Don’t miss your chance to hear directly from Department of Defense (DOD) program manager, Susan Celis. With the largest SBIR/STTR budget, DoD relies on constant innovation to protect the nation and enhance our warfighting capabilities. Join this 1-hour overview of the DOD SBIR program and learn, from the source, what technologies they are looking for and what’s needed to submit a successful proposal. Register Here About: Susan Celis Ms. Celis has served the Department of Defense (DoD) for over 30 years; starting at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1988 until 2004, where she held a variety of positions in financial management, personnel management, program analysis/management, computer information systems development, and training. It was during this period in her career that she became involved with the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Next, she served as the U.S. Army SBIR Program Manager from 2004-2008, where she developed and successfully implemented several program and system modernization initiatives. For eleven years she served as the SBIR/STTR Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) where she focused on creating an environment that considers small business concerns as a primary source of innovative solutions. In 2019, […]