Francisco A. Figueroa.

• Author: Heffes, Ellen M.
• Position: Balance Sheet - Biography - Biography

Nickname: Frank

Title: Vice President, Business Management and Facilities Services, and Chief Financial Officer

Company: Sandia Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp., which operates Sandia National Laboratories, a $2B multipurpose laboratory for the Department of Energy. The company's 8,000 people ensure our nuclear weapons are safe, secure and reliable; develop technology to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction; assess the risk of the U.S.' critical infrastructure; provide systems for the Department of Defense; do cutting-edge science in the fields of materials, robotics, micro/nano systems and high-performance modeling and simulation; and are involved in bringing technological and systems solutions to the war on terrorism.

Born: Del Rio, Texas, Feb. 4, 1945

Spouse: Sharon (married 34 years)

Children: Derek, 32; Adam (deceased)

Education: BS, Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1967; MS, Astronautics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1969; MS, Systems Management, University of Southern California, 1972; CPA, 1985; CFP, 1987.

Career Summary: Began as an engineer; spent 20 years, 1967-'87, in the Air Force Space Program. Tested, acquired, obtained funds and operated all manner of satellites and ground systems. Became interested in business management and finance; took accounting courses at Berkeley and became a CPA. Joined Martin Marietta in Denver, later merged into Lockheed Martin Corp., (1987-'94) as Business Manager (Finance, Procurement, Contracts) and Program Manager on Government projects. Became Vice President, Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, in Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1994-'97. Vice President, Sandia Corp. since 1987, Chair of Energy Facilities Contractors Group, Chair of Hispanic Culture Foundation, member of: FEI, CFIT, AICPA, NMCPA, NCMA, NPMA, FPA and the Army Science Board.

FEI Chapter: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Leisure: "Hiking, golf, writing, reading, biking, walking, investing, time with family, road trips with my wife, community events. I like to be active and love to learn -- anything."

Time Management: "Brutally delegate. Stay strategic. Keep white space on your calendar...