David C. Sampson is the Chief, Services Management Division and the IT Service Management Service Domain Owner of the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, headquartered at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL. He directs a diverse team of program management, engineering and information technology experts operating at two locations assisting four portfolios and nine service domains deliver Defense Business System (DBS) capabilities to the Air Force. His wide range of responsibilities include governing the standard design, implementation, and delivery of enterprise-wide shared services, and implementation of organizational agile software development and delivery methods for use by capability delivery teams across the Directorate. His duties also include early acquisition planning, systems engineering, alternatives analysis, and transition planning for new business system capabilities that capitalize on adaptive concepts and emerging technologies through concept exploration and prototyping activities. Mr. Sampson served a distinguished and decorated career in the Air Force, retiring in 2003. Following his active duty service and several positions as a contractor supporting various programs at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL, he entered civil service in 2007.
EDUCATION:
Associate in Applied Science (Logistics), Community College of the Air Force
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Grantham University, Kansas City, MO
Master of Science, Information Management Technologies, Grantham University, Kansas City, MO
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
- Oct 1983 – Jan 1997: Various Active Duty AF Assignments
- Jan 1997 – Mar 2000: Senior Functional Analyst, Logistics Module (LOGMOD) and Logistician’s Contingency Assessment Tools (LOGCAT), Standard Systems Group (SSG), Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Mar 2000 – Oct 2003: Program Manager, Logistician’s Contingency Assessment Tools (LOGCAT), Standard Systems Group (SSG), Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Mar 2004 - Jan 2006: Project Manager, Integrated Maintenance Data System/Training Business Area (IMDS/TBA), Development and Fielding Systems Group, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Jan 2006 – Jun 2007: Senior Business Process Analyst, 643rd Electronic Systems Squadron, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Jun 2007 – Jul 2009: Test Director, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems, 554 Electronic Systems Wing, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Jul 2009 – Jan 2013: Chief, Architecture and Process Branch, Enterprise Applications and Integration Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Jan 2013 – Mar 2016: Chief, Integration Branch, Services Management Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Mar 2016 – Oct 2019: Deputy Chief, Services Management Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
- Oct 2019 – Present: Chief, Services Management Division, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
Professional Certificates
ITIL 4®
Information Technology, Level III
Program Management, Level II
Test and Evaluation, Level I
(Current as of 01 April 2021)