As Director of the Individual Protection Directorate, Mr. Kinney is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the Natick Soldier Center’s program on individual protective clothing, personnel armor and personnel life support equipment systems. He directs basic and applied research, development, production engineering, engineering support, standardization and other activities involving uniform clothing, individual protective clothing, life support equipment systems, and integrated protective systems for combat soldier survivability.
Mr. Kinney entered Government service as a Chemical Engineer in the Chemical Protection Section. Since then he has held several positions in the Natick Soldier’s Center. He was the Chief of Chemical Protection; Chief of Integrated Armor Program; Executive Assistant to the Natick Technical Director; Chief of Soldier Integrated Systems; Head of Business Development for Dismounted Combat/Combat Service Support; and Consequence Management Acquisition Director. Prior to Government Service, Mr. Kinney held a number of positions in industry including engineering assignments at Exxon Chemicals, Polaroid Corporation and Dennison Manufacturing.
He received his Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University. He also holds an Advanced Degree in Engineering Management from Northeastern University.
Mr. Kinney’s accomplishments have been recognized with the Technical Director’s Award for Engineering in 1986, the Decoration for Meritorious Civilian Service in 1990 and the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service in 1991 and 2001 and numerous superior performance awards.
Mr. Kinney is very active in community activities. He currently serves as the Chairman of Cub Scout Pack 29, serves on the Board of Trustees and numerous committees and is a past president and finance chair of his church, and serves as a school volunteer and coaches soccer and baseball. Mr. Kinney is married, has two sons and one daughter, and resides in Franklin, Massachusetts.
[Updated 2004]