G. Lane Arbuthnot III, P.E.

13719 Waterhouse Way
Orlando, FL 32828-8349
Phone: 407-382-1749
Fax: 407-382-1943
Email: larbuthn@bellsouth.net

Mr. G. Lane Arbuthnot, III received his Bachelor of Science degree in physics through the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi in 1959. During graduate school, Mr. Arbuthnot was an instructor in physics and conducted research in nuclear physics funded by the National Science Foundation. His four-decade career has been directed toward fostering an enterprise relationship between industry, universities, public schools and the community.

Mr. Arbuthnot has a professional and personal record of success. Following a very productive 2 years of design and test as a physicist with the U.S. Navy, Mr. Arbuthnot accepted a position with TRW, where he progressed to the position of Vice President and General Manger. His organizations included up to 9 offices and 2000 multinational professionals in the space and military/defense industry. Specifically, Mr. Arbuthnot was very successful in starting new technology projects and new business ventures while placing great emphasis on diversity and career development. Other management assignments included Vice President of Privatization and Vice President of Enterprise Management for several divisions. Also, Mr. Arbuthnot served on the Board of Directors for a high tech company, Advance Countermeasures Systems.

Several early events in Mr. Arbuthnot's life, influenced his future accomplishments. He credits his father career as an Army Colonel and Professional Engineer for readily accepting frequent relocations and the desire to work with war fighters and astronauts. Changing his major at Ole Miss from mechanical engineering to physics and conducting nuclear research revealed a lack of documented relationships between the two disciplines. This helped shape the majority of Mr. Arbuthnot's technical career in system engineering and an enterprise approach to management. During his sophomore year, his goal to become a Marine pilot was terminated when he was unable to pass the Navy ROTC vision exam. This event only heightened his interest in flying vehicles. He returned his junior year with his bride and high school sweet heart, Jo Ann Johnston. He was a lab assistant for the Department of Physics and worked for the Campus Police. Mr. Arbuthnot was presented his BS degree and his first daughter on the same day, August 16, 1959.

The design of a guidance system and a patent of an electromechanical device at the U. S. Navy Mine Defense Laboratory attracted the attention of the space program. Mr. Arbuthnot accepted a position with TRW in 1962 (Space Technologies Laboratory at that time) and soon developed sophisticated mathematical techniques for detection and isolation of in-flight errors of inertial guidance systems, external tracking systems aided by the use of processed rocket propulsion data. In the early 1960's the lack of university trained systems engineers and inertial guidance engineers started his career long quest to increase industry association with universities.

His resume' includes technical and management activities on missile and space programs such as Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, Saturn, Apollo and Skylab while at Cape Canaveral, Florida. At the Manned Space Flight Center in Houston, Mr. Arbuthnot was the contractor responsible to NASA for the " Apollo 11 Lunar Decent Mission Techniques" for man's first landing on the moon. He worked with the astronauts and mission controllers on a daily basis to integrate engineering designs into pilot techniques. NASA presented Mr. Arbuthnot with Achievement Awards for his participation in both the Apollo and Skylab Programs. He was presented the "Eagle Has Landed" medallion. Also, during this period, he became a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer.

Technology transfer from the space programs to military programs occurred during the 1970's and 80's. Mr. Arbuthnot's organization expanded to eight locations from Florida to California with digital and software projects on fighter aircraft programs such as F-4, A-10, F-16, F-18 and F-22. He successfully developed some of the first real time flight simulations for digital and software testing for the Air Force Logistical Centers. In 1981, Mr. Arbuthnot returned to Redondo Beach, California to lead the TRW system engineering and software activities on the B - 2 Stealth Bomber Program. Later he relocated to San Diego as Vice President and General Manager of a division responsible for the multinational unmanned spy plane program, Hunter. This tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is in operational use by the U. S. Army and was the first UAV to successfully take off from and land on an air craft carrier (USS Essex).

Mr. Arbuthnot founded and operated Enterprise Management Consultants for two years after retiring from TRW. He remains active as founder of College Bound Investments.

Professionally, Mr. Arbuthnot has been active at various levels in associations such as the Navy League, Old Crows, Unmanned Arial Vehicles, Air Force Association, Army Aviation Association, etc.

Mr. Arbuthnot has maintained an intense relationship with universities as a student, instructor and advisor. He continued his education through Columbia and at Stanford. In addition to teaching physics, electronics and astronomy at Ole Miss, he taught graduate inertial guidance at Florida Institute of Technology and a P. E. preparatory course in association with the University of Florida. He was on the Industry Advisory Board at the University of California, San Diego and later at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. At San Diego, Mr. Arbuthnot was instrumental in having a curriculum funded to teach integrity in engineering and team engineering. Also, at San Diego, he founded a program for industry to donate computers to Scripps diabetic education centers.

As a active community leader, Mr. Arbuthnot has served in most all church positions including lay pastor. He was an active coach in Little League Baseball and Football and a Junior Achievement Advisor. He and his wife, Jo Ann, have been sponsors of regional youth musical groups and a local theatrical organization. He is a Certified Master Scuba Rescue Diver and has served as a volunteer Certified Emergency Medical Technician with rescue units and at hospitals. Mr. Arbuthnot is a licensed radio operator, W1LAN, an ARRL Extra Class Accredited Volunteer Examiner and a member of civil defense communications organizations. Mr. Arbuthnot is an Order of the Arrow Eagle Scout and a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association and has been an active sponsor of Eagle programs.

Since retiring from his consulting business, Mr. Arbuthnot has become deeply involved with projects in Mississippi with emphasis on education. He is a life member of the Ole Miss Alumni Association, Member of the Woods Order and recently accepted a position on the Industry Board of Advisors for the School of Engineering. Last year, Mr. Arbuthnot founded an Alumni Association for his high school (See www.clintonalumni.com and www.chs55.com ) with the objectives of fostering fraternity through class reunions and raising funds for scholarships.

Mr. Arbuthnot married Ms. Jo Ann Johnston of Clinton, Mississippi in 1958. They have 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren. Mr. Arbuthnot's hobbies include electronics, computers, ham radio, scuba diving, traveling to the islands and taking occasional cruises.