DAVID M. HO

Program Manager, C2BMC Development (Materiel Leader)

• Directs $200M portfolio to develop and deploy multi-domain missile defense Command and Control systems for 5 Combatant Commands, NATO, and the White House.
• Successfully recovered a $200M program from 3 major milestone delays, driving agile methodologies and Agentic AI adoption with the organization.

Division Chief, COBRA DANE

• Led a 104-member joint team executing a $25M weapon systems portfolio delivering operations, maintenance, and sustainment programs supporting Missile Defense and Space Domain Awareness.
• Authored the division's first strategic plan and secured a $134M OSD-level funding increase by aligning program requirements with top Combatant Command priorities, enabling the modernization of the nation's #1 ballistic missile defense radar.
• Directed a $230M front-end upgrade, deploying five new transmitter systems to extend the radar's operational life by 33% and increase target tracking sensitivity by 40%.
• Resolved a critical one-month system outage by leading a 60-member team through over 10,000 maintenance actions, restoring vital intelligence capabilities for NORAD/NORTHCOM.

AFVentures Fellowship

Chief Technology Officer

• Directed the technical integrity of a $2.4B missile warning and defense portfolio, leading a 45-member engineering division to ensure the reliability of assets protecting the U.S. homeland.
• Selected as an AFWERX AFVentures Fellow, driving the adoption of digital engineering practices that modernized a $350M Afghanistan security fund and established a new command organization for future coalition operations.
• Spearheaded a 460-member wing-level digital transformation, integrating data across 14 programs and saving an estimated 2.5 years in development timelines.
• Piloted a divisional Agile Acquisition Center of Excellence, delivering new capabilities to warfighters 10 times faster than previous waterfall-based methods.

Program Manager, IT Services & Acquisitions

• Managed a $2.1B+ IT and cybersecurity portfolio, leading a 46-member team to enable and protect the Intelligence Community's communications across over 800 global sites.
• Led a Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) team, resolving 95% of identified network vulnerabilities and achieving an "Excellent" rating.
• Directed a 34-site IT baseline initiative, realizing $6.9M in cost savings and increasing bandwidth for two COCOMs by 6,700%.
• Oversaw the NSA certification of a 100Gb encryptor, increasing the IC network capacity by 2.5x and securing the Director of National Intelligence's #1 goal for network security.

Chief, Advanced Cryptographic Development

• Directed a $167M+ R&D and acquisition portfolio, leading an 11-member team in developing next-generation space communications, networking, and cybersecurity solutions.
• Pioneered the first-ever secure-data CubeSat cryptographic technology, reducing size, weight, and power (SWAP) by 99% and delivering a disruptive capability for space systems.
• Piloted an advanced cyber-attack detection system that automated threat recognition, improving identification rates by 97% and thwarting over two billion enemy intrusion attempts weekly.
• Orchestrated the production evaluation for a high-priority space encryptor program, highlighting key cost-saving measures that reduced the government's procurement price by $3.7M.

Program Manager, MQ-1/9 Unmanned Aerial Systems

• Managed development and rapid acquisition for the $12B MQ-1/MQ-9 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) programs, leading a 20+ person team to deliver capabilities to Special Operations and conventional forces.
• Awarded a $117M contract in just 51 days to fulfill an urgent special operations requirement, increasing the combat endurance of the MQ-9 by 140%.
• Steered the first-ever integrated SIGINT payload for the MQ-9 fleet, boosting intelligence collection capabilities by 350%.
• Led a multi-agency evaluation to approve the MQ-9 Extended Range cockpit interface, increasing RPA operational coverage by 150% and cutting ground control station setup time by 94%.

Chief, ISR Sensors Technology Development

• Managed a $100M+ portfolio to transition next-generation sensor, communications, and data link technologies to Air Force and joint ISR platforms.
• Championed 54 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) initiatives and three Cooperative R&D Agreements (CRADAs), leveraging $40M to meet key ISR shortfalls.
• Co-led a $1.5M high-altitude LIDAR system project that reduced intelligence processing time from 3 days to just 10 minutes.
• Directed the successful demonstration and test of an advanced $27M Electro-Optical/Infrared sensor for the MQ-9, enabling its deployment to the field.

Test Engineer, Airborne Instrumentation Branch

• Led a 10-person team maintaining a $3M aircraft instrumentation portfolio for 10 C-12s, T-38s, and F-16s — drove 94% data reduction improvements through training and digital recorder acquisition.
• Served as Flight Test Engineer authoring and executing test plans to transform mission readiness rates from 30% to over 90% by improving aircraft instrumentation.

Texas A&M University

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)

Air Command and Staff College