Speakers

Colonel Maxwell E. Fuldauer is the Combat Credibility Division Chief for Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. Charged with integrating Test, Range, and Exercise, he is responsible for facilitating the Combat Credibility of new USSF capabilities and presented forces. Managing and executing the continuum of test/assessments of space systems, kill-chains, and mission threads ensuring combat ready capabilities for the USSF. Prior to assuming this role, he attended the USSF Senior Leadership Education (SLE) at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington D.C. He received a Master of International Public Policy and JPME-2 credit (JQO level-3). Col Fuldauer transferred to the Space Force on 12SEP2023, caping off 20+yrs in the US Army. Col Fuldauer received a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Science with an emphasis in Astrophysics in 2003 from the Florida Institute of Technology and was commissioned in May 2003 through the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program. He began his career as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, branch detailed to the Signal Corps. Col Fuldauer also holds a Master of Science in Information Technology - Telecommunications Management from the University of Maryland Global College (2015); and a Masters of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University SAIS (2024). His previous assignments include: Fire Direction Officer for B Company 4-42nd Field Artillery; Executive Officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 4th Fires BDE, 4th Infantry Division during Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07 where his efforts led to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery receiving the Knox Award given to the most outstanding Field Artillery Battery in the Army. Upon re-deployment, he served as the BDE S-6 for the 41st Fires Brigade under III Corps. In 2009, CPT Fuldauer was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th ITSB, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where he served as the Assistant Battalion S3 prior to taking command of B Company 307th ITSB in mid-2009. While in command, Max led B Company on numerous theater-level missions; including Short Notice transformation to an ESB and fielding of the WIN-T system; he also spearheaded the company’s rigorous 90-day deployment to Afghanistan. Shortly after deploying B Company to OEF 10-11 (JUN 2010), he was career field designated to functional area 24 (Telecommunications Network Engineer, now FA 26A). Following this designation, Max changed out of command (Aug 2010) and returned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 307th ESB to become the Battalion’s Network Engineer to lead the BN’s technical operations for the remaining deployment, redeployment, and recovery. In 2012, MAJ Fuldauer transferred to USARPAC G6 and served as the Enterprise Architecture Section Lead within the Programs, Policies, and Projects division, leading the SATCOM Architecture program and JOC refresh. He was also the lead engineer and project manager for the communications network design, engineering, and installation of the Kyoga-Misaki Communications Site (KCS) – AN/TPY-2 Ballistic Missile Defense Radar site in Japan (2013-2015). In 2015, MAJ Fuldauer served as the Cyber Operations Officer and resident Network Systems Engineer within the EUCOM JCC, in Stuttgart Germany from March 2015- March 2017, where he directed full-spectrum cyber operations and provided subject matter expertise and technical analysis and input to current operations as well as contingency and deliberate theater planning. In March 2017, at his request, Max transitioned to the EUCOM J6 – Programs, Projects, Budgeting & Engineering division where he served as the HQIT Portfolio & Program Manager for the United States European Command J6 – Programs, Projects, Budgeting & Engineering division. His IT Program Portfolio includes the EUCOM HQ Facilities Renovation Initiative, the Command C2 Modernization Program, and the HQ O&M Projects Sub-Program. In 2018, LtCol Fuldauer transferred to the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) at Ft Huachuca, AZ. During his time there he served as the Command Support Operations Division Chief, where he spearheaded the successful reestablishment of the 5yr retired DoD Interoperability and Communication Exercise and Expo (DICE2) re-solidifying JITC as the nerve center and primary forum for Joint Interoperability Testing within the DoD. He was also responsible for the command’s response to COVID-19, ensuring that the command’s vital testing mission was able to continue throughout the pandemic. In 2021, LtCol Fuldauer was the Director of Operations for Systems and Technical Planning (STP), White House Situation Room (WHSR), National Security Council (NSC) responsible for the operational oversight and direction of all classified systems for the President of the United States and National Security Council. Responsible for the continuous operation and improvement of the National Security Council classified voice, video & data networks; including worldwide VIP communications support and technical assistance to the President of the United States, Vice President of the United States, National Security Advisor (NSA), National Security Staff (NSS), and the White House senior staff. In 2022, Lt Col Fuldauer served as Chief Engineer of the White House Communications Agency (WHCA), Executive Technologies Directorate (Sqdn CC equivalent), responsible for the oversight of all directorate engineering operations. He oversaw ~380, military service members, DoD civilians, and government contractors and was responsible for the continuous operation and improvement of the Presidential Information Technologies Community (PITC) family of Networks, to include PITC, Crisis Management System (CMS), T-Net, VOSIP-T, S-Net, as well as four other classified and unclassified networks; with an annual mission budget of $150+ million. Charged with the development and implementation of the new family of PITC Classified networks including PITC-TS, PITC-S, and CMS vNext, utilizing a Congressionally appropriated $52.5 million Technology Modernization Grant. His duties directly enable the President of the United States (POTUS), the Vice President of the United States (VPOTUS), and Senior White House Staff to communicate via unclassified and classified voice, video, and data networks both on and off the White House compound. Col Fuldauer is happily married to Ruth E. Fuldauer from Hood River, Oregon and has a daughter, River Aliya (17 years) and a son, Grady Evans (10 years).