Background
Porter, Bruce Jackman was born on August 7, 1954 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Covington Baskin and Carolyn Fee (Bruce) Porter.
application developer portfolio manager civil engineer Computer Engineer
Porter, Bruce Jackman was born on August 7, 1954 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Covington Baskin and Carolyn Fee (Bruce) Porter.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1976. Master of Science in Computer Science, Stanford University, 1985. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 1985.
Graduate, United States Army War College, 1997.
Commissioned 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1979-1980, advanced through grades to lieutenant colonel, 1993, co-commander 17th armored engineer battalion Fort Hood, Texas, 1977-1980, construction engineer Misawa, Japan, 1981-1983, organizational evaluator Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 1989-1990, operations officer 5th engineer combat battalion Saudi Arabia and Iraq, 1990-1991. Associate professor mathematics United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1985-1988. Chief concepts officer United States of America Engineer School, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1991-1993.
Logistics assistance officer 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, 1993-1994. Commanding officer 20th Engineer Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, 1994-1996. Senior engineer trainer National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, 1997-1998.
Commander, engineer brigade 4th Infantry Divn., Fort Hood, Texas, 1998—1999. Executive officer Army chief of staff for operations Pentagon, Washington, 1999—2001. Investment representative Edward Jones & Company, Buellton, California, since 2001.
Pioneer new courses in computer theory and discrete mathematics United States Military Academy, 1987-1988. Proponent Army Engineer Restructive Initiative, 1991-1992. Panel member Army Study Team for Battle Dynamics, 1992.
Member Summer Study for Chief of Staff of Army, 1992.
Married Janette Anne Brown, October 19, 1985. Children: Laura, Holly, Travis.