Lieutenant Colonel Dax Battaglia, U.S. Marine Corps, military lecturer, earned a B.S. in finance from Loyola University (1995) and an M.S. in management from the Naval Postgraduate School (2003).  Lt Col Battaglia is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Warfare School, Command & Staff College, and Advanced Financial Management Officer’s Course.  As a Department of Defense (DoD) financial management officer, he has experience in all fiscal functions as the deputy comptroller of 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, deputy comptroller of I Marine Expeditionary Force Multi-National Force West Iraq, comptroller of 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Bahrain, congressional fellow for Representative Moran VA-8, congressional liaison for the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, financial analyst at Headquarters Marine Corps Programs and Resources (Accounting, Execution, Budget) and branch head for ground financial management at Marine Forces Pacific.  Lt Col Battaglia is DoD Financial Management Level 3 (DODFM3) accredited. He joined the DRMI faculty in January of 2019.