Eli Candelaria

Product Lead @Missile Defense Agency

Huntsville, AL, US
MOBILE NUMBERS
+12•••••••99

Signup · Get unlimited contacts

WORK HISTORY

Jun 2025 — Present

Product Lead @Missile Defense Agency

View department →

Huntsville, AL, US

Product Manager Integration and test for the $12B In-Fleet Ground Base Interceptor Program of the Ground Based Midcourse Defense weapon system, a Presidential Special Interest Program. Executes approximately $128M RDT & E annually, and $1.15B within the FYDP to design, develop, test, upgrade and field fully integrated GBIs to meet USNORTHCOM strategic requirements to defend the Homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats. Responsible for the integration, cost, schedule and performance of the Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity All Up Round Integration and Test Contract to sustain the fleet of GBIs in all life cycle phases. Leads a team of approximately 20 personnel responsible for ensuring the GBI provides the warfighter with improved reliability, performance and affordability.Represents the Missile Defense Agency to the Warfigther USNORTHCOM and US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, OSD and Congress.

EDUCATION

2008 — 2010

Colorado Technical University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BBA), Project Management

1996 — 2000

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Civil Engineering

2017 — 2017

Defense Acquisition University

Acquisition , Program Management and Contracting

2014 — 2014

Wester Hemisphere Security Cooperation Career Course

Captain's Career Course, Military and Strategic Leadership

2010 — 2012

Colorado Technical University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Organizational Management

ABOUT ELI CANDELARIA

Leader and motivator, responsible for the material development and sustainability of the IT Program of record the Army Training Information System. Program Manager focus on the management of materiel systems and services across all phases of the life cycle. This includes planning and refining the initial requirements; development and maturation of technology through a disciplined engineering process; producing and deploying a materiel capability; supporting a fielded capability in the operational force; and disposal. ASSIGNMENT HISTORY:FROM TO ASSIGNMENTNOV 1998 - SEP 2008 Combat Engineer SEP 2008 DEC 2010 1ST PLT LDR/XO, 663RD EN CO (HORZ)DEC 2010 FEB 2011 Executive Officer, 380th ESCFEB 2011 AUG 2012 Commander, 380th ESC (OND Iraq)AUG 2012 APR 2014 Engineer Plans Officer, 863rd EN BNAPR 2014 OCT 2014 Student, Western Hemisphere Security Cooperation 2014 - DEC 2017 Deputy Career Manager Officer, Army Reserve Career DivisionDEC 2017 - Present Assistant Project Manager for the Army Training Information System

This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.

Eli Candelaria — Email, Phone Number & Contact Info | Unifers