Full Name
COL Stuart McMillan, USA
Job Title
Project Manager, Tactical Networks
Company
U.S. Army
Speaker Bio
Colonel (COL) Stuart I. McMillan is the Project Manager for Tactical Network, at the Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T). In this position, he provides the direction, management and leadership for the Army’s current and future unified tactical communications network. The line-of-sight, beyond-line-of-sight, and satellite network transport systems in his portfolio enable mission command and secure global voice, video and data exchange between home station and Soldiers at the edge of the battlefield. COL McMillan manages an annual budget of over a billion dollars to provide critical network communications capabilities to the Army, DoD and other government organizations.
COL McMillan was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 2000. His military assignments include the 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)(Dissemination) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he deployed to Afghanistan and Kuwait in support of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom. He served as Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Detachment Commander, and Battalion Adjutant. In 2005, he was assigned to 1st Special Forces Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Okinawa, Japan, where he served as the Battalion Signal Officer. In 2007, he deployed to the Republic of the Philippines in support of OEF-Philippines. In 2008, he was assigned to the 58th Signal Battalion where he commanded the 333rd Signal Company, Fort Buckner, Okinawa, Japan.
In 2010, COL McMillan was assessed into the Army Acquisition Corps and was assigned to the 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion, 627th Contingency Contracting Team in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from 2010 to 2013. He deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2012, where he served as the Services Chief of Contracting at Regional Contracting Center–South. From 2015 to 2016, he was assigned to PEO Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors, PM Department of Defense Biometrics, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he served as an Assistant PdM for Biometrics Enabling Capability. He was assigned to the Pentagon from 2016-2018 as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for Warfighter Information Network–Tactical Increment 1 and Satellite Communications. He then served as the Product Manager for Mission Network, PM TN, from 2018-2021. From 2021-2022, he served as the Military Acquisition Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Recently, he graduated from the Eisenhower School at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
COL McMillan graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Resourcing from the Eisenhower School. His military education includes the Signal Officer Basic and Captain’s Career Courses, Command and General Staff Course, Army Acquisition Basic Course, and Acquisition Intermediate Program Management and Contracting Courses. He is an Army Acquisition Corps Member and is certified Level III Advanced in Program Management, and Level III Professional in Contracting.
COL McMillan’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (7OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
COL McMillan was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Corps in 2000. His military assignments include the 3rd Psychological Operations Battalion (Airborne)(Dissemination) at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he deployed to Afghanistan and Kuwait in support of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom. He served as Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Detachment Commander, and Battalion Adjutant. In 2005, he was assigned to 1st Special Forces Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) in Okinawa, Japan, where he served as the Battalion Signal Officer. In 2007, he deployed to the Republic of the Philippines in support of OEF-Philippines. In 2008, he was assigned to the 58th Signal Battalion where he commanded the 333rd Signal Company, Fort Buckner, Okinawa, Japan.
In 2010, COL McMillan was assessed into the Army Acquisition Corps and was assigned to the 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion, 627th Contingency Contracting Team in Kaiserslautern, Germany, from 2010 to 2013. He deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, in 2012, where he served as the Services Chief of Contracting at Regional Contracting Center–South. From 2015 to 2016, he was assigned to PEO Intelligence Electronic Warfare and Sensors, PM Department of Defense Biometrics, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where he served as an Assistant PdM for Biometrics Enabling Capability. He was assigned to the Pentagon from 2016-2018 as a Department of the Army Systems Coordinator for Warfighter Information Network–Tactical Increment 1 and Satellite Communications. He then served as the Product Manager for Mission Network, PM TN, from 2018-2021. From 2021-2022, he served as the Military Acquisition Assistant to the Secretary of the Army. Recently, he graduated from the Eisenhower School at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
COL McMillan graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Science in National Security and Strategic Resourcing from the Eisenhower School. His military education includes the Signal Officer Basic and Captain’s Career Courses, Command and General Staff Course, Army Acquisition Basic Course, and Acquisition Intermediate Program Management and Contracting Courses. He is an Army Acquisition Corps Member and is certified Level III Advanced in Program Management, and Level III Professional in Contracting.
COL McMillan’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters (4OLC), Army Commendation Medal (7OLC), Army Achievement Medal (5OLC), the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
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