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Alan Estevez, Department of Defense
Alan Estevez is the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Supply Chain Integration) within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics and Materiel Readiness). He is responsible for development of global supply chain management and distribution policies and processes to support the warfightersÕ operational requirements in the 21st Century. He assumed his current position and was inducted into the Senior Executive Service in October 2002.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Estevez was the Deputy to the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Transportation Policy) from May 2000 to September 2002. In that capacity, he was responsible for development of policies in support of DoD strategic mobility, transportation, and traffic management programs. From September 2001 to December 2001, Mr. Estevez was the Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Transportation Policy).
Mr. Estevez was the Assistant for Traffic Management in the Office of the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Transportation Policy from December 1995 Ð May 2000. Mr. Estevez played critical roles in the Deputy Secretary of Defense initiative to reengineer Defense transportation documentation and payment processes, as well as in the development of the DoD Transportation Acquisition Policy and development of the DoDÕs Logistics Automatic Identification Technology Implementation Plan.
From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Estevez was a logistics management specialist assigned to the U.S. Army Strategic Logistics Agency where he managed the ArmyÕs program to correct logistics deficiencies identified during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From 1981 through 1990, Mr. Estevez held numerous positions with Military Traffic Management Command in Bayonne, New Jersey, Oakland, California, and Falls Church, Virginia.
Mr. Estevez received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1979 and a Masters degree in National Security Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1995. He is the recipient of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence.
March 2005