CDCA 2025 Eastern Defense

Ashlee Landreth
Expeditionary Department Head
NIWC Atlantic


Landreth serves as the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic Senior Scientific Technical Manager (SSTM) and Department Head for Expeditionary Warfare. She is directly responsible for delivering Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); Information Technology; and cyber-related systems and engineering services to meet the expeditionary and mobile operational needs of the Navy, Marine Corps and Special Operations Command. As the SSTM, Landreth oversees a team of engineers, scientists, project managers, logisticians and other technical specialists, providing strategic direction and managerial oversight of the programs and projects within the Expeditionary Warfare Department. Her technical decision authority will help guide the engineering and business operations of more than 600 employees and ensure compliance with customer requirements, engineering standards and various architectures, as well as NIWC Atlantic, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, Department of the Navy and Department of Defense policies. Landreth brings with her 15 years of experience overseeing the design, integration and fielding of ISR systems. She most recently served as deputy to the Expeditionary Warfare Department Head, overseeing daily operations and technical planning in the department. She has also served as Engineering competency manager for ISR Sensors and Analytics, leading the integration of data science and analytics into tactical ISR systems. Previous to that role, Landreth led the design and integration of the Special Operations Command Joint Threat Warning Air 2 System, which provides signal intelligence capabilities for Special Operations Forces users. A native of Aiken, South Carolina, Landreth received her Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Carolina. She earned a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from Penn State and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business. She also holds several certifications to include a Graduate Certification in Electronic Warfare from Georgia Tech and a DAWIA Level III Certification in Engineering. She is a Project Management Professional and a Certified Systems Engineering Professional.

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