Eric Erhard Email & Phone Number

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

Senior Program Manager focusing on Prototype Projects within NAVSEA & NRL:1. Integrated & Implemented Free Space Optics Communication Link on 2 - USV Prototype Ships (Ranger & Nomad)2. Integrated & Implemented a carry on fire control system onto several US Navy Ships to test out new communications paths & capabilities

Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) Support for OSD Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO). Primary SETA for Unmanned Surface Vehicle development & Prototype Undersea Kinetics project.

War Game, Strategy, and Studies lead responsible for:1. Representing N97 as the undersea lead or subject matter expert (SME) in all levels of war games. 2. Coordinating and managing studies that N97 directly sponsors or has a vested interest in across the Naval Research and Development Enterprise. This includes Federally Funded Research Development Centers (FFRDC), academia, private think tanks, other government organizations, and the N8 branch of OPNAV. 3. Developing and editing acquisition strategies for the undersea warfare commander. SME for rapid fielding of emerging technologies in order to bring new capabilities in order to fill current and future war fighting requirements. Expert in Rapid Prototyping Experimentation and Demonstration (RPED) process and Maritime Accelerated Capabilities Office (MACO) programs.Notable Experiences:1. As N97 SME presented "How prototyping and experimentation using Set Based Design (SBD) are being used in the Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV)" at the Spring Undersea NDIA conference. Informed industry what the SBD process is and how it being used in this program and across various other navy programs receiving accolades from government and industry. 2. During the 2017 Naval Research Program call for topics at Naval Post Graduate School; developed, solicited, advocated, and received funding for research efforts that advance developing technologies critical to meet current undersea war fighting requirements. The most successful effort within N97 to date.

Requirements Officer working Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) responsible for:1. Large Diameter Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (LDUUV) program management and development.2. War Gaming Subject Matter Expert in undersea systems, unmanned undersea vehicles, disruptive technologies, and cross domain (air, sea, undersea, cyber, & space) integration of man and unmanned systems.3. New technology and systems development point of contact. Notable Experiences:1. Prepared and presented unmanned integrated systems cross domain (air, surface, & undersea) systems, solutions, and concept of operations to the anti submarine warfare (ASW) community of interest (COI) conference in San Diego, CA.2. Led N99 international engagements efforts in order to develop cross compatible unmanned systems with various U.S. allies and coalition partners.

Newport, Ri, Us

Achieved the following accomplishments while attending the Naval War College:1. M.A. National Security Affairs and Strategic Studies2. Gravely Group Researcher - completed thesis on how to keep Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) on station indefinitely to conduct missions traditionally done by submarines.3. Stavridus Award Winner for Theatre Security and Decision Making (TSDM). Co-authored strategic plan for how to use all instruments of national power in the Pacific Command area of responsibility in order to build a coalition of countries to counter non-state sponsored networks conducting transnational terrorism and crime. Notable Experiences:1. War gamed various near and far future technologies across all domains (Undersea, Surface, Air, Space, and Cyber) as a Gravely researcher to see which possible future capabilities had value in filling current and future war fighting requirements. Several of the war games informed current Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) programs to ensure that these capabilities would meet war fighting requirements.2. Pacific Command Area of Responsibility (PACOM AOR) TSDM seminar student. Analyzed using all aspects of national power (diplomacy, information, military, and economics) in establishing relationships and influencing coalition, neutral, and adversarial nations behavior in order to further U.S. strategic objectives in the PACOM AOR.

Operations Officer, Combat Systems Officer, Security Manager, and Senior Watch Officer (Nuclear Testing) responsible for:1. Planning and executing operations for a pre-commissioning submarine including standing up all major programs to include; Training and qualifications, Self Assessment, Security (Physical and Cyber), Commanding Officer's Standing Orders2. Building and testing schedule of non-nuclear systems3. Training and qualification of all non-nuclear personnel4. Coordinating and executing with shipyard all major non-nuclear evolutions5. Planning and coordinating all Officer and Enlisted Watch schedules (includes nuclear personnel)6. Senior supervisory watch for complex nuclear evolutionsNotable Experiences:1. Short notice deployments on USS California and USS New Mexico to support Submarine Command Course operations; qualified Officer of the Deck and Contact Manager on an advanced Virginia Class Integrated Combat and Navigation System which gave me the opportunity to operate and teach the system to new Submarine Commanding and Executive Officers.2. Short notice deployment on USS Missouri to support Surface Action Group (SAG) anti submarine warfare (ASW) training operations and high visibility VIP underway tours to members of political establishment. 3. Developed, trained, and supervised advanced nuclear testing of various reactor plant systems prior to initial reactor core load.

Operational and Contingency Plans Officer, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) Officer, Maritime Amphibious Planning Officer, and Submarine Liaison Officer responsible for:1. Planning, coordinating, and executing deployments of Amphibious Readiness Groups (ARGs) to include; material readiness, operational training/certification, personnel readiness, logistic readiness, and Marine Corp unit integration.2. Amphibious and combat logistics planning for all Pacific Command (PACOM) operational and contingency plans.3. All exercise planning and execution for ESG-3.Notable Experiences:1. Led Pacific Command (PACOM) combat logistics detailed planning workshops integral to PACOM operational plans by bringing in SMEs from many different warfare communities, other services, other nation militaries, other U.S. government (& other nations) agencies, and industry partners in order to support warfighting requirements.

Chief Engineering Officer responsible for:1. All operations, maintenance, and testing of the Engineering Department organized into five divisions and consisting of 53 highly trained personnel made up of officers, senior enlisted, and highly skilled enlisted technicians. 2. Upkeep Availability Coordinator and Ship's Material Officer - Planned, coordinated, and lead all maintenance on board the ship (nuclear and non-nuclear). This required planning and coordinating across four different departments on the ship consisting of 135 personnel as well as up to a dozen different outside support activities consisting of hundreds of personnel. 3. Notable Experiences:1. Submarine of choice for Tactical Development Exercises (TACDEVEX). Conducted numerous operations testing new weapons, tactics, and concept of operations. 2.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), National Security Affairs And Strategic Studies

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear Engineer Certicate, Nuclear Engineering

Department Head Certification, Advanced Submarine Systems And Leadership