EMTM Profiles by Industry:
Aerospace/Defense/Intelligence

In aerospace, defense and intelligence, effective management of technological innovation means more than a competitive edge — it is a core competence of strategic importance. Today, close to 50 EMTM graduates and current students work in the aerospace industry, the U.S. military and defense- and security-related civilian jobs that are technology intensive.

Among the benefits of EMTM that our students and graduates cite for careers in this sector:

“I can look at things in the bigger picture and view problems in a new light — with a whole new set of metrics available to help me evaluate what the answers could be,” says Bill Sanville, EMTM’93, Deputy Project Manager, Maneuver Ammunition Systems for the U.S. Army, who manages an annual budget of $1.4 billion. So far, Bill has sent three of his direct reports through EMTM. “I recommend this program highly. EMTM prepares my highest performers to move up to division leader jobs by imbuing them with a broader perspective and more sophisticated business and technical skills.”

For Peter Hughes, MS, EMTM’04, Chief Technologist of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, leadership requires knowing how to integrate the strengths of in-depth technical expertise in multiple areas and how to anticipate the potential impact of emerging technologies and trends. EMTM gave him that leadership edge. “I know how to ask the right questions, thereby enabling the people who work for me to manage much more effectively,” says Peter. EMTM also gave him “a more comprehensive understanding of emerging and rapidly advancing technologies, enabling me to more strategically invest NASA Goddard's resources.”

“It’s not just about learning this or that skill; it’s about learning what’s happening in the world right now and how to connect these two disciplines of technology and management,” says Tina Schechter EMTM’98, Vice President, Mission Success & Information Technology, Lockheed Martin, Maritime Systems & Sensors. A first-line manager when she enrolled in EMTM, she says, “Then, as now, technology was moving quickly, and in order to make good decisions about investments I needed to learn how to speak the language of finance and operations analysis. The program gave me an opportunity to build networks of knowledge, and it gave me the confidence to go forward as a leader.”

“An MBA isn’t a good fit for us because we’re not a business or profit-making organization,” says Gary Martin, EMTM’95, Technical Director of the U.S. Army’s Communications-Electronics, Research Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), responsible for an $800 million budget and oversight for a staff of 2,200 — more than half of whom are engineers and scientists. “By contrast, EMTM provides a way for the military to import the best business practices that people in private industry have developed for competitive advantage and to maximize resources.”

Related Links
> Technology Leaders for the U.S. Military
> Wharton Aerospace & Defense Report
> Technology Commercialization

Representative Organizations
Companies and organizations where EMTM students and graduates have worked include:

If you are interested in EMTM and would like to speak with a graduate or current student in this career field, please contact us.