Potomac Officers Club

Mike Teegardin of BAE Systems

Mike Teegardin currently serves as communications director for BAE Systems‘ intelligence and security sector.

Teegardin joined BAE in 2008, and has held a variety of communications positions, such as communications director of armament systems in Minneapolis and global tactical systems, located in Houston.

Before coming to BAE, Teegardin served as a member of Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s administration.

Prior to working in the governor’s office, he worked at Weber Shandwick public relations in Minneapolis for eight years.

In addition, he also served as an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Army during the Iraq war.

Teegardin has won two Public Relations Society of America Silver Anvil awards and was also recognized as BAE’s communicator of the year.

Matthew Riddle, Raytheon

Matthew Riddle currently serves as the president of Raytheon International Inc., the international sales and marketing sector of Raytheon.

As President, Riddle is responsible for the company’s sales and marketing efforts in more than 80 nations worldwide. He joined Raytheon in August 2011 after leaving BAE Systems, where he served as vice president and general manager of business operations, land and armaments, and U.S. combat systems.

While at BAE, Riddle was responsible for more than 10,000 employees scattered throughout 12 locations.

From 2002 to 2005, Riddle was the assistant general manager of FNSS Defense Systems, a joint venture in Turkey between BAE and Nurol. There, he led a 400 man facility composed of engineering, operations, logistics, aftermarket support and facilities management personnel.

From 1990 to 2002, Riddle worked at United Defense and FMC Corp. first as an engineer and then as a program manager. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California Polytechnic State University, and holds multiple patents in combat vehicle design.

Dave Herr, BAE

Dave Herr is president of BAE Systems‘ support solutions organization, a Rockville, Md.-based organization that serves the Defense Department and civilian sector federal customers.

Herr’s organization develops and integrates precision tracking radars and provides services for air and missile defense systems.

Its offerings include engineering and technical assistance, system and subsystem integration, communications system integration and readiness and sustainment services.

It employs more than 11,000 workers at facilities nationwide.

Herr previously served as vice president of commercial avionics for BAE’s platform solutions business, which supports platforms such as fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and ground vehicles.

Before that, he held the same role for BAE’s former electronics and integrated solutions group.

Prior to joining BAE, Herr held a series of executive positions at Lockheed Martin and General Electric‘s aircraft engines company. These included posts in procurement, program management, production operations, and product support.

Herr has also been a senior buyer at ITT‘s aerospace optical division and a material control supervisor for the former International Harvester Company, now known as Navistar.

Herr graduated from Saint Francis University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and earned an M.B.A. from Northern Kentucky University.