Michael Wynne
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Michael W. Wynne is the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., USA.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Clearwater, Florida and raised in Melborne.[1]
Younger brother of 1st Lt. Patrick Edward Wynne, call sign "Ozark"[2], October 8, 1941[3] - MIA August 8, 1966 Vietnam, declared dead in 1974, SRV returned remains to PCOM March 18, 1977.
[edit] Military and business
Mr. Wynne graduated from the United States Military Academy and served in the Air Force for seven years, ending his career as a captain and assistant professor of astronautics at the United States Air Force Academy.
He spent three years with Lockheed Martin selling the Space Systems Division to then Martin Marietta. He successfully integrated the division into the Astronautics Company and became the General Manager of the Space Launch Systems segment, combining the Titan with the Atlas Launch vehicles. For the next 23 years, Mr. Wynne held a variety of senior positions at General Dynamics, retiring in 1999 as Senior Vice President where his role was in International Development and Strategy. Throughout his career at General Dynamics, he held positions with the Aircraft (F-16s), Main Battle Tanks (M1A2 Abrams), and Space Launch Vehicles (Atlas and Centaur) Divisions.
Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Mr. Wynne was involved in venture capital. He nurtured small technology companies through their startup phase as a member of the NextGenFund Executive Committee, and served in executive positions of two of those companies.
The Air Force and Renewable Energy
Mr. Wynne is a prominent proponent of renewable energy, and has supported the Air Force's continued leadership in clean energy procurement. In a recent Air Force brochure on the topic, Wynne wrote:
The reliance on imported oil continues to threaten the economic, financial and physical security of the nation while the use of domestic fossil fuels contributes to nationwide pollution problems. The Air Force believes that development of renewable energy sources for facility energy is one important element of our comprehensive strategy.
The USAF is the nation's leading user of electricity from renewables.
[edit] Controversial Views
Wynne advocated testing nonlethal weapons, such as high-power microwave devices, against American citizens before being used on the battlefield, saying "If we're not willing to use it here against our fellow citizens, then we should not be willing to use it in a wartime situation."After an exhaustive search of the CNN.com site, it would appear the article has been removed. It does survive in pieces inside the blogosphere.
[edit] Into politics
In July 2001, Mr. Wynne was confirmed as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and in May 2003 he was appointed as acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
In this role, Mr. Wynne was the Principal Staff Assistant and adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense for all matters relating to the Department of Defense Acquisition System, research and development, advanced technology, developmental test and evaluation, production, logistics, installation management, military construction, procurement, environmental security, and nuclear, chemical and biological matters.
As Secretary of the Air Force he is responsible for the affairs of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping and providing for the welfare of its nearly 370,000 men and women on active duty, 180,000 members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, 160,000 civilians, and their families. With an annual budget of approximately $110 billion, he ensures the Air Force can meet its current and future operational requirements.
[edit] Writing
Mr. Wynne has published numerous professional journal articles relating to engineering, cost estimating and contracting.
[edit] Education
- 1966: Bachelor of Science degree in general engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
- 1970: Master's degree in electrical engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 1975: Master's degree in business, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
[edit] Career chronology
- June 1966 - June 1973, Air Force officer
- May 1994 - March 1997, General Manager, Space Launch Systems, General Dynamics Astronautics, San Diego, California
- July 1997 - October 1999, Senior Vice President, General Dynamics, Falls Church, Virginia
- December 2000 - July 2001, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IXATA Group, McLean, Virginia
- July 2001 - October 2005, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Washington, D.C. (May 2003 - April 2005, also served as acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)
- April 2005 - June 2005, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Washington, D.C.
- November 2005 - present, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C.
[edit] References
| Preceded by Pete Geren (acting) |
United States Secretary of the Air Force 2005 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Donald Winter |
United States order of precedence as of 2006 |
Succeeded by John E. Potter |
| Secretaries of the United States Department of Defense |  |
|---|---|
| Robert Gates, Gordon R. England (Deputy), Francis J. Harvey (Army), Donald C. Winter (Navy), Michael Wynne (Air Force) |
