James B. Goetschius

James B. Goetschius

Degree: 2014, Ph.D.

Job Title: Program Manager, Eastern United States, U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency

Lieutenant Colonel Jim Goetschius (Ph.D. '14) is the U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency's regional program manager for the planning, design, construction, and renovation of health care facilities in the eastern United States. He oversees a $600 million portfolio of projects serving more than 800,000 beneficiaries. In addition, Jim is the preceptor for the Agency's internship program, which trains prospective health facility planners. His other duties include serving as the Army's representative for the revision of the Military Health System's standards for structural and seismic design and construction and consulting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the planning and design of contingency health facilities for overseas, austere environments.
Jim is a veteran of the conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kosovo, where his responsibilities included the design-build of the theater hospital at Balad Airbase in Iraq and the construction of the multinational hospital at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo. He is certified an urban planner by the American Institute of Certified Planners and designated a Level II Certified Acquisition Professional in Facilities Engineering by the Army Acquisition Corps.

Jim and his wife, Nicole, live with their son in Frederick, Maryland.