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Evan L. Munson
United States Army, Data Science (R1J) qualified Operations Research System Analyst (ORSA), serving as the 11th Airborne Division’s Deputy Command Data Officer and Division ORSA.
Education
Air Force Institute of Technology
M.S in Operations Research, Certificate in Data Science
Dayton, OH
2016–2018
Missouri University of Science and Technology
M.S. in Engineering Management.
Rolla, MO
2011–2012
The University of Arizona
B.S. in Civil Engineering
Tucson, AZ
2001–2006
Work Experience
Deputy, Command Data Office and Division ORSA
11th Airborne Division
JBER, AK
2025–Present
- Serves as the Command Data Office Deputy for the 11th Airborne Division. Responsibilities include establishing, developing and operationalizing data operations, data engineering, data analysis and data literacy across the DIV.
- Support the Division applying qualitative and quantitative analysis to support planning activities; assisting the Division staff with developing models, methods, and tools to fulfill mission requirements; conducting assessments that measure the Division’s readiness and its ability to conduct its mission; and concisely communicating results to decision makers.
Deputy, Knowledge Management and Division ORSA
11th Airborne Division
JBER, AK
2023–2025
- Serves as the Knowledge Management Deputy for the 11th Airborne Division. Responsibilities include developing and implementing strategies and initiatives to enhance the Division’s overall effectiveness and efficiency.
- Support the Division applying qualitative and quantitative analysis to support planning activities; assisting the Division staff with developing models, methods, and tools to fulfill mission requirements; conducting assessments that measure the Division’s readiness and its ability to conduct its mission; and concisely communicating results to decision makers.
Division ORSA
11th Airborne Division
JBER, AK
2022–2023
- Serves as the 11th Airborne Division’s Operations Research Systems Analyst (ORSA); provides analytic expertise toward enhancing the Commander’s understanding of the operating environment in both tactical and garrison settings.
- Responsibilities include applying qualitative and quantitative analysis to support planning activities; assisting the Division staff with developing models, methods, and tools to fulfill mission requirements; conducting assessments that measure the Division’s readiness and its ability to conduct its mission; and concisely communicating results to decision makers.
Chief, Data Science Operations
Network Enterprise Technology Command
Fort Huachuca, AZ
2021–2022
- Leads the development and management of organizational functions, processes, and tools to support the operationalization of data science in NETCOM.
- Applies methods from operations research, project management, systems analysis, and data science to perform assessments of key issues that affect the Army’s strategic and operational-level networks.
- Leads officers, NCOs, and civilians from across the directorate and NETCOM staff to develop and implement solutions to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the command.
Data Scientist
Network Enterprise Technology Command
Fort Huachuca, AZ
2018–2021
- Data Science (R1J) qualified Operations Research System Analyst, serving as a data scientist in the NETCOM - Data Science Directorate.
- Responsible for multiple data science efforts, including predictive, prescriptive, and statistical modeling.
- Developed multiple R packages and Shiny applications.
Engineer Planner
US Army Special Operations Command
Fort Bragg, NC
2015–2016
- Deputy Chief of Staff Construction Officer for the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) that generates and sustains Army Special Operations Forces to conduct worldwide Special Operations.
- Responsible for the knowledge management of over 80GBs of organizational digital files on both unclassified and classified systems.
- Responsible for the development and implementation of a new set of digital SOPs to govern the engineer sections digital files
Company Commander
100th EN CO (T), 30th EN BN, 20th EN BDE
Fort Bragg, NC
2014–2015
- Responsibility to provide Geospatial Information and Services (GI&S) to strategic, operational, tactical and JIIM organizations.
- Plans, coordinates and executes both technical and tactical training for 118 Soldiers, NCOs and Officers.
- Recognized as being within the top seven of thirty leaders in the same peer group.
Assistant Operations Officer
27th EN BN (C)(A), 20th EN BDE
Fort Bragg, NC
2014
- Battalion Assistant Operations Officer for a Global Response Force, Combat Airborne Engineer Battalion of over 900 Soldiers.
- Prepares detailed plans which support execution of training events and assigned battalion missions.
- Oversees Battalion level training meetings and coordinates directly with seven subordinate level commanders to ensure all training requirements are met.
Real Property Manager
133rd CMT, 30th EN BN, 20th EN BDE
Fort Bragg, NC / Afghanistan
2012-2014
- Construction Management Team, Real Property Officer and Facilities/Contract Construction Management Engineer (FCCME) for a 4,500 Soldier functional engineer brigade capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 96 hours to support XVIII Airborne Corps contingency missions or other Unified Commands requirements.
- Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) and planned the de-construction of ~150 bases with the CENTCOM Material Recovery Element (CMRE) to ensure the responsible retrograde of US forces from Afghanistan.
Battalion Operations Officer
1-68 AR, 3ABCT, 4ID
Fort Carson, CO / Iraq
2010–2012
- Battalion Engineer, Force Protection Officer and Linguist Manager for a Combined Arms Battalion of over 900 authorized armor, infantry, engineer and support Soldiers.
- Responsible for the coordination and planning of all engineer related tasks and operations in Basra Province.
- Responsible for coordination and synchronization with subordinate companies and Brigade Headquarters for all engineer related tasks and missions.
Company Executive Offiver
E Co, 1-68 AR, 3ABCT, 4ID
Fort Carson, CO / Iraq
2009-2010
- Executive Officer of a 102 Soldier Combat Engineering Company deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom 10; coordinates all mobility, countermobility, survivability and general engineering support for Battalion Task Force 1-68.
- Responsible for managing and tracking the company’s operations, training, supply, CBRN and arms room; coordinates all longs and short range training requirements and resources; assists in planning and executing company deployments and redeployment.
Platoon Leader
E Co, 1-68 AR, 3ABCT, 4ID
Fort Carson, CO / Iraq
2007-2009
- Platoon leader of a 26 Soldier mechanized, divisional combat engineer platoon.
- Responsible for the readiness, training, morale, safety and welfare of 16 Soldiers and 10 Non-Commissioned Officers, and their families.
- Direct and supervise mobility, countermobility, survivability, sustainment operations; and training support to a combined arms team during offensive and defensive operations for Task Force 1-68 Combined Arms Battalion
Selected Presentations
Determining Twitter Users Opinions using R
INFORMS Annual Meeting
Phoenix, AZ
- Session SC52 - Section Leaders & Research on Opinions and Facts.
2018
Selected Publications
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data v0.3.1
E. Munson, C. Smith, B. Boehmke, and J.Freels, saotd: sentiment analysis of twitter data, 2021. R package version 0.3.1. https://github.com/evan-l-munson/saotd
N/A
2023
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data v0.3.0
E. Munson, C. Smith, B. Boehmke, and J.Freels, saotd: sentiment analysis of twitter data, 2021. R package version 0.3.0. https://github.com/evan-l-munson/saotd
N/A
2021
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data (saotd)
E. Munson, C. Smith, B. Boehmke, and J.Freels, (2019). doi:10.21105/joss.00764
N/A
2019
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data v0.2.0
E. Munson, C. Smith, B. Boehmke, and J.Freels, saotd: sentiment analysis of twitter data, 2019. R package version 0.2.0. https://github.com/evan-l-munson/saotd
N/A
2019
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data
Munson, Evan L., Theses and Dissertations. 1853. https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1853
N/A
2018