LTC Costa received his Army commission as a Field Artillery officer in 2004 from Washington State University.
He began his military career as a 2nd Lieutenant at Advanced Camp (Fort Lewis, Washington) before attending the Field Artillery (FA) Officer Basic Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
LTC Costa’s first assignment was with the 4th Battalion, 11th FA Regiment, 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, from 2005-2007, serving as a Platoon Leader and Fire Direction Officer in Charlie Battery, and as the Battalion Assistant Operations Officer. He then attended the FA Captain Career Course in 2007. Upon graduation, he reported to the 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment (3-4 CAV), 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, from 2008-2010, where he served as the Squadron Fire Support Officer (FSO) and took command as the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop Commander. LTC Costa’s last assignment as an FA Officer was as a Battalion FSO Observer/Controller at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, from 2010 to 2011.
LTC Costa transitioned to the Acquisition Corps in 2012. He started his new track, attending the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, from 2012 to 2013, earning an MBA in Systems Acquisition Management. Following graduation, he served as an Assistant Program Manager for Product Manager Abrams in Warren, Michigan, from 2013 to 2017. His next assignment took him to the Army Test and Evaluation Command in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he served as an Evaluation System Team Lead and the Executive Officer for the Army Evaluation Center from 2017 to 2019. In 2019, LTC Costa was assigned to the Pentagon within the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology), serving as a Department of the Army System Coordinator (2019 to 2020) and a Special Assistant to the Director of the Army Staff, “Dwarf” (2020-2021). After his stint in the Pentagon, he was selected as a Training with Industry Fellow partnered with General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, MI.
LTC Costa served as the Product Manager (PdM) for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) from May 2022 to June 2025, in the office of the Project Manager Mounted Armored Vehicles under the Program Executive Office Ground Combat Systems. He was responsible for the cost, schedule, and performance of the development, testing, procurement, and fielding of the AMPV Family of Vehicles. He assumes the Ground Vehicle Systems Center as the Military Deputy in August 2026.
LTC Costa has graduated from the Army War College, completed the Command and General Staff College and the Acquisition Intermediate Qualification Course. LTC Costa holds advanced Program Management certification (DAWIA Level III) and foundational certification (DAWIA Level I) in Test and Evaluation and has earned the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
LTC Costa’s awards and decorations include: Bronze Star Medal (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (four awards), Armed Forces Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal; Army Valorous Unit Commendation, Army Meritorious Unit Commendation; Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, the Army Staff Badge, and the Noble Patron of Armor.
LTC Costa is married to the former Miss Laura Whitney. He has one child, Callie (16).
