AF ELS 18C Participant Biographies

ARDEN B. DUERRE

Arden B. Duerre is the Chief Engineer for the Space Development Division, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington DC. He is responsible for the system engineering oversight for eight high priority programs (ACAT II equivalent) within the AFRCO space systems portfolio. He assists AFRCO Technical Director by overseeing design reviews, requirement review, program kick-offs and risk management for nationally important and critical AF and DoD space systems acquisition programs for operational readiness and suitability. He coordinates and prioritizes requirements from COCOM, MAJCOM and other DoD services to maintain affordable systems that meet user requirements. Mr. Duerre entered civil service for the Air Force in 1990 as a test and evaluation engineer at Edwards Air Force Base. He spent the next 13 years as an avionics and electronic warfare flight test engineer for MC-130H, AGM-137, B-2, B- 1B, B-52H and F-16 programs. Mr. Duerre has accumulated an extensive test and evaluation program planning, execution and analysis experience. He has authored five technical reports and contributed to multiple other technical reports. He has planned and executed test programs for radar, sensor, navigation and electronic warfare systems and aircraft survivability. He next served as a second level supervisor of 21 civilian and military electronic warfare test engineers prior to becoming the Chief of Engineering for Development Test and Evaluation activities at the 416 FLTS. He then became the lead systems engineer and principle engineer for the Strategic Systems Division for acquisition of high priority AF and DoD programs. In the last eight years, Mr. Duerre has accumulated, an extensive system engineering experience base working on space, command and control, and senor systems. EDUCATION 1988 Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 1996 Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, California State University, Fresno, Fresno CA 2008 Air Command and Staff College, Air University - Distance Learning, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL 2016 Air War College, Air University – Distance Learning, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. February 1990 – September 1992 MC-130H Combat Talon II Radar and Sensor Flight Test Engineer, 418 FLTS/ENC, Edwards AFB, CA 2. September 1992 – April 1995 Avionics and Weapon Integration Flight Test Engineer for AGM-137 Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile (TSSAM), 419 FLTS/WSU, Edwards AFB, CA 3. April 1995 – January 1999 B-2A Survivability Flight Test Engineer, 420 FLTS/ENS, Edwards AFB, CA 4. January 1999 – June 2000 Lead, B-1B Block F Defensive System Upgrade Program Flight Test Engineer, 419 FLTS/EW-1, Edwards AFB, CA 5. June 2000 – August 2003 Lead, Bomber Electronic Warfare Flight Test Engineer, 419 FLTS/EW, Edwards AFB, CA 6. August 2003 - March 2008 Flight Chief, Electronic Support Flight, 771 TS/EWAS, Edwards AFB, CA 7. March 2008 – March 2010 Chief of Engineering, Global Power Fighter Combined Test Force, 416 FLTS/EN, Edwards AFB, CA 8. March 2010 – July 2010 Chief of Investment & Modernization Planning, Plans & Programs Division, AFFTC/XPR, Edwards AFB, CA 9. July 2010 – August 2014 Principal Engineer & Program Manager, Strategic Systems Division, AFRCO, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington DC 10. August 2014 – Present Chief Engineer, Space Development Division, AFRCO, Joint Base Anacostia Bolling, Washington DC

AWARDS AND HONORS 2017 AFRCO Team Award of the Quarter 2014 SAF/AQ Assistant Secretary Annual Team Award for Leadership 2013 AFRCO Civilian of the Quarter, Level - 3

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