Mr. Tyler was appointed the Deputy Director, Directorate Military Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in February 2007, after serving as the Acting Deputy for a year. He served as the Chief, Programs Management Division and the Chief Programs Integration Division, Military Programs Directorate, USACE from April 2001 until February 2006. His first assignment in August 1998 as a member of the Senior Executive Service was the Director, Programs Management, North Atlantic Division, USACE. Mr. Tyler obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla in 1970 and a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Virginia in 1983. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Virginia as well as a graduate of the Department of Army, Engineer and Scientist Executive Development Program. Mr. Tyler’s career began as a Mechanical Engineer in the DA Intern Program at the Directorate of Facilities Engineering, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He held positions in the Facilities function at Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Wolters, Texas. His career in the Facilities function culminated as a Deputy Facilities Engineer for the Goeppingen Military Community in West Germany. He then transferred to USACE as a Project Manager for the European Division. He has held leadership positions at the installation level and in USACE. He has worked in the Engineering and Project Management functions in the European, Middle East and North Atlantic Divisions, Japan District and Pittsburgh District. His career has carried him to projects and positions in Europe, the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq and Kuwait), the Far East (Okinawa and Mainland Japan) and several different states in CONUS.