Ken served 25 years on active duty in the Army, retiring in 2018 at the rank of Colonel. His experience includes:
- Supporting hurricane relief in Nicaragua as a Battalion Construction Officer
- Teaching and conducting foreign language acquisition research as an instructor and assistant professor at West Point
- Conducting independent research and analysis during fellowships at the Navy's Strategic Studies Group and at the RAND Arroyo Center
- Providing analytic support for multibillion-dollar resourcing and manpower decisions as an Operations Research Analyst on the Army Staff
Ken is an INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional and a PMI-certified Project Management Professional.