Fredrick Turman, Ph.D.

Dr. Fredrick A. Turman is an adjunct professor for the Online Engineering Programs at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is a INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional, licensed Professional Engineer, DAWIA-certified Level III Program Manager, PMI Project Management Professional and holds several ITIL certifications

Dr. Turman has over 30 years of government and industry experience spanning several acquisition-related areas, including Program Management, Systems Engineering and Enterprise IT Operations. As a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, he fulfilled key leadership roles in achieving NGA’s strategic objectives. His responsibilities spanned business and mission continuity, personnel, facilities, security, corporate relations, and planning. He served abroad three times, representing the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in international engagement, military cooperation, and support to combat operations roles. Since joining the industry in 2013, he has held Principal Systems Engineering and Program Management roles supporting Department of Defense and Intelligence Community programs. He also volunteers as co-chair of the US Geospatial-Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) NGA Advisory Working Group leading a small team of industry experts who offer support and advice to NGA senior officers on a range of acquisition topics.

Dr. Turman is a National Defense University CAPSTONE Fellow and holds Doctor of Management, MBA and BS Engineering Management degrees.