Ms. Angela Lindemuth is the Chief of the Capabilities Development Division within the International Affairs Office, Space Systems Command (SSC), United States Space Force (USSF), Los Angeles AFB (LAAFB), CA. The organization serves as the international focal point for initiation, coordination, and external reporting with Department of Defense (DoD) organizations for government-to-government agreements regarding space acquisition and collaboration.
In 2005, she entered federal government service working for the Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS). For more than 19 years, she has supported the Department of Defense in various organizations.
From 2005 to 2007, Ms. Lindemuth supported numerous DoD organizations by providing accounting management support while working for DFAS. In 2008, she joined SMC as the first Commercial Sponsorship Coordinator for Los Angeles AFB. In 2010, she joined the Acquisition workforce as an intern, completing rotations in the Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate and the Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE) before finding a home in the Launch Directorate in 2012. Ms. Lindemuth was offered the opportunity to stand up the SMC ACE Office at Peterson AFB, CO in 2013, where she continued her acquisition experience. She rejoined the LAAFB community in October 2016, as the Program Manager for Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) in the Remote Sensing Directorate. In 2018, Ms. Lindemuth began her international program management path when the Chief Partnership Office (CPO) stood up, where she is still the Secretariat of a 13-nation multilateral MOU for research and development, identifying opportunities for interoperability in a responsive timeline in addition to the division deputy. In 2021 the CPO became International Affairs and she continues to forge new ground with global partners today as the division chief.
EDUCATION
(2002) Academic: Masters in Business Administration, Management Studies, Webster University
(2013) APDP: Level II Program Management
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. June 2005 – January 2007, Accounting Technician, DFAS, Omaha, NE
January 2007 – June 2007, Lead Accounting Technician, DFAS, Omaha, NE
March 2008 – July 2010, Commercial Sponsorship Coordinator, 61st FSS, Los Angeles AFB, CA
July 2010 – May 2018, Acquisition Program Manager, SMC, Los Angeles AFB, CA
May 2018 – Present, International Acquisition Program Manager, SMC, Los Angeles AFB, CA
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
US Air Force Civilian Achievement Award, 2013
Dr. Alfred Rockefeller, Jr. Outstanding Civilian Award, 2024