World-Class Instructors

Doug Atkinson is an aerospace engineer whose career spans systems engineering, program management, financial management and airworthiness in the Department of the Air Force. He served as Director of Engineering for the Air Force Research Laboratory, reporting directly to its commander, and as the delegated technical authority for airworthiness on every laboratory science and technology project in a $5 billion, 8,000-person enterprise.

Before that he directed engineering in three Air Force Life Cycle Management Center directorates: fighters and bombers, including the A-10, B-52, F-15, F-22 and foreign military sales programs such as the Saudi F-15; more than 40 intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and special operations aircraft types; and agile combat support. He also served as the Air Force's Deputy Director of Budget Programs and led a cross-functional team that defended the service's $160 billion annual budget before the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Congress. He has extensive experience applying and teaching MIL-HDBK-516 airworthiness certification.

He gives Saudi acquisition professionals a practical, engineering-grounded view of how technical authority, risk management and budgets shape program success.

Luke Burke is an engineer and sustainment leader with deep experience in product support, depot operations, supply chain management and integrated life cycle management. As Technical Director for Air Force Materiel Command's logistics directorate, he led sustainment technology innovation supporting a $19 billion annual depot-level portfolio that sustains 122 weapon systems across 10 major commands.

He previously served as Director of Engineering for the Air Force Program Executive Office for Agile Combat Support, leading a technical workforce of more than 650 across over 700 programs and establishing a cyber risk management framework for 192 systems. He also stood up the engineering directorate of the Air Force Global Logistics Support Center. As B-1 Chief Engineer, he accelerated targeting pod and weapons integration in response to urgent warfighter needs and led the testing that made the B-1 the first Air Force aircraft to fly at supersonic speed on synthetic fuel. Earlier he served as B-52 Chief Engineer.

He gives Saudi acquisition professionals a clear view of how engineering decisions drive readiness and sustainment cost across a system's life.

Major General Terry Feehan has led acquisition and logistics organizations across aircraft, nuclear, electronic, space and missile defense portfolios. He was the first commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, standing it up from eight separate units, and served as vice commander of both the Electronic Systems Center and the Space and Missile Systems Center, where he developed acquisition strategies, contracts and baselines for satellite and launch programs.

As a Program Executive at the Missile Defense Agency, he directed 5,600 people across 24 U.S. and allied programs with an annual budget above $5 billion. He chaired source selection for the $3.2 billion Ground-based Missile Defense program, saving more than $1 billion, and directed the agency's first foreign military sale, a $2.7 billion interceptor sale to the United Arab Emirates. As Director of the F-15 program office, he managed modernization and support of the U.S., Saudi and Japanese F-15 fleets. In industry he later served as vice president for safety and mission assurance and led a major interceptor program.

He brings Saudi acquisition professionals a combined view of government source selection, foreign military sales and industry execution.

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Jeter has led acquisition, engineering and flight test efforts in government and industry. As Air Force materiel leader for the Combat Rescue Helicopter, he developed the acquisition strategy for the HH-60W, obtained Air Force and Office of the Secretary of Defense approval, and led a source selection that was awarded without protest. He also led U-2 development upgrades and served as deputy program manager for weapons integration on the Joint Strike Fighter.

As Chief of the Air Force Section for Defense Armament Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands, he supported foreign military sales and direct commercial sales to the Dutch Ministry of Defense, including F-16 sustainment and the initial sales of the MQ-9 and LAIRCM. His test background includes weapons and avionics flight testing and B-52 cruise missile flight test leadership. In industry he held senior roles over radar, electronic warfare and mission system portfolios valued at up to $2.8 billion, and he has taught at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Program Management Academy.

He brings Saudi acquisition professionals practical lessons in acquisition strategy, source selection, test and international partnering.

Tanya Lambert is a senior acquisition leader with executive experience in the U.S. Air Force and the Missile Defense Agency. As Deputy Program Executive Officer for Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks, she led more than 2,200 people and a $10.9 billion portfolio of cyber, network, cryptologic and data link systems, and was a key change agent in the Air Force's adoption of the common computing environment now known as Cloud One.

She has served as Source Selection Authority, evaluation board lead or factor chief on more than 20 source selections, and chaired independent review teams for programs including the Small Diameter Bomb, AMRAAM and JASSM. As a deputy division chief she directed seven E-3 AWACS upgrade and modernization programs, and she guided the Small Diameter Bomb II through pre-Milestone C reviews while preserving more than $900 million in savings. She also managed Missile Defense Agency ballistic missile targets, founded a software solutions center that brought agile development to Air Force business systems, and has taught at the Program Management Academy.

She brings Saudi acquisition professionals practical expertise in source selection, program leadership and modernizing how acquisition organizations work.

Lieutenant General Robert McMurry Jr. led the Air Force's largest acquisition and sustainment organizations. As Commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, he held total life cycle responsibility for Air Force aircraft, engines, munitions and electronic systems with a workforce of more than 26,000. As interim Commander of Air Force Materiel Command, he directed more than 85,000 personnel managing over $60 billion annually. He also commanded the Air Force Research Laboratory and served as Program Executive Officer for Rapid Sustainment.

His acquisition career includes service as Vice Commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Director of Space Programs for the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and Commander of the Airborne Laser program office, where he led the $5 billion program through its first in-flight demonstrations. As Director of the Iraq Security Assistance Mission, he coordinated more than 100 foreign military sales programs, and he has authored foreign agreements with more than 25 countries. He has also served as a Source Selection Authority.

He brings Saudi acquisition leaders an enterprise-level perspective on life cycle management, security cooperation and building capable acquisition organizations.

Richard Mutzman is a systems engineer and former technical engineering authority for the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Systems Directorate, where he served as chief engineer and senior functional for program management in an organization of 1,600 people with an $800 million budget. He was chief engineer of the X-51A scramjet engine demonstrator from initiation through flight, with overall technical responsibility for the design, development and flight testing of the hypersonic vehicle.

His career also includes developing the Air Force Fleet Viability Board process and leading its first assessment, of the C-5A; serving as chief flight systems engineer for Global Hawk during its development and transition to operations; leading the integrated flight-propulsion control team in the Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstration phase; and serving as lead flying qualities and flight control engineer on the F-22 and B-2. He developed systems engineering processes and training for his directorate and has advised Air Force and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency programs on airworthiness and design reviews.

He brings Saudi acquisition professionals disciplined, practical instruction in technical reviews, risk management and systems engineering.

Juan Satterfield is an Air Force engineering leader with extensive experience across the design, development, production and sustainment of manned and unmanned aircraft. For ten years he served as MQ-9A Chief Engineer, leading technical execution and a new systems engineering acquisition strategy for a $6 billion development, production, sustainment and airworthiness effort covering aircraft, ground control stations and communications infrastructure.

He previously served as Deputy Chief Engineer and Chief Flight Systems Engineer for the RQ-4 Global Hawk, delivering upgrades in response to an urgent Air Force need and developing a common Air Force and Navy propulsion acquisition strategy. As lead propulsion engineer, he conducted airworthiness certification of the engine for early Global Hawk fielding, led the investigation that returned the fleet to operations after in-flight shutdowns, and developed a fuel nozzle refurbishment process that avoided $104 million in costs. He also led the F117 engine sustainment team for the C-17. He now trains Air Force and industry organizations in military airworthiness certification.

He brings Saudi acquisition professionals hands-on expertise in airworthiness certification, risk acceptance and root cause investigation.