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Robert Uda
Robert T. "Bob" Uda was born in Honolulu on August 1, 1942, & lived in Hawaii for 20 yrs. He is the 3rd of 7 children of Masao & Irene Kuualoha Uda (both deceased).
Active in the Ch. of Jesus Christ of LDS for the past 36 yrs, Bob is a high priest, served as bishop (2 times) of the Palomar Ward in the Escondido Ca. So. Stake & of the Canyon Country 2nd Ward in the Santa Clarita Ca. Stake. Bob previously served as stk exec secty, stk clerk, stk high coun. (4 times), stk YM pres, stake mission pres, & 1st coun. in the stake mission prexy. He also served as bprc 1st coun. (2 times), bprc 2nd coun. (2 times), ward exec secty (3 times), HP gp ldr (3 times), & ward YM pres (4 times).
Bob earned a BS in aerospace engrg from the Univ of Okla, BS in gen bus. from Regents College (NY), MS in astronautics from AFIT, and MBA from the Univ of LaVerne (CA). He currently is working towards a PhD-BA degree with specialization in Homeland Security with Northcentral University.
Bob currently serves as prop. ctr mgr of BAE Systems NS and GM & prin. consultant of Bob Uda and Associates. Previously, he served as prof. of sys acq mgt with the Def Acq Univ, dir. of bus. capture & prop. dev't, OSEC; mgr of prop. dev't, L-3 IEC; dir. of mktg & proposals, The Titan Corp; mgr of bus. processes, proj mgr of IT, and sr mgr of proposal devt, QUALCOMM; chair., pres, & CEO of Apollo Systems Technology, Inc.; VP&GM, No. American Mfg Corp; & VP of bus. devt, Sterling Software. He has also served as GM, prod. line mgr, & prog mgr, HR Textron Inc; proj mgr, prog dev't mgr, mgr of adv progs (proposal devt), & mem of the tech staff, Rockwell Int'l; dpty PM (proj engr), TRW DSSG; & astro dev't engr, Capt, USAF.
Bob has over 40 pubs including 12 books. He has also been an adjunct faculty lecturer with the CSUSM, adjunct faculty member of Nat'l Univ., and instructor with the Cal State Office of Extended Studies. He is a fellow in the British Interplanetary Society, assoc fellow in the American Inst of Aero & Astro, Cert'd Mgr with the Inst of Cert'd Professional Mgrs (ICPM), & a founding member of Assoc of Proposal Mgt Professionals. He also serves as a member of the ICPM Bd of Regents.
Bob is listed in 46 Who's Who pubs including Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, & Who's Who in Science & Engrg. Bob & his wife, the former Karen Elizabeth Rowland of Circleville, OH, have 2 sons, 1 daughter, & 4 grandchildren.
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