About Our Team
The NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Defense Industry Initiatives Board of Directors and staff is made up of recognized leaders across many areas of expertise across the Department of Defense (DoD) supply chain. They represent a broad diversity of subject matter experts and contribute significant amounts of time, talent and energy to further the mission of the program.
Our Mission
The NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Defense Industry Initiatives division exists to support and inform statewide efforts specific to strengthening state and federal collaborations that support military & defense infrastructure, military & defense industry, and public, private and social sector partnerships in all communities across the state.
Defense Industry Initiatives Staff
Michael Mullins
Director, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Defense Industry Initiatives
Pamala Judd
Program Associate, NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions Defense Industry Initiatives
Giles Beal
Client Relations Manager, Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program (DMCSP)
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Industry Partnerships
Advanced Functional Fabrics of America
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing
A&T University
Assist Center
Defense Alliance of North Carolina
East Carolina University
Emerging Technology Institute
First Flight Venture Center/Hangar6
Geneva Foundation
Manufacturing Solutions Center
Manufacturing and Textile Innovation Network
Manufacturing x Digital
NC-COMP
NC DEFTECH
NC Department of Commerce
NC Manufacturing Extension Partnership
NC Military Business Center
NC SBTDC
NC State University Industry Expansion Solutions
NC State University Wilson College of Textiles
RTI International
Southern Textile Association
Textile Technology Center