Brian Kamisato is the Acting Director of the Southwestern Division’s Regional Business Directorate. In this position, he manages the operations of the Regional Business Center and oversees three Divisions: the Business Technical Division, Business Management Division, and Business Resources Division. He serves as the lead liaison efforts between regional boards and functional boards synchronizing activities with a particular focus on regional issues.
Prior to being appointed to this position, Mr. Kamisato served as the chief, Military Integration Division, in the Programs Directorate for the Southwestern Division which he assumed in October 2011. As the chief of Military Integration Division, Mr. Kamisato is responsible for the execution of the Military, Environmental, and Interagency and International Services programs in the Division.
Prior to his assignment with the Southwestern Division, Mr. Kamisato served as the deputy chief, Business Technical Division, for the Northwestern Division from 2007-2011. While working for the Northwestern Division, Kamisato deployed to Kabul, Afghanistan from April to September 2009 as the deputy chief, Programs & Project Management Division, for the Afghanistan Engineer District-North.
From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Kamisato served in various program manager positions for the Military Integration Division, Pacific Ocean Division. During his assignment with POD, Mr. Kamisato managed military construction programs for the Army and Defense Logistics Agency. He also managed the POD Environmental and IIS programs, and served as a District support team leader for the Alaska District. He led the P2 implementation for POD and has served on several national tiger team initiatives, including the MILCON Transformation Business Processes team and the P2 Improvement team. He also served overseas in the Japan Engineer District and for 10 years in the Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii.
Mr. Kamisato earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1986. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Hawaii and holds his Project Management Professional certifi cation from the Project Management Institute.