U) Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Tanner is the Digital Systems Materiel Leader for the Advanced Aircraft Division in the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center. He leads a 182-member team of Government and contractor employees to develop, integrate, test, and deploy digital systems for a portfolio of advanced aircraft.
(U) Lieutenant Colonel Tanner received his commission through the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he earned a Bachelor of Science in both computer engineering and computer science. He has previously served in the program management roles in the National Capital Region, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, and as an engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate to test next-generation weapons.
(U) 2007 Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
(U) 2007 Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
(U) 2009 Master of Science degree in Computer Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
(U) 2009 Air Force Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell AFB, AL
2013 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
(U) 2019 Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence / Deliberate Development)
(U) 2019 Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
(U) 2021 Air War College (Correspondence)
(U) 1. August 2007 – April 2009, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
(U) 2. April 2009 – May 2011, Scene Generation Engineer, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Labs, Eglin AFB, FL
(U) 3. July 2011 – July 2013, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dean of Faculty, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
(U) 4. July 2013 – August 2014, Executive Officer to the Vice Superintendent, Headquarters Staff, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
(U) 5. September 2014 – June 2017, Doctoral Researcher, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
(U) 6. June 2017 – June 2022, Program Manager, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, DC
(U) 7. July 2022 – Present, Materiel Leader, Digital Systems Branch, Advanced Aircraft Division, Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
(U) Meritorious Service Medal (x3)
(U) Air Force Achievement Medal
(U) Second Lieutenant May 30, 2007
(U) First Lieutenant May 30, 2009
(U) Captain May 30, 2011
(U) Major February 1, 2017
(U) Lieutenant Colonel October 1, 2021
(Current as of July 2023)