Mr. Kackley’s distinguished career began at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division as an Expeditionary Warfare Analyst, from where he swiftly progressed into Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of Marine Corps Forces deployed from Navy Ships. His work led to the creation of a new program of record (POR), the Navy/MAGTF-Ship Integration Center (N/MSIC), for which he served as Technical Manager. In 2014, he moved to Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC), focusing on a novel 3D transportability simulation. By 2018, he was appointed the Deputy M&S Lead in the Future Capabilities and Innovation Branch at MCSC SEAL, assigned as the M&S Lead for the new PM Wargaming Capability (PM WGC). Kackley has effectively steared crucial issues for the future Wargaming Capability and is the Prototype Technical Lead/M&S Lead as the program moves from Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Fielding. He holds a M.S. in Mathematics from Claremont Graduate University, a Masters of Operations Research from North Carolina State University, and Bachelor’s Degrees in Mathematics and Classics from the University of Dallas.