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Michel T. Closson Honored by Cambridge Who's Who for Excellence in Defense Contracting

Michel T. Closson honored with inclusion in 'Industry Experts' book

    COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, August 12, 2011, Michel T. Closson, Senior Principal Systems Engineer in the Network Centric Systems Division of Raytheon Company, was recently featured in Cambridge Publishing's Top 101 Industry Experts book. The Top Industry Experts reveals the objectives and triumphs prominent Cambridge members have achieved to gain success. Selected from more than 400,000 executives, professionals and entrepreneurs, these exemplary leaders stay at the top of their fields by possessing unique experience and wisdom, all the while exhibiting innovation in their work.

U.S. military-trained Michel T. Closson has taken the high level of integrity he acquired as a soldier and become an upstanding civilian whose paramount concern is the safety of his country and the world at large. Presently the senior principal systems engineer in the Network Centric Systems division of the Raytheon Company, he is responsible for managing three missile defense task orders for exercises and war games, and conducting training worth more than $31 million annually. Additionally, he oversees analytical data and mission systems integration, leads an organization responsible for the deployment of integrated exercise and training environments, and addresses concerns involving the engineering of system-of-systems architecture and mission systems integration. He also works as a member of several integrated-product teams comprised of members from numerous functional disciplines, which include: modeling and simulation, systems analysis, enterprise integration, communications architecture design and infrastructure. Throughout his career, he has led more than 70 contractors of various disciplines through proposal development, contract negotiation, technical planning, program management, design, and the execution and analysis of missile defense exercises, war games and training events.

Mr. Closson enlisted in the Army at the rank of E1 and retired as a chief warrant officer 3. With 20 years of experience in the military, he has developed a mission-focused approach with considerable expertise in completing operations, air and missile defense, program management, system engineering, and problem identification and resolution. He demonstrated his capability to assemble and organize teams for success and possesses the ability to develop complex strategies, and communicate concepts and technical summaries. In 2007, Mr. Closson was presented by the Raytheon Company with Technical Honors and in 2010, Mr. Closson received a technical achievement award from the Air, Space, and Missile Defense Association.

Mr. Closson completed a leadership course in 2007 through Raytheon. In 2004, he obtained Six Sigma certification and received a Master of Science in Space Systems Engineering Management from Webster University. In 2001, he earned a Bachelor of Science in General Sciences, with a concentration in Electronics and Psychology, from Excelsior College. He is a member of the Military Officers Association of America.

About Cambridge Who's Who
With over 400,000 members representing every major industry, Cambridge Who's Who is a powerful networking resource that enables professionals to outshine their competition, in part through effective branding and marketing. Cambridge Who's Who employs similar public relations techniques to those utilized by Fortune 500 companies and makes them cost-effective for members who seek to take advantage of its career enhancement and business advancement services. Cambridge is pleased to welcome its new Executive Director of Global Branding and Networking, Donald Trump Jr., who is eager to share his extensive experience in this arena with members.

Cambridge Who's Who membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement of their accomplishments and gives them the tools needed to brand themselves and their businesses effectively. In addition to publishing biographies in print and electronic form, it offers an online networking platform where members can establish new professional relationships.

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