Commander (Ret.) Timothy Haney earned a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering and a commission into the U.S. Navy from Southern University and the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program in his hometown of Baton Rouge, LA in 1994.  He was selected as an Engineering Duty Officer (EDO) Candidate.
 
Haney completed Officer’s Training at Surface Warfare Officers School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1995.  His first permanent duty assignment was to USS VANDEGRIGT (FFG‐48), in San Diego, California.  On Vandegrift, he served as the Ordnance Officer and Legal Officer and earned the Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) qualification.  He exercised his option to officially transition to the EDO Community and was ordered to Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he earned a MS Degree in Electrical Engineering.
 
Haney’s next assignment was to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego in 2000.  There, he served in the Installations Management Office as Battle Force Officer for the USS Vinson/USS Peleliu and USS Nimitz/USS Boxer Battlegroups.  He also served as Project Manager for the Digital Receiver Module in the Global Positioning Systems Division. During this tour, he earned certification as a qualified Engineering Duty Officer. 
 
Haney was assigned to Commander Naval Surface Forces, Pacific Fleet (SURFPAC) in April of 2003, where he performed duties as the Cruiser/Destroyer (CRUDES) Type Desk Officer (N43).  He joined the ranks of the Acquisition Professional Community during this tour.
  
In 2007, Haney returned to very familiar territory for a second tour at SSC San Diego.  This time he performed duties as Deputy Department Head for the Fleet Engineering Department, and also ran the EDO Qualification Program for the Center.   Also during this tour, he completed a seven‐month Individual Augmentee (IA) deployment  to  Baghdad,  Iraq  serving  as  the  Electronics  Technical  Lab  Manager  for  Combined  Explosives Exploitation Cell (CEXC), supporting the Multi‐National Coalition – Iraq (MNCI).
 
Haney  went  to  work  as  the  Chief  Systems  Engineer  for  Enhanced  Polar  System  in  the  MILSATCOM Directorate at Los Angeles Air Force Base in 2010.  He served there until his final Active Duty assignment as Executive Officer of EDO School in Port Hueneme, CA in 2013.
 
 
At the 21‐year mark of his Active Duty career in 2015, CDR Haney transitioned to a Navy Civil Service career as an Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division.  In 2018 he brought his career full‐circle as he embarked on his current position as Executive Director and Director of Training for Engineering Duty Officer School in Port Hueneme, CA.
 
His individual awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Meritorious Service Medal (2 awards), Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2 awards), the Navy Achievement Medal, several Unit Commendations and several Campaign Ribbons.

Last Updated: 25 April 2025