Mr. Albert Mategrano III serves as the Acting Director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The Army Geospatial Center is the Army’s knowledge center for geospatial expertise and provides geospatial information reach-back capability to field units. As the Acting Director, he provides leadership and direction to the operational, scientific, engineering, research, systems acquisition, and staff support activities of AGC. He facilitates management of technical programs and development of strategic goals and objectives and
makes strategic leadership decisions in support of planning, programming, budgeting and executing agency resources. He monitors and manages overall business and technical performance for AGC. He is responsible for visioning, strategic and investment planning, resource allocation, program development, business development, strategic partnering, resource development, external coordination, program advocacy, oversight and review at the AGC, Army, and DoD levels.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
- 2012-2014: Branch Chief, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Pentagon. Retired from the Army at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2014.
- 2011-2012: Chief of Staff, J-7, United States Forces – Iraq, Operation New Dawn, Baghdad, Iraq
- 2009-2011: Corps and Deputy Corps Engineer, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 2008-2009: Chief of Operations, C-7, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Baghdad, Iraq
- 2007-2008: Operations Officer, 20th Engineer Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- 2006-2007: Operations Officer, Task Force Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, Sharana, Afghanistan
EDUCATION:
- University of Missouri, MS, Engineering Management
- L’Institut d’études politiques de Paris, diplôme du cycle international, Political Science
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
- United States Military Academy, BS, Aerospace Engineering
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- Legion of Merit
- Bronze Star (2)
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)
- Meritorious Service Medal (2)
- Olmsted Scholar
- Army Engineer Association – Bronze de Fleury Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
- Association of the United States Army
- Military Officers Association of America
- Army Engineer Association
- Society of American Military Engineers