Dayton Aerospace, Inc. - Gordon Fornell, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret)

Principal Areas of
Expertise

Acquisition Management

Test Management

Proposal Reviews

Independent Review Teams

Gordon Fornell, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret)
Position: Associate

Summary Qualifications

Served in senior acquisition leadership positions in Air Force Systems Command and Air Force Materiel Command. Commanded both Armament Division at Eglin AFB, FL and Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom AFB, MA. Served as Senior Military Assistant to two Secretaries of Defense, Casper W. Weinberger and Frank C. Carlucci. Responsible for aircraft, engine, C3I, electronic combat, and ICBM programs at the Air Force headquarters level. Program director for the KC-10. Served as test pilot on various programs at Edwards AFB, CA and Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

Key Positions

	Commander, Electronic Systems Center
	Commander, Armament Division, Eglin AFB
	Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon
	Special Assistant for ICBM Modernization, HQ USAF
	Program Director, KC-10
	Deputy Director of Development and Production, HQ USAF

Education

	BS, Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
	MBA, Transportation & Public Policy, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
	Air War College
	USAF Test Pilot School
	Squadron Officer's School
	Harvard International Security Course
	Program management DoD Level III Certified
	Theory of Constraints, Jonah Course