Michael J. Barnes - Background
- Currently self-employed; started MICAP, LLC, which provides limited human resources consulting and family mediation services
- Graduated from Lakenheath American High School in Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Possesses a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Tuskegee University
- Obtained a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma
- Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant at Tuskegee University—Distinguished Military Graduate
- Military career spanned over 20 years as a logistician at the tactical, operational and strategic levels
- Served as a NATO Staff Officer at Headquarters Allied Forces South Europe in Naples, Italy
- Competitively selected for USAF Logistics Career Broadening Program
- Possessed two Defense Acquisitions University certifications: Acquisitions Logistics (Level III) and Program Management (Level III)
- Received the 2002 Award of Excellence from the President’s Council’s on Integrity and Efficiency for participating in the “Evaluation of Security Controls Over Biological Agents.”
- Served a quarter of his military career assigned to the Pentagon before retiring as an Evaluator in the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense (DoDIG), in Washington, DC as a Lieutenant Colonel.