October Monthly Chapter Luncheon Meting

                                                                      ADM C. Kenneth Carodine, USN (Ret.)

 A 1982 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, Ken Carodine is the first officer and sailor from a family of military veterans. He earned a Master of Science in Information Systems from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1994. Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, Carodine is only the second African American Navy Flag Officer in the history of the State of Alabama, and the 25th in the history of the US Navy. Carodine retired from the US Navy in October 2013. Carodine received his designation as a Surface Warfare Officer in 1983, less than one year after commissioning. During Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm combat operations, he served as a Battle Force Watch Captain directing air and surface assets in the prosecution of enemy patrol boats, and as the Force Over-theHorizon Track Coordinator preventing friendly-fire incidents in the Northern Arabian Gulf. The Navy selected Carodine for promotion to Rear Admiral in 2009. As a Navy Flag Officer, he commanded the US Navy Warfare Development Center leading the research and documentation of new uses of currently deployed sensors and weapons. Following his tour of duty at NWDC, Carodine joined the US Navy’s Headquarters Staff in the Pentagon where he formulated and executed policy in the areas of information technology implementation, personnel management, and National Security. Carodine’s civilian career includes information technology executive leadership for several large firms to include United Healthcare, Health Care Service Corporation and Citibank. His IT background spans application development, analytics, and data management. He most recently led Citibank’s Enterprise Data Quality organization, a team of over 150 executives, managers and individual contributors located in seven countries and five timezones. Also, a published fiction author, Carodine writes novels centered on naval personnel and technology in today’s dynamic world. He will discuss his military/civilian career in IT, as well as his new career/hobby as a fiction writer.

Enjoy a Super delicious meal

Garden Salad Bar with assortment of dressings 

Rolls & Butter 

Entrees

     Carved Roast Pork with Rosemary Shallot Sauce 

     Chicken Schnitzel 

     Bratwurst with Sauerkraut 

Sides

     Gulden’s Mustard Starch (German Potato Salad) 

     Vegetable du Jour

Chef’s selected desserts 

Decaf Coffee, iced tea, and ice water