Small Business Roundtable - Patuxent River

Please join us for a collaborative event between the SOMD Tech Bridge and the Ventura Tech Bridge on April 30, 2025 at 1400EST!

Register at the following link: https://gtri.webex.com/weblink/register/rf68d8d177d41d91ab4b20fbb42c0cdcb 

This event is a joint discussion between Captain David “Roto” Rueter, Program Manager, PMA-234 and L. Anthony Deshotel, NAWCWD Mission Information and Data Systems Team Lead, where they will be discussing the intricacies of their roles within the Naval Aviation Enterprise, how they collaborate together, and the ways they work with industry and academia to solve problems, all to support the warfighter.

This hybrid event will take place both virtually and in person, you may register as a virtual attendee or in person at one of the participating Tech Bridges. 

Captain David “Roto” Rueter will be joining Rick Tarr at the SOMD Tech Bridge at Tech Port, 44185 Airport Rd, California, MD 20619.

L. Anthony Deshotel will be joining TBD Moderator at the Ventura Tech Bridge at FATHOMWERX Lab, 319 Ponoma Street, Port Hueneme, CA, 93041 Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program Office, PMA-234, is responsible for acquiring, delivering, and sustaining Airborne Electronic Attack systems and providing combatant commanders with Electronic Warfare capabilities that critically enable operational mission success.

NAWCWD is an organization within NAVAIR dedicated to maintaining a center of excellence in weapons development for the Department of the Navy (DoN). NAWCWD primarily operates in two Southern California locations: China Lake and Point Mugu. NAWCWD boasts a variety of state-of-the-art and one-of-a-kind laboratories and facilities that enable them to deliver unparalleled weapons research, development, acquisition, test, and evaluation for the nation's warfighters, and offers 24/7 warfighter support to ensure the on-the-ground service member has the support they need to defend the nation at home and at sea.

There will be no FAR acquisition information shared during this event, nor information on any project currently under contract. This engagement serves as an interactive conversation between the participants and not a one way sharing of information or a presentation. In-person attendance at each location will be limited to 45 attendees on a first come first serve basis.