Curriculum Vitae 2015 James O. Kievit Associate Professor, National Security Leadership Center for Strategic Leadership and Development U.S. Army War College 650 Wright Avenue, Carlisle, PA 17013 Phone: (W) 717-245-4521 Email: james.o.kievit.civ@mail.mil EDUCATION Arts Master (History) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1982). Master of Military Art and Science (Strategic and Operational Studies) U.S. Army School of Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (1985). Master of Science in Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1982). Bachelor of Science (General Engineering) United States Military Academy, West Point (1972). ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE U.S. Army War College, Strategic Wargaming Division; Land Power, Concepts, and Doctrine Department, Center for Strategic Leadership and Development Associate Professor, National Security Leadership (2014-present). Author or co-author reports on US Army War College war games. Assist with the development, preparation, and execution of war games and simulations. Facilitate the dialogue of seminars and work groups during war games; as well as for experiential-learning workshops, colloquia, and symposiums involving high-level education institutions, external military commands and/or non-dod government agency organizations. Resident academic course seminar faculty historian affiliate: prepare and present selected curricula sessions; advise and mentor graduate-level students Course Director & primary seminar facilitator for graduate-level elective course U.S. Military Governance: Historical Case Studies. Guide research for and evaluate resident course student Strategy Research Project papers. Member of the editorial Board for the U.S. Army War College s professional journal, Parameters.
Present and/or prepare briefings for senior participants and distinguished visitors, especially during U.S. Army War College hosted exercises and war games. As time permits, research and co-author materials for publication on current and historical Army and/or national security leadership, organizations, process, and issues. U.S. Army War College, Senior Leader Education & Training Department, Center for Strategic Leadership and Development Associate Professor, National Security Leadership (2012-2014). Assisted with the development, preparation, and execution of (including facilitation of seminars and work groups during) experiential learning workshops, colloquia, symposiums, simulations and war games, particularly those involving higher education institutions and/or non-dod government agency organizations. Presented and/or prepared briefings for senior participants and distinguished visitors, especially during U.S. Army War College hosted exercises and war games. Resident academic course seminar faculty affiliate: prepared and presented selected curricula sessions; advised and mentored graduate level students Course Director and primary seminar facilitator for graduate-level elective course U.S. Military Governance: Historical Case Studies. Guided research for and evaluated multiple resident course student Strategy Research Project papers. Researched and co-authored materials for publication on current and historical Army and/or national security leadership, organizations, process, and issues. Evaluated, provided constructive editorial suggestions, and provided recommendations regarding publication on numerous manuscripts submitted to the editorial Board of the U.S. Army War College s professional journal, Parameters. U.S. Army War College, Operations & Gaming Division, Center for Strategic Leadership Associate Professor, National Security Leadership (1997-2012). Prepared, presented, and facilitated multiple experiential learning opportunities and graduate-level seminar instruction. Assisted with the development, preparation, and execution of numerous simulations, war games, workshops, colloquia, and symposiums both at and away from the U.S. Army War College. Prepared and present briefings to senior participants and distinguished visitors, especially during the Army War College s annual resident course student Strategic Crisis Exercise (1997-2005) / Strategic Decision-Making Exercise (2006-2012). Advised and mentored graduate level students; guided research for and evaluated more than thirty resident course student Strategic Research Project papers. Developed and acted as Course Director/principal facilitator for two graduate-level elective courses: Future Warfare: Urban Operations in the 21st Century (1998-2010) and Historical Case Studies in U.S. Military Governance (2008-2012).
Acting Course Director and principal facilitator for five seminar sessions of a graduatelevel elective course related to Geography and U.S. National Security (2012). Acting Course Director and principal facilitator for five seminar sessions of a graduatelevel elective course related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (2012). Assisted with facilitation for graduate-level seminars for the Campaign Analysis I and Campaign Analysis II elective courses (1998-2011). Principal U.S. Army War College liaison with the Army Capabilities Integration Center for the Army s annual UNIFIED QUEST Campaign of Learning (1998-2012). Represented U.S. Army War College at multiple other-service Title 10 simulations (e.g., USN GLOBAL ) and future capabilities Joint war games (e.g., Power Projection, Anti-Access/Area Denial, Joint Urban Warfare, etc.). Researched and co-authored monographs, articles and Issue Papers on current and historical Army and/or national security leadership, organizations, process, and issues. Evaluated, provided constructive editorial suggestions, and provided recommendations regarding publication on numerous manuscripts submitted to the editorial Board of the U.S. Army War College s professional journal, Parameters. U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute Strategic Research Analyst and Seminar Historian (1993-1996). Conducted research and co-authored published monographs. Prepared, presented, and facilitated graduate-level history instruction for Senior Service College seminars. Guided graduate level U.S. Army War College students and selected Dickinson College undergraduate students through research and preparation of major papers. Prepared military history speeches for presentation by the US Army War College Commandant. Led historical tours of Gettysburg National Battlefield. Provided timely, independent, pragmatic assessments and editorial review on numerous articles and study efforts by other U.S. Army War College faculty. Conceived and developed the first U.S. Army War College internet web presence. United States Military Academy (West Point) Associate Professor of History (1982-1985). Prepared and taught undergraduate history core and elective courses. Prepared, administered and evaluated examinations, writing requirements, and oral presentations. Recommended and implemented changes to core curricula. Assisted with development of and taught two elective courses: History of Military Technology and Development of Tactics and Doctrine in the Twentieth Century.
