Rich Wrobel, Senior Program Manager for NextGen’s ASTEROID program, brings over 20 years of military and program leadership experience to delivering mission-critical, interoperable defense capabilities. A task-oriented and people-focused leader, Rich drives execution while fostering team cohesion to meet strategic business goals and ensure successful program outcomes. His career spans military service in the Air Force and defense contracting which includes leadership roles supporting the U.S. Army’s Software Engineering Center and the Army Reprogramming Analysis Team (ARAT), where he oversaw mission-critical upgrades that improved agility, accelerated deployment timelines, and supported evolving battlefield requirements. Certified as a PMP and Agile Practitioner with an MBA, Rich is known for translating strategy into results through decisive leadership, effective stakeholder engagement, and a relentless focus on program success.