The National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining Board of Directors
Dr. Dean L. Bartles

Vice President & General Manager, Large Caliber Ammunition
General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems Division

Dr. Bartles has a proven track record of defense manufacturing, primarily in the munitions field, working for Fairchild Republic Company, followed by General Defense, Olin Corporation, Primex Technologies, and eventually General Dynamics through subsequent acquisitions. He has served in both a domestic and international program capacity, with emphasis on tank ammunition, artillery ammunition, mortar ammunition, mortar weapons, and small specialty vehicles.

Dr. Bartles graduated from Shepherd College with a BS in Business Administration. He holds a Masters degree in International Business from Tampa College, an MBA from Shippensburg University, an MIB from Tampa College, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.

Dr. Bartles currently serves on the Department of Commerce Manufacturing Council, the Industrial Committee of Ammunition Producers as the Chairman Emeritus, and the Manufacturing Council of the National Defense Industrial Association. He was recently elected as an International Director of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and is a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is a Board member of the Army Research and Development Advisory Committee and is a member of the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing. He also serves on the Smart Machine Platform Initiative Advisory Committee and is a member of the National Council for Advanced Manufacturing.

Dr. Bartles previously served as Chairman of the American League of Export Security Assistance in 2001 and served over ten years on the US State Department's Defense Trade Advisory Group. Dr. Bartles also served on the Executive Board of the Defense Industry Offsets Association. He is a member of the Association of the United States Army, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Tampa Bay Area Foreign Relations Committee, the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Management, the Academy of International Business, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Dr. Bartles' office is located at General Dynamics - Ordnance and Tactical Systems Division headquarters in St. Petersburg, FL. He can be reached at dean.bartles@gd-ots.com.