Mr. Rick Cozby, Associate Director for C4ISR
Office of the Program Manager, Future Combat Systems (Brigade Combat Team), Combined Test Organization

Civil service employee since 1988; Responsible for developing the network testing strategy for the Future Combat Systems program – the most significant acquisition program in the history of the Army. Oversees a diverse engineering staff distributed at Ft. Monmouth, NJ, Washington D.C. and Huntsville, AL with major facilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, White Sands Missile Range, NM and Huntington Beach, CA. Commissioned in the Regular Army, Signal Corps, in 1983. Served as a test officer at USAEPG, 1983-1986, testing NAVSTAR/GPS, Aquila RPV, SINCGARS, and several jammers. Also served as platoon leader, protocol officer, public affairs officer and historian. Served as an operational tester and instrumentation engineer in the TEXCOM Experimentation Center, Ft. Hunter-Liggett, CA, 1987-1988. Resigned from active duty to take a position at HQ U.S. Army Developmental Test Command (DTC) in 1988. While at DTC, oversaw the development and implementation of the Army’s Virtual Proving Ground. As a reserve officer (LTC, Signal Corps), served as a test officer in the ATC Live Fire Vulnerability Directorate, 1989-1997. Transferred to ARL/SLAD in 1998, serving as senior military advisor and survivability assessment officer. Recalled to active duty, Oct 01 – Oct 02, to support ARL as part of Operation Noble Eagle; named ARL Analyst of the Year for 2003. Reassigned to AMSAA in 2004. Married to the former Jo Blackwell, LTC (Retired), Signal Corps (USAR) and Chief of the Electronic Proving Ground Field Office, APG, MD. Two boys, Brenton (15) and Bradford (13).

Education:

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, 1983.
Master of Science in Administration, Central Michigan University, 2002.
Signal Officer Basic Course, 1983, Advanced Course, 1987.
Command and General Staff College (Non-Resident), 1994
Defense Acquisition University Advanced Program Management Course, 2000

Awards (Civilian):
TECOM Professional Certificate, 1985
TECOM Commander’s Award, 1991
Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, 2004
Superior Civilian Service Award, 1994
Federal Executive Board (Outstanding Professional – Bronze), 1997
Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, 1998 & 2006
ARL Award for Analysis, 2003
Federal Executive Board (Outstanding Supervisor – Gold), 2007

Awards (Military):
Army Commendation Medal: 1985, 1986, 1988
Meritorious Service Medal, 2002