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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. |
