Thomas Hammond Jr.

Chief Learning Officer, United States Strategic Command

Thomas (TJ) E. Hammond Jr., Department of Air Force Civilian, is the lead for online mission training for United States Strategic Command. He is responsible for providing education and basic familiarization on the Command's assigned missions and functions to a geographically dispersed training audience of 5000 learners worldwide. TJ manages a team of 7 subject matter experts, 2 instructional designers, and 2 learning technologists in the development and enhancement of the Command's online training. He is actively engaged in research and application of adult learning principles and educational technologies. TJ has over 10 years experience in the Government sector, applying research ideas to practical problems. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Bellevue University, a Six Sigma green belt, and is pursuing a Masters degree in political science from the University of Nebraska Omaha.