Nicole Fox leads the Army’s Applied Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Autonomy Transition Broker Team under ASA(ALT). Previously, she served on the staff of the Army Research Office (ARO) in Durham, NC as ARO’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Manager. She has held this position since August 2011. Prior to assuming her ARO role, Ms. Fox served from 2001 through 2005 and again from 2010 through 2011 as the Program Specialist for the Army STTR program. She has received several awards including the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, Commander's Award for Civilian Service, the small Business Technology Council Champion of Small Business Technology Commercialization, and the Civilian Service Commendation Medal, 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.