Theodore A. "Tab" Brown

Chief, Planning and Policy Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

About Theodore A. "Tab" Brown

Since January 2009, Mr. Theodore A. (Tab) Brown has served as Chief of Planning & Policy Division in the Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Washington, DC. He also serves as the Leader of the Mississippi Valley Division and Southwestern Division Regional Integration Teams in Headquarters. In this capacity, he provides leadership and oversight for Coastal Louisiana post-Katrina reconstruction and planning and water resources activities throughout Southwest and the Mississippi Valley.

Mr. Brown also serves as the leader of the USACE-wide Planning Community of Practice. In his current position, Mr. Brown formulates and coordinates Army Civil Works policy with the Department of Army, Federal agencies, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB); serves as Executive Liaison for the Chief's Environmental Advisory Board (EAB), and provides representation to other Federal Advisory Committees. Mr. Brown is responsible for leading efforts in the development and implementation of Water Resources Development Acts. He serves as principal Civil Works point of contact with congressional authorizing committees on policy and planning matters. He also formulates civil works environmental policy and develops new civil works planning and program initiatives for issues where water and related land resources, Corps experience and expertise, and multiple-objective problem solving potentially come together. He also served in this position in an acting capacity from November 2007 – May 2008.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

• Chief, Planning and Policy Division, Great Lakes & Ohio River Division, USACE Cincinnati, OH, 2002-2009

• Chief of Business Management Office, Great Lakes & Ohio River Division, USACE, Cincinnati, OH, 1999-2002.

• Chief, Planning Branch, Nashville District, USACE, Nashville, TN, 1997-99

• Assistant Chief, Plan Formulation Branch, Huntington District, USACE, Huntington, WV, 1996-1997

• Developmental Assignment as Chief, Economic and Social Analysis Branch, Huntington District, USACE, Huntington, WV, 1995-1996

• Assignments as Senior Study Manager, Project Manager, and Quality Control Manager, Planning Division, Huntington District, USACE, Huntington, WV, 1988-1995

• Developmental assignment as Planning Program Manager, Ohio River Division, USACE, Cincinnati, OH, 1992

• Junior Fellow/Engineer Student Trainee, Special Studies Branch, Planning Division Huntington District, USACE, Huntington, WV, 1983-88

COLLEGE:

• Master of Business Administration, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 1991

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1988

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING:

• USACE Planners and Project Managers Program, Fort Belvoir, VA 1994-95

• Junior Fellowship Program, Huntington District, USACE, Huntington, WV, 1983-88

CERTIFICATIONS:

• Registered Professional Engineer, State of Ohio

AWARDS AND HONORS:

• Commander’s Award for Civilian Service 1999

• Outstanding Planning Achievement Award, Ohio River Division, 1996

• Outstanding Planning Achievement Award, Huntington District, 1996

• Outstanding Planning Achievement Award, Huntington District, 1995

• District Black Engineer of the Year Award, Nashville District, 1998

• District Black Engineer of the Year Award, Huntington District, 1996

• District Black Engineer of the Year Award, Huntington District, 1995

• District Black Engineer of the Year Award, Huntington District, 1992

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

• Society of American Military Engineers

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

• Holding Back the Grundy Floods, Military Engineer, November/December 1991. co-author