Welcoming Eugene Choi
From the Motor Pools of Korea to the Front Lines of Afghanistan to the Halls of Congress
I’ve had the privilege of knowing Eugene for nearly 20 years. We were both platoon leaders and company XOs in 1st Tank (1-72 AR) from 2007-2008 in Camp Casey, Korea. Our paths continued to Fort Lewis, where we deployed together to Afghanistan with 5/2 SBCT. We’ve kept in touch over the years and it’s been great to see his career progress and family thrive.
We are honored to have him join Exia Labs for his Skillbridge. Eugene brings a wealth of contracting and program management expertise from both the U.S. Army and the Intelligence Community.
Eugene is an award winning Acquisition Officer who graduated from the United States Military Academy and the Naval Postgraduate School. He is an Airborne Ranger with combat deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq along with many other missions all throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe. He commanded Abrams, Strykers, and Bradleys as a company grade officer and as a field grade transferred to Army Acquisitions and conducted contingency contracting operations for high priority operations worth billions of dollars such as Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Allies Welcome and the European Assure/Deter/Reinforce mission.
During his recent tenure at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, he served in the International Technologies Office as a Program Manager where he forged vital partnerships with various Department of War research labs and industry partners, seamlessly integrating their cutting-edge technologies with NGA’s enterprise systems. In addition to his technical accomplishments, Eugene contributed to advancing cybersecurity and AI initiatives at NGA.
He has done it all before joining Exia for his Skillbridge Fellowship!
