Tye W. Botting
Semi-Retired National Security Leader | Deep-Dive Assessor | OT&E, Cyber, Space | Board & Panel Service | Strategic Mentoring
- Role
- Adjunct Research Staff Member Covering Cyber Ot & E, Policy, Training at Institute for Defense Analyses
- Location
- Gettysburg, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tye W. Botting
Semi-retired national security leader with a passion for high-impact, short-term advisory roles. I bring over two decades of experience leading OT & E strategy, cyber and space systems evaluation, and deep-dive assessments that shape major defense acquisition decisions. My most fulfilling work has been on Independent Program Assessments — intensive, focused evaluations that inform senior leaders at critical junctures.Now open to serving on advisory boards, expert panels, and strategic reviews where I can contribute seasoned insight, objective analysis, and mentorship. Whether it’s guiding test and evaluation policy, advising on cyber resilience, or mentoring the next generation of technical leaders, I aim to add lasting value without long-term encumbrance.Active TS/SCI and special access eligibility. Always curious, always collaborative — and still energized by meaningful, time-bounded work.Specialties:OT & E Planning and Analysis | Cybersecurity Test and Evaluation | Space Surveillance Systems | DOD Oversight | Command and Control Systems | Satellite Systems | Sensors/Detectors | Policy Analysis | Chemistry | Physics | Martial Arts
Experience
Adjunct Research Staff Member Covering Cyber Ot & E, Policy, Training
Institute for Defense Analyses
Jun 2025 — Present · Gettysburg, PA, US
Research analyst in operational test and evaluation (OT & E) oversight of defense acquisition systems; Provides independent analysis and assessment to OSD/DOT & E concerning operational testing and evaluation to support their assessment of operational effectiveness, suitability, and impacts to those from cybersecurity concerns. Coordinates with program leads and test agencies to help ensure that operational test planning and execution will be adequate for OSD/DOT & E. Supports sponsor policy development by leveraging analytical and test experience across a wide range of systems and applying cross-cutting lessons learned.
Education
Harvard Kennedy School
Executive Education Program: Cybersecurity, Intersection of Policy and Technology
2019
Texas A&M University
Ph.D., Nuclear / Physical Chemistry
1990 — 1999
Texas A&M University
B.S., Chemistry (Organic)
1983 — 1987
Kingwood High
Diploma, High School
1982 — 1983
Wang's Martial Arts
7th degree Black Sash, Northern Shaolin / Northern Praying Mantis Kung Fu
1983
Harvard Kennedy School
Executive Education Program, Cybersecurity: Intersection Between Policy And Technology
2019
Skills
- Simulations
- Nuclear Chemistry
- Powerlifting
- Dod
- National Security
- Technical Writing
- Fission Dynamics
- Html
- Latex
- Teaching
- Program Evaluation
- Policy Analysis
- Technical Presentations
- Linux
- Modern Arnis
- Ms Office Suite
- Operations Research
- Data Analysis
- Operational Testing
- Tai Chi Chuan
- U.s. Department of Defense
- Grant Review
- Van De Graaf Accelerator
- Fortran
- Oversight
- Testing
- Ion Source
- Analysis
- Physics
- 1h and 13c Nmr
- Ft/Ir
- Martial Arts
- Detectors
- Defense
- Experimental Design
- Computer Repair
- Sensors
- Team Leadership
- Website Building
- Unix
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