Michael Mullins is the Director of Defense Industry Initiatives at Industry Extension Services (IES), the extension arm of the College of Engineering at NC State University. Michael is a former Marine Infantryman and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel. He has extensive experience executing and managing Department of Defense and Department of State training contracts in Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Southeast Asia. Michael has worked closely with the Department of State, various foreign ministries, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Additionally, he served as an Assistant Professor of Military Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University. Michael has a comprehensive understanding of the processes and procedures North Carolina businesses face in the acquisition and execution of U.S. government contracts. In Fayetteville, he served as an International Operations Program Manager with General Dynamics, Project Manager for foreign military training programs with American Systems Corporation and International Operations Manager with a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Michael has a B.S. in Political Science, an M.S. in International Relations and graduated from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College with a concentration in foreign studies and special operations.