TSU CoETCS Departments

THE TSU CoETCS 'MIGHTY 100'

PROFILE OF EXCELLENCE

#7. Joseph R. Cleveland

Joseph Cleveland is Chief Information Officer for Lockheed Martin Corporation, and President of Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems. As CIO for the Lockheed Martin Corporation, Joseph is responsible for formulating the Corporation’s information technology (IT) vision and strategy, consolidating IT resources, implementing e-commerce initiatives, leveraging economies of scale, and supporting Lockheed Martin businesses. As president of Enterprise Information Systems, Joseph is responsible for all internal information technology operations and services across the $37.2 billion Lockheed Martin Corporation.

Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Joseph received his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from TSU in 1968 and has completed extensive technical, business and leadership development training throughout his career. He currently divides his time between Lockheed Martin Headquarters in Bethesda, Md., and Enterprise Information Systems operations in Orlando, FL. Joseph is married to the former Ms. Evelyn Harvey (former TSU Tiger Bell), a graduate of TSU, Class of 1969, with a BA in Health & Physical Education. They have four children.

Other Achievements and Affiliations:

• Received 2006 Diamond Leadership award from the Information Technology Senior Management Forum.
• Honored as “Technology Leader in Manufacturing” by CNBC in 2005.
• One of the 2005 Ten Most Influential Businessmen in Central Florida by the Orlando Business Journal.
• Named one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2004 by Computerworld magazine.
• Selected as one of the 50 Most Important African Americans in Technology by Blackmoney.com and U.S. Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine in 2003 and 2005.
• 1996 Black Engineer of the Year for “Career Achievement – Industry” by Career Communications, Inc. & Engineering Deans of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Local and National Board Memberships: Aerospace Industries Association, Florida High Tech Corridor Committee, Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, Council for Opportunities in Education, IT Florida, The Research Board, YMCA,Working Council for CIOs, Rollins College Crummer Graduate School Board of Overseers, SECME, Orlando Museum of Art Board of Trustees, Kappa Alpha Psi, Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors.
• Featured in numerous publications for the use of Virtual Expertise in an IT Organization, the establishment of IT Centers of Excellence, the responsibility of mentoring employees, and the cost-savings and benefits generated from mergers and acquisitions.

“The TSU Institution and the COETCS Department served as a “critical bridge” from a small rural town to a world of opportunity through Engineering and Technology for me and my family. For that we will be forever grateful.”

“We are honored to be a part of extending that opportunity to future engineers and scientists who are from similar backgrounds and circumstances and feel the TSU COETCS Endowment is an excellent vehicle to accomplish that goal.”