As Departmental Academic Counselor, advised students on academic development and career decision-making; increased the number of students selecting history as their major while simultaneously decreasing student complaints. Encouraged and facilitated broader use of information technologies by faculty advisors, course directors, counselors, and instructors. INSTRUCTIONAL RELATED EXPERIENCE U.S. Army Concepts Analysis Agency, Bethesda, MD Analyst and Study Director, (1990-93). Managed and directed the research and analytical efforts of nine operations and logistics analysts; coordinated multiple study activities. Prepared and presented automation and simulation training and instruction. Produced and presented multi-media in-progress and final-results study briefings. Wrote study documentation. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bad Kreuznach, Germany Staff Manager (1987-1989). Conceived, developed, and managed the training program for 1000+ individuals involved in the umpire control system for the first ever large-scale military exercise to mix actual troop exercises with computer simulation. Developed and supervised the professional development program for senior executive staff; facilitated graduate-level seminar instruction on historical subjects. Prepared and presented both information and decision briefings. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, various locations Leader and Manager (1972-1982). Developed and supervised execution of individual and unit training. Prepared and presented instruction on both technical subjects and general educational material to individuals and small groups both in the classroom and in a field environment. Prepared and presented both information and decision briefings.
PUBLICATIONS Articles and Essays General Shoemaker: Helicopter War Guru, Vietnam, October 2014. Contributor. Should There Be A 21 st Century U.S. Guards? Homeland Defense and Civil Support Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 1, Spring 2014. Co-authored with Brent Bankus. Vietnam and Iraq: Learning from the Past? Joint Force Quarterly, Issue 63, 4th Quarter 2011, October 2011. Co-authored with Brent Bankus. Reopen a Joint School of Military Government and Administration? Small Wars & Insurgencies, Vol. 19, No. 1, March 2008. Co-authored with Brent Bankus. The Army and Marines and Military Government, Small Wars Journal Blog, January 2008. Co-authored with Brent Bankus. About the Fight for Fallujah, Op-ed, The Sentinel, November 11, 2004. Small Unit Ops Special Operations Forces for the 21st Century, Special Operations Technology (Online edition), (2004). Co-authored with John Auger. Responding to Armageddon: The National Guard Bureau Weapons Of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams, Army Chemical Review, (2004). Co-authored with John Auger. Department of Defense Response Capabilities for CBRNE Consequence Management, Army Chemical Review, (2004). Co-authored with John Auger. Winning War a World Away, Military Review (2003). Co-authored with Jerry Johnson. "The Internet Strategist: An Assessment of On-line Resources," Parameters (1996). Co-authored with Steven Metz. "The Siren Song of Technology and Conflict Short of War," Special Warfare (1996). Coauthored with Steven Metz. Winner of U.S. Army War College Faculty Writing Award. "Learning From Rwanda," Joint Force Quarterly (1995). Co-authored with Steven Metz.
Monographs Crisis Prediction and Management (U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership, 2001). Co-authored with Edward Hughes. A Blueprint for a Bold Restructuring of the Organization for National Security: The Military Combatant Commands and State Department Regional Bureaus (U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership, 1997). Co-authored with Michael Pasquarett. The Strategist and the Web Revisited: An Updated Guide to Internet Resources (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1996). Co-authored with Steven Metz. The Future of American Landpower: Strategic Challenges for the 21st Century Army (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1996). Co-authored with William T. Johnsen, Douglas V. Johnson II, Steven Metz, and Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr. The Strategist and the Web: A Guide to Internet Resources (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1996). Co-authored with Steven Metz. The Principles of War in the 21st Century: Strategic Considerations (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1995). Co-authored with William T. Johnsen, Douglas V. Johnson II, Steven Metz, and Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr. Strategy and the Revolution in Military Affairs: From Theory to Policy (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1995). Co-authored with Steven Metz. The Revolution in Military Affairs and Conflict Short of War (U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, 1994). Co-authored with Steven Metz. Operational Art in the Ardennes, 1944 (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College School of Advanced Military Studies, 1987). They Shall Not Cross: Incorporating a River Barrier into the Defense (U.S. Army Command and General Staff College School of Advanced Military Studies, 1986). Issue Papers Examining Military Governance as a Part of Professional Military Education, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 9-11 (2011). Co-authored with Brent Bankus and Lorelei Coplen. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/ip9_11_milgov.pdf
