SMART Leadership

Robert Mazzuca serves as Chief Engineer of NOMADICS, a science, engineering, and technology firm and U.S. Government prime contractor supporting the Army, Navy, Air Force, and state and federal agencies. An accomplished aerospace engineer and technology executive, his career spans RCA, GE Aerospace, and Lockheed Martin, with expertise in spacecraft systems, weapons systems development, and advanced manufacturing. 

As Executive Director of the SMART Congressional Initiative, he advances a bipartisan collaboration connecting 8 U.S. Senators, 39 Representatives across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and executive branch leadership spanning the White House and 56 federal agencies.

Bob Carullo serves as Executive Director Emeritus of the SMART Congressional Initiative, having helped establish the organization as its founding Executive Director in 1999. A defense and technology executive with more than five decades of experience, he has brought together congressional leaders, federal agencies, industry, and universities to advance research, technology development, and economic growth across Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

His career includes leadership roles with Naval Air Systems Command and the Office of Naval Research, overseeing international aviation programs and supporting the development of the V-22 Osprey. A U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and Drexel University mechanical engineering graduate, Bob remains a committed advocate for veterans, STEM education, and workforce development.