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John Gaston
John Gaston brings forty-plus years of lessons learned from leading and managing a number of nationally recognized organizations within government and industry to the reader. He ha...view moreJohn Gaston brings forty-plus years of lessons learned from leading and managing a number of nationally recognized organizations within government and industry to the reader. He has led multiple diversely populated intelligence teams—including scientists, engineers, psychologists, physicists, chemists, and human-factors analysts—in assessing strategic foreign aerospace research, development, and test capabilities. He worked with CIA and DIA analysts and decision-makers in elevating national focus on foreign chemical warfare capabilities, Soviet space activities, and advanced aerospace platform designs while orchestrating several successful collection activities.
In Japan and Korea, he supervised teams in operational-intelligence, battle-management, and command-and-control functions. He directed government and industry teams protecting some of the nation’s most sensitive, classified research, development, and operational programs, involving thousands of people, hundreds of suppliers, and billions of dollars. During these years, he coached and mentored numerous young officers, civil-service SMEs (subject matter experts), and industrial security specialists in developing their technical, managerial, and leadership skills. Over time, many of these individuals received assignments involving much greater responsibility and authority.
He has lectured at national and international security conferences regarding the need to protect US trade secrets and proprietary information from foreign cyber attacks as well as internal espionage activities. He attributes his professional achievements and accomplishments to the quality, dedication, positive attitude, mission orientation, and self-empowerment of the people he led. Many of his successes were the product of the latitude and flexibility given him by his superiors.
He equates his personal success to his wife and best friend, Maybella.
His awards include Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award, USAF; Special Programs Security Specialist of the Year, USAF/AFMC; C-17 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Planning Team Member; James S. Cogswell Award, Team Leader, DOD/DIS; Security Education Activity of the Year, Team Leader, SAF/AQ; the Bronze Star medal; three Meritorious Service medals; four Air Force Commendation medals; Viet Nam Honor Medal, 1st Class; multiple USAF organizational awards with “V”; YMCA Golden Triangle Award; and the CYO Eagle of the Cross Award.view less