Reexamining the Role of the Guard and Reserves in Support to Civil Authorities: Maximizing Access to Service Reserve Elements, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 10-08 (2008). http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/ip_10_08_reservecomponentsymposium_gp_4.pdf Development and Dissemination of a Common Operational Picture in Preparation, Response, and Recovery Operations, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 7-07 (2007). Co-authored with John Elliot. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/ip%207-07%20-%20rcs%20wg%204%20-%20kievit%20elliott%20.pdf Reinforcing the First Line of Defense: The Role of the National Guard in Critical Infrastructure Protection, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 12-05 (2005). Co-authored with Bert Tussing and Richard Dillon. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/12-05.pdf Responding to the Unthinkable: A Nuclear Detonation in the Homeland, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 13-04 (2004). Co-authored with Jeff McNary. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/13-04.pdf Rebalancing the Force: Weighing the Roles of the Components, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 01-04 (2003). Co-authored with Robert Lindemann, John Traylor, and Bert Tussing. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/vol01-04.pdf Citizen-Soldiers in a 21st Century Army at War, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 09-03 (2003). Co-authored with Thomas Murray. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%2009-03.pdf Reserve Component Portrayal in Army War Games and Exercises, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 05-03 (2003). Co-authored with Jeff Reynolds, John Traylor and Thomas Murray. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%205-03.pdf Collins Center Senior Symposium: DOD, NORTHCOM, and the Department of Homeland Security, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 03-03, (2003). Co-authored with Bert Tussing. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%203-03.pdf Examining Transformation of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard for the 21st Century, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 12-02 (2002). Coauthored with John Traylor and Thomas Murray. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%2012-02.pdf Portraying the Army Reserve Components in Army War Games and Exercises, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 11-02 (2002). Co-authored with Dick Dillon and Thomas Murray.
http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%2011-02.pdf Fourth Anton Myrer Strategic Leadership Conference: A Leadership During Crisis Workshop, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 05-02 (2002). Coauthored with Mike Crutcher, Tom Sweeney, and Greg Adams. http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%205-02.pdf Streamlining National Security Workshop: The Overseas Group, Center for Strategic Leadership Issue Paper, Vol. 11-01 (2001). Co-authored with Michael Pasquarett, Peter Carney, and Dick Dillon) http://www.csl.army.mil/usacsl/publications/csl%20issue%20paper%2011-01.pdf Minor articles CSLD Expanded Name Reflects Expanded Mission Set, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 14, Issue 4, July-September 2012. Unified Quest 2009, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 11 Issue 3, April-June 2008, pg 1; co-authored with John Auger. Unified Quest 2008, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 10 Issue 3, April-June 2008, pg 1; co-authored with John Auger. Unified Quest 2007 Capstone Wargame, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 9 Issue 3, April-June 2007, pg 2; co-authored with John Auger. Unified Quest Takes the Army Back to the Future Again, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 7 Issue 3, April-June 2005, pg 3. Unified Quest 2005 Future Warfare Seminar V, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 7 Issue 2, January-March 2005, pg 2. Joint Urban Operations Sensors S&T Workshop, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 7 Issue 1, October-December 2004, pg 4. Unified Quest 2005 Staff Planning Exercise, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 7 Issue 1, October-December 2004, pg 3. Ballistic Missile Defense System Exercise, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 6 Issue 4, July-September 2004, pg 2. Unified Quest 2004 Revisits Future War, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 6 Issue 3, April-June 2004, pg 1.
Unified Quest 2004, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 6 Issue 1, October-December 2003, pg 1. The Army s Operation Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle (OEF/NE) Initial Impressions Conference, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 4 Issue 4, July-Sept 2002, pg 1. Vigilant Warriors 2002, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 4 Issue 3, April-June 2002, pg 1. Title 10 Goldwater-Nichols Act Roundtable, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 4 Issue 1, October-December 2001, pg 4. GLOBAL 01, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 3 Issue 4, July-September 2001, pg 3-4. Army Transformation Wargame 2001, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 3 Issue 3, April - June 2001, pg 1-2. Track III Landmines Alternatives Conference, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 3 Issue 1, October-December 2000, pg 1. Title 10 Goldwater-Nichols Act Roundtable, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 3 Issue 1, October-December 2000, pg 4. Power Projection Wargame II, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 2 Issue 2, July- September 2000, pg 1. GLOBAL 00, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 2 Issue 2, July-September 2000, pg 3. Army Transformation Wargame 2000, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 2 Issue 1, April- June 2000, pg 1. GLOBAL 99, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 1 Issue 3, December 1999, pg 2. Goldwater-Nichols, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 1 Issue 1, March 1999, pg 1. The USAWC International Fellows Coalition Operations in 2010, The Collins Center Update, Vol. 1 Issue 1, March 1999, pg 3. CIVILIAN AWARDS: 2011 - Achievement Medal for Civilian Service for contributions to U.S. Army War College simulation and war gaming activities facilitating experiential learning at external locations during the period January-May 2011.
2006 - Commander s Award for Civilian Service in recognition of performance as a developer of and control team member for multiple simulation and war gaming activities facilitating experiential learning conducted at the U.S. Army War College during the period 1 October 2003 through 30 September 2006. OTHER QUALIFICATIONS Computer Skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, FORTRAN, HTML