Dr. Nicholas T. Martin is the Director of the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA). In this capacity he provides engineering expertise to solve Department of Defense (DoD) specific microelectronics issues facing the Warfighter, provides direct support to system program managers in the services, interfaces with special forces and intel community leadership to understand mission needs and to provide innovative and timely solutions, oversees and manages the DoD’s only organic semiconductor manufacturing laboratory, maintains a highly skilled civilian workforce, provides management direction and control over the Trusted Access Program Office (TAPO) that facilitates United States Government access to trusted state-of-the-art (SOTA) and state-of-the-practice (SOTP) microelectronics design and manufacturing capabilities, and carries out Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) responsibilities. He assumed his current position in August 2021.

Prior to his current assignment, Dr. Martin served as the Technical Lead of the DMEA Warfighter Solutions Division – leading a multidisciplinary project centric team responsible for providing microelectronics research, designs, prototypes, products, analysis and consultation services with a focus on increasing weapon system lethality and mission capability, while reducing development time and operational cost.

Dr. Martin enlisted in the U.S. Navy in May 1998 as an electronics technician and served two deployments aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis (CVN-74). He has served as an adjunct professor at California State University, Sacramento, in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Dr. Martin received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from California State University, Sacramento, and his Doctorate in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of California, Davis, as a DoD SMART Scholar. He is a Level III certified Defense Acquisition Professional in the career field of Systems, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE).