{"id":4525,"date":"2024-01-25T15:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T15:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/?page_id=4525"},"modified":"2024-02-07T19:53:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T19:53:47","slug":"connor-mclemore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/speakers\/connor-mclemore\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor McLemore"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4525\" data-postid=\"4525\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4525 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row dropPadding-bottom tb_0l52602 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_0ygc603 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_esex603 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/01\/Connor_McLemore.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-4408\" title=\"Connor McLemore\" alt=\"Connor McLemore headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/01\/Connor_McLemore.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/analytics2024\/files\/2024\/01\/Connor_McLemore-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Connor McLemore                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_g2w3604 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_t7c7604   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h1>Connor McLemore<\/h1>\n<h5>Principal Operations Research Analyst at CANA<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module accordion -->\n<div  class=\"module module-accordion tb_hab9972 \" data-behavior=\"toggle\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    \n    <ul class=\"ui module-accordion  glossy tb_default_color\">\n            <li>\n            <div class=\"accordion-title tf_rel\">\n                <a href=\"#acc-hab9972-0\" class=\"tb_title_accordion\" aria-controls=\"acc-hab9972-0-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                    <i class=\"accordion-icon\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <i class=\"accordion-active-icon tf_hide\"><svg  class=\"tf_fa tf-ti-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i>                    <span class=\"accordion-title-wrap\">Bio<\/span>                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- .accordion-title -->\n            <div id=\"acc-hab9972-0-content\" data-id=\"acc-hab9972-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"accordion-content tf_hide tf_clearfix\">\n                                    <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n                        <p>Connor McLemore is a Principal Operations Research Analyst for CANA Advisors and the Chair of National Security Applications at ProbabilityManagement.org. He is a former Naval Postgraduate School Military Assistant Professor and Operations Research Program Officer and holds a master\u2019s degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master\u2019s degree in National Security and Strategic studies from the Naval War College. Connor is a retired naval officer and a graduate of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (Topgun) with numerous operational deployments during 20 years of service. He was previously with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Assessment Division (OPNAV N81) in Washington D.C. where he led a team conducting analytical studies informing multi-billion dollar decisions.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div><!-- .accordion-content -->\n        <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n\n<\/div><!-- \/module accordion -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"u6fe602\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_u6fe602 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_84q1605 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k572608 track  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>Track: Decision Analytics<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xwmz608   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Military Readiness Modeling: An Actionable Framework<\/h2>\n<p>Although the purpose of the Department of Defense (DoD) is accepted broadly to be \u201cto provide ready and sustainable military forces to protect the nation\u2019s vital interests,\u201d the meaning of that statement is largely reliant upon the definition of the word \u201cready.\u201d Yet it is generally unclear what it means to be ready. Ready for what? How ready? By when? To address this problem, we recommend the DoD adopt a simple, interpretable, and actionable data framework using stochastic scenario libraries that permit calculation of the probabilities of military readiness for specified missions at uncertain future times across unit types and military branches. It is based on the concept of auditable, stochastic scenario libraries long in use in financial engineering and the insurance industry. If implemented by the military, such a framework could allow mathematically coherent readiness estimates to better communicate \u201chow ready for what\u201d combinations of military assets are. Additional details can be found in our paper published in MOR Journal 2021 Vol. 26, #1, \u201cMilitary Readiness Modeling: Changing the Question from \u2018Ready or Not?\u2019 to \u2018How Ready for What?\u2019\u201d <\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connor McLemore Principal Operations Research Analyst at CANA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001094,"featured_media":0,"parent":712,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4525","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Connor McLemore - 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He is a former Naval Postgraduate School Military Assistant Professor and Operations Research Program Officer and holds a master\u2019s degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School and a master\u2019s degree in National Security and Strategic studies from the Naval War College. Connor is a retired naval officer and a graduate of the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (Topgun) with numerous operational deployments during 20 years of service. He was previously with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Assessment Division (OPNAV N81) in Washington D.C. where he led a team conducting analytical studies informing multi-billion dollar decisions.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<h6>Track: Decision Analytics<\/h6>\n<h2>Military Readiness Modeling: An Actionable Framework<\/h2> <p>Although the purpose of the Department of Defense (DoD) is accepted broadly to be \u201cto provide ready and sustainable military forces to protect the nation\u2019s vital interests,\u201d the meaning of that statement is largely reliant upon the definition of the word \u201cready.\u201d Yet it is generally unclear what it means to be ready. Ready for what? How ready? By when? 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