LTC JD Caddell

JD Caddell

Assistant Professor

Director - Systems & Decision Sciences Program

Systems Engineering

john.caddell [at] westpoint.edu

LTC JD Caddell is an Academy Professor and Director of the Systems and Decision Sciences Program. Commissioned as an Infantry Officer, he deployed as a Platoon Leader to Baqubah, Iraq (2009), and as a Company Commander to Paktia, Afghanistan (2013). He later served as an Operations Research and Systems Analyst (FA49) for the 4th Infantry Division, where he led key initiatives, including the design and implementation of an experimental mobile command post that significantly improved command mobility and survivability. He is married to LTC Jessica Caddell and has twin daughters and a playful puppy named Cleo.

PhD, Sociotechnical Systems – Stevens Institute of Technology
MS, Systems Design and Management – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Systems Management – United States Military Academy