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Shaun Morris


Senior Advisor
Lt. Gen (ret), USAF


Lt Gen Shaun Morris, USAF, Ret., has more than 35 years direct experience in leading and managing

highly complex aerospace programs. He has extensive Department of Defense (DoD) and Foreign Military

Sales (FMS) acquisition expertise across all disciplines: program management, logistics, contracting,

engineering, and test and evaluation. He has a proven track record of success leading

teams/organizations of all sizes to successfully achieve or exceed their goals. He has a distinctive record

of success in building visionary strategic plans to address critical organizational challenges in highly

dynamic environments. He is a champion for process improvement and drove key process improvement

in every organization he has led.

Prior to joining Small Business Consulting Corporation, Lt Gen Morris was Commander of the Air Force

Life Cycle Management Center and Program Executive Officer for the Rapid Sustainment Office. He was

responsible for the total life cycle management for aircraft, engines, munitions, electronics, computer,

network, cyber, and agile support systems. He led more than 28,000 people across nine major operating

locations and executed a budget of approximately $304 billion. As the program executive officer, he was

responsible for finding ways to save money and improve efficiencies in the sustainment of aircraft and

other weapon systems throughout the Air Force fleet. His focus areas included robotics and automation,

advanced manufacturing, and condition-based maintenance.

Previously, Lt Gen Morris was Commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center where he was

responsible for the life cycle management of nuclear weapons systems supporting two legs of the nuclear

triad, including intercontinental ballistic missiles; gravity bombs; and nuclear command, control, and

communication systems. Serving as a Program Executive Officer for Strategic Systems, he led a $14 billion

nuclear enterprise sustainment, modernization, and recapitalization plan. He led revitalization of nuclear

certification processes to enable the most significant and concurrent nuclear recapitalization programs

since the Cold War.

Earlier, Lt Gen Morris was the Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Air Force’s

Armament Directorate. He was responsible for leading a $67 billion portfolio that included planning and

execution of all lifecycle activities for air-delivered munitions, legacy weapons and ammunition, combat

training systems, threat emitters, and aerial targets.

Lt Gen Morris has a BS in Engineering Mechanics from the U.S. Air Force Academy, 1988, an MS in

Systems Management from the University of Southern California, 1992, an MS in Military Operational Art

and Science from Air University, 2000, and an MS in National Security Strategy from the National Defense

University, 2006.