| Event Name: |
AFCEA Hampton Roads July Luncheon
Website
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| Event Date: |
07/09/2024 |
| Event Time: |
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m |
| Event Organizer: |
Hampton Roads Chapter |
| Description: |
Francis A. "Skip" Hiser, III
Director, Communications & Information Systems
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Mr. Hiser served 26 years in the U.S. Navy as a
Naval
Flight Officer and Information Professional,
culminating his career as a Captain. As a Mission
Commander in the P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol
Aircraft,
he served tours in Patrol Squadrons Four, Sixteen
and
Nineteen, as well as serving on the staffs for
Commander, Patrol Wing Two and Commander, Patrol
Wing
Pacific. Additionally, he served two carrier
tours,
as Tactical Action Officer in USS America (CV-66),
and as Combat Systems Officer in USS George
Washington (CVN-73). As an Information
Professional,
he was the Commanding Officer of Naval Computer
and
Telecommunications Station Iceland, and served as
the
Deputy for the Chief of Naval Operations' Task
Force
Web, chartered to transform the Navy's legacy
information technologies to web based information
systems. In June 2004, Mr. Hiser transitioned to
civil service and was selected to be the Executive
Director, Requirements and Assessments for
Commander,
Naval NetworkWarfare Command, in Norfolk, Va. In
that
capacity, he directed the assessment of the Navy's
requirements for Command & Control, Computers,
Communications and Intelligence (C4I) totaling
over
$6 billion per year. During this assignment he was
the key architect for developing the Fleet's C4I
capability assessment and gap analysis, metrics
development and a portfolio approach to program
management with resource sponsors, acquisition
community and operational Fleet constituents. In
June
2006, Mr. Hiser was selected to be the Technical
Director for the Joint Innovation and
Experimentation
Directorate at Joint Forces Command in Suffolk,
Va.
In that capacity he was directly responsible for
assessing rapid prototype systems for fielding in
direct support of Combatant Commander near term
warfighting requirements. Additionally, he was the
lead technical advisor for Multinational
Experiment
Five, a multiyear program designed to enhance
information sharing between defense agencies,
coalition partners and non-government
organizations.
In July 2007, Mr. Hiser entered the Senior
Executive
Service (SES) as the Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff
for Global Force Management and Joint Operations
for
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk,
Va.
During his tenure, Mr. Hiser has additionally
executed responsibilities as theDeputyDirector for
Maritime Operations, Concept Development and
Experimentation, Force Training and Certification,
Strategic Plans and Policy and Force Protection.
In
June 2016 he was assigned as the Director for
Fleet
Communications and Information Systems, and
responsibilities for the Navy's Nuclear
Communications, Command and Control. Mr. Hiser has
a
Bachelor of Science in Marine Science from the
University of South Carolina, and a Master of
Science
in Information Systems Management from Hawaii
Pacific
University. Additionally, he has completed the
Senior
Executive Fellows Program at Harvard's JFK School
of
Government. Mr. Hiser is a recipient of the Joint
Civilian Service Achievement Award (2007), and was
recognized with the FOSE DOD Award (2004) and DON
e-
GOV Award (2003).
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| Event Speaker: |
Francis A. ¿Skip¿ Hiser, III
Director, Communications & Information Systems
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Mr. Hiser served 26 years in the U.S. Navy as a
Naval
Flight Officer and Information Professional,
culminating his career as a Captain. As a Mission
Commander in the P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol
Aircraft,
he served tours in Patrol Squadrons Four, Sixteen
and
Nineteen, as well as serving on the staffs for
Commander, Patrol Wing Two and Commander, Patrol
Wing
Pacific. Additionally, he served two carrier
tours,
as Tactical Action Officer in USS America (CV-66),
and as Combat Systems Officer in USS George
Washington (CVN-73). As an Information
Professional,
he was the Commanding Officer of Naval Computer
and
Telecommunications Station Iceland, and served as
the
Deputy for the Chief of Naval Operations¿ Task
Force
Web, chartered to transform the Navy¿s legacy
information technologies to web based information
systems. In June 2004, Mr. Hiser transitioned to
civil service and was selected to be the Executive
Director, Requirements and Assessments for
Commander,
Naval NetworkWarfare Command, in Norfolk, Va. In
that
capacity, he directed the assessment of the Navy¿s
requirements for Command & Control, Computers,
Communications and Intelligence (C4I) totaling
over
$6 billion per year. During this assignment he was
the key architect for developing the Fleet¿s C4I
capability assessment and gap analysis, metrics
development and a portfolio approach to program
management with resource sponsors, acquisition
community and operational Fleet constituents. In
June
2006, Mr. Hiser was selected to be the Technical
Director for the Joint Innovation and
Experimentation
Directorate at Joint Forces Command in Suffolk,
Va.
In that capacity he was directly responsible for
assessing rapid prototype systems for fielding in
direct support of Combatant Commander near term
warfighting requirements. Additionally, he was the
lead technical advisor for Multinational
Experiment
Five, a multiyear program designed to enhance
information sharing between defense agencies,
coalition partners and non-government
organizations.
In July 2007, Mr. Hiser entered the Senior
Executive
Service (SES) as the Assistant Deputy Chief of
Staff
for Global Force Management and Joint Operations
for
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk,
Va.
During his tenure, Mr. Hiser has additionally
executed responsibilities as theDeputyDirector for
Maritime Operations, Concept Development and
Experimentation, Force Training and Certification,
Strategic Plans and Policy and Force Protection.
In
June 2016 he was assigned as the Director for
Fleet
Communications and Information Systems, and
responsibilities for the Navy's Nuclear
Communications, Command and Control. Mr. Hiser has
a
Bachelor of Science in Marine Science from the
University of South Carolina, and a Master of
Science
in Information Systems Management from Hawaii
Pacific
University. Additionally, he has completed the
Senior
Executive Fellows Program at Harvard¿s JFK School
of
Government. Mr. Hiser is a recipient of the Joint
Civilian Service Achievement Award (2007), and was
recognized with the FOSE DOD Award (2004) and DON
e-
GOV Award (2003).
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| Event Category: |
Luncheon |
| Location: |
Founders Inn
Virginia Beach, VA |
| Event Contact E-Mail: |
VPPrograms@hamptonroads.afceachapters.org |
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