Colonel Adam Miller

Project Manager and Deputy Director for Directed Energy US Army RCCTO

Colonel Miller is the Deputy Director for the Army’s Directed Energy Prototype Office, within the Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). He leads and advises the development, integration, testing, and fielding of multiple laser weapon systems in support of Joint, Army, and Combatant Command priorities. He is a graduate of the US Army War College, Carlisle, PA.

He received his commission in the Air Defense Artillery from Ohio University in 2001. His initial assignment was in the 3rd Battalion, 62d Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Fort Drum, NY where he served as platoon leader and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

In 2004, Colonel Miller was assigned to 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 2d Infantry Division, Republic of South Korea (later Fort Lewis, WA) where he served as assistant operations officer and battalion logistics officer. In 2007, he assumed command of Foxtrot Company, 3d Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jackson, SC.

His follow-on assignments include: Program Integrator for Bradley Fighting Vehicle and Paladin Integrated Management System, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) BAE Systems, York, PA; Program Manager at United States Forces Command-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), DCMA-Afghanistan; Chief of Programs, DCMA New Cumberland, New Cumberland Army Depot, PA; Assistant Product Manager for PATRIOT Advanced Capability Three (PAC-3), Huntsville, AL; Assistant Product Manager for Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) Modernization, Huntsville, AL; Department of the Army System Coordinator for Counter-Rocket, Artillery, & Mortar (C-RAM), Pentagon; Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff, Executive Communication and Control, Office of the Army Chief of Staff, Pentagon; Product Manager, Integrated Fires Mission Command Software, Huntsville, AL; Executive Officer to the Director of the RCCTO and later Project Manager, Counter-small-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) High Energy Lasers, RCCTO, Huntsville, AL.

Colonel Miller holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Clemson University. Other education includes the Air Defense Artillery Officer Basic Course, Short Range Air Defense Officer Course, Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School, Command and General Staff College, and multiple Army Acquisition courses.

His awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Army Achievement Medal. He wears the Army Parachutist Badge and Army Staff Identification Badge. He and his family reside in Madison, AL.