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Brian P Wood

Faculty Associate - Research
Information Sciences

Phone: (831) 656-3736

Overview

Faculty Associate-Research, Dept of Information Sciences, NPS since 2006. Federal Sales for Sun Microsystems. 20 years US Navy/Naval Flight Officer, F-14.
NPS Experience
  • 1997 - current: Faculty Associate - Research
Other Experience
  • 1984 Graduate, Naval Fighter Weapons School (TopGun), NAS Miramar, CA
  • 1981 Student Naval Flight Officer, Training Squadron Eighty Six (VT-86), NAS Pensacola, FL
  • 1980 Student Naval Flight Officer, Naval Aviation Schools Command, NAS Pensacola, FL
  • 2000 - 2006 Federal Government Sales, Sun Microsystems
  • 1997 - 2000 Associate Director, Naval Postgraduate School
  • 1995 - 1997 Strike Operations Officer, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), Norfolk, VA
  • 1992 - 1995 Operations Officer, Joint Staff (J-33), National Military Command Center, Pentagon
  • 1991 - 1992 Student, Naval War College, Newport, RI
  • 1990 - 1991 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
  • 1988 - 1991 Operations Officer, Safety Officer, Quality Assurance Officer, and Naval Flight Officer, Fighter Squadron Eighty Four (VF-84), NAS Oceana, VA
  • 1988 - 1989 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
  • 1986 - 1988 Maintenance Branch Officer, Operations Administration Officer, First Lieutenant, Flight Instructor, Naval Flight Officer, Fighter Squadron One Hundred One (VF-101), NAS Oceana, VA
  • 1982 - 1985 Training Officer, Maintenance Division and Branch Officer, Legal Officer, Naval Flight Officer, Fighter Squadron Twenty Four (VF-24), NAS Miramar, CA
  • 1981 - 1982 Student, Naval Flight Officer, Fighter Squadron One Hundred Twenty Four (VF-124), NAS Miramar, CA
  • 1980 - 1981 Student Naval Flight Officer, Training Squadron Ten (VT-10), NAS Pensacola, FL
  • 1976 - 2000 Commander, retired, United States Navy
  • 1976 - 1980 Midshipman, US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
  • 1974 - 1975 Civilian Payroll, CINCUSNAVEUR, London, England
Research Interests
New technologies being considered for military deployment. Designing end to end demonstration of such technologies--planning and executing the demonstration, collecting and analyzing data, producing a final military utility assessment report of the technology.
Teaching Interests
n/a

Awards

  • Air Medal
  • Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
  • Armed Forces Service Medal
  • Army Airborne Designation
  • Combat Strike Lead (Desert Storm)
  • Defense Meritorious Service Medal
  • Joint Meritorious Unit Award
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
  • Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation Award
  • National Defense Service Medal
  • NATO Medal
  • Naval Flight Officer
  • Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
  • Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
  • Navy E Ribbon
  • Navy Unit Commendation Award
  • Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
  • Pistol Expert Marksman Award
  • Rifle Marksman Award
  • Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  • Southwest Asia Service Medal
  • 2005 - SunRise recognition/Sales goal achievement
  • 2004 - SunRise recognition/Sales goal achievement
  • 2003 - Sales Representative of the Quarter, Pacific Sales District
  • 2002 - Sales Representative of the Quarter, Pacific Sales District
  • 2001 - SunRise recognition/Sales goal achievement