Armed Forces Heritage Museum

Biography of

Roy Plummer

Roy Plummer is a retired human resources professional who has worked for several Fortune 100 companies,with notable accomplishments in such positions as:

• Senior Human Resources Business Partner for the Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Global Services (IS&GS) division, a leading U.S. Government provider of classified programs within the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance field.
• Regional human resources, project management, and material services roles for the GE Nuclear Energy business.
• Employment, recruitment, and EEO management positions with GE Government Services and the RCA Service Company.
• Early career roles as an industrial engineer for Oscar Mayer & Company, Eastman Kodak, and the U.S. Continental Army Command Maintenance Engineering Agency.
• Six Sigma Black Belt quality and process improvement consultant for GE and their customers nationally. Also conducted root cause analysis studies toward resolving various operational issues, resulting in major savings and risk avoidance/reduction outcomes.

Roy is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. In Industrial Engineering, having also  completed their ROTC program with a commission as Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps. He completed his active duty commitment while assigned as a First Lieutenant with the Korean Military Advisory Group (KMAG) in Pusan, Korea. As a youth he was active in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) where he became an Eagle Scout with leadership roles as a Scoutmaster.

Roy currently resides in Florence Township, NJ with his wife Catherine. They have three children and six grand children. Two of his children and a son-in-law serve in the U.S. Navy and Air Force, and the third child is an engineering manager with Lockheed Martin.

Although retired Roy is actively engaged in several volunteer and community service endeavors that include: Board of Director roles for the  Armed Forces Heritage Museum (AFHHM) and the Roebling Museum, Past President of the Mount Holly Rotary and Assistant Ditrict Governor, former President of the St. Mary's Church Seniors Club, social director and former treasurer for the Mansfield-Springfield Seniors, and former Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) youth mentor and book reader to 1^st and 2^nd graders.