Micro Energy Harvesting and Storage Needs in Lockheed Martin (Energy Harvesting & Storage USA 2009)

Gary L. Phillis, Senior Program Manager, leads the Advanced Programs group in Boulder, CO as part of the Information Systems & Global Services unit of Lockheed Martin. He has a degree in Astronomy and Physics. He did Solar Physics research and instrumentation for many years and now works sensors and surveillance for defense applications. He is the lead for small scale power and energy harvesting technology for the IS&GS unit. The Advanced Programs group is developing sensors and technology for surveillance and situation understanding for deployed forces.

Lockheed Martin, one of the world's largest defense contractors, is an American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It is headquartered in the Washington, DC, area (Bethesda, Maryland), with 116,000 employees worldwide. Lockheed Martin operates in six business segments. These comprise Aeronautics, Information Systems & Global Solutions, Missile and Fire Control, Mission Systems and Training, International, and Space Systems. The company has received the Collier Trophy many times, developed the F-22 Raptor fighter jet and is delivering the F-35.