Ms. Sarah Parker
Principal Deputy, Fires Directorate; U.S. Army Combat Capabilities
Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC)
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Ms. Parker was selected as the Principal Deputy for the Fires Directorate at DEVCOM AvMC, effective May 2026.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
• May 2026 – present: Principal Deputy, Fires Directorate
• March 2026 – May 2026: Deputy for Missile Technology, Fires Directorate
• July 2024 – March 2026: Deputy Director for Missile Technology, Technology Development Directorate
• August 2021 – present: DEVCOM CUAS IPT Lead
• August 2021 – July 2024: Air and Missile Defense Capability Area Lead (AMD CAL) for Missile S&T
• April 2020 – August 2021: Long Range Fires Deputy Capability Area Lead for Missile S&T
• July 2017 – April 2020: ATACMS Chief Engineer, PM STORM
• June 2016–July 2017: IR Seeker Lead for LBASM (PrSM Inc 2) S&T Development
• July 2016–August 2017: Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) Army Test CRADA Lead
• January 2015 – January 2016: Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) Modeling and Simulation Lab Lead
• October 2013–October 2015: Counter Swarm and Swarming Missiles S&T Program Lead
• April 2013–October 2013: Executive Officer to WDI Director
• August 2011– August 2013: Deputy PM for Deployable Force Protection (DFP) TEC–D Missile Programs in support of OEF/OIF
• August 2006–January 2010: Deputy Tech Manager of Airborne Weapons Surveillance System (AWSS) JCTD
• January 2003–August 2006: Electronics Engineer Intern for Infrared Seekers Branch
COLLEGE:
• MS, Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2009
• BS, Electrical Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 2005
CERTIFICATIONS:
• DAWIA Level III, Engineering (formerly SPRDE)
• Army Acquisition Corps
AWARDS AND HONORS:
• Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, 2013
• Civilian Service Commendation Medal, 2024
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
• Honorable Order of Saint Barbara, February 2025
