SSG David Shifflett

Army | Tactical Automated Fire Control Systems Specialist

Dates of Service: Jul 1976 - Jun 1993

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Over 47 total years of technical and management experience in DOD information systems development and integration. Technical experience includes planning, designing, and engineering, testing, integrating, installing, and maintaining numerous C2 and C4ISR systems from the component to system-level—sixteen years of active duty U.S. Army Field Artillery an SME in fire direction and instructor. Twenty-seven years with Northrop Grumman performing in software test engineering, software engineering, system engineering, technical writing, and cybersecurity engineering. I was directly involved in the early Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) process and implementing the American Society of Test Standards (ASTM). Provided test control and software support for ballistic modeling testing of cannon and missile software.

Military Experiences

Sep 1988 - Jun 1993

Instructor/Writer

A BTRY, 1-31 FA, 434th FA BDE, USAFACS | Fort Sill, OK

Instructor/Writer for 13E01 and 13E30 fire direction course (manual and automated). Instructor/Writer for M109A6 (Paladin) Fire Direction/Operation Course.

Sep 1985 - Sep 1988

Battalion Fire Direction Officer

1st BN 11th FA, 9th ID | Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), WA

I was a member the 9th ID at Fort Lewis. I was the Battalion FDC Chief, acting First Sergeant, Battalion Movement NCO, Red Team Lead and Level 1 Fire Fighter (Great Fires at Yellowstone).

Jun 1982 - Sep 1985

Battalion Fire Direction Officer

6th BN 14th FA, ! AD | Pinder Barracks, Germany

Battalion Fire Direction Chief, Red Team Lead and Battalion Nuclear & Chemical Fire Direction Planner

May 1981 - Jun 1982