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FeatureMichael Miller, CCEPExecutive Director for Ethicsand Compliance, Aerojet,Sacramento, CAan interview by Art Weiss, JD, CCEP, CCEP-IMeet Michael MillerCompliance & Ethics Professional May/June 2013This interview with Michael Miller (michael.miller@aerojet.com)was conducted by Art Weiss (art_weiss@tamko.com), ChiefCompliance and Ethics Officer for TAMKO Building Productsin Joplin, MO.AW: Thank you for agreeing to share yourthoughts with us. Please tell us a little aboutyourself and your background. Can you tell ushow you got into Compliance and what rolesyou have had?MM: Since joining Aerojet in 2006, I’vemanaged contracts and led a team of contractmanagers in support of both the SpaceLaunch Systems and Strategic Defense businessunits. I am also a Lieutenant Colonel inthe US Air Force Reserves. I have spent thelast 25 years serving—10 years on Active Duty,and the last 15 years in the Reserves—in variousContracting Officer roles. When I returnedfrom a recent deployment to Afghanistan,I learned that my predecessor planned toretire in December 2011. In conjunction withhis retirement, our leadership decided theExecutive Director for Ethics and Compliancerole should be singularly focused withoutmultiple hats—unlike my predecessor. I waspromoted into the role. I think my contractingbackground, familiarity with the FederalAcquisition Regulations, as well as the experienceI gained in the Air Force helped me14 www.corporatecompliance.org +1 952 933 4977 or 888 277 4977