Zoe Walters 1st Lt, Program Manager, SBIR Phase I U.S. Air Force
Lt Zoe Walters graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a B.S. in Systems Engineering. While at the Academy she took interest in innovation and design thinking. She was made aware of the innovation opportunities within the Air Force and decided to pursue those programs upon graduation.
She spent her first assignment at the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate as a program manager for the Space Technology Accelerator program. She ran design sprints, hackathons and technology accelerators to reach non-traditional companies with dual-use space technology. She is currently positioned within the AFVentures division of AFWERX and runs the SBIR Phase I Open Topic program. She is an expert in connecting military end users with relevant commercial technology through the use of rapid contract vehicles.
She spent her first assignment at the Air Force Research Lab Space Vehicles Directorate as a program manager for the Space Technology Accelerator program. She ran design sprints, hackathons and technology accelerators to reach non-traditional companies with dual-use space technology. She is currently positioned within the AFVentures division of AFWERX and runs the SBIR Phase I Open Topic program. She is an expert in connecting military end users with relevant commercial technology through the use of rapid contract vehicles.