Robert Wirthlin, PhD

Robert Wirthlin, PhD

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  • About me

    Senior Technical Leader, Systems Engineering at Ford Motor Company

  • Education

    • National Security Space Institute

      2009 - 2009
      Level 3
    • Executive Leadership School

      2001 - 2001
      Squadron Officer School
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2005 - 2009
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
    • MIT Sloan School of Management

      1998 - 2000
      Master's Degree
    • USAF Air Command and Staff College

      2012 - 2013
      Air War College
    • USAF Air Command and Staff College

      2006 - 2006
      Air Command and Staff College
    • United States Air Force Academy

      1988 - 1994
      Bachelor's Degree
  • Experience

    • Providio

      Feb 2000 - Feb 2001
      Business Technology Consultant
    • Los Angeles AFB

      Feb 2000 - Jun 2003
      • Executive Officer

        Feb 2002 - Jun 2003
      • Program Manager

        Feb 2000 - Feb 2002
    • Buckley AFB

      Jul 2003 - Jul 2005
      Branch Chief
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      Sept 2005 - Aug 2009
      PhD Candidate & Aerospace Fellow
    • U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

      Feb 2009 - Jun 2013
      Assistant Professor of Engineering Systems
    • United States Air Force

      Jul 2013 - Aug 2015
      Branch Chief and Program Manager
    • General Motors

      Sept 2015 - Jun 2019
      • Engineering Group Manager, EDGE Product Manager and PLM Innovation Leader

        Apr 2019 - Jun 2019
      • Engineering Group Manager

        Jun 2017 - Apr 2019
      • Senior Strategist, Systems Engineering

        Sept 2015 - Jun 2017
    • Ford Motor Company

      Jul 2019 - now
      Senior Technical Leader, Systems Engineering

      Driving implementation of effective, modern SE tools and methods into Ford systems and culture through engagement, empowerment, and teaching. Leveraging existing PLM tools, external resources, and partners to develop, implement and deploy Systems Engineering and Integration solutions for use on individual programs and throughout the corporation globally.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Systems Engineer, Level III

      National Reconnaissance Office
      Jan 2005
    • CSEP

      INCOSE
      Jan 2005
      View certificate certificate
    • Program Management Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jan 2010
    • Amateur Radio Operator Class License

      Federal Communications Commission
      Sept 2012
      View certificate certificate
    • Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering, Level III

      Defense Acquisition University
      Jan 2002
    • Design for Six Sigma - Green Belt

      General Motors
      Jan 2016
    • Design for Six Sigma - Black Belt

      General Motors
      Jan 2016
    • What Is Generative AI?

      LinkedIn
      Jul 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • AFSO21 Green Belt (Lean Six Sigma)

      United States Air Force
      Jan 2010
    • Private Pilot License

      Federal Aviation Administration
      Jun 2004
      View certificate certificate