Senior Manager

Mr. Gurley joined Metron in 2013 as a Senior Manager in the Advanced Mathematics Applications (AMA) Division.  He leads Metron’s efforts in predictive analytics for the Federal Aviation Administration and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) data fusion and analytics for the Office of Naval Research’s Data Focused Naval Tactical Cloud initiatives.  He is also co-lead on a maritime battle management command and control development project for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.  In addition, he serves as a company media spokesman and has provided numerous live interviews to national and international media outlets such as CNN, BBC, Fox News, MSNBC, CCTV, CBC, Voice of America, and Agence France-Presse.  

Prior to joining Metron, Mr. Gurley completed a distinguished career in the United States Navy rising to the rank of Captain while serving as a submarine warfare officer and naval oceanography specialist.  His leadership tours included command of small and large units culminating in command of the Naval Oceanography Operations Command composed of 1000 personnel assigned to 7 major field offices and 84 deploying support teams operating around the world.  Operational tours included deployments on submarines and aircraft carriers; staff positions with Cruiser-Destroyer Group TWO and Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet; and significant experience as an ASW planner in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.  Major staff and other shore assignments included Military Deputy/Executive Assistant for the Oceanographer of the Navy; Special Assistant and Director of the Commander’s Action Group for Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command; and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command.  In addition, he was the Navy’s 2003 Federal Executive Fellow with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Security Studies program.  

During his navy career, Mr. Gurley led several efforts to identify and transition new ocean science capabilities into Fleet operations.  This included development and execution of a complete restructuring of the naval oceanography community’s undersea warfare support programs coupled with accelerated fielding of major new technologies in unmanned ocean sensing, ocean and acoustic modeling, and mission planning. 

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of Florida, 1986 
• Master of Science, Ocean Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1992
• Ocean Engineer’s Degree, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1992