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T MADDEN ALFORD

Captain (O-6), U.S. Navy Reserve

Co-Founder & Head of Growth, Honest Paws

League City, Texas

T Madden Alford is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, a Captain (O-6) in the U.S. Navy Reserve, and a former submarine officer who served aboard the fast-attack submarine USS Key West (SSN-722). After active duty he managed the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Nuclear Weapon Surety Program, then moved into the private sector with leadership roles at ExxonMobil and XTO Energy before co-founding Triton Well Services, Cloud Clinic, and Honest Paws. He writes for NavyWeek.org on Navy service, veteran benefits, and topics that connect the two.

MILITARY SERVICE

  1. Captain (O-6), U.S. Navy Reserve
    U.S. Navy Reserve
    Jul 2009 – Present

    Continued service as a reserve officer following active-duty submarine and DTRA assignments.

  2. Nuclear Weapon Surety Program Manager
    Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
    Feb 2007 – Mar 2009

    Oversaw multi-million-dollar, technically intensive R&D projects; served as nuclear equipment and material exportation advisor to the Office of the Secretary of Defense; sat on the board for Force Protection Equipment Demonstration V (600 vendors, 11,000 visitors, 30 countries).

  3. Assistant Engineer, USS Key West (SSN-722)
    United States Navy
    May 2006 – Feb 2007

    Submarine officer aboard a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine.

  4. Midshipman
    United States Naval Academy
    1998 – 2002 (graduate)

    Bachelor's degree, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.

CIVILIAN CAREER

  1. Co-Founder & Head of Growth
    Honest Paws
    May 2018 – Present
  2. Co-Founder
    Cloud Clinic LLC
    Present
  3. Co-Founder & President
    Triton Well Services LLC
    Mar 2014 – Jul 2015
  4. Landman — Permian Basin
    XTO Energy (an ExxonMobil subsidiary)
    Jan 2012 – Mar 2014

    Fort Worth, TX.

  5. Senior Land Representative
    ExxonMobil
    Oct 2011 – Jan 2012
  6. Senior Logistics Analyst — LNG, Pipelines, Storage
    ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing
    Sep 2010 – Oct 2011
  7. Senior Business Analyst — Asia Pacific, Africa and Power
    ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing
    Jul 2009 – Sep 2010
  8. Senior Business Analyst — NGL
    ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing
    Mar 2009 – Jul 2009

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Topics T Madden Alford covers and reviews for NavyWeek.org:

  • U.S. Navy service & culture
  • Navy Reserve & officer career paths
  • Submarine community
  • VA disability benefits
  • Veteran transition
  • U.S. Naval Academy
  • Nuclear weapon surety
  • Veteran-founded business

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Profile last reviewed: May 2026