Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc.
Erika Uzmann is an experienced innovation engineer and lab manager currently working at Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc. since 2022, where the Pathfinder Program collaborates with academic institutions to solve complex technical challenges for the Department of Defense. Previously, Erika served as the Manager of Library and Scholarly Technology Labs at the University of Rhode Island from 2019 to 2021, overseeing technology-driven learning environments. As a co-owner of Smith and Greene from 2015 to 2019, Erika designed and sold jewelry across various shows in New England. Additionally, Erika worked as an instructor at Lillstreet Art Center and managed the Materials Lab and Digital Fabrication Studio at The Art Institute of Chicago. Erika's educational background includes a Master of Fine Arts in Metal and Jewelry Arts from Miami University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the same field from the Cleveland Institute of Art.
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Civil-Military Innovation Institute Inc.
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Creating an Innovation Workforce CMI2, the Civil-Military Innovation Institute, bridges the gaps in defense innovation, creating functional solutions to support the warfighter with immediate impact and effect. We call it ‘Innovation in the Dirt,’ a frontline approach to fostering military modernization. Offering senior military management expertise, university innovation executive management, and commercial research management capabilities, CMI2 supports creating and utilizing a dynamic civil-military innovation workforce in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense and public safety communities. Building close relationships with military units and service members to understand requirements is a cornerstone of our work, so CMI2 team members are embedded with Soldiers and warfighters at installations across the nation. Our Mission: We foster innovation through direct and constant collaboration between service members and researchers, creating solutions designed to fit warfighters’ needs from the beginning.