Terry M. Holdren
Bear
Summary
Experienced in supervising, planning, executing, and formal reporting in a variety of disciplines: to include science and technology programs, budgeting, and human resources. Progressive experience managing, leading, and supervising multidisciplinary teams and applying a project management (PM) approach. Broad technical knowledge base with formal PM education. Expertise in leadership, PM Processes, anthropomorphic test devices (ATD) development, ballistic testing/model validation of armor,statistical analyses,and live-fire ground vehicle damage assessments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Operations, Director (A)
Army Research Laboratory
12.2024 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations across multiple departments, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient execution of tasks.
- Monitored budget and utilized operational resources.
- Oversaw day-to-day activities in accordance with business objectives.
- Oversaw successful implementation of operational strategies and policies to drive organizational growth and productivity.
Terminal Effects Associate Division Chief
Army Research Laboratory
10.2022 - 11.2024
- Supervised 6 civilians and oversaw 4 contractors primarily in the business operations domain.
- Effectively performed Terminal Effects Division (TED) Associate Division Chief (ADC) duties, ensuring the division is effective and efficient in staff support for administrative actions, facilities, program planning, finance, and strategic engagement, to include ensuring all tasks and signature items were completed, and all meetings requiring division representation are attended.
- Provided courses of action and advisory information to TED Division Chief on all matter of operations from personnel, contracting, division technical strategy, to division restructuring options.
- Led the review all all division submissions for Flex-4 funding, CASE panel, major award submissions, and other items of organization-wide interest.
- Engaged with leadership across ARL representing TED interest and matters of concern, to include ARD Principal Deputies, RBD Deputies, and ADCs across ARD.
- Represented US and ARL/ARD Terminal Effects interest as the Soldier Survivability Key Technical Area Lead under the FVEY S&T Land Group Dismounted Soldier Technical Panel.
Finance and Personnel Office, Chief
Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Supervised 15 government employees and 2 contractors across two teams
- Advised WMRD leadership on available funds/projects to be funded.
- ARL Program Budget Activity Committee (PBAC) representative, responsible for building and compiling WMRD’s internal overhead (OH) budget and represent WMRD in ARL overhead budget build.
- Responsible for ensuring all budget actions follow established procedures and provide guidance to budget team on approaches to new processes and requirements.
- Review and make recommendations to leadership on all hiring actions and hiring plans.
- Lead the WMRD CASE Promotion Panel and provide summary and recommendations to WMRD Director.
- Key member of the ARL re-organization transition team where I contributed expert knowledge in organizational design, contributed to multiple transition team products, to include office structures, roles and responsibilities, communications strategy, etc.
Associate for Plans and Programs
Vehicle Technology Directorate
02.2020 - 01.2021
- Key member of VTD leadership team, directorate’s focal point for planning, programming, budget, and execution of a $40M+ portfolio.
- Responsible for executing tasker responses and information requests to CCDC ARL HQ, CCDC HQ, AFC, ASA(ALT), DA HQ, and OSD.
- Ensured the quality and credibility of directorate output, to include RDT&E R2 development, PSM charts, reclamas, and Congressional Adds.
- Contributed to VTD strategic direction.
- Primary interface with FVL CFT S&T Advisors, for which I received a special act award.
Technical Coordinator
Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
10.2019 - 01.2020
- Advisor/assistant to the Associate Director Plans and Programs.
- Worked directly with WMRD senior staff to support to CCDC and ARL tasks and data requirements and ensures the quality and credibility of directorate outputs.
Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) PM
DEVCOM Analysis Center (formerly Army Research Laboratory)
10.2018 - 09.2019
- Successfully managed multiple lines of effort simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with project goals. Project coordination and collaboration spanned multiple industry, academic, and international partnerships.
- Led execution of remaining S&T portion of WIAMan Project that exceeding $15M utilizing a project management framework.
- Led quarterly Council of Colonels to maintain stakeholder awareness and support.
- Briefed senior Army and DoD leadership on all project aspects and reported schedule and budget status to leadership/stakeholders.
- Successfully defended the program to the Army Acquisition Executive (AAE) and Deputy when continued program funded was at risk.
- Provided technical expertise to PEO STRI for acquisition planning to ensure successful WIAMan production in FY19/FY20.
