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Mr. William T. (Terry) Mayfield
Name: Mr. William T. (Terry) Mayfield
Previous Experience:
- Assistant Director, Information Systems Division, U.S. Navy Enlisted Personnel Management Center, New Orleans, LA
- Pogram Manager, Navy Enlisted Distribution Systems, U.S. Navy Manpower and Personnel Center, Washington, DC
- Assistant Director, Computer and Software Engineering Division, Institute for Defense Analyses
Spectrum Experience:
- Mr. Mayfield is a member of the Navy and homeland Security Divisions at SPECTRUM. He has extensive knowledge in the areas of information technology management and security , and defense analyses.
Biography:
Mr. William T. Mayfield has had a distinguished career spanning 45 years in the service of our National Defense, highlighted by extensive experience in naval surface warfare, anti-air warfare, command and control, Navy personnel management systems, information system management, program management, defense analyses, information security, information warfare, net-centric systems concepts, and enterprise information architectures. At sea, he was part of the early development and testing of the Aegis Combat System, the testing of the Terrier Standard Missile 2 Capability, and the NATO demonstration of the AWACS air warfare capabilities. His shore tours were devoted to automating the U.S. Navy Enlisted Distribution and Assignment Systems. He was the co-creator of the U.S. Navy Manning Plan and the Enlisted Personnel Requisition System.
Following his naval career, Mr. Mayfield joined the Institute for Defense Analyses, where he participated in numerous defense studies for the U.S. Navy, the National Security Agency, the Defense Information System Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Mayfield retired from IDA in June 2007, but continues to consult with them on various information systems issues.
Mr. Mayfield enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in October 1962 and was subsequently commissioned in November 1965 through Naval Officers' Candidate School, Newport, RI. As a Surface Warfare Officer, he served in operations billets in destroyers and cruisers in both the Pacific and Atlantic. He served as a member of the U.S. Naval Advisory Group, Vietnam, and was on the Staff of the Commander, U.S. Sixth Fleet. At sea, he was part of the early development and testing of the Aegis Combat System, the testing of the Terrier Standard Missile 2 Capability, and the NATO demonstration of the AWACS air warfare capabilities. His shore tours were devoted to automating the U.S. Navy's Enlisted Distribution and Assignment Systems. He was the co-creator of the U.S. Navy Manning Plan and the Enlisted Personnel Requisition System. Mr. Mayfield retired from the U.S. Navy as a LCDR in June 1985.
Following his naval career, Mr. Mayfield joined the Institute for Defense Analyses, where he participated in numerous defense studies. He initiated a computer security analysis capability at IDA and performed seminal studies in that area for the U.S. Navy, the National Security Agency, the Defense Information System Agency, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He assisted the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in standing up a research program in information security and consulted with the managers of that program for nearly eight years. He led a Federal inter-agency effort to develop a research agenda for High Confidence Systems. He consulted with the Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection and helped develop the research agenda contained in that report. He led the congressionally mandated study to develop a defense-wide comprehensive and coherent program for information assurance and helped start up the ensuing Defense-wide IA Program. He was also responsible for assisting the NSA in creating the INFOSEC Research Council, which is now a Federal volunteer group of INFOSEC research program managers that come together to coordinate their INFOSEC research efforts. In 1996, Mr. Mayfield received IDA's highest award for research - the Gen. Andrew J. Goodpasture Award, for the body of research he performed in Information Security. Mr. Mayfield also created for the ASD C3I/NII (DoD CIO) the initial version of the NETOPS architecture for the Department's Global Information Grid, supported the Joint Staff and CDRUSSTRATCOM in developing the NETOPS Conops, and was instrumental in getting the UCP changed to reflect to new mission responsibilities regarding Information Warfare and NETOPs. Mr. Mayfield also led the architectural development of the Net-Centric Operations and Warfare Reference Model (NCOW-RM), which is used by information architects within defense acquisition programs as a means to move their programs toward acquiring net-centric capabilities. Mr. Mayfield retired from IDA in June 2007, but continues to consult with them on various information systems issues.
Mr. Mayfield holds a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University and an M.S. degree from the University of Southern California. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Destroyer School and, while on active duty, held sub-specialties in Command and Control, Information Systems Management, and Personnel Management.
Education:
Mr. Mayfield holds a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University and an M.S. degree from the University of Southern California. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Destroyer School and, while on active duty, held sub-specialties in Command and Control, Information Systems Management, and Personnel Management.
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