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Name
Robert Hartman
Title
President, Mission Critical Composites
Bio
Robert Hartman’s background spans over 30 years in executive management with extensive experience in business development, building company infrastructure including establishing strategies in national and international markets. His formal business experience includes founder/co-founder of three high-tech manufacturing companies and in-depth expertise in composites for the aerospace, defense and commercial space manufacturing industry for the past 12 years.
Mr. Hartman’s aerospace and defense background began with working experience on the Nike Hercules Missile program in the late 1970s. He subsequently worked in the Silicon Valley technology industry for 20 years serving as founder/co-founder of several software and hardware manufacturing companies including a role serving abroad for computer hardware manufacturer Able Computer as director, European markets.
In 2008 Mr. Hartman formerly became vice president, Business Development for AAE Aerospace, America’s leading composite rocket propulsion company responsible for creating the THAAD missile and Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship One/Two propulsion systems including the first rocket nozzles for Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket program. His work at AAE also focused on expanding additional markets in the composite rocket propulsion manufacturing sector, identifying and analyzing business opportunities and expanding market share and driving growth. During his tenure at AAE Aerospace, Mr. Hartman formed a separate division, Mission Critical Composites (MCC) in 2010 and spun the company out in 2012 as a separate, veteran-owned LLC company focusing on prepreg plying/kitting including manufacturing composite parts and structures for the defense and commercial space industry. As president of Mission Critical Composites, Mr. Hartman has been successful in establishing MCC as a high-growth composites company providing production-ready plied composite type materials to the composite manufacturing industry including manufacturing critical flight hardware for the warfighter/defense industry and expanding commercial space travel markets.
Mr. Hartman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance with honors from University of California, Northridge.
Mr. Hartman’s aerospace and defense background began with working experience on the Nike Hercules Missile program in the late 1970s. He subsequently worked in the Silicon Valley technology industry for 20 years serving as founder/co-founder of several software and hardware manufacturing companies including a role serving abroad for computer hardware manufacturer Able Computer as director, European markets.
In 2008 Mr. Hartman formerly became vice president, Business Development for AAE Aerospace, America’s leading composite rocket propulsion company responsible for creating the THAAD missile and Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship One/Two propulsion systems including the first rocket nozzles for Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket program. His work at AAE also focused on expanding additional markets in the composite rocket propulsion manufacturing sector, identifying and analyzing business opportunities and expanding market share and driving growth. During his tenure at AAE Aerospace, Mr. Hartman formed a separate division, Mission Critical Composites (MCC) in 2010 and spun the company out in 2012 as a separate, veteran-owned LLC company focusing on prepreg plying/kitting including manufacturing composite parts and structures for the defense and commercial space industry. As president of Mission Critical Composites, Mr. Hartman has been successful in establishing MCC as a high-growth composites company providing production-ready plied composite type materials to the composite manufacturing industry including manufacturing critical flight hardware for the warfighter/defense industry and expanding commercial space travel markets.
Mr. Hartman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance with honors from University of California, Northridge.
