Mark Sellers
Mission Assurance
Sandia National Laboratories
United States of America
Biography
As the Mission Assurance Associate Labs Director for Sandia National Laboratories, Mark Sellers leads and manages quality assurance systems, contractor assurance systems, and cyber security. Prior to joining Sandia, Mark spent 30 years gaining professional experience, including more than 12 years in mission assurance. He led quality, safety, and mission assurance for Northrop Grumman, including 9 years managing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) projects and 16 years leading mission assurance and system engineering organizations in support of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community projects in Cyber, Defense & Technologies, Missile Defense, and Intelligence Divisions. Mark is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt with $15 million in documented savings, and an SAE-certified Lead Auditor with a proven history of improving mission assurance engagement, which in turn improves operational performance.
Research Interest
Most recently, as Mission Assurance and Programs Manager, Mark established missions assurance and programs functions for a newly created $500 million/year business unit focused on cyber, command and control, and information technology services for DoD customers. He has led mission assurance for large, complex, high-consequence, high-visibility programs in geographically dispersed locations.
