ROGER A. BICK
Mr. Bick is the Director, Air Force Financial Management Strategic Planning and Transformation Program Management Office at the Pentagon. He is responsible for producing SAF/FM’s long-term strategic plan and implementing FM’s service transformation.
Mr. Bick entered public service in 1977, enlisting as an Airman in the U.S. Air Force. He earned the grade of 2nd Lieutenant in 1980 and has since served as a financial manager at base, major command, and headquarters levels. He also served as a commander of the 16th Comptroller Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida and earned distinction as Best Installation Comptroller in the Air Force and Department of Defense. Mr. Bick culminated his military service as Commander, 314th Mission Support Group at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas where be deployed and became the Commander, Baghdad International Airport during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Mr. Bick has earned recognition as Best Accounting and Finance Officer in the Air Force and DoD, Best Comptroller Author in the Air Force, DoD Budget Officer of the Year, Keesler AFB Company Grade Officer of the Year, and served as past President of the Gulf Coast Chapter, American Society of Military Comptrollers.
EDUCATION
1976 Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
1982 Master of Business Administration, Golden GateUniversity, San Francisco, CA
1984 Squadron Officer’s School, Maxwell AFB, AL (Correspondence & Residence)
1993 Air Command and StaffCollege, Maxwell AFB, AL (Residence)
1993 Armed ForcesStaffCollege, Norfolk Naval Air Station, Norfolk, VA (Residence)
1997 AirWarCollege, Maxwell AFB, AL (Correspondence & Residence)
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1977-1979, Accounting Specialist, RamsteinAB, Germany
2. 1979, OfficerTraining School, Medina Annex, Lackland AFB, TX (Distinguished Graduate)
3. 1980-1984, Deputy Finance Officer, Mather AFB, CA
4. 1984-1986, Base Finance Officer, Base Budget Officer, Keesler AFB, MS
5. 1986-1989, Budget Analyst, Headquarters Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX
6. 1989-1992, Budget Analyst, Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, Budget Directorate, Pentagon
7. 1993-1996, Deputy Comptroller/Inspector General, Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, Germany
8. 1997-2000, Commander, 16th Comptroller Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL
9. 2000-2002, Division Chief, Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management, Budget Directorate, Pentagon
10. 2002-2004, Commander, 314th Mission Support Group, Little Rock AFB, AR
11. 2004-Present, Director, Air Force Financial Management Strategic Planning and Transformation Program Management Office, Pentagon
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Military Comptrollers
(Current as of February 2006)