Dr. Neal was with The MITRE Corporation from 1992 to 2021. He was Executive Director of the Center for Acquisition and Systems Analysis; Consulting Engineer and Special Assistant for Army C4ISR; and Principal Engineer in the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President for Research and Development at Potomac Systems Engineering,
Throughout his professional career, Dr. Neal engaged with various organizations of the Department of Defense. His primary focus was systems and technologies involving computer, communication, and space capabilities in tactical, operational, and institutional environments. Dr. Neal contributed to several Army acquisitions including the Future Combat Systems, Joint Tactical Radio System, and LandWarNet. He contributed to systems architecture developments for Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom, and Enduring Freedom. In recent years, Dr. Neal supported management of defense science and technology programs for ground and sea platforms.
He previously served as a member of the Army Science Board (ASB) from: 1992 to 1998; 2006 to 2012; and 2019 to 2021. Dr. Neal chaired three ASB studies including Battlefield Visualization, An Approach to Developing an Affordable LandWarNet for Future Forces, and Wireless Tactical Networking. He contributed significantly to eight other ASB studies including Technical Information Architecture for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence, Concepts and Technologies for the Future Army, and Technical and Tactical Opportunities for Revolutionary Advances in Rapidly Deployable Joint Ground Forces in the 2015–2025 Era.
EDUCATION
Howard University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering
Stanford University, M.S., Electrical Engineering
Howard University, B.S., Electrical Engineering