Donald C. Fischer

Corporate Officer/Principal chez Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

Consumer Services

Profil

Dr. Fischer was born in Columbus, Ohio.
He is a graduate of Ohio State University with a B.S.
in Education, majoring in Chemistry and Physics teaching with a minor in Mathematics teaching.
He holds a Master of Science degree in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics.
His thesis involved a comparison of various exponential smoothing techniques with the use of moving averages to predict repair parts demand.
He holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the US Army Command and General Staff College where he developed a FORTRAN simulation comparing costs and potential savings of changes to Army automotive maintenance doctrine.
Dr. Fischer completed doctoral work at the University of New Mexico in 2004 in the field of Organizational Learning and Instructional Technologies with a major in Distance Learning and a minor in German Studies.
His dissertation work compared the use of distance modalities to face-to-face interviews in conducting foreign language speaking proficiency testing.
He commanded units at every level from lieutenant to colonel.
Commands included a missile detachment, an engineer company, a special weapons depot, a materiel management center, a missile support battalion, and a division support command.
Dr. Fischer's military decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal.

Postes actifs de Donald C. Fischer

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Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) is the foreign language institute. The purpose of the DLIFLC is to educate, sustain, evaluate, and support foreign language specialists under the guidelines of the Defense Foreign Language Program, which provides the Department of Defense and other Federal agencies with linguists fully capable of supporting United States national interests worldwide. Classes began November 1, 1941, with four instructors and 60 students in an abandoned airplane hangar at Crissy Field	Corporate Officer/Principal	-