Tom McDermott

Tom McDermott is the deputy director of the Systems Engineering Research Center at Stevens Institute of Technology, a position he has held since March 2018.

Early life and education McDermott attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he received a Bachelor of Science in physics in 1982, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering in 1984. While at Georgia Tech, he played drums in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Marching Band.

Career Lockheed Martin On graduation, McDermott joined the nearby Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems in Marietta, Georgia where he would eventually be chief engineer and program manager for Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor Avionics Team.

While at Georgia Tech, McDermott was involved in the creation of a new professional master's degree program in systems engineering, a collaboration between GTRI and the College of Engineering. He held both positions through August 2013, during which time he was Interim Director of GTRI between Stephen E. Cross's start as Executive Vice President for Research on May 1, 2010, and the placement of former GTRI director Robert McGrath on February 1, 2011.

Stevens Institute of Technology McDermott is currently the deputy director of the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) at Stevens Institute of Technology. He works in multiple technology fields but focuses both his research and teachings in systems engineering areas, including the importance of leadership in engineering. His current research includes "innovation models, strategic foresight techniques, system data analytics, and modeling and simulation of policy implications in current and future complex systems," and he aims to continue his research by looking into developing technology to aid in more rapid systems development and learning.