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Robert A. Hummel, Ph.D.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Ballston, VA May 1, 2009-present Chief Scientist and Vice President of Research, (On assignment, Sept 2016-Sept 2020) Chief scientist involved in all studies and think tank work for the Institute which focuses on science and technology and policy for national investments in S&T. Management position with responsibility for delivery on studies, quality assurance, and research, and consulting for U.S. Government agencies and organizations. Current work for NASA, Air Force Acquisition, DOE, and NGA. Editor in Chief of Science, Technology, Engineer Policy Studies (STEPS) Magazine. Reports directly to the CEO on all technical matters of the Institute, as part of the Center for Revolutionary Scientific Thought. The group has worked for or interacted with DARPA, IARPA, ERDC, ONR, NASA, AF, and OSD (ASD(R&E)), including various subdivisions, and other clients on issues of national significance. Includes deep study in the field of microelectronics and supply chain trust. Earlier work includes alternative research directions for corrosion and degradation prevention, material science, and corrosion mitigation (authored a book), and big data and implications for machine intelligence (book in preparation, excerpt published). The not-for-profit Institute specializes in science and technology policies and directions, concerning national security issues facing society, and serves the public through thoughtful and meaningful analyses of policy options and challenges at the intersection of business and government. Inter-government Personnel Act (IPA) Agreement, assignment to Senior Research Scientist Assist Director of the Research Directorate, NGA, with project development, project assessments, strategy. Developed project plans and solicitations for exploitation capabilities for full motion video and motion imagery as obtained from surveillance assets. Develop plans for ATR projects. Develop plans for research projects in intelligence gathering concerning hypersonic vehicles. Developed and taught course on Project Development. Reinvigorated NGA’s participation in DoD’s SBIR/STTR programs. Managing a major NGA engagement with the University-Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at the University of Maryland. Mentoring NGA Research Directorate program managers. US Technology Leadership Council, Ballston, VA May 1, 2014-April 30, 2015 Founder, President, and Chairman A non-profit 501(c)6 industry association dedicated to promoting technology developments and offerings of industry members though dialogue and meetings between members and government and other industry guests. Meetings twice monthly with government speakers. With the successful founding of the association, duties were handed off to others, to permit continued work with the Potomac Institute and eventual start of a government IPA assignment. Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA June 2006-Apil 30, 2009 Principal, Defense S&T Team Management position with responsibility for leadership, people development, and business development for a consulting and scientific and engineering and technical assistance division of a large technology and consulting firm. One of seven principals in a division encompassing 350+ staff serving DARPA, DHS/S&T, IARPA, and OSD/DDRE in a scientific and engineering technical assistance role, with particular responsibility for S&T service to the intelligence community and R&D organizations within the intelligence community. Engaged in proposal capture and development, teaming, market shaping, client consulting, and market strategy development. Prior to the separation of Booz Allen Hamilton from Booz & Co., a commercial management consulting firm, was part of the cross-team Innovation Strategy and Technology team, managing S&T services to commercial market delivery.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Arlington, VA 1997-2006 Program Manager, Information Exploitation Office 2001-2006 Program Manager, Special Projects Office 2000-2001 Program Manager, Information Systems Office 1997-2000 High-profile management position with responsibility for strategic planning, development, technical and operational management, and financial management of multiple R&D projects providing innovative technologies to meet national security challenges in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Solicited and selected contractors, pioneering an innovative web-based proposal process, managed technology development to meet milestones and technical objectives, designed experiments and evaluation methods, and communicated progress to senior agency directors. Consistently successful in conceiving new project starts. Initiated a collaborative culture between the Agency, Air Force, Army and the Intelligence community (especially NGA) to drive forward cooperative research efforts and funding initiatives, and introduced research planning initiatives to ensure transitioning of technology to provide practical application. Program responsibilities incorporate imagery analysis, LADAR analysis, video exploitation, fundamental computer science, and SAR data analysis. Assisted in the alignment of agency strategy to national security needs through participation on senior strategy and technology panels. Led and emcee’d agency biennial technical symposium (DARPATech) to communicate DARPA directions and strategy to public in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2005.
New York University, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, New York Associate Professor of Computer Science, tenured 1989-1997 Assistant Professor of Computer Science, tenure track 1982-1989 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Mathematics 1980-1982 Faculty position with teaching, research, and administrative and committee duties.
Hummel Enterprises, New York, New York 1977-1999 Independent consulting and professional development. Major consulting efforts included: Gas Research Institute 1995-1999 Institute for Defense Analyses 1991-2001 I-Math Associates (part owner) 1986-1995 I.B.M. Systems Research Institute 1983-1988 Martin Marietta Orlando Aerospace 1981-1984
EDUCATIONPh.D., Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1980, PhD thesis on computational fluid mechanics. Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1975 PROFESSIONAL PROFILEAffiliations Naval Studies Board (1995-97), Sabbaticals Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands (CY 1989), Award Recipient of the DARPA “Director’s Award,” for “Outstanding Personal Accomplishment,” 2005
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