Joseph Plunkett

Mr. Plunkett's focus with the firm is on defense installation and community issues, and defense acquisition and contracting. Mr. Plunkett joined Hurt, Norton & Associates after retirement from his position as Director of the Southeastern Region, U.S. Army Installation Management Agency. As Director, he oversaw the operation of 20 Army installations in the southeast and Puerto Rico. He also served as Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, responsible for personnel and installation management in the U.S. Army Forces Command-the largest command in the Department of Defense-with more than 770,000 soldiers and civilians. Mr. Plunkett served as Chief, Base Realignment and Closure Division, U.S. Army Forces Command, from 1988 to 1998, and Chief, Resource Analysis and Systems Division, Directorate of Resource Management, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, from 1985 to 1988. A graduate of the University of Alabama with the Bachelor of Science Degree in Business, and of Webster College with a Masters Degree in Management, Mr. Plunkett attended the Office of Personnel Management's Executive Development Seminar and other management courses.