After receiving advanced degrees in Agriculture, Dairy Science, and Management of Information Technology, from Cornell, Penn State and American University, Dr. Gilbert served in the U.S. Army as a Medical Service Corps Commander and Staff officer, which included service as a Special Forces Operational "A" Detachment Commander and Medical Plans, Operations, and Training Officer. While in the Army, he received a Ph.D. in Business with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Informatics from the University of Pittsburgh. Rising to the rank of Colonel, he served in the Army as Director of Information Systems (CIO) at Walter Reed and Tripler Army Medical Centers in Washington, DC, and Honolulu, HI; CIO of the Army Medical Research and Development Command (MRDC) and Director of the Army's Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) at Fort Detrick, MD. He was instrumental in developing and implementing numerous Department of Defense medical information systems, initiating a variety of military medical informatics projects, and creating the Army's telemedicine program. As a civil servant, he led the Army S&T efforts in Medical Robotics & Medical Autonomous & Unmanned Capabilities. He has served on the Board and as Research Chair for the Special Operations Medical Association (SOMA) and is a past President of the Cotactin Chapter of AUSA based at Fort Detrick, MD. He is life-time member of SOMA, AUSA, the Special Forces Association and the Army Signal Corps Regimental Association. He has many publications and has made numerous presentations in all of the areas of his research and project management. He has received the Army Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and subsequently, the General Max Thurmond Award for lifetime achievements in the field of Telemedicine. One of the Army Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) topics he authored while serving as an IPA at TATRC was selected for one of six 2006 Army SBIR Quality Awards; several have been selected for the Prestigious Small Business Administration Roland Tibbetts Award. He retired in July 2020
Listed skills include Research, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, and 20 others.