Dr. Gallup has a multidisciplinary science, engineering, and analysis background, including microbiology, biochemistry, space systems, international relations, strategy and policy, and systems analysis. He returned to academia after retiring from naval service in 1994 and received his PhD in engineering management from Old Dominion University in 1998. Dr. Gallup joined NPS in 1999, bringing his background in systems analysis, naval operations, military systems, and experimental methods first to the Fleet Battle Experiment series (1999–2002) and then to Fleet experimentation in the Trident Warrior series (2003–2013). Dr. Gallup’s interests are in knowledge Management and complex systems field experimentation.