RDECOM commander taps Muller as new CERDEC director

By CERDEC Public AffairsApril 22, 2015

RDECOM commander taps Muller as new CERDEC director
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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 22, 2015) -- The commanding general of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command appointed a new director for the its communications-electronics center, or CERDEC, in a ceremony at the Myer Auditorium here April 22.

Henry J. Muller Jr. replaces Jill H. Smith, who retired in October 2014. Muller is the third CERDEC director since the Army transferred operational control for the center from the Communications-Electronics Command to RDECOM March 1, 2004.

"The Army asks a lot of the men and women selected to lead RDECOM centers and labs. They are expected to be world-class technical experts and outstanding leaders, and also the face of innovation for the Army for industry, academia and other partners," said Maj. Gen. John F. Wharton, RDECOM commanding general.

As director, Muller will manage, plan and execute technical research in the area of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or C4ISR.

He will also represent the center to the Army Materiel Command, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, Director of Defense Research and Engineering, and other military and civilian echelons on topics of CERDEC interest.

"I follow in the footsteps of great leaders who have provided mentorship and guidance to me throughout my career and whose experiences have influenced my career," Muller said. "They demonstrated that being a leader means, 'setting a vision and driving it home,' while also demonstrating a true sense of caring for the people in the organization.

"I've been a member of the CERDEC team for many years and have had the good fortune to work in and lead several CERDEC organizations. I've served as a project leader, a chief at the branch and division level and a director at the associate and directorate level. I look forward to bringing these experiences, both technically and managerially, to the technical director's position."

Before his appointment, Muller served as the director of CERDEC's Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate since January 2012. Muller entered the Senior Executive Service Corps in November 2008 as director of CERDEC's Space and Terrestrial Communications Directorate. Before that, he served four years as CERDEC's associate director and two years as chief of the Information Operations Division of CERDEC I2WD.

"Henry has been with what we now call the C4ISR community for more than 30 years. Based on Henry's vast experience, I am confident he brings the depth of technical knowledge and the leadership ability it takes to run such an important organization in such challenging times," Wharton said.

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The Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center is part of the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, which has the mission to develop technology and engineering solutions for America's Soldiers.

RDECOM is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness -- technology, acquisition support, materiel development, logistics power projection, and sustainment -- to the total force, across the spectrum of joint military operations. If a Soldier shoots it, drives it, flies it, wears it, eats it or communicates with it, AMC provides it.

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