TIMOTHY S. MARTIN

Dr. Martin has extensive expertise in technical and corporate communications, with a doctorate degree in persuasive speaking and writing. He is a pragmatic, results-oriented leader and team builder.

Dr. Martin began his professional career as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. As a Weapon Systems Officer in the F–4E aircraft, he completed a number of operational flying tours in the U.S. and overseas as a mission-ready aircrew. The USAF twice sponsored him for graduate school programs, enabling him to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees with follow-on assignments to the USAF Academy faculty. As an Assistant Professor in the USAF Academy’s Department of English, Dr. Martin also served as the department’s Director of Operations supervising 24 courses, 34 instructors, more than 3300 students and 10,000 hours of instruction. As Director of the Academy’s Executive Writing Program, he was responsible for presentations worldwide to Department of Defense (DOD) audiences providing practical tools for clear communications for over 12,000 annually. He has served as speechwriter for Air Force and senior government executives.

Upon leaving the USAF in 1997, Dr. Martin began a 14-year tenure with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a global semiconductor company, working in a number of corporate and product Public Relations and Marketing positions, including two expat assignments to Beijing, China. He was repeatedly promoted, ending as Director, Global Communications and Public Affairs for the company.

In July 2012, Dr. Martin began working as a Senior Strategic Consultant with National Security Partners (NSP), a premier strategic consulting firm to the military, civilian and academic communities in the Washington D.C. area. As a member of the National Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Task Force Policy Division, Dr. Martin worked on a number of key cybersecurity issues with stakeholders in the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, the Intelligence Community and the White House.

In October 2013, Dr. Martin joined SwRI as Director of the Communications Department. Promoted to Executive Director, Corporate Communications in 2014, he reports directly to Executive Management on public relations and corporate image issues and is responsible for creating the Institute’s communications strategy. Dr. Martin manages public and media relations for the Institute, both internal and external websites, the Institute’s social media presence, SwRI tradeshows and exhibits, and the Institute’s archival collections. He also serves as the official clearing point for all external promotional products; manages business development and advertising promotion of products and services; and is responsible for managing Media Production Services tasked with designing and producing Institute collateral marketing materials.

PROFESSIONAL CHRONOLOGY: U.S. Air Force: career officer, retired Lieutenant Colonel, 1976-97; AMD: 1998-2011 (various corporate and product public relations and marketing positions, 1998-2004; China regional director of Public Relations, 2004-5; Corporate Branding, Communications & Sports Marketing: 2005-8; Corporate & Product Marketing, China: director, 2008-10; Global Communications and Public Affairs: director, 2011); National Security Partners: senior strategic consultant, 2012; Southwest Research Institute: director, 2013-14; executive director, 2014-present.

EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Rhetorical Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1994
M.A., English, California State University – Sacramento, 1984
B.S., Humanities, U.S. Air Force Academy, 1976