Mr. Littlefield joined DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office as a program manager in October 2011 and specializes in advanced craft and unmanned vehicles in the maritime domain.

Prior to DARPA, Mr. Littlefield was the Director of Technology and Innovation for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Carderock Division, where he managed the science and technology (S&T) portfolio.  Prior to his work at NSWC Carderock, Mr. Littlefield managed S&T programs at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) in areas including ships and ship systems, unmanned vehicles, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) sensors and power and energy.

Mr. Littlefield received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan and Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, completed graduate coursework in acoustics from the Pennsylvania State University and is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in engineering management and systems engineering from the George Washington University.  Mr. Littlefield is a Licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.