Martin joins Dalrada Technology Group as our Chief Growth Officer after a successful career in both industry and government.
Martin comes to us from Astra Navigation, Inc., a start-up delivering universal positioning and navigation capabilities. He was the Vice President for Security and Defense, a role in which he created multimillion-dollar sales channels from scratch.
Prior to this, Martin drove the successful transformation of several multimillion-dollar companies. He has done this in different markets, including consumer products and financial services.
Martin had a 20-year career with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence before retiring in 2012. During that time, Martin rose to the rank of Senior Civil Servant and undertook many challenging leadership positions. Over the course of his career, he gained the unique experience of acting as a senior executive in both the British and American governments.
From 2009 to 2012, Martin was a Diplomat at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. In this role, Martin was responsible for the strategy and acquisition of capability and equipment from the United States for the British Armed Forces and was instrumental in securing Senate and Congressional approval for the UK-US Defence Trade Cooperation.
Appointed into the Senior Civil Service, Martin was a Director of the Ministry of Defence in London from 2007 to 2009. Prior to this, Martin was the first British civilian to be on exchange to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in the United States Department of Defense, where he held a number of leadership roles.
Before 2007, Martin held various policy and analytical posts in the UK Government. As a Senior Project Manager from 1996 to 1999, Martin delivered numerous projects ranging from applied research to data analytics. He started his career as a physicist, joining the Ministry of Defence to conduct electro-optical research for the British Army.
