Staff Members: A - F
Craig Arganbright
Senior Military Analyst; B.S., Mechanical Engineering; 8 years of military service in the USN as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer and a Certified Naval Nuclear Engineer Officer directing operations and maintenance of nuclear propulsion power plants. 11 years of experience in operational test and evaluation of Joint and Naval acquisition programs including Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear systems. Experienced in MBTD, IEF, and DoE.
Cedric Butts
Senior Military Analyst; B.S., Management; 22 years of military service in the USN in the field of Joint and shipboard communication systems, networks, and electronic systems repair. 4 years of civilian employment concentrating on the test and evaluation of LPD-17, LHA-6, DDG-1000, and CVN-78 ship class acquisition programs. Experienced in IA, MBTD, and IEF.
J.D. Carpenter
Senior Military Analyst; B.S., Mechanical Engineering; MA, Military Studies; 22 years of military service in the field of shipboard engineering, deck seamanship, navigation, amphibious and carrier operations. 8 years of civilian employment concentrating on the test and evaluation of the LHA-6 ship class acquisition program. Experienced in JCIDS, Lean Six Sigma, MBTD, IEF, and DOE.
Mark Combs
Senior Military Analyst; B.S., Liberal Arts w/Concentration in Electronics Technology; 24 years of military service in the field of shipboard combat systems, missile and gun fire control/surveillance radars. 9 years of civilian employment concentrating on the test and evaluation of the AN/SPQ-9B ASMD radar, dual band radar and DDG-1000 ship class acquisition program.
Ken Culpepper
Senior Military Analyst; B.A., Business Management; 26 years of military service as a CWO specializing in the tactical employment of the Aegis Combat System with ten years of experience as a Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO). 3 years of civilian employment concentrating in the test and evaluation of the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) interoperability with the Aegis BMD combat system. Experienced with Lean Six Sigma and DoE.
Joshua DelVecchio
Military Analyst with 7 years of service in the USMC as an Infantryman and CBRN Reconnaissance operator. 2 years as a CBRN Emergency Response instructor for the USMC Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. 1 year as an Installation Training Team instructor attached to CNIC N7. 7 years of experience as a JCIDS Combat Developer for the United States Army, working on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear defense systems.
David Drake
Military Analyst; B.S., History w/Concentration in military history; 26 years of military service focusing in meteorology and oceanography with specialization in undersea, surface and air warfare tactical support. Over 6 years of experience in operational test and evaluation of Navy and joint acquisition programs including command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I), satellite, unmanned underwater vehicles, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear programs.
Curtis Eggers
Senior Military Analyst; B.S., Chemical Engineering; M.A.; Public Administration; 20 years of military service in the field of naval aviation, tomahawk cruise missiles, CSG staffs, and naval acquisition. 8 years of civilian employment concentrating on Joint operations, test and evaluation of the CVN 78 ship class acquisition program and Harpoon BLK 3. Experienced in MBTD, IEF, & DoE.
Scott Fernandez de Castro
Military Analyst; MBA in Information Security, B.S. Information Technology in Network Administration; 20 years of military service specializing in the Aegis Combat System with extensive knowledge of Aegis Weapon System new construction and tactical operations. Qualified Combat Systems Coordinator, Master Training Specialist and is bilingual in Castilian Spanish. Over 6 years of Navy training experience as an Aegis instructor/curriculum developer focused on warfighter technical and tactical training.