Dave Lamp

Dave is a command & control program analyst, Capability Needs Development & Management Branch, Combat Capability Developer Division, DDC4, J8, Joint Staff, Department of Defense, Norfolk, VA. He has been the champion for advanced technology integration there since his arrival in September 2007. He is responsible to the deputy director, C4, Joint Staff J8 and the Secretary of Defense for integrating technology systems for process improvement for joint deployment.

His undergraduate and graduate work has been in personal development and wellness from a religious context with a Master of Divinity degree from Andrews University, Michigan. He is an industrial-organizational psychology PhD candidate at Capella University, MN investigating the role of adult attachment styles within virtual teams.

Mr. Lamp served as an Air Force public affairs officer, recognized for outstanding service in crisis communications receiving the Ambassador's Award in 1987 for the best community relations program in the United Kingdom. He led the largest government training organization outside the Defense Department as it transitioned to distance learning; he was selected for the Clinton Administration's National Performance Review, heading a team that developed the first web-based learning environment. As the youngest director in the history of the Graduate School, USDA, he was given the responsibility to build a national learning portal resulting in AmeriSchool, the first personalized learning management system built for reusable learning object utilization as directed by President Clinton. His technical achievement also resulted in a pending patent application for its innovative reusable learning object design. Assigned to the Air Force Press Desk on September 11, 2001 he provided critical media support and assistance tto senior leaders. He was deployed to U.S. Central Command, Coalition Forces Land Component Commander's staff, Camp Doha, Kuwait, for Operation Iraqi Freedom as well as to Multinational Force-Iraqi, Baghdad and U.S. Central Command Forward, Qatar as the operational analyst for strategic communications, public affairs and information operations with the Joint Center for Operational Analysis.

He entered federal civil service in May 2009 where he investigated the human factors aspects of technology integration within decision-making system. He is married to the former Joan Alison Cessford; they have two grown children.