Timothy Haney, a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, graduated in 1994 from Southern University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He was commissioned through the NROTC program and selected for the engineering duty officer (EDO) community as an EDO option candidate. He earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in. Haney rose to the rank of commander during his 21-year active-duty career.
 
At sea, after first completing training at Surface Warfare Officers School, Haney served as the ordnance officer and legal officer aboard USS Vandegrift (FFG 48), where he qualified as a surface warfare officer. He then exercised his option to officially transition to the EDO community.
 
For his EDO qualification tour, Haney was assigned to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) San Diego, in the Installations Management Office as battle force officer for the USS Vinson/USS Peleliu and USS Nimitz/USS Boxer battle groups and as project manager for the Digital Receiver Module in the Global Positioning Systems Division. His follow-on assignments include service at Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet as the cruiser/destroyer type desk officer (N43); a second tour at SSC San Diego as deputy department head for the Fleet Engineering Department, while managing the center’s EDO qualification program; as the chief systems engineer for Enhanced Polar System in the Military Satellite Communications Systems Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base; and his final active-duty assignment as executive officer of Engineering Duty Officer School.
 
During his service, he also completed a seven-month Individual Augmentee deployment to Baghdad, Iraq as the Electronics Technical Lab manager for Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell, supporting the Multi-National Coalition – Iraq.
 
In 2015, Haney transitioned to a Navy civil service career as an engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division. He brought his career full-circle as he assumed his current position as executive director for Engineering Duty Officer School in 2018.
 
Haney’s personal awards include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), and Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.
 
He is certified as a qualified engineering duty officer and is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community.

Last Updated: 25 October 2021