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Mr. Frederickson is a 30-year industry veteran in a career characterized by technical achievements in support of the national security, ever-increasing executive responsibilities and a record of sustained high growth of his businesses. In his role as President and CEO, Mr. Frederickson is responsible for Schafer's overall strategy, including growth through a combination of existing and new business growth, and strategic acquisitions aligned with our corporate growth objectives.
Prior to joining Schafer, Mr. Frederickson was General Manager of Titan Corporation's Titan Research and Technology (TRT) Division. Following the acquisition of the Titan Corporation by L-3 Communications, Mr. Frederickson lead the $1.7 billion defense services organization. He served as President of Titan's Applied Technology Sector (ATS), a unit he created in 1998 with approximately $25M in annual sales.
Mr. Frederickson also served as Chief of the Special Projects Division at the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) where he was instrumental in redirecting the agency's focus to better address post-Cold War national security issues. As Director for Theater Missile Defense Lethality at DNA, he was responsible for developing performance data and models in support of interceptor systems acquisition by the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (now the Missile Defense Agency).
Prior to his work in government, Mr. Frederickson conducted research on nuclear weapons effects, including weapons lethality and survivability of structures. He began his career with Failure Analysis Associates, conducting numerical simulations and experiments to identify and confirm causes of aircraft in-flight failures and industrial accidents.
Mr. Frederickson is a graduate of the Senior Officials on National Security program at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Applied Mechanics) and a Bachelor of Science (cum laude) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.