Steven Meier, Ph.D., PMP has 20+ years of federal and private industry experience focused on the defense and intelligence communities and is the founder of SRM Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in system acquisition lifecycle management, project management, and performance measurement.  His unique experience spans positions as an independent research scientist to leading a business unit with a 70-100M+ budget and 40+ personnel.  Dr. Meier has served on numerous federal internal advisory teams that resulted in major organizational enhancements to program strategy and to core acquisition processes and implementation.  In addition, Dr. Meier has also provided thought leadership with 30+ peer-reviewed publications and presentations in the areas of acquisition strategy, project management, and technology.  He has spoken at the Project Management Institute, the International Council on Systems Engineering, and the Defense Acquisition University.  Dr. Meier received a B.S. and M.S. in Physics and his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.  He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), certified Contractor Officer Technical Representative (COTR) Level 3, and has earned graduate certificates from Georgetown University in Executive Leadership and Business Administration.  He can be reached at srmeier@hotmail.com.