Bob Mata:  

Workplace I am currently a manager of two organizations. My technical department is working to develop state-of-the-art communications applicable to the Remote Sensing and Verification Program. I lead the effort to develop new technologies and apply them to the highest need for national security. My other newly created department is tasked to provide Quality Assurance and rigorous Project Management and System Engineering practices to the Monitoring Systems and Technology Center. In this capacity, I am responsible to lead the effort and break down barriers with the goal of delivering the best possible satellite systems to a variety of government users. At the corporate level, I am a champion for the mentoring process applying interpersonal skills to help others succeed. I have also been selected to participate in Sandia’s National Security Leadership Program which is a two year program that allows participants a strategic view of the nation’s security challenges. December 1997 to May 2001 – Principal Member of Technical Staff working as a Specialist for the newly initiated Critical Infrastructure Surety Program. In this capacity, I was instrumental in helping to protect the nation’s infrastructure (such as the energy, water, and information systems) from attack. Concurrently, I lead an effort to support the Federal Aviation Administration in investigating the possible failures of the aging transportation aircraft fleet particularly the issues associated with the aircraft’s critical electrical wiring system. September 1996 to December 1997 - Special Assistant for Combating Terrorism in the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Counterproliferation/Chem Bio Defense). During this period, I was the lead in OATSD (NCB) on all issues related to Domestic Preparedness and Force Protection, as well as serving on special stu...Expand for more