As Deputy System Program Director since July 2022, Gene Martin supports the System Program Director in every aspect of the Space Weather Observations Division to ensure effective programmatic and technical implementation of the development, launch and fielding of the Space Weather Next mission systems.
Prior to assuming the role of Deputy SPD, Gene was the Deputy Program Manager for the Space Weather Follow-On Program, Code 490, and the initial SWFO-L1 Flight Project Manager, Code 491.1, overseeing mission formulation, planning, and leading the procurements and acquisitions of the flight spacecraft and the solar wind instrument suite.
Before joining SWFO, Gene worked within NASA, DoD and the commercial sector serving in several technical and engineering management and discipline positions including: Project Manager for the POES/MetOp-C Mission, Instrument Systems Manager for the POES NOAA NPrime and MetOp-B Missions; Mission Assurance Manager for the Missile Defense Agency; Instrument Manager for the GOES-R Hyperspectral Environmental Suite (HES); Structural Systems Manager for the NASA Orbital Launch Service Project; Structural Engineer and Weld Analyst for the Titan/Centaur and Atlas/Centaur Missile Systems, and the MD-11 fuselage at the Space Systems and Convair Divisions of General Dynamics, respectively; Safety Compliance Engineer at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Thrust reverser designer/drafter at Martin Marietta.
Gene holds B.S and M.S. of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park.