Roshan Roeder is vice president of the Communications business unit (BU) in the Airborne Sensors and Networks division within Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems (MS) sector. In this role, Roeder leads the company’s network communications business, with an emphasis on advanced military communications, network architectures and support systems that make it possible for military forces to rapidly decide, share and act together. Most recently, Roeder was vice president of the Advanced Ground Sensors (AGS) BU for the former Land and Avionics C4ISR division in the MS sector. In this position she was responsible for the overall growth and program execution of the AGS business portfolio. Previously, Roeder held a variety of leadership positions at the sector, division, BU and operating unit levels in functional, engineering and program management; supply chain; mission assurance; manufacturing; business development and as a chief engineer. Roeder is co-chair of the MS sector Employee Resource Group (ERG) Steering Committee. She also cochairs the MS Sector Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council and participates on the corporate-led Executive Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Council. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2002, Roeder worked for Alcatel Telecommunications as a hardware engineer. She earned a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia. Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

Chris Deeble is chief executive, Northrop Grumman Australia. Deeble is responsible for supporting the company’s longstanding programs in Australia, as well as exploring new business pursuits. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Deeble worked for Airservices Australia as the program executive for OneSKY, responsible for delivering the Civil Military Air Traffic Management System for Australia. As the program executive, he led a joint Airservices and Defence team in managing the acquisition and delivering the infrastructure of the most complex, world-leading air traffic management system. Previously, Deeble served for 37 years in the Australian Defence Force, most notably as an Air ViceMarshal. As a senior program manager in the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group, he managed over $25 billion of complex acquisition and sustainment programs. These programs included the Joint Strike Fighter, Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control, Multi Role Tanker Transport and Collins Class Submarine. His performance in leading these significant programs was recognized in 2016 when he was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO). Prior to serving as Air Vice-Marshal, Deeble undertook senior roles in Air Force capability management and aerospace development. As the Director General Aerospace Development, Deeble was responsible for leading the development of submissions to the Australian government for all joint aerospace capability. As a result of his efforts, he was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) in 2007. Deeble earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Sydney, New South Wales. Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defence and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

Derek Reinhardt is the Director of Engineering at Northrop Grumman Australia. Derek has been with Northrop Grumman for 14 months and is responsible for leadership of the engineering function, including engineering input to the technology strategy. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, Derek served 23 years in the Royal Australian Air Force. His experience includes a wide range of acquisition projects, sustainment engineering and regulatory roles. He held appointments including Chief Engineer of the Super Hornet and Growler fleets, Chief Engineer of the Defence Air Battle Management and Air Traffic Management Systems, and experience covering the aircraft types of F-111C/G, F/A-18A/B/F/G, Hawk Mk127 and C-130H/J. Derek was also seconded to Airservices Australia as a Technical Director for several years to help recover the OneSKY Program into contract signature and through several major reviews. Derek is a Chartered Professional Engineer and Fellow of Engineers Australia. He is also the National Chair of the Australian Safety Critical System Association a national special interest group of the Australia Computer Society. Derek has a PhD in Aviation System Safety Assurance and MSc in Safety Critical Systems Engineering and from the University of York UK, and a Bachelor of Electronic Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology. He has published numerous papers on high assurance systems and related technologies. Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defence and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.