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25+ years in the Air Force has offered me incredibly challenging and rewarding opportunities: freefall parachute, Weapons School, Normandy battlefield tour, deployments, and leading, mentoring, and teaming with countless patriots.Senior Executive Leader and career intelligence officer (TS/SCI clearance with CI poly) with proven experience leading large Air Force and Joint intelligence organizations, providing strategic vision and long-range planning, and advising senior executives on strategic decisions. Air Force Weapons Officer and JAWS graduate who can seamlessly discuss tactics thru strategy, space and airborne signals and imagery capabilities, and has 8+ years of direct exposure to Asia-Pacific security threats.Live the Weapons School values: be humble, approachable, and credible. A natural collaborator who actively listens, adapts to uncertain situations, and understands joint, interagency, and warfighting needs. Equally Able to operate in stressful situations with tight deadlines, explicit or limited direction, and lead or follow as needed. Excited and ready to apply my understanding of leadership, strategy, intelligence, air/space power, and joint operations to team, lead, advise, strategize, and develop the capabilities needed to meet the nation’s threats.Eagle Scout, Military Historian, Cyclist, and Led Zeppelin fan
The Aerospace Corporation
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Senior Project LeaderThe Aerospace Corporation Jun 2023 - PresentEl Segundo, California, Us• Led 24-member team for a commercial remote sensing study and chief editor for 85-page report that captured 6 findings & 18 recommendations—results briefed to senior executives to shape policy, strategy, and investments• Co-led air object custody mission thread with threat characterization, detailed action plan, & initiated a 3-day user focused working group for 30x attendees—14x resulting pain points shaped the roadmap to satisfy user needs• Initiated crucial change to a major ground architecture requirements document on the role of planning to synch sensor taskings with warfighter needs—led USSF to reframe the document & architecture to expand the scope • Thought leader with responsive, strategic ideas on short-notice tasks; authored 4 “white papers” that enabled key Aerospace Corp leaders to make future support and resource allocation decisions affecting critical customer needs• Flagged the absence of “custody” in joint & Air Force doctrine and inspired the AF Lemay Center to modify AFDP 3-60 and propose changes to Joint Staff for JP 3-60—turning point to better define this emerging term -
Chief, Requirements DivisionOffice Of The Director Of National Intelligence Jul 2021 - Jun 2023Washington, Dc, UsAdvise senior executives on space ISR and ground architecture requirements for multi-billion dollar programs. Provide requirements development and analysis for ODNI of all Statements of Capability and Enterprise Capability Documents in support of the Intelligence Community Capabilities Requirements Council, oversight of community Analysis of Alternatives, and coordination and review of equivalent DoD ISR requirements documents.• Chaired 75-person working group and teamed with 18 intelligence organizations that vetted space collection and ground system requirements for senior executive approval—20+ programs totaling tens of billions approved• Key leader in strategic investment group, evaluated eight geospatial programs and obtained the Director, National Intelligence’s (DNI) approval for 5-year $770M investment to address key intelligence gaps• Coordinated ODNI oversight of two critical National Reconnaissance Office Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) and organized 6 senior executive updates—two critical signal intelligence programs approved totaling $40B+ in needs• Shaped critical ODNI-DoD airborne ISR divestment study—informed FY24 & beyond space ISR investments• Authored 10+ Congressional & GAO responses on commercial space imagery needs to inform investment decisions -
Commander (Senior Executive Leader)U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Jioc Jul 2019 - Jun 2021Led a 1,400-person active duty, civilian, and reserve organization spread between 6 locations with a $19M+ annual budget—provided 4-star commander, staff, & components vital intelligence affecting military operations across Asia-Pacific to meet USINDOPACOM priorities, strategy, and campaign plan guidance by identifying opportunities and vulnerabilities.• Led a 1,400 active duty, civilian, & reserve unit across seven locations with a $19M+ yearly budget and 24/7 ops• Directed COVID response plan to proactively ensure the safety of 800+ people & continue mission execution• Directed IT review to alert DIA Director on scope of obsolete LAN—secured multi-yr $20M+ investment to fix• Secured vital mission resources using unsourced staffing validations and recent budget cuts to answer a short-notice resource request—obtained OSD approval for 29 more billets and $5M/year for contractors• Launched 5-year facility space plan & guided planning team to absorb 130 new positions despite 40% space gap; championed new $890M facility; captured $300K & 4-star approval to submit proposal to fix 40% space gap• Brokered 4-week, DIA analyst workflow assessment to address staffing gap; redirected $1.2M & collaborated with DIA to develop new software integrated with its MARS targeting tool—fixed 20 issues & saved 1,000 hrs/month• Overhauled unbalanced Reservist mission/task alignment; implemented new joint training standard & realigned 600 personnel to wartime missions—first revalidation of reserve support in 15+ years; NDS priorities addressed