- Led FY20+ program planning (budget/schedule) for remaining WIAMan S&T.
WIAMan Product Team Lead
Army Research Laboratory
03.2013 - 09.2018
- Led WIAMan T&E and ATD development teams consisting of multi-disciplined S&Es from multiple organizations and project areas.
- Routinely called upon to brief Army senior leaders, SESs, GOs, and other officials.
- Successfully transitioned, on time and budget, the WIAMan Technology Data Package to PEO STRI for acquisition.
- Managed and prioritized ATD cost, schedule, performance, and risk as well as all aspects of the design, development, delivery, and testing; including serving as COR of WIAMan ATD contract, award of $30M+.
- Contribution to technical exchanges and produced project management documents (cost estimates and schedules).
- Interface for external collaborations including PEO STRI, ATEC, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and others.
- Developed and executed Technology Demonstrator test matrix and successful quick turnaround of test plans, test results, and data analysis.
- Led the development of the WIAMan T&E Master Plan and contributed to key documentation, such as the Test Capabilities Requirements Document, Systems Engineering Integration Plan, and Risk Management Plan.
- Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and Technical Monitor (TM) for three contracts ranging from professional services to research and development.
- Cooperative Agreement Manager (CAM) for Johns Hopkins University, with 7 additional sub-contracted Universities.
- Source selection board (SSB) member for major support contract where I develop a rubric based scoring tool for all SSB members to streamline the process.
- Worked closely with Army Contracting Command (ACC) on all contract and cooperative agreements matters.
Mathematical Statistician
Army Research Laboratory
09.2006 - 03.2013
- Led and contributed to all aspects of a diverse collection of projects. This included project proposals, planning, executing, analyzing data, writing technical reports (cradle-to-grave), preparing briefings, and worked collaboratively with individual SMEs.
- Proposed and granted funding for ballistic-test programs sponsored by JLF-Air, JLF-Ground, and JASPO.
- Authored or co-authored over 6 ARL technical reports.
- Wrote detailed test plans, completed statistical analyses on live-fire, body-armor, and various other ballistic-test data.
- Conducted live-fire damage assessments of MRAP vehicles, and conducted component ballistic tests for then Marine Corps’ EFV.
- Prepared and presented briefings at various government-sponsored meetings.
- Routinely called upon to brief visitors and senior leaders on current projects.
- Provided statistics SME support across SLAD
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics (Statistics Minor)
Wilkes University
Wilkes-barre, PA05-2004
Master's Certificate (21 Credits) - Applied Statistics
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX12-2011
Master of Science - Project Management (Operations Research)
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL05-2015
Master's Certificate - Innovation And Leadership
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD08-2025
Skills
- Project management
- Organizational design
- Operational efficiency
- Leadership (ELP Graduate)
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Decision Making
- Collaboration
- Operations oversight
- Strategic planning
- Strategic planning and execution
Accomplishments
- Consistent high commendable or distinguished performance ratings
- 2020 Special Act Award for outstanding contributions in strengthening ARL’s engagement with the FVL CFT
- 2019 ARL Honorary Award Winner for Impactful Communication
- Star Note (MG Wins) commending successful WIAMan transition
- Nominated for USD(AT&L) David Packard Excellence in Acquisition
- Several previous Special Act Awards for contributions to specific research program which I led earlier in my career
Timeline
Staff Operations, Director (A)
Army Research Laboratory
12.2024 - Current
Terminal Effects Associate Division Chief
Army Research Laboratory
10.2022 - 11.2024
Finance and Personnel Office, Chief
Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
01.2021 - 09.2022
Associate for Plans and Programs
Vehicle Technology Directorate
02.2020 - 01.2021
Technical Coordinator
Weapons and Materials Research Directorate
10.2019 - 01.2020
Warrior Injury Assessment Manikin (WIAMan) PM
DEVCOM Analysis Center (formerly Army Research Laboratory)
10.2018 - 09.2019
WIAMan Product Team Lead
Army Research Laboratory
03.2013 - 09.2018
Mathematical Statistician
Army Research Laboratory
09.2006 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics (Statistics Minor)
Wilkes University
Master's Certificate (21 Credits) - Applied Statistics
Texas A&M University
Master of Science - Project Management (Operations Research)
Florida Institute of Technology
Master's Certificate - Innovation And Leadership
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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