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Mark Saxon
Deputy Project Manager
Electromagnetic Warfare & Collection (EW&C)


Mr. Mark Saxon currently serves as the Deputy Project Manager, Electromagnetic Warfare & Collection (EW&C). Prior to this assignment, he was the Deputy Product Manager (PdM) for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Modernization. As the Deputy PdM, he provided direction and leadership for the execution of the PNT Modernization strategy: accelerating the transition of incremental & disruptive PNT capabilities from Industry, Academia and Government by leveraging the PNT Reference Architecture and Modular Open System Architectures (MOSA) to provide the Warfighter with overmatch of evolving PNT threats. From March 2019 – February 2022, Mr. Saxon served as the Director of Test and Evaluation for PM PNT. In this role, he was responsible for the program test strategy, coordination with Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), and coordination with Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E). He successfully supervised testing of the Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS) and the Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS) at multiple Developmental and Operational open air test events. The program received positive Capabilities and Limitations reports to support Quick Reaction Capabilities and a positive Milestone Assessment Report to support MAPS Milestone C. From 2015 until 2019, he served as a Lead Engineer for the Office of the Chief Systems Engineer (OCSE) and the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). During that time, Mr. Saxon designed and developed vehicle architectures and interconnectivity diagrams to support Capability Set fieldings. He was also the project lead for the RCCTO Assured PNT program that led to the fielding of MAPS GEN I. Mr. Saxon previously supported PEO Command, Control, and Communications, Tactical (C3T) as a Senior Systems Engineer for Tactical Mission Command and Common Hardware Systems. Before his Army Civilian career, he spent eleven years with Battelle developing Chemical and Biological protection systems for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Mr. Saxon holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He earned the Practitioner Certification in Program Management and the Level III certification in System Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRDE). He and his wife Victoria have two boys, Luke and John. Mr. Saxon enjoys golfing, scouting, and practicing taekwondo with his family.

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