Mr. John Miller is currently serving as the Director for the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. In his previous position as the Associate Director for Plans, Programs, and Budget he was responsible for strategic and operational planning, resource allocations, and program formulation and direction.

Mr. Miller entered federal civil service in 1971. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service (SES) in 1998. During his civil service career, he has served in a number of positions in the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and prior to that in the U.S. Army Harry Diamond Laboratories. From 1992 through 1998, Mr. Miller held positions as Division Chief, Acting Director of the ARL Sensors Directorate, and Deputy Director of the ARL Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate. During this time he was responsible for directing basic and applied research in RF, EO, acoustic sensor technologies, and signal and image processing.

From 1971 through 1992, Mr. Miller held positions as Project Engineer, Branch Chief, and Deputy Laboratory Director of the U.S. Army Harry Diamond Laboratories. During this time he was responsible for research and development in radar fuzing, telemetry, battlefield radars, and automatic target recognition.

From 1969 through 1971, Mr. Miller was a Project Engineer at the Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Company where he was responsible for design of components for advanced turbofan engines for the F14 and F15 aircraft.

Mr. Miller holds a Bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering, both from the University of Maryland, and is a past recipient of the U.S. Army Research and Development Award.