Ms. Carla E. Lucchino is the Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, in Washington DC, since August 2002.
In 1997, Ms. Lucchino became the Deputy Commander of the Defense Contract Management Office at Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space in Sunnyvale, California. She led 126 military and civilian personnel in managing and overseeing the design, development and production of satellites, missiles and other space assets for the Defense Department and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This $36 billion portfolio included the Space-Based Infra-Red System, the Fleet Ballistic Missile, the MILSTAR satellite, the Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile, Airborne and Space-based Laser programs, and the Hubble Telescope. Ms. Lucchino was promoted to the Senior Executive Service in 1999. She served on a detail to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. As the Special Assistant to the Director of Acquisition, Resources and Analysis, Ms. Lucchino managed the Defense Department's core/non-core competency program, coordinated efforts to support the President's Management Agenda, and led an effort to improve accounting for service contracts.
Ms. Lucchino received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1981 from the State University of New York at Binghamton. From there, she immediately entered graduate school at the Russ College of Engineering and Technology and was awarded a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio University in 1982. In 1994 she received another Master of Science degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College located at Ft. McNair in Washington, DC. Ms Lucchino currently serves as a member of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology's Board of Visitors and Board of Advisors at Ohio University. In May 2009, she became a Distinguished Graduate of the Russ College. She is also the recipient of numerous civil service performance awards including two Meritorious Civilian Service Awards and the Exceptional Civilian Service Award.