Dr. TIMOTHY P. SULLIVAN

Dr. Timothy P. Sullivan is the Interim Built Infrastructure Executive and Director, Facilities Engineering, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Materiel Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.  He is responsible for delivery of approximately $300 million in baseline military construction along with $2 billion in annual operation and maintenance funded infrastructure recapitalization for worldwide Air Force requirements. He also oversees programs of national significance including the $3.06 billion dollars post-natural disaster reconstruction of Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. and Offutt AFB, Neb., in addition to execution of nuclear enterprise infrastructure improvement in support of new weapon system fielding.
 
Dr. Sullivan is a 1992 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Texas.  He has served in a variety of positions at the squadron, forward operating agency, and major command level. Prior to his current assignment, Dr. Sullivan served as the Technical Services Division Chief at AFCEC where he was responsible for execution of the Centralized Tasking Order valued at $1.5 billion, overseeing major acquisitions totaling $6.4 billion, managing the facilities criteria program through the tri-service Coordinating Panel, and serving as Category Lead for construction materials and construction related services under the Air Force Category Management program where he was responsible for over $700 million in annual spend.
 
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
1997 Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
1999 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2006 Air War College, Excellent Graduate, by correspondence
2018 Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
 
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. Aug 92 – Feb 95, Nuclear Engineer, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Calif.
2. Feb 95 – Aug 96, Mechanical Engineer, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas
3. Aug 96 – Aug 97, Graduate Student, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
4. Aug 97 – Jun 99, Mechanical Engineer, San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas
5. Jun 99 – Mar 03, Environmental Engineer, Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo.
6. Mar 03 – Jul 07, Chief, Environmental Flight, Randolph AFB, Texas
7. Jul 07 – Aug 10, Chief, Civil Engineer Career Field Team, Air Force Personnel Center, Randolph AFB, Texas
8. Aug 10 – Apr 14, Chief, Housing Planning Branch, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas
9. Apr 14 – May 16, Chief, CONUS Execution Branch, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas
10. May 16 – Dec 18, Chief, Environmental Compliance Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas
11. Dec 18 – Apr 23, Chief, Technical Services Division, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas
12. Apr 23 – Present, Interim Built Infrastructure Executive and Director, Facilities Engineering, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland, Texas
 
AWARDS AND HONORS
Superior Act or Service Award, July 2020
National Society of Professional Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year, National Winner, February 2020
Exemplary Civilian Service Award, March 2019
Meritorious Civilian Service Award, January 2017
Exemplary Civilian Service Award, August 2010
Air Force Civilian Achievement Award, May 2006
 
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
National Society of Professional Engineers
 
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Engineer, TX #85604
Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRDE) – Systems Engineering Level I Facilities Engineering Level I and II
Category Management Credential
 
PUBLICATIONS
Sullivan, T., Y. Gao, and T. Reimann, (2019), Nitrate Transport in a Karst Aquifer: Numerical Model Development and Source Evaluation. J of Hydrology. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.03.078
Sullivan, T., and Y. Gao (2017), Methodology for Calculating Karst Watershed Nitrogen Inputs and Developing a SWAT Model, paper presented at US Geological Survey Karst Interest Group, US Geological Survey, San Antonio, Texas
Sullivan, T., and Y. Gao (2017), Methodology for Calculating Probability, Protection, and Precipitation Factors of the P3 Method for Karst Aquifer Vulnerability, paper presented at US Geological Survey Karst Interest Group, US Geological Survey, San Antonio, Texas
Sullivan, T., & Gao, Y. (2017). Development of a new P3 (Probability, Protection, and Precipitation) method for vulnerability, hazard, and risk intensity index assessments in karst watersheds. J of Hydrology. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.04.007
Sullivan, T. & Gao, Y., (2016) Assessment of nitrogen inputs and yields in the Cibolo and Dry Comal Creek watersheds using the SWAT model, Texas, USA 1996 –2010 Earth Sci 75, 725 (2016) doi:10.1007/s12665-016-5546-0.
Sullivan, T., “Thermal Desorption,” In Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing, Lee, S., Ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc.: New York; 2005.
Sullivan, T., (1999) “Thermal Desorption: The Basics”, Chemical Engineering Progress, Vol. 95, No.
10, pp. 49-56.
Sullivan, T., “Thermal Desorption: A Technology Review”, Proceedings of the 91st Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the Air & Waste Management Association, San Diego, Calif., June 14-18, 1998.
 
(Current as of Apr 23)