AECOM, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, announced on March 13 that it has promoted Robert Earl Johnson to senior vice president for business development and cyber electromagnetic activities. In his new role, Johnson will be responsible for leading our work at the Fort Gordon Cyber Command and Cyber Center of Excellence.
“Earl has been a key leader in
facilitating collaboration and integration across AECOM business groups that
have unique capabilities designing, building, managing and operating federal
and commercial information technology infrastructure, both in the physical and
electronic domains,” said John Vollmer, president of AECOM’s Management
Services group. “He’ll be leveraging the strength of AECOM and its partners to
ensuring the resilience of all aspects of cybersecurity from our Augusta,
Georgia, office.”
Before his promotion, Johnson was the
senior representative for AECOM with the Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon, the
Cyber Center of Excellence, and the rapidly growing cyber community in the
Augusta area, establishing senior client engagement and industry partnership
efforts.
Before joining AECOM, Johnson served 27
years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, retiring as a colonel, and another 13
years as an executive in the aerospace and defense markets. He holds a Bachelor
of Science degree from Fort Valley State University and a master’s degree in
business management from Webster University. A decorated Army officer, he is a
Life Member of the Signal Corps Regimental Association and a member of the
Association of the United States Army and Armed Forces Communications and
Electronics Association.
Source: AECOM
By Loren Blinde
March 27, 2019
