Full Name
COL Justin Shell, USA
Job Title
Project Manager, Integrated Enterprise Networks
Company
U.S. Army
Speaker Bio
COL Jay Shell serves as the Project Manager for the Army’s Integrated Enterprise Network (IEN). PM IEN is, responsible for modernization and lifecycle management of the Army’s information technology network infrastructure. In this role he leads a team of more than 500 globally disbursed Acquisition professionals funded with more than $3 Billion to deliver network modernization worldwide. COL Shell served in other strategic assignments in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment as the Chief of Staff of the Defense Assisted Acquisition Cell, COVID-19 Ventilator Lead, Chief of Staff to the Chief Information Security Officer, and DoD Acquisition Cybersecurity Policy Coordinator where he coordinated the DoD’s support to the COVID-19 interagency response, helped restock Health and Human Services’ Strategic National Stockpile, expanded the nation’s domestic industrial base for key medical equipment, and wrote cybersecurity policy as part of the DoDI 5000 Acquisition reform.
Jay’s previous Acquisition Corps assignments include Product Manager for the Abrams Main Battle Tank program, with funding of over $9 Billion, where he oversaw the development, acquisition, fielding, and life cycle support of the Army’s Main Battle Tank, Executive Officer within Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Assistant Product Manager for Heavy Tactical Vehicles at the Detroit Arsenal.
Jay’s operational assignments include Brigade Executive Officer and Company Tactical Officer for the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, Hohenfels, Germany, as well as other company-grade assignments in 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 10th Cavalry, and 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry.
COL Shell holds an undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy and masters degrees in National Resource Strategy, Business Administration, and Organizational Psychology from The Eisenhower School, The University of Phoenix, and Columbia University, respectively. Jay is married to the former Jenna Adams of Belton, Texas, who serves the Nation as a military spouse and a career Department of the Army Civilian. They reside in Alexandria, Va. with their two mixed-breed rescue pups, Lula and Betty.
Jay’s previous Acquisition Corps assignments include Product Manager for the Abrams Main Battle Tank program, with funding of over $9 Billion, where he oversaw the development, acquisition, fielding, and life cycle support of the Army’s Main Battle Tank, Executive Officer within Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition and Sustainment, and Assistant Product Manager for Heavy Tactical Vehicles at the Detroit Arsenal.
Jay’s operational assignments include Brigade Executive Officer and Company Tactical Officer for the Corps of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, Company Commander, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, Hohenfels, Germany, as well as other company-grade assignments in 2nd Battalion, 63rd Armor, 10th Cavalry, and 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry.
COL Shell holds an undergraduate degree from the United States Military Academy and masters degrees in National Resource Strategy, Business Administration, and Organizational Psychology from The Eisenhower School, The University of Phoenix, and Columbia University, respectively. Jay is married to the former Jenna Adams of Belton, Texas, who serves the Nation as a military spouse and a career Department of the Army Civilian. They reside in Alexandria, Va. with their two mixed-breed rescue pups, Lula and Betty.
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