Dr. Timothy A. Barton is a Leidos Senior Vice President, Technical Fellow, and Solutions Architect, and is currently the Dynetics Group CTO, where he helps oversee all technical aspects of the Group’s efforts – including a wide variety of sensor systems and platforms. Dr. Barton’s technical background and research interests include radar and sonar signal processing, electronic and acoustic warfare, electronic and acoustic countermeasure and counter-countermeasures, algorithm development, autonomy, test and evaluation, propagation, and sensor and platform engineering. Prior to joining the Dynetics Group as Group CTO, Dr. Barton was the Defense Group CTO. Prior to joining Leidos (formerly SAIC) in 2005, Dr. Barton was a Staff Member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory from 1993 to 2005. Dr. Barton holds B.Sc. (1987) and M.Sc. (1989) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and a D.Sc. (1993) degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington University. Dr. Barton currently resides in Huntsville Alabama with his family, and his hobbies include photography, music, and fly fishing.
People Category: AIAA DEFENSE Forum 2021
Bryan Rosselli
Bryan Rosselli is vice president of Business Transformation & Execution at Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a business of Raytheon Technologies. He leads a team responsible for optimizing operations of the business with a focus on integrating teams, tools and processes across functions, enriching customer value streams and driving execution across the product lifecycle.
Previously, Rosselli served as vice president of Strategic Missile Defense, leading a business area that aligns defense work to all Missile Defense Agency programs, providing advanced missile defense technologies that enable systems to see farther and guide interceptors to their targets with even greater precision. He also served as vice president of Mission Systems and Sensors at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems business prior to the company’s merger with United Technologies Corporation in 2020.
Rosselli is an experienced engineer and program leader with a background in both ground and airborne radars, as well as product operations, systems engineering and test for a diverse range of domestic and international customers.
He holds a bachelor’s degrees in physics and mechanical engineering from Washington University, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Loyola Marymount University and an MBA from the University of Southern California.
RDML Tom Druggan, USN
A native of Lexington, Kentucky, Rear Admiral Tom Druggan attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1989. He attended the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School, formerly Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), in Washington, D.C., graduating in 2006 with a Master of Science in National Resource Management. He also attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, graduating in 1995 with a Master of Science in Operations Research.
At sea, Druggan served as commanding officer of the AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) destroyer USS O’KANE (DDG 77). He also served as the executive officer of USS LASSEN (DDG 82), commissioning combat systems officer aboard USS O’KANE (DDG 77) and combat systems officer aboard USS ELLIOT (DD 967). He completed his initial sea tour as navigator and anti-submarine warfare officer aboard USS CALLAGHAN (DDG 994).
Ashore, he served as Major Program Manager (MPM) for AEGIS Combat Systems in the Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS 1.0). He also served as Major Program Manager for In-Service AEGIS Fleet Readiness (PEO IWS 1.0F) and previously as principal assistant program manager for In-Service Aircraft Carrier Combat System Integration, directly supporting Program Executive Office for Aircraft Carriers. Druggan’s Pentagon tours include special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), special assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO), the 2001 Navy Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) staff, and as a founding member of the Navy Operations Group Deep Blue.
Druggan’s previous assignment was the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), located at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. In this position, he led more than 17,000 scientists, engineers, technicians and support personnel, both civilian and active duty, stationed at eight NSWC divisions located across the United States. NSWC provides research, development, test and evaluation for the future Navy as well as in-service engineering and logistics support for the operational naval forces. Druggan was also assigned additional duties as the Department of Defense Executive Manager for Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology and Training, with oversight responsibilities for joint military EOD systems and training.
