ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author James H. Kelly was born in Rhode Island and served with the Department of Defense for 45 years. His active military service spans 27 years with the United States Army, retiring in 1998 as a Lieutenant Colonel. An Analyst and Program Manager, Division Manager, and Department Manager for CAS, Incorporated, and Computer Sciences Corporation, he continued to support the Department of Defense as a member of the Joint Staff.
James entered government service in 2004, serving in a series of assignments: first, as a Deputy Division Chief on the staff of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; second, as the Deputy Director, Competitive Strategies Group, for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), Office of the Secretary of Defense, leading both cultural and technical red teaming efforts to counter IED; and finally, in 2010, as senior adviser support to the Director, JIEDDO, as the Deputy Chief of the Director’s Strategy Group.
James entered government service in 2004, serving in a series of assignments: first, as a Deputy Division Chief on the staff of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; second, as the Deputy Director, Competitive Strategies Group, for the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), Office of the Secretary of Defense, leading both cultural and technical red teaming efforts to counter IED; and finally, in 2010, as senior adviser support to the Director, JIEDDO, as the Deputy Chief of the Director’s Strategy Group.
