Full Name
Jeff Hallman
Job Title
Senior Portfolio Manager/Executive Management Team Member
Company
University of Maine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jeff Hallman is the Senior Portfolio Manager for U.S. Army research programs at the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) which is a research center for the University of Maine. He is responsible for the research outcomes of this portfolio. He is also a member of the ASCC Executive Management Team led by the ASCC Director and charged with leading the Center’s organizational and research direction decisions.
Dr. Hallman previously served in several roles at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). He was with GTRI for 39 years. He served as the Interim Chief Operations Officer. He had the overall responsibility to provide vision and leadership for GTRI operations and operational units, including developing and implementing strategy related to organizational effectiveness. He oversaw operations and procedures in the areas of capital planning, facilities management, lease management, contract management, organizational excellence, emergency management, safety and security, program management, and other operational services. Dr. Hallman chartered GTRI’s Project Management Office (PMO) serving as its director and was responsible for a staff of 27 project managers supporting GTRI’s research and development portfolio. The PMO provided project management support, tools, training, and policies for a wide variety of projects across all 8 GTRI laboratories.
In Dr. Hallman’s first 33 years he performed and managed research in technology insertion, technology maturation, operational software development and flight test support for electronic methodologies and technologies including advanced radar jammer systems, integrated electronic warfare systems (IEWS), EO/IR missile warning systems (MWS), and EW countermeasures. He executed Electronic Warfare projects in the Branch Head, and Associate Division Chief positions prior to become the PMO Director. Mr. Hallman was focused on improving organizational effectiveness in support of GTRI laboratories, Project Directors, and Researchers.
Mr. Hallman holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Southern Tech (KSU), MBA from Southern Tech (KSU), MA Secondary Science Education from Georgia State University, and a PhD in Higher Education Leadership at Mercer University in 2020.
Dr. Hallman previously served in several roles at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). He was with GTRI for 39 years. He served as the Interim Chief Operations Officer. He had the overall responsibility to provide vision and leadership for GTRI operations and operational units, including developing and implementing strategy related to organizational effectiveness. He oversaw operations and procedures in the areas of capital planning, facilities management, lease management, contract management, organizational excellence, emergency management, safety and security, program management, and other operational services. Dr. Hallman chartered GTRI’s Project Management Office (PMO) serving as its director and was responsible for a staff of 27 project managers supporting GTRI’s research and development portfolio. The PMO provided project management support, tools, training, and policies for a wide variety of projects across all 8 GTRI laboratories.
In Dr. Hallman’s first 33 years he performed and managed research in technology insertion, technology maturation, operational software development and flight test support for electronic methodologies and technologies including advanced radar jammer systems, integrated electronic warfare systems (IEWS), EO/IR missile warning systems (MWS), and EW countermeasures. He executed Electronic Warfare projects in the Branch Head, and Associate Division Chief positions prior to become the PMO Director. Mr. Hallman was focused on improving organizational effectiveness in support of GTRI laboratories, Project Directors, and Researchers.
Mr. Hallman holds a BS degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Southern Tech (KSU), MBA from Southern Tech (KSU), MA Secondary Science Education from Georgia State University, and a PhD in Higher Education Leadership at Mercer University in 2020.
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