MIIS CySec Distinguished Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Linton Wells II has held civilian leadership positions in national security affairs at Senior Executive Service or equivalent levels for over 20 years. This included service as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration (ASD NII) and Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (CIO). In these two roles he oversaw the U.S. Defense Department’s $30 billion budget for information technology and related areas and was responsible for enhancing the Department’s networked capabilities and support structures. Other senior positions related to Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) as well as the interface between policy and technology.
Dr. Wells transitioned from federal service in June 2014 after 51 years with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). At MIIS CySec, his current research efforts focus on the relationships between cyberspace issues and C4 (Command, Control, Communications and Computers), as well as how cyberspace issues may impact, assist or thwart HA/DR (Humanitarian Assistance / Disaster Relief) efforts.
From 2010 to 2014 he led the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP), a research center at the National Defense University (NDU), where he was also Transformation Chair and a Distinguished Research Professor. He remains a Visting Distinguished Research Fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) at NDU.
CTNSP’s research emphasizes four broad areas: (1) The integration of civil and military activities, public-private cooperation, and building communities with diverse organizations in and out of government; (2) innovative learning–tapping into the explosion of innovation in private sector adult education and applying it to national security institutions; (3) emerging challenges, such as cyber, space, energy and autonomous vehicles; and (4) science and technology, emphasizing human hardiness and chemical/biological defense.
While at CTNSP, Dr. Wells initiated the TIDES (Transformative Innovation for Development and Emergency Support) research project. This is a knowledge-sharing effort supported by DoD and other government agencies that promotes sustainable support to populations under stress – post-war, post-disaster, or impoverished, in foreign or domestic contexts, for short-term or long-term (multi-year) engagements. The project encourages unity of action among diverse organizations where there is no unity of command and facilitates public-private, whole of govenment and transnational engagement.TIDES also maintains the global STAR-TIDES network for knowledge sharing, with some 5,000 nodes from Northern Europe to Australasia. It is particularly interested in solutions that are sustainable by local populations in their worlds, with their resources, through public-private cooperation.
Dr. Wells was born in Luanda, Angola. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1967 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Oceanography. He attended graduate school at the Johns Hopkins University, receiving a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) in Mathematical Sciences and a Ph.D. in International Relations. He is also a 1983 graduate of the Japanese National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo, the first U.S. naval officer to attend there. During his 26 years in the U.S. Navy, he served in a variety of surface ships, including command of a destroyer squadron and guided missile destroyer. In addition, he acquired a wide range of experience in operations analysis; Pacific, Indian Ocean and Middle East affairs; and C3I.
Dr. Wells has written widely on security studies in English and Japanese journals. He co-authored Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War, which was published in 1997 and Strategic Shift, an analysis of DoD strategic guidance, published in 2013. He also co-edited a series of books on international security transformation and leader development. His hobbies include history, the relationship between policy and technology as well as scuba diving.
He received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service from the Johns Hopkins University and has thrice been awarded the U.S. Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.
MIIS CySec Senior Technical Fellow
Dr. George Moore is a MIIS CySec Senior Technical Fellow at the Monterey Institute. Concurrently, he is a visiting Scientist in Residence and Adjunct Faculty Member at the Institute’s James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies. He teaches courses and workshops in nuclear trafficking, nuclear forensics, cyber security, drones and surveillance as well as various other legal and technical topics. He also manages an International Safeguards Course sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Agency in cooperation with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Dr. Moore has over 40 years of computer programming experience in various programming languages and has managed large database and document systems. He completed IAEA training in cyber security at Brandenburg University and is the first instructor to use the IAEA’s new publication NS22 Cyber Security for Nuclear Security Professional as the basis for a course.
From 2007-2012 Dr. Moore was a Senior Analyst in the IAEA’s Office of Nuclear Security where he was involved with, among other issues, the IAEA’s Illicit Trafficking Database System and the development of the Fundamentals of Nuclear Security publication – the top-level document in the Nuclear Security Series. He is a former staff member of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory where he had various assignments in areas relating to nuclear physics, nuclear effects, radiation detection and measurement, nuclear threat analysis and emergency field operations. He is also a former licensed research reactor operator (TRIGA).
Dr. Moore has authored numerous technical and legal articles and guides and is a frequent presenter at training programs and technical society meetings. He is a member of a number of professional organizations and presents regularly at their annual meetings. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Masters and Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. He also holds a Juris Doctor (JD) degree from the University of California’s Boalt Hall School of Law and is licensed to practice law in California and Colorado. In addition, Dr. Moore is a licensed Professional Engineer in California, holds a commercial pilot’s license and acts as a legal expert for Plane and Pilot magazine.
MIIS CySec Senior Language Fellows
Mr. Raul Mejorado is a Principal Adviser for Lingua Brava, a Lieutenant Commander of the U.S. Navy Reserves and a MIIS CySec Senior Language Fellow. He has served as the interim Deputy Senior Language Authority for U.S. Cyber Command and has over 20 years of experience as a language analyst for the U.S. Navy. In addition, he spent another 15 years in the public and private sector as an information technology professional, including specializations in web development, networking and knowledge management. He has also served as a certified Adjunct Faculty Instructor for The National Cryptologic School. Mr. Mejorado holds a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Area Studies with a minor in Russian from University of Maryland University College as well as a Systems Engineering Certificate from Stanford University.
Mr. Shawn Kumagai is co-founder and Technical Director of Lingua Brava, LLC and a MIIS CySec Senior Language Fellow. He has extensive experience in course development, classroom instruction, organizational leadership and cryptologic operations. Mr. Kumagai served as a Chinese Mandarin Military Language Instructor and supervisor at the Defense Language Institute (DLI) FLC and as Curriculum Developer and Methodologist at the Hawaii Learning Center (HLC). He holds a Master of Science in Instructional Science and Technology from California State University Monterey Bay and a Bachelor of Science in Liberal Studies from Excelsior College. Mr. Kumagai is currently a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy Reserves and serves in a cryptologic unit in California.