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Adrian A. Laffitte
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Adrian Laffitte is the Director of Florida Government Relations. He is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective relationships with state and local government officials in support of LMSSC programs and activities that will increase Lockheed Martin employment in Florida.
Adrian has worked for Lockheed Martin for 29 years. He started his career at VAFB in 1981, working on the Space Shuttle Program. In 1986 he transferred to Denver where he worked on the Titan IV program. In 1994, he transferred to Florida as part of the new Launch Operations organization as the Director of the Engineering & Support Service department. In 1999 he was named Director of Atlas Launch Operations. He was responsible for the processing and launching of the Atlas II, Atlas III & Atlas V vehicles at Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS). As a Launch Director he conducted 30 successful consecutive launches.
Adrian has a Bachelor degree in Civil engineering from the University of Puerto Rico and a Master degree in Structural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.
His awards include the Commitment to Excellence Award in 1985, Technical Achievement Awards in 1988 &1994, and Mentor Award in 1996, and the 2001 “J.Tal Webb” Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the 2002 Aviation Week & Space Technology Laurel Award, the 2003 National Space Club Debus Award, 2007 Lockheed Martin NOVA award and the 2010 Golden Eagle Award and the 2010 The Hispanic Engineer Albert Baez Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution to Humanity
He serves in Board of Directors of United Way of Brevard ,Campaign Cabinet and Executive Committee, Brevard Community College Foundation Board of Governor and Chair of Executive Committee, Florida National Space Club (Past Chairman), The Astronaut Memorial Foundation, Brevard Library Foundation (Past Chairman), Economic Development Commission Board and Executive Committee, Webster University Space Coast Advisory Board, the National Aerospace Technology Council, Merritt Island High School DaVinci Academy of Aerospace Technology Board (Chair) and the Aerospace Resource Center Advisory Committee. He served as the 2005 Chair for Florida Space Day in Tallahassee.
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