Edward C. Thomas FORT MONMOUTH - - A West Long Branch resident has been appointed to the top civilian position at Fort Monmouth with the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Lifecycle Management Command (C-E LCMC).

Edward C. Thomas, previously director of the C-E LCMC Software Engineering Center, was appointed as the deputy to the commanding general, C-E LCMC, after having served in the position briefly in an acting capacity.

"Ed Thomas has a great range of professional and personal qualities combined with years of experience focusing a complex enterprise on meeting war-fighter needs," said Maj. Gen. Michael R. Mazzucchi, commanding general of the C-E LCMC.

"He is an ideal person to take on the greater responsibilities of his new role."

Thomas began his career in government service in 1974 and progressed through increasingly responsible positions at Fort Monmouth. He was appointed to the President's Senior Executive Service in 2001.

During his career, Thomas has earned many prestigious civilian awards and decorations, including the Senior Executive Service (SES) Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious Level), the Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, the Superior Civilian Service Medal and the Commander's Award for Civilian Service.

Thomas earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science at The College of New Jersey, a master of business administration degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and a master of science degree in national resource strategy at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

As director of the Software Engineering Center, Thomas provided state-of-the-art software products and services to the army and the Department of Defense through a global organization of over 3,000 military, civilian and industry employees in 10 major locations with an annual budget of $500 million.

As deputy to the commanding general, Thomas will take on significant responsibilities as the senior civilian in the C-E LCMC, an organization operating worldwide with more than 150 soldiers and 7,700 Army civilian employees. The C-E LCMC mission is to acquire, field, sustain and integrate superior command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR).