Kevin Schlegel

Kevin A. Schlegel, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (ret.) is with American Mortgage Network where he works as a residential mortgage loan originator with multiple state licenses. He resides in San Diego with his wife and three children.

In his more than 20 year career with the Marines, Lieutenant Colonel Schlegel served primarily as a Naval Aviator with multiple overseas and stateside assignments and as an Aviation Acquisition Management Professional. He was assigned to the Pentagon as the Chief of Staff for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation. He also attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA and led the USMC Regional Contracting Office Far East in Okinawa, Japan where his office handled procurements for the entire western Pacific region.

Additionally, he has served as a Program Manager on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter with a focus on jet engine production as well as a professor of DoD Systems Acquisitions Management at the Defense Acquisitions University in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Lieutenant Colonel Schlegel has degrees from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Classics & Letters and a Masters of Business Administration “with distinction” from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He is a graduate of the Naval Aviation Safety School, Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare School, and the Program Manager’s Course.

Lieutenant Colonel Schlegel has accumulated over 2,000 flight hours in the KC-130 “Hercules” and his decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Korea Defense Service Medal, and various unit awards and citations. He is the recipient of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition Award for Acquisition Excellence and the Defense Acquisition University Military Officer of the Year Award.