Favorite Parts Of Working In The Defense Industry As An Associate Finance Manager
Chris, an Associate Finance Manager at Lockheed Martin, finds the most rewarding aspect of their career the tangible impact of their work, being "plugged in to everything's face," from national defense to cutting-edge NASA programs like "the prime contractor for NASA's Next program that's going to send people to the moon." This involvement in projects with both significant national security implications and groundbreaking space exploration makes the work "very impactful and meaningful."
Aerospace, Defense, Government Contracting, Project Management, NASA
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Chris Seifert
Associate Finance Manager
Lockheed Martin
CU Boulder
UCLA - MBA
Business Management & Admin
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
Finance
Scholarship Recipient
Video Highlights
1. Impactful work: Contributing to national security and space exploration programs.
2. Cutting-edge technology: Working on projects like NASA's Artemis program and Mars exploration.
3. Tangible results: Seeing the direct impact of work on significant projects.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
My job and my organization are fully in the space side of the defense industry. It's not just defense; it's also commercial and our civil programs with NASA. It's very cool being plugged into everything's space.
We are involved in protecting the country and our allies from enemies. We are also on the cutting edge of different NASA programs.
We're building satellites that are going to Mars and Venus. We are the prime contractor for NASA's Artemis program, which is going to the Moon and will send people there.
You get exposed to all those different things, and it's really cool to be part of something that's very tangible, impactful, and meaningful.