STEM TLs drive technical decisions, architectural design discussions, and systems integration within the context of their technical specialties coming from a full spectrum of backgrounds such as software development; systems engineering; architecture; electrical engineering; cryptography and cybersecurity engineering; networking; Nuclear Command, Control and Communication (NC3); cyber defense consulting; National Leadership Command Capabilities (NLCC); DoD Command and Control (NC2), innovation of critical and emerging technologies, and many more. STEM Technical Leaders have expertise in one or more STEM disciplines and have developed a deep subject matter expertise, more broadly applicable skills (accountability, creativity and innovation, decisiveness, flexibility, influence, communication, partnering, planning, evaluating, problem solving, resiliency) or some combination of both, that enable them to be successful in advising, leading and/or performing STEM related efforts.