operations to facilitate the efficient functioning of the brigade headquarters.
- Demonstrated expertise in effectively overseeing the discipline, tactical employment, training, administration, personnel management, supply chain operations, maintenance communications, and sustenance for three command posts under brigade headquarters.
- Oversaw the allocation and maintenance of $14 million in equipment as well as a yearly budget of $1.5 million.
Company Commander
US Army
2003.06 - 2004.07
- Commanded an armor company of 76 Soldiers and 14 M1A1 tanks while deployed to Baghdad, Iraq
- Conducted combat, counterinsurgency, stability, and security operations
- Responsible for the discipline, training curriculum, tactical employment, training, administration, and personnel management, supply, maintenance, communication, and sustainment for the tank company while conducting combat operations in Iraq
- Established three neighborhood advisory councils and conducted multiple combat operations to defeat insurgents and provide a safe and secure environment to allow the Iraqi people to rebuild their country
- Responsible for $34 million worth of equipment and a budget of $3 million annually.
Brigade Assistant Operations Officer
US Army
2001.12 - 2003.06
- Served as the lead brigade tactical operations center battle captain while deployed to Iraq and several training exercises
- Led the collaborative development of the brigade tactical operations center standard operating procedures
- Selected ahead of peers to serve as the brigade operations officer during deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Planned and executed the relief in place in Baghdad for the brigade to assume the combat mission in Baghdad.
Brigade Plans and Exercises Officer
US Army
2000.11 - 2001.11
- Responsible for the operational planning, coordination, synchronization, maintenance, and refinement of war plans through wargames and analysis for the most forward deployed heavy brigade combat team in the US Army
- Responsible for the synchronizing the brigade staff and attached combat support elements during the planning of combined arms operations to support tactical decision making
- Provided staff assistance to subordinate units in their development of supporting war plans and readiness training
- Produced tactical scenarios, operational plans, orders, exercise directives to support all brigade training exercises and readiness exercises.
Platoon Leader and Tank Company Executive Officer
US Army
1996.11 - 2000.04
- Lead a tank platoon of 16 Soldiers and 4 tanks through several training exercises to include a rigorous train‐up and training rotation at the National Training Center and serving as the initial ready platoon to support world‐wide deployment within hour’s notice
- Qualified as the battalion top tank on two separate training rotations
- Later lead a support platoon of Soldiers and 38 vehicles to include deploying to Kuwait for Intrinsic Action
- Later served as a tank company executive officer responsible for the maintenance and logistical support for a tank company through three training rotations at the National Training Center.
Education
Master of Science - Modeling, Virtual Environments, And Simulations
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, CA2012
Systems Engineering Certificate -
Naval Postgraduate School
Monterey, California2012
Graduate -
Command And General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth, KS2010
Graduate -
Combined Arms Services Staff School
Fort Leavenworth, KS2000
Armor Officer Advanced Course
Fort Knox, KY09.2000
Distinguished Graduate -
Armor Officer Basic Course
Fort Knox, KY1996
Bachelor of Science Physics -
University of Wisconsin ‐ Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin1996
Skills
- Leadership and Management
- Modeling and Simulation
- Development
- Building High Performance Geographically Dispersed Teams
- Cross‐Functional Project
- Management
- Enduring Solutions
- Project Management
- System Interoperability
- Diverse and Wide Area Collaboration
- Operations Research
- Military Operations
- Training
- Experimentation
- Research & Development
Accomplishments
- Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, Education Conference Professional Development Workshops Subcommittee Chair - 2024
- Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, Education Conference Iron Dev Competition Project Lead —2019 to 2022
- Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, Education Conference Subcommittee Member — January 2013 to 2019
- Modeling and Simulation World Conference Speaker, Norfolk, Virginia —April 2018
- Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium Speaker, Warren, Michigan — August 2015
- Soldier Technology Symposium Speaker, London, UK — June 2015
- Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, Education Conference Best Paper Awardee - Training Subcommittee
Timeline
Programme Coordinator
Applied Training Solutions
2023.06 - Current
Program Manager
Applied Training Solutions
2023.06 - Current
Technical Services Lead and Assistant Program Manager
SAIC
2020.11 - 2023.06
Senior Principal Solutions Architect
SAIC
2019.08 - 2023.06
Staff Officer, Branch Head, NATO ACT
US Army
2018.04 - 2019.07
Project Manager - Early Synthetic Prototyping
US Army
2012.12 - 2018.03
Naval Postgraduate School Student Researcher
US Army
2010.06 - 2012.09
Project Officer - Synthetic Environment Core
US Army
2006.06 - 2009.06
Headquarters Company Commander
US Army
2004.08 - 2006.04
Company Commander
US Army
2003.06 - 2004.07
Brigade Assistant Operations Officer
US Army
2001.12 - 2003.06
Brigade Plans and Exercises Officer
US Army
2000.11 - 2001.11
Platoon Leader and Tank Company Executive Officer
US Army
1996.11 - 2000.04
Master of Science - Modeling, Virtual Environments, And Simulations
Naval Postgraduate School
Systems Engineering Certificate -
Naval Postgraduate School
Graduate -
Command And General Staff College
Graduate -
Combined Arms Services Staff School
Armor Officer Advanced Course
Distinguished Graduate -
Armor Officer Basic Course
Bachelor of Science Physics -
University of Wisconsin ‐ Oshkosh
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