Mr. Simoes was selected as the Director of the Investment and Development Division within the Office of Budget in May 2012. His responsibilities include analyzing and making recommendations concerning budget policies and estimates in the areas of Procurement, Research and Development (R&D), and Construction. Mr. Simoes has over 25 years of service with the Department of the Navy and the Department of Defense. Mr. Simoes was selected as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES) in July 2008 to serve as the Associate Director for Ground, Sea, & Other Programs in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OSD) (Comptroller), Investment Directorate. During this time, Mr. Simoes led a team of senior budget analysts responsible for over a $100 billion annual investment portfolio that covered ten different procurement and R&D appropriations and involved all four military services and the Defense Agencies. He oversaw every aspect in the development of the President’s Budget submission to the Congress in the areas of Navy shipbuilding, Army ground combat and support systems, Command and Control programs, and Science and Technology. Prior to his position with OSD Comptroller, Mr. Simoes was a senior Operations Research Analyst in the office of Program Analysis and Evaluation (PA&E) within OSD from May 2003 to July 2008. He provided detailed analysis and recommendations to senior officials within the Department during OSD Program/Budget reviews. While in OSD PA&E, he was responsible for the oversight of defense mobility programs such as the Air Force’s Tanker Replacement Program and cargo aircraft such as C-17, C-5, and C-130. During this period, Mr. Simoes managed the Air Force Tanker Recapitalization Analysis of Alternatives (AOA), a 40-year $110 billion program involving the replacement of over 500 KC-135 aircraft. From April 1999 to May 2003, Mr. Simoes was the Deputy Head of the Program Planning and Development Branch (N801) within Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Programming Division (N80). During this time, he supervised 25 military officers and civilian program analysts in the development of the Navy Program Objectives Memorandum (POM). He advised both the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy on all matters concerning the Navy program and budget. Mr. Simoes began his federal career in June 1989 with the Department of the Navy as a Financial Management Trainee. He started as a budget analyst within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller (FM&C) where he performed a wide range of duties in connection with budget formulation and execution of the Other Procurement, Navy (OPN) appropriation. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Simoes held various positions with the FM&C organization to include Lead Budget Analyst for Aircraft and Weapons Acquisition and Lead Budget Analyst for Military Construction, Family Housing and Base Realignment and Closure. Mr. Simoes was in the Class of 1986 at the U.S. Naval Academy where he majored in Political Science. He received a master’s of business administration degree from George Mason University in 1995. He also received a master’s of science in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2006. Mr. Simoes has received numerous performance awards throughout his career including the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 2003.