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Brian P Wood
Faculty Associate - Research
Information Sciences
Phone: (831) 656-3736
Email: bpwood@nps.edu
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