He executes the collaborative processes needed to ensure efficient coordination among all federal partners whose decisions impact NextGen.

Mr. Mercer is charged with providing executive direction to a dynamic multi-agency and international partnering organization focused on future NextGen technology, policy, and collaborative activities.

Prior to joining ITT Exelis, Mercer served in the United States Air Force (USAF) for over 32 years (retired January 1, 2008), most recently as director of plans and policy for U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base (AFB)[3] in Nebraska.

Mercer entered the U.S. Air Force as a 1975 distinguished graduate of the University of Puget Sound's ROTC program.

Weapon systems: Titan II and Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles; Delta, Atlas, Titan II and Titan IV launch vehicles; Eastern Range and Western Range optics, radar, telemetry and command destruct systems Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award, NAACP, Jaycees' Outstanding Young Man of America, Tribute before the U.S. Senate, Congressional Record, Vol.