Jim is the former Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Integration of Capabilities and Resources on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations where he exercised centralized supervision of Navy warfare requirements, allocation of resources, program planning, and study efforts to ensure integration of planning, programming, budgeting, and assessments within OPNAV and the management echelons subordinate to CNO. Jim entered the Senior Executive Service in January 2007 after 28 years as a Navy nuclear trained surface warfare officer – serving from 1979 to 2007.
Jim also served as the U.S. Principal to the Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum (MTMDF) comprised of nine nations geared towards interoperable Missile Defense capabilities of the member nations. Furthermore, he was appointed as the U.S. DoD Representative to the Executive Committee for the MTMDF, his charge was to act on behalf of DoD with the nations of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and UK/Ireland. He also served as the Chairman, NATO Naval Armaments Group (NNAG).
Since joining Cypress in 2018, Jim has been the lead for the Navy team and supported clients in all facets of budgetary development and understanding the internal working of the PPBES process. He has also supported numerous capture team efforts and well as advising on OTA white paper development. His advice regarding budget processes, reconciliation efforts and Continuing Resolution limitations have assisted clients in getting an accurate sight-picture for future business opportunities as well as the inherent funding risks extant in those opportunities.
