Wendy Golden

With over 30 years of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC), Wendy Golden is currently serving in an experiential assignment for Nuclear System in Product Support. Previously, Ms. Golden worked as the Technical Director and Acting Transition Program Manager for the Office of Digital Engineering in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Systems Engineering Directorate located in Chantilly, VA.  She was responsible for supporting the Director of Digital Engineering by providing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) technical knowledge, strategic input, financial and programmatic review, and assistance in transformation of the overall organization outlined in the NRO Digital Engineering Strategy.  She is also the lead for the NRO MBSE Community of Practice and organizational outreach activities.

Career Chronology: 

• September 1990 – September 1995, Communications Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin, Springfield, VA and Valley Forge, PA
• September 1995 – September 1999, Systems Engineer, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Tysons Corner, VA
• September 1999 – August 2001, Engineering Manager, Qwest Communications Corporation, Chantilly, VA
• August 2001 – September 2002, Requirements Development Lead, Associate, Booz|Allen|Hamilton, Chantilly, VA
• September 2002– May 2005, Director of Test, Lamus Company, Chantilly, VA
• May 2005– May 2011, Associate, Booz|Allen|Hamilton (BAH), Chantilly, VA and Los Angeles, CA
• May 2011 – March 2014, Senior Project Engineer, Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA
• March 2014 – March 2020, Senior Project Leader, Fellowship and Assignment for PhD, Aerospace Corporation, Chantilly, VA
• March 2020 – July 2022, Office of Digital Engineering (ODE) Technical Director/Acting Transition Program Manager (GS15), NRO/Chantilly, VA
• July 2022 – Dec 2022, Experiential Assignment at ODASD (Product Support)
• Dec 2022 - Present, Experiential Assignment at Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, SelectUSA

College:

• Naval War College, Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, 2022
• George Washington University, Washington D.C., PhD Candidate, (All But Dissertation), Systems Engineering
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Northern Virginia Campus, Master of Science, 1995, Electrical Engineering 
• The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Bachelor of Science, 1990, Electrical Engineering

Significant Training: 

• General Electric ABC Course, Springfield, VA, Corporate Leadership Program, 1995

Certifications: 

• Engineer-In-Training (EIT) Certification
• System Architecture, Requirements and Verification Certification from Center for Systems Management (CSM)
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
• DAWIA Engineering Level 3 Certification, Program Management Level 1 Certification

Awards and Honors:

• Fellowship turned to Assignment from Aerospace 
• Letter of Recognition in Support of 8-in-18 Acquisition 
• Gold Key 2018 George Washington University Honors
• Aerospace first Velocity Pin 2017
• Aerospace SPOT Award 2014
• SED team award for GSRR14
• Booz|Allen|Hamilton Team Appreciation Award
• Three (3) customer All-Star of the Week Awards
• General Electric Letter of Commendation
• General Electric/Lockheed Martin Company PRIDE Awards
• Brown Belt in Karate
• Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, Dean’s List

Professional Memberships and Associations:

• Women in Aerospace (WIA) Awards Committee Member
• International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) member
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Member
• Women in Engineering (WIE) Member

With over 30 years of experience in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC), Wendy Golden is currently serving in an experiential assignment for Nuclear System in Product Support. Previously, Ms. Golden worked as the Technical Director and Acting Transition Program Manager for the Office of Digital Engineering in the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Systems Engineering Directorate located in Chantilly, VA.  She was responsible for supporting the Director of Digital Engineering by providing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) technical knowledge, strategic input, financial and programmatic review, and assistance in transformation of the overall organization outlined in the NRO Digital Engineering Strategy.  She is also the lead for the NRO MBSE Community of Practice and organizational outreach activities.

• Defense Senior Leadership Development Program, 2023
• US Naval War College (In Residence), Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, 2022 
• US Army War College (In Residence), Defense Strategy Foundation Course, Certification in Strategy and Policy Development, 2021
• George Washington University, Washington D.C., Pursuing PhD, (Dissertation Phase – On Hold) All-But Dissertation, Systems Engineering
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Northern Virginia Campus, Master of Science, 1995, Electrical Engineering: Thesis: Control Systems Operations for Motorola’s Iridium Project
• The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Bachelor of Science, 1990, Electrical Engineering
• General Electric ABC Course, Springfield, VA, Corporate Leadership Program, 1995