Robert E.
Parker, Jr., Ph.D.
Robert E. Parker, Jr., Ph.D.
Executive Director (Acting) and Deputy PEO for Technical Direction and Capability Integration
Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I)
Dr. Robert Parker is a Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific Distinguished Senior Scientific Technical Manager serving as the Executive Director (Acting) and Deputy PEO C4I for Technical Direction and Capability Integration. Dr. Parker is responsible for identifying technologies to advance current PEO C4I capabilities, defining future Information Warfare Platform capabilities, and driving systems-of-system engineering across PEO C4I and other Navy programs to promote common, interoperable architectures.
Dr. Parker joined PEO C4I as Assistant PEO for S&T in November 2011 and served concurrently as the SPAWAR Deputy CTO for much of this period. Dr. Parker assessed current and future capability gaps, coordinated access to US Navy and DoD S&T programs and vigorously pursued technology transition to the Fleet.
Prior to entering Federal Civil Service, Captain Bob Parker retired from the US Navy after twenty-seven years of honorable service in September 2011. He held several program management and systems engineering billets within SPAWAR and PEO C4I including:
• From September 1999 to March 2002, he served as the Technical Director for the Navy SATCOM Program Office (PMW 176). He later served as Project Manager for INMARSAT and Division Director for Military and Commercial SATCOM in addition to his Technical Director responsibilities.
• From April 2002 to September 2007, he served as the Deputy Program Manager for the Naval Afloat Networks Program Office (PMW 165) and the Deputy Program Manager for the Networks, IA, and Enterprise Services Program Office (PMW 160) with responsibility for one ACAT II and several ACAT III programs.
• From September 2007 to September 2011, he served as the Program Manager for PMW 120, the Battlespace Awareness and Information Operations Program Office, with responsibility for two ACAT IAM programs and one ACAT II program.
Prior to his program management billets, he served at the Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando Florida as an instructor, completed a Surface Warfare qualification tour aboard USS Jouett (CG 29) and served as the Production Officer at SIMA San Diego.
Dr. Parker received the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2016. Captain Parker’s personal awards include the Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Navy Commendation medal (two awards), and the Navy and Marine Corps achievement medal. Captain Parker also received the Navy’s Copernicus Award in 2005.
Dr. Parker received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1999 from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where his research covered wireless low-bit-rate video compression and ATM networking. Previous degrees include a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1992 from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1985 from North Carolina State University.
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