Richard Barrett

Richard Barrett is currently the Systems Engineer for ISSEat Air Force Research Laboratory – Information Directorate(AFRL/RI) in Rome, New York. He has over 26 years ofexperience leading systems engineering and acquisitionactivities, plus four years leading U.S. Air Force ICBMoperations. His systems engineering experience includeslaser weapons, avionics, manufacturing equipment,fiber-optics, network communications, and cross-domainsolutions. He is a retired officer from the Air ForceReserves. Mr. Barrett has a Master’s of AdministrativeSciences (MBA-equivalent with Information ManagementSystems emphasis) from University of Montana, and aBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Quantumdevices and Communication Systems emphasis) fromPolytechnic University (now, New York UniversityPolytechnic School of Engineering).