Event
AE Seminar Series: Alton D. Romig, Jr.
Monday, April 11, 2016
2:00 p.m.
Pepco Room, 1105 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building
Thomas Hurst
301 405 0190
thurst@umd.edu
ABSTRACT:
Step into the world of top secret development where ideas and innovation are the coins of the realm and partnerships are key to developing cutting edge technology the Skunk Works® way – Quick, Quiet, and Quality. Learn about the man who created the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® culture of innovation and the approaches that are still used today. Learn how Kelly Johnson developed some of the world’s most innovative aircraft and how his Legacy is still at the heart of today’s Skunk Works®.
BIO:
Alton D, Romig, Jr. is the Executive Officer of the National Academy of Engineering. Under Congressional charter, the Academy provides advice to the federal government, when requested, on matters of engineering and technology. As Executive Offi cer, Dr. Romig is the Chief Operating Offi cer responsible for the program, fi nancial and membership operations of the Academy, reporting to the President. Prior to joining the Academy, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Advanced Development Programs, better known as the Skunk Works ®. Dr. Romig spent the majority of his career at Sandia National Laboratories, operated by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. He joined Sandia as a Member of the Technical Staff in 1979 and moved through a succession of R&D management positions leading to appointment as Executive Vice President in 2005. He served as the Deputy Laboratories Director and Chief Operating Offi cer until 2010 when he transferred to the Skunk Works.
Dr. Romig graduated from Lehigh University in 1975 with a BS in Materials Science and Engineering. He received his MS and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Lehigh University in 1977 and 1979, respectively. Dr. Romig is a Fellow of ASM International, TMS, IEEE, AIAA and AAAS. Dr. Romig was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 and the Council of Foreign Relations in 2008. He was awarded the ASM Silver Medal for Materials Research in 1988.
