Summary
Samuel Figueroa is a seasoned systems engineer and Lean Six Sigma practitioner with nearly three decades of experience in Army DEVCOM, specializing in enterprise-scale MBSE, risk management, and supply chain resilience for multi-billion dollar defense programs. He built and led a Lean Six Sigma certification program that produced 700+ Green Belts and 50+ Black Belts, and co-developed enduring risk tools and processes still in use after a decade. Samuel has led large multidisciplinary teams—supervising personnel across multiple states and steering ~100 engineers and scientists through rapid portfolio assessments worth hundreds of millions. He designs pragmatic engineering plans and oversight tools that shorten development time while preserving comprehensive SEP content and delivering measurable value. Known for translating high-level military requirements into executable programs, he also has a track record of influencing General Officer-level decisions to adopt MBSE and supply chain risk systems. Based in New Jersey, he combines technical depth (M.Eng. in Systems Engineering) with a rare talent for scaling people, processes, and tools across organizations.
9 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering, Master of Engineering, Systems Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology