Mr. Rule is an experienced prior military officer with a reputation for building, developing, and managing teams to achieve challenging goals under severe personnel and budget constraints. Mr. Rule serves as a technical and project management lead for Applied Research Associates on projects relating to human performance, medical performance, injury prevention, and protection systems. He served as the project manager for the University of Minnesota Combat Casualty Training Consortium, one of the largest research investments in combat medic training in the history of the US military. He previously served as the program lead for the Operational Medicine portion of the Guidance for the Development of the Force, Defense Health Program Medical Research Supplement and Deputy Director for the Military Operational Medicine Research Program. Mr. Rule holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and is a licensed Professional Engineer.