This position will report to the NIWC Atlantic SSTM for System of Systems Engineering as the principal scientist over our Mission Engineering and Analytics efforts to identify mission capability gaps and inform naval investment and strategic decisions. The Mission Engineering and Analytics SSTM will be a senior technical leader and subject matter expert on analyzing, designing, and integrating current and emerging operational needs and capabilities to achieve desired mission outcomes. The position will develop strategy to improve Mission Engineering effectiveness and will provide technical training and consultation on Mission Engineering and Analytics throughout the organization.

April brings a wealth of knowledge and experience acquired from spearheading high priority Mission Engineering and Analytics efforts within NIWC Atlantic and NAVWAR and at the cross-SYSCOM level. As an early adopter of Digital Engineering practices, she plays a vital role in adapting and improving legacy Mission Engineering and Analytics processes, developing the NIWC LANT and cross-SYSCOM team, and aligning Mission Engineering and Analytics efforts, resulting in the ability to rapidly assess complex, integrated mission threads and inform solution development that meets the warfighter’s mission capability needs.

Currently, April is the NAVWAR Technical Lead and cross-SYSCOM Modeling Lead for the Fleet Kill Chain program. While serving in these roles, she has led the development and application of new modeling techniques and assessment criteria accounting for capability phasing and execution of kill chain functions within the adversary threat environment, resulting in the ability to manage extreme complexity, identify capability dependencies, assess multiple, integrated kill chains in a significantly shorter timeframe, and deliver higher fidelity gap assessments and solution recommendations.

She has served as the NIWC Atlantic lead for applying Mission Level Assessment and Evaluation to Fleet Experimentation to align capabilities to support missions, enhance analytical rigor, enable repeatability, and measure progress in achieving Distributed Maritime Operations. Finally, she has led several S&T efforts to improve Mission Engineering efficiency and effectiveness and capture the full effect of intricate dependencies among mission domains in an integrated fashion using engineering level data.

April has a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, as well as an undergraduate certificate in Six Sigma from Clemson University. In addition, she holds several certifications, including DAWIA Level II in Engineering, DoD Digital Engineering Credential, INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional, and OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional Levels 1 and 2.