Dr. Ross Snare is the owner of Snare Consulting LLC, a veteran owned, service-disabled operations research-focused company. Ross brings over 30 years of experience in leadership, management, and consulting in homeland defense and homeland security arenas. Ross has worked at TRADOC Analysis Center, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and in the DC area supporting various government agencies. Most of his work is not available for publication due to security concerns. He leverages analysis and modeling and simulation to assist clients in decision making. Dr. Snare is currently on the Board of Directors of the Military Operations Research Society. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and holds a Masters in Mineral Economics (Operations Research Specialization) from the Colorado School of Mines and a PhD in Applied Management and Decision Sciences (Operations Research Specialization) from Walden University. In his career in the US Army, he also worked in operational units to include time as a combat arms company commander and as a battalion operations and executive officer.