Gabe Camarillo, an attorney who has served in various positions in DoD, is President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as undersecretary of the Army, the White House announced July 13.

If confirmed by the Senate, Camarillo would be the 35th Army undersecretary, succeeding James McPherson. Christopher Lowman is currently the senior official performing the duties of the Army undersecretary, filling the job since January.

Over a career in government and private practice, Camarillo has spent several years in DoD. From 2012 to 2015, he was the principal deputy assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology, where he helped lead the Army’s research and development and modernization portfolio, according to the White House. Before that, from 2010 to 2012, he was the special assistant to the assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology.

More recently, in 2015, he was appointed as the assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, overseeing all related matters affecting more than 670,000 military and civilian personnel.

His time with the Army reinforced to him the importance of people, Camarillo said in 2015 as the Senate Armed Services Committee considered his nomination to serve in the Air Force. “Over the past five years, I have been extremely privileged to serve with Army soldiers, civilians and contractors in support of the Army’s acquisition efforts,” he told the committee. “This experience has underscored the vital importance of our people, the talent they contribute, and the expertise they develop.”

Currently, Camarillo is a senior vice president at SAIC. He also has worked as a lawyer in private practice, specializing in commercial litigation, campaign finance and government ethics, according to the White House.

He received his law degree from Stanford Law School and his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, where he previously was an adjunct professor at the university’s School of Public Policy.