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Commander (Senior Executive Leader)692 Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissnace Group Jul 2017 - Jun 2019Led a 1,000-person organization spread between 4 squadrons and 10 locations, executed a $1M+ annual budget and oversaw a $200M AF DCGS facility conducting 24/7 operations for multiple regions across the globe. Provided timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence exploitation and analysis in support to Pacific Air Forces, USINDOPACOM and joint military services, and warfighters supporting combat operations.• Led largest transformation in unit’s 20-year history thru multi-month planning & 60-day pilot that expanded analysis to space imagery & signals sources—upended existing paradigm for a 6,000 Airmen to meet Wing vision• Acted on PACAF Commander’s intelligence gap with a dedicated 15-person, 6-week cross-functional team to study the problem using lean/Agile methodology—identified two critical discoveries and closed 60 collection gaps• Drove a 3-month, 100% architecture analysis to locate critical network equipment and spares following a major IT outage—alerted Air Combat Command commander to a major USAF-wide IT spares gap• Drove Air Combat Command to reimagine fielding of ArcGIS for AF DCGS—eased access for non-480th members• Instituted bi-monthly disaster preps—enabled Cat V hurricane response; 0 injuries, $0 lost, ops restored <12 hrs• Envisioned new use of SharePoint to oversee personnel onboarding, training, talent management, tasks, planning to improve workflow & communication—platform saved hundreds of hours/month for a 1,000-person team
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Strategy Branch ChiefUnited States Indo-Pacific Command Jul 2015 - Jun 2017Enabled the USINDOPACOM Commander to provide strategic guidance to over 380,000 military forces in the Asia-Pacific region by maintaining and updating the Command’s Theater Strategy and supporting Theater Campaign Plan. Communicated both the strategy and campaign plan to U.S. government and foreign senior executive leaders visiting the Command to raise awareness of regional threats and military efforts to address, and strengthen existing partnerships with visiting organizations.• Led Command’s five-year, $7.5B investment plan; orchestrated 70-member team that culled 270 projects to 130 in 30 days—secured senior executive approval to submit to SecDef; forerunner to the Pacific Deterrence Initiative • Orchestrated 25-member team to assess the global security environment—authored the Command’s 12-page, 10-year strategy affecting 380K personnel and secured the 4-star USINDOPACOM Commander’s signature• By-name Command briefer for 30+ audiences--congressional staffers, war college students, foreign dignitaries, etc
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Commander (Senior Leader)United States Air Force Jun 2012 - Jun 2014Randolph Afb, Tx, Us13th Intelligence Squadron Commander (Senior Leader). Led a 370-person AF DCGS squadron conducting 24/7 operations in support of military operations in the Middle East. Provided timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence exploitation and analysis in support to Air Forces Central Command, USCENTCOM, and joint military services, and warfighters supporting combat operations.• Executed 10.2K ISR missions (U-2, Global Hawk, MQ-1/9, MC-12)…up 75% over 12 months; took fight to the enemy with 130+ killed, 1,000 threat tips, & support to 85+ firefights—intelligence enabled defeat of consulate attack (100 diplomats saved) & supported Afghan election security • Proactively confronted unit’s mental health and DUI trends with creative training methods—results: 0 suicides and DUIs slashed from ~10 per year to 3 in 2 years for a 370+ member unit• Achieved first reachback execution of wide area video capabilities (GORGON STARE); verified the ability to execute operations from CONUS—slashed deployed staffing needs by 30 and saved $10M/year• Seized opportunity to integrate crew qualification and enlisted career field training plans; eliminated duplicative standards—reduced upgrade time by 30% to save 800 Airman 5K+ hours/year across the group
David Dengler Education Details
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National Defense UniversityExecutive Leadership Program -
U.S. Army Command And General Staff CollegeSenior Leader Program -
United States Air Force Weapons School -
University Of Nebraska-LincolnMilitary History -
United States Air Force AcademyMilitary History
Frequently Asked Questions about David Dengler
What company does David Dengler work for?
David Dengler works for The Aerospace Corporation
What is David Dengler's role at the current company?
David Dengler's current role is Leader | Problem Solver | Defense-Intelligence Subject Matter Expert | Active TS/SCI/CI-Poly Security Clearance.
What schools did David Dengler attend?
David Dengler attended National Defense University, U.s. Army Command And General Staff College, United States Air Force Weapons School, University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States Air Force Academy.
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