Druggan is authorized to wear the Legion of Merit (three awards), Meritorious Service Medal (four awards), Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards) and Navy Achievement Medal (four awards), in addition to various service and unit awards
Patrick J. Baker
Dr. Patrick J. Baker was selected for the Senior Executive Service in May 2012. In his current position, he serves as the Director of the U.S. Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Army Research Laboratory (ARL), and the Army’s premier laboratory for basic and applied research. ARL conducts research in weapons and materials, sensors and electron devices, computational and information sciences, human research and engineering, and vehicle technology. ARL’s Army Research Office executes the Army extramural basic research program in scientific and engineering disciplines. The Laboratory consists of approximately 2,000 civilian and military employees with an annual budget of over $1 billion.
John Matyjas
Dr. John D. Matyjas, a Senior Level executive, is the Scientific Adviser to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. He serves as the Command Chief Scientist providing scientific expertise and technical guidance throughout ACC. As a primary interface to the scientific community, Dr. Matyjas identifies promising technologies and catalyzes rapid, effective enhancements to ACC’s warfighting capabilities.
While at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Dr. Matyjas served as Technical Advisor for the Computing and Communications Division at the Information Directorate as well as Core Technical Competency (CTC) Lead for Connectivity and Dissemination, developing information technologies critical for C4ISR and cyber systems. Dr. Matyjas cultivated strategic co-development partnerships via joint capability tech demonstrations (JCTDs) and coalition experimentation while serving as US National Lead since 2010 for The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) C4I Group, Communications & Networking Panel. These accomplishments were lauded by AFRL with induction as Fellow in 2016.
Dr. Matyjas also serves as the Air Force technical lead to the White House Wireless Spectrum R&D; DoD CIO Spectrum S&T; and OSD C4I Community of Interest Working Groups as well as an Adviser to the National Research Council (NRC) Research Associateship Program.
In the area of wireless communications and networking, Dr. Matyjas has published over 100 journal and conference articles resulting in 3 key patents filed and more than 1500+ citations. He recently published as lead editor two books on the subjects of directional antennas and spectrum sharing, respectively.
As an international authority, he is frequently invited as a speaker to flagship IEEE communications conferences, the Association of Old Crows, NATO, AFCEA, IDGA, and AdHocNets events. In recognition of his technical leadership and professionalism, he was appointed to the IEEE Wireless Communications Editorial Advisory Board for a three-year term in 2012. Dr. Matyjas also provided 6 years of service as an adjunct faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the State University of New York Polytechnic.
EDUCATION
1996 Associate of Science degree in pre-engineering, Niagara University, NY
1998 Bachelor of Science degree in electrical & computer engineering, University of Buffalo, NY
2000 Master of Science degree in electrical engineering, University of Buffalo, NY
Todd Nygren
Todd M. Nygren is the senior vice president of the Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) at The Aerospace Corporation. ETG comprises nearly half of the corporation’s technical staff, providing support to all national security space programs in the areas of space and launch vehicles, electronics and sensors, computers and software, communications and networking, and systems engineering and architecting. The organization also includes the corporate physical sciences laboratories and the corporate research portfolio. Nygren was elected to this position in April 2020.
Previously, Nygren was general manager of the Corporate Chief Engineer’s Office (CCEO) and corporate chief engineer at Aerospace. In this role, he was responsible for leading efforts within the corporation and externally to advance mission assurance practices, identify improvements in engineering developments and practices, engage with industry and senior customers, and accelerate the growth of new architectures and capabilities in the national security space enterprise with a special focus on integrating the space enterprise. In addition to his role as the corporate chief engineer, Nygren established the corporation’s inaugural support to the portfolio architect as part of the Space and Missile Systems Center 2.0 initiative, with key goals of establishing integrated architectures that can outpace the threat.
Nygren joined Aerospace as a summer hire in 1985 and, then, as a member of the technical staff in 1987. He held positions of varying responsibility in the MILSATCOM Division, culminating in 2002 as principal director, EHF Systems, where he oversaw the program definition and eventual development of the AEHF space, ground control, and mission planning elements; the Enhanced Polar Systems; and sustainment of the legacy Milstar system. Nygren then served as general manager in the Systems Engineering Division and the Development Planning and Architecture Division.
EDUCATION
Nygren received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bethel College and master’s degree in system architecting and engineering from the University of Southern California.
