Tony Romero is the Director of Integrated Military Systems at Sandia National Laboratories, leading a team of over 400 engineers and technologists. Together, they develop and demonstrate high-risk, high impact systems that deliver cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions, providing a competitive advantage to our nation’s warfighters. He also manages key stakeholder and customer relationships with the Missile Defense Agency, Navy Strategic Systems Programs, Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, and various other government entities.

Previously, Tony served as the senior manager of the Space Flight Systems Program, overseeing the research, development, test and evaluation of satellite sensor systems designed for national security monitoring and verification. Notably, he led the National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation R&D (NA22) sponsored Global Burst Detector, which is hosted on GPS satellites and integral to the U.S. Nuclear Detonation Detection System (USNDS).

With over 20 years of experience, Tony has developed complex hardware and software systems, beginning his career at Sandia as a computer scientist supporting USNDS ground station software development. He has successfully led multidisciplinary teams through all phases of the system development lifecycle, from initial design to operational
deployment.

Tony holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Colorado Boulder and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from New Mexico State University. Outside of work, he is passionate about mentoring the next generation of engineers and contributing to community initiatives.