Roland J. Yardley

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Senior Defense Research Analyst
Washington Office

Education

M.S. in management, Naval Postgraduate School; B.B.A. in human resource management, University of New Mexico

Overview

Biography

Roland Yardley is a senior defense research analyst at the RAND Corporation. He joined RAND in 2001 after a 24-year U.S. Navy career and has since participated in and led studies for the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Department of the Navy. Yardley has authored or coauthored numerous RAND studies on personnel policy and naval operations, maintenance, and training, and has participated in RAND research projects for the governments of the United Kingdom and Australia. Yardley received his M.S. in management (manpower, personnel, and training analysis) from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Research Focus

Previous Positions

Personnel Readiness Planner/Analyst, Joint Chiefs of Staff

Recent Projects

  • Analysis of alternative military manpower to fill funded billet vacancies
  • Simulator use to support U.S. Navy DDG-51 class engineering training
  • F-35 operational pilot training program with focus on simulator use
  • Aircraft carrier operational cycles and impact on the maintenance industrial base
  • Organizational designs that facilitate integration of reserve and active workforces

Selected Publications

Roland J. Yardley et al., DDG-51 Engineering Training: How Simulators Can Help, RAND Corporation (MG-874), 2010

Roland J. Yardley et al., An Examination of Options to Reduce Underway Training Days Through the Use of Simulation, RAND Corporation (MG-765), 2008

Roland J. Yardley et al., Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence: Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle, RAND Corporation (MG-706), 2008

Roland J. Yardley et al., A Methodology for Estimating the Impact of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base, RAND Corporation (TR-480), 2007

Harry J. Thie et al., Factors to Consider in Blending Active and Reserve Manpower Within Military Units, RAND Corporation (MG-527), 2007

Harry J. Thie et al., Framing a Strategic Approach for Reserve Component Joint Officer Management, RAND Corporation (MG-517), 2006

Roland J. Yardley et al., Impacts of the Fleet Response Plan on Surface Combatant Maintenance, RAND Corporation (TR-358), 2006

John F. Schank et al., Options for Reducing Costs in the United Kingdom's Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Programme, RAND Corporation (MG-240), 2005

Publications

Information Systems Technician Rating Stakeholders: Implications for Effective Performance - 2011

Options for Filling Vacant Officer Positions - 2010

DDG-51 Engineering Training: How Simulators Can Help - 2009

Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists - 2009

Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists - 2009

Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Cycles and Their Effects - 2008

An Examination of Options to Reduce Underway Training Days Through the Use of Simulation - 2008

Fiscally Informed Total Force Manpower - 2008

Increasing Aircraft Carrier Forward Presence: Changing the Length of the Maintenance Cycle - 2008

A Methodology for Estimating the Effect of Aircraft Carrier Operational Cycles on the Maintenance Industrial Base - 2007

Alignment of Department of Defense Manpower, Resources, and Personnel Systems - 2007

Factors to Consider in Blending Active and Reserve Manpower Within Military Units - 2007

A Strategic Approach to Reserve Joint Officer Management - 2006

Framing a Strategic Approach for Reserve Component Joint Officer Management - 2006

Impacts of the Fleet Response Plan on Surface Combatant Maintenance - 2006

A Framework for Joint Officer Management: A Strategic Approach - 2005

Can Under Way Training Be Reduced? The Use of Simulation for Training in the U.S. Navy Surface Force - 2005

Framing a Strategic Approach for Joint Officer Management - 2005

OPNAV N14 Quick Reference: Officer Manpower and Personnel Governance in the U.S. Navy — Law, Policy, Practice - 2005

Options for Reducing Costs in the United Kingdom’s Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) Programme - 2005

Reducing the Cost of Aircraft Carrier Acquisition - 2005

An Analysis of Sabbatical Leaves for Navy Surface Warfare Officers - 2004

Past and Future: Insights for Reserve Component Use - 2004

Aft and Fore: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis of Navy Officer Management - 2003

Use of Simulation for Training in the U.S. Navy Surface Force - 2003

Outside the Fleet: External Requirements for Naval Officers - 2002