MG (Ret) Camille M. Nichols is a skilled senior strategist who presently serves as the President, nLight DEFENSE Systems, Longmont, Colorado. Before that, she was the Executive Vice President, Project Services, Amentum, Germantown, Maryland and Vice President, Business Operations, Fluor Government Group, Arlington, Virginia.
Prior to her retirement from the U.S. Army, MG (Ret) Nichols served in DoD acquisition for over 20 years. She served in many prestigious positions to include as the U.S. Army Contracting Command’s first commanding general. She previously served as Program Executive Officer, PEO Soldier, at Fort Belvoir, VA. Additional acquisition assignments include the following: Commanding General, Expeditionary Contracting Command; Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics); J8 Capabilities and Acquisition Division Director; Joint Program Manager, Guardian; Product Manager, Second Generation Forward-looking Infrared; Army Legislative Liaison Officer; contracting officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Desert Shield; and systems coordinator in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research, Development and Acquisition.
She enlisted in the Army in 1975 and was commissioned as an engineer officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1981.
Her awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Humanitarian Service Medal. MG (Ret) Nichols was recognized as the Army Project Manager of the Year in 2005 and is Airborne and Air Assault qualified. She is Level 3 certified in both Contracting and Program Management, and Level 2 certified in Systems Engineering. She also was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Handball Team.
EDUCATION
The George Washington University, DSc., Engineering Management
University of Southern California, M.S., Systems Management
U.S. Naval War College, M.A., Strategic Studies
Industrial College of the Armed Forces, M.S., National Resource Strategy
United States Military Academy at West Point, B.S.