Mr. Larry McGraw - Maxwell Gunter Annex

LAURENCE “LARRY” McGRAW
Laurence “Larry” McGraw is the Chief, Portfolio Management, Business
and Enterprise Systems (BES) Directorate, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex,
Alabama. He leads support for over 120 Information Technology Business
Systems with an annual budget of over $1.1B. He directs a team of 14,
conducting program control, portfolio management, and strategic
communications supporting 1800 military, civilian, and contractor
personnel. Interfacing regularly with SAF/AQ, AFMC, LCMC, General
Officers and Senior Executive Service members, he plans, organizes,
directs, and controls regular program reviews, status, and programmatic
metrics for the directorate portfolio, along with strategic communications
to government and industry partners.
Mr. McGraw enlisted in the Air Force as an Avionics Systems Specialist in 1984 and was commissioned
through Officer Training School in 1999. During his career, he performed, supervised, and instructed
avionics maintenance on numerous aircraft including A-10, F-16, B-1, and F-117 platforms. He deployed
in support of Operation Desert Storm in 1993, leading an avionics and sensors team maintaining mission
readiness of the F-117 Nighthawk. As a commissioned officer, he served as a Deputy and Launch Crew
Commander on several Defense Meteorological Satellite Program and National Recognizance Office
missions from Vandenberg AFB, California. Later, Mr. McGraw served as a Deputy Program Manager
for Air Combat Command Ranges, Cargo Movement Operations System Program Manager, and Director,
Plans and Programs before retiring in 2008. He entered civil service in 2008 as a Program Manager and
served as Transportation Branch Chief in the Logistics Systems Division of the Enterprise Logistics
Systems Directorate before assuming his current duties in January 2012. Mr. McGraw is a Program
Management Level III Certified Acquisition Professional.
EDUCATION
1990 Associate of Science degree in Avionics Systems Technology, Community College of the Air
Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
1995 Bachelor of Science in Business, Park University, Parkville, MO
1996 Associate of Science in Instructor of Technology and Military Science, Community College of the
Air Force, Maxwell AFB, AL
2001 Master of Business Administration w/ Information Technology Specialization, University of La
Verne, La Verne, CA
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, AL
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
October 1984 – March 1987, F-16 Integrated Avionics Specialist, Pacific Logistics Support Center,
Kadena AB, Japan
April 1987 – March 1990, A-10 Automatic Test Station Specialist, 354 th Component Repair Squadron,
Myrtle Beach AFB, SC
April 1990 – March 1992, F-117A Avionics Team Leader, 37 th Maintenance Squadron, Tonopah Test
Range, NV
April 1992 – February 1995, F117A Avionics Team Leader, 49 th Maintenance Squadron, Holloman AFB,
NM

March 1995 – February 1997, F-16/B-1 Avionics Instructor, 365 th Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX
March 1997 – September 1998, Logistics Program Manager, 82 nd Logistics Support Squadron, Sheppard
AFB, TX
April 1999 – January 2001, Launch Crew Commander, 2 nd Space Launch Squadron, Vandenberg AFB,
CA
February 2001 – March 2002, Chief, Titan Launch Vehicle Standardization & Evaluation, 30 th Operations
Group, Vandenberg AFB, CA
April 2002 – May 2005, Chief, Acquisitions & Contracting, Headquarters Air Combat Command,
Langley AFB, VA
June 2005 – August 2006, Cargo Movement Operations System (CMOS) Project Lead, Headquarters
754 th Electronic Systems Group, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
September 2006 – October 2007, Executive Officer, Headquarters 754th Electronic Systems Group,
Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
October 2007 – April 2008, Acting Director, Integration Division, Headquarters 754th Electronic
Systems Group, Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
May 2008 – September 2008, Program Manager, CMOS, Enterprise Logistics Systems, Maxwell AFB-
Gunter Annex, AL
October 2008 – December 2011, Chief, Transportation Systems Flight, Enterprise Logistics Systems,
Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
January 2012-present, Chief, Portfolio Management, Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate,
Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Exemplary Civilian Service Award
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
AF Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Harold M. Wright Award 2010 Finalist
Company Grade Officer of the Year x2; 2002, 2004 (HQ ACC/DOR)
Company Grade Officer of the Quarter x5 (754 th ELSG, ACC/DOR 2X, 30th SW, 2nd SLS)
Lt Jay Smith Team Award 3rd Qtr 2005 (754 th ELSG)