Speaker Bio
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Pimentel is a Marine Corps Communications Officer currently serving in the Future Generation Wireless Technology (FutureG) Office within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He leads mission-oriented research and development programs focused on Expeditionary & Tactical Use and Ubiquitous Secure & Instant Access. His operational experience includes assignments deploying tactical communications in Afghanistan, Japan, and the Republic of Korea. He holds a B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Information Sciences, both from the Naval Postgraduate School.