Lieutenant Commander Douglas B Vanderlip has had a 31-year career in the Navy and Navy Reserve, beginning as a radioman after enlisting in 1984. He served aboard USS Nimitz and was commissioned as a limited duty officer in 2001. Vanderlip has held positions such as Administrative Division Officer and Navy Cyber Operations Officer, deploying to Afghanistan in 2012. He began his professional career in 1990 at Electronic Data Systems and has experience in business development, enterprise architecture, and security consulting. Vanderlip currently serves as Chief of Projects at Resolution Support Head Quarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.