Ms. Beermann-Curtin spent the last five years of her government service in the Office of the Secretary of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office as Acting Director and Deputy Director. She served in the Microsystems Technology and Defense Sciences offices at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), developing an extensive power and energy portfolio. While working for the Navy she held the position of Chief Technology Officer, Program Executive Office Aircraft Carriers, transitioning new capabilities across the Nimitz and Bush class carriers. She has contributed to the U.S. Navy research community as the Acting Deputy Department Head of the Materials and Physical Sciences and Ship Hull Mechanical & Electrical Systems, and as a Program Manager in Underwater Weapons Systems for the Office of Naval Research.
Ms. Beermann-Curtin has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island.