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Rob Wallace
Dr. Robert Wallace is lead technical director for Engineered Resilient Systems (ERS) at the Information Technology Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center. In this roll he provides technical oversight for the DoD-wide acquisition program, an effort that spans all Services. Previously, he was the chief scientist for the DoD High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) and technical director for HPC and advanced data analytics. In that capacity he provided scientific leadership for execution of the $288 million HPCMP budget.
Dr. Wallace has 25 years of software development, engineering and managerial expertise for computational science projects with particular emphasis on water resources, graphical user interfaces, geographic information systems, mobile computing and data analytics. He previously served as Chief of the Computational Science and Engineering Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at ERDC where he led a team of approximately 120 engineers and scientists in developing cutting-edge software and computational techniques to solve complex problems for the DoD.
Dr. Wallace’s academic background includes completing Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1992 and 1995 respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in 2002.
VADM Jon Hill, USN
Vice Adm. Jon Hill is a native of Texas, born and raised on Fort Bliss. A Surface Warfare Officer, designated as an Engineering Duty Officer, he is a graduate of Saint Mary’s University. He earned his Master of Science in Applied Physics and Ordnance Engineering from Naval Postgraduate School.
In June 2019, Hill became the 11th director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). In this capacity, he oversees the MDA’s global mission to develop, deliver, and sustain layered capabilities to defend deployed forces, the United States, allies and friends against ballistic missile attacks in all phases of flight.
Admiral Hill’s first Flag Officer tour was Program Executive Officer for Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS). In this role, he was accountable for developing and certifying the deployment of all surface ship combat control systems, radars, missiles, launchers, electronic warfare, naval gunnery systems, and surface and subsurface anti-submarine warfare mission capabilities within the Fleet and joint force.
Hill previously served as the Deputy Director, Missile Defense Agency. Other leadership and acquisition engineering positions include AEGIS Shipbuilding (PMS 400), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division and Port Hueneme Division, PEO Theater Surface Combatants, and on the Assistant Secretary of the Navy staff for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A).
He also served on the JOINT Staff (J-6), U.S. Army Staff for Missile Systems, and as a senior fellow on the Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group (CNO SSG XXVII). He served as Technical Director for AEGIS Ballistic Missile Defense then as AEGIS Combat Systems Major Program Manager (MPM) responsible for delivering Naval Integrated Fire Control and Counter Air (NIFC-CA) and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) capabilities to forces afloat.
Personal awards include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), the Legion of Merit (two awards), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), the Meritorious Service Medal (three awards), the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the U.S. Army Commendation Medal, the Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards) and the Navy Achievement Medal (two awards).
Walter Rutledge
Walter Rutledge has over 40 years of experience in the field of aerospace technology. His expertise ranges from Aerosciences R&D to flight test mission operations to kinetic warhead technologies. With over 25 years in management, he has a unique experience base consisting of technical and organizational leadership.
Dr. Rutledge began his career with the Naval Surface Weapons Center in Dahlgren, VA where he conducted research and analysis of future Navy hypersonic missile concepts as well high-speed cluster munitions. In 1983 Dr. Rutledge joined Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM where he conducted research on several hypersonic concepts by combining M&S, ground testing, and flight testing.
As a Sandia Senior Manager he provided technical and programmatic leadership in areas such as computational & experimental aerodynamics/compressible gas dynamics, flight mechanics, aerothermodynamics, range safety analysis, high-speed penetration technologies, and applied explosives systems technologies. Dr. Rutledge has spent most of the last ten years at OSD as Technical Advisor to the Conventional Prompt Strike national hypersonic program. Dr. Rutledge retired from Sandia in 2020 and joined CENTRA Technologies, where he currently serves as the Senior Technical Advisor for DoD’s Principal Director for Hypersonics in OSD(R&E).
Dr. Rutledge received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Auburn University and his PhD in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas. He is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and is a member of the AIAA HyTSAP Program Committee.