Dwight J. Peters Jr. is based out of Huntsville, Alabama. Dwight oversees all technical programs, initiatives, and solutions for HigherEchelon’s Engineering practice. Previously, Dwight served in numerous leadership, tactical, and technical positions in deployed and operational settings throughout his 24-year career in the U.S. Army. During his career, he successfully completed Ranger, Airborne, and Air Assault schools before culminating with a four-year tour at the Pentagon. Dwight has extensive experience in communications, technical writing and design, engineering, information technology (IT), networking, network design, budget management, and procurement.
Dwight is a 1993 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. Dwight has also earned a Master of Science degree in Management (Information Systems) from Troy University in Troy, Alabama and a Master of Science degree in Management (Information Systems) from Walden University. After a brief hiatus, Dwight is in the dissertation stage of earning a Ph.D program in Management – Information Systems Management Specialization from Walden University.
In addition, HigherEchelon has earmarked Dwight to be the Program Manager (PM) for its Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Express contract while continuing to support the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Evaluation Center (TEC) as a Subject Matter Expert on support as well as testing, reporting and configuration management of numerous THAAD System configuration files.