Kevin is the former Commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) and Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). Comprising of 10 unique divisions and over 29,000 government civilian employees, the Warfare Centers with an annual budget of over $13B are the Navy's principal research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) assessment activity for surface ship and submarine systems and subsystems. In addition, the Warfare Centers provide depot maintenance and in-service engineering support to ensure the systems fielded today perform consistently and reliably in the future.
Kevin also served as the Major Program Manager for Surface Ship Modernization for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Surface Directorate (SEA 21). As the program manager, he was responsible for the planning and execution of complex modernization efforts across all classes of surface ships. Furthermore, he was assigned as the Fleet Introduction Program Manager (FIPM) for Aegis Ashore in AEGIS Combat Systems in the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS 1.0). As FIPM, he spearheaded the Navy's efforts for acceptance of the Aegis Ashore site in Romania. Afloat, he served as the Executive Officer and then Commanding Officer of USS BARRY (DDG 52) homeported in Norfolk, VA. His tour included military operations in Libya with Operation Odyssey Dawn and a major shipyard availability modernizing the second oldest destroyer in the US Navy.
