Alvin F. Burse, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Program Executive Officer and Director, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, AL. The Business and Enterprise Systems portfolio is comprised of 130 programs, 2,200 military, civil service and contractor support personnel located at three bases throughout the United States with a total annual budget of $1 billion and provides enterprise contract vehicles valued at $32B. The organization acquires, modernizes, operates and sustains operational business information technology systems for the Air Force and the Department of Defense.
Mr. Burse enlisted in the Air Force in 1983 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in July 1992. He is a graduate of the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). His experience spans a wide variety of operations, test, engineering, staff and acquisition functions at the strategic/national, operational and tactical unit levels. He served as an Operations Director, Communication Engineer, Program Manager, Operations Officer, PEO Space Staff Director, Program Element Monitor, Division Chief, Commander, Materiel Leader and twice as a Senior Materiel Leader before entering civil service in 2021. He retired as an Air Force Colonel in October 2020.
Prior to his current position, Alvin F. Burse was the Civilian Deputy Director, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, AL.
Before entering civil service, Mr. Burse was the Sr Materiel Leader, Enterprise Logistics Systems Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, AL. He led 580 personnel, managed & executed a $300M+ annual budget, and directed acquisition and sustainment support of 106 maintenance, supply & transportation IT systems & applications. He also oversaw log IT systems acquisition and modernization, managed two BCAT I & eighteen BCAT III programs, and directed FIAR compliance with DoD & GAO systems.
He’s a graduate of the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program; where he was assigned to CACI Corporate HQ in Arlington, VA. Annually, one or two officers are selected from each Service to receive their senior service college credit with Corporate America, where they are exposed to businesses reshaping organizational structures and methods of operations to provide innovative and competitive advantages.
EDUCATION
Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program (SDE)
Air War College, by correspondence
Air Command & Staff College, correspondence/in residence
Squadron Officers School, correspondence/in residence
MS in Operational Art
MS in Systems Management
BS in Engineering Technology
AA in Quality Assurance
AA in Missile Maintenance Technology
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. May 83 – Dec 86; Titan II Missile Maintenance Technician (Enlisted), Little Rock AFB, AR
2. Dec 86 – Apr 92; Program Manager, Titan IV Spacecraft Ops (Enlisted), Cape Canaveral AS, FL
3. Apr 92 – Jul 92; Officer Trainee, Officer Training School, 3718th BMTS Lackland AFB, TX
4. Aug 92 – Jul 96; Sr Operations Director & Chief, Communications Sys Engineering (OD), White Sands, NM
5. Jul 96 – Mar 99; Spacecraft Project Engineer/Operations Officer, Secretary Air Force/SL (NRO), Cape Canaveral AS, FL
6. Mar 03 – Jun 04; Staff Director, Space Superiority Sys & Space Based Radar , AF Program Executive Officer /SPACE, Los Angeles AFB, CA
7. Jul 04-Jun 05; ACSC Student, Maxwell AFB (AETC), AL
8. Jun 05 – Jul 07; Program Element Monitor, Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) & Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS), Assist SecAF (Acquisition), Space Directorate, Pentagon, VA
9. Jul 07 – Jul 08; Division chief, programs, budget and logistics, MNSTC-I/CAFTT(Deployed), Coalition Air Force Transition Team (CAFTT) Baghdad, Iraq
10. Jul 08 – Jun 09; Deputy Division chief, Command & Control and Combat Supt, Assist Sec AF (Acq), Pentagon, VA
11. Jun 09 – May 10; Commander, 578 ACSS/, 330 Aerospace Sustainment Wing, Robins AFB (AFMC), GA
12. Jun 10 – Jul 11; Materiel Leader/Chief, AF DCGS/SP Branch, C2ISR Division, Aerospace Sustainment Directorate (ASD) , Robins AFB, GA
13. Jul 11 – Jun 12; SECDEF Corporate Fellow, CACI Corporate HQ Arlington, VA
14. Jun 12 – Jun 13; Chief, Space Force Enhancement Division,Assist SecAF (Acquisition), Space Directorate, Pentagon (HAF), VA
15. Jun 13 – Jun 16; Senior Materiel Leader, EELV Gen & Ops Division, SMC/LR, LAAFB (AFSPC), CA
16. Jun16 – Sep 20; Senior Materiel Leader/Director, Enterprise Logistics Systems Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, MAFB (AFMC), AL
17. Jan 21 – Jun 21; Lead Associate, Program Manager, Booz Allen Hamilton, Dayton, OH
18. Jun 21 – May 23; Chief of Staff, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL
19. May 23 – Jul23; Civilian Deputy Director, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL
20. Jul 23 – Present; Program Executive Officer, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, AL
AWARDS
AFCEA Leadership Award
SAF/AQ Leadership Award
Space Missile Center AFA Management Award
NRO Director’s Award
DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster
Bronze Star Medal
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Acquisition Professional Development Program: Advanced; Program Management, Practitioner; Information Technology
Member: Acquisition Corps and Space Professional Corps
(CURRENT AS OF AUG 2023)