Craig Arndt, PhD, PE, CHFP
Craig Arndt, PhD, PE, CHFP
Dr. Arndt has extensive experience as a senior executive and technology leader in research, education, engineering and defense, homeland security and intelligence technologies, with extensive experience as an innovative leader in industry, academia, and government. He is often called upon as an industry expert to chair major program reviews; lead new programs, bid and proposal efforts, in the areas of C4ISR and sensor systems, Intellectual Properties and Data Rights, Human Factors, and Systems Engineering.
Dr. Arndt currently serves as a principal research engineer on the research faculty of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in the System Engineering Research division of the Electronic Systems Lab. Dr. Arndt is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), and has over 40 years of professional engineering experience through the defense and government engineering community.
Dr. Arndt currently serves as a principal research engineer on the research faculty of the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in the System Engineering Research division of the Electronic Systems Lab. Dr. Arndt is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), and has over 40 years of professional engineering experience through the defense and government engineering community.
Dr. Arndt holds engineering degrees in electrical engineering, systems engineering and human factors engineering and a Masters of Arts in strategic studies form the US Naval War college. He served as Professor and Chair of the engineering department at the Defense Acquisition University, and as technical director of the Homeland security FFRDC at the MITRE Corporation.
In industry Dr. Arndt has served as a manager at all levels of engineering management including director of systems engineering, CTO and Vic President of Engineering, and has led business units, companies, and engineering organizations of all sizes located both in the United States and internationally.
As a respected member of the business and technical community. As an active member of the academic and professional community, he has served as a technical expert for the Army and Defense Science Boards, the CNO’s Strategic Studies Group (SSG), the National Science Foundation, the International Standards Organization (ISO), the IEEE, and other public and private technical organizations, and for several major universities.
Dr. Arndt served as an engineering officer in the US Navy and retired from the Navy in 2013. He is married and has two children and three grandchildren.
In industry Dr. Arndt has served as a manager at all levels of engineering management including director of systems engineering, CTO and Vic President of Engineering, and has led business units, companies, and engineering organizations of all sizes located both in the United States and internationally.
As a respected member of the business and technical community. As an active member of the academic and professional community, he has served as a technical expert for the Army and Defense Science Boards, the CNO’s Strategic Studies Group (SSG), the National Science Foundation, the International Standards Organization (ISO), the IEEE, and other public and private technical organizations, and for several major universities.
Dr. Arndt served as an engineering officer in the US Navy and retired from the Navy in 2013. He is married and has two children and three grandchildren.