Merc Martinelli

Merc left his Massachusetts hometown and went to the Air Force Academy in Colorado and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering. After completing pilot training in Texas, he flew the Boeing KC-135 refueling airplane doing missions over the United States and Europe for several years, starting at Loring Air Force Base in Maine and then Castle Air Force Base in California. While in the Air Force he also earned his Master’s Degree in Systems Management.

Merc then left the Air Force and worked at KLA for several years, and then went on to a successful career in Program Management for Cisco. Merc became involved in solar power manufacturing with Nanosolar as the Director of Central Planning and Procurement working in both San Jose and a special assignment at the panel plant near Berlin, Germany. He then founded a software company helping organizations manage their environmental impacts. From this work he was awarded a US Patent for a “Sustainable Business Development Management System and Method”.

In 2019 he started working for the American Legion War Memorial Commission (ALWMC) in San Francisco. He is the recording secretary at the ALWMC and the American Legion District 8 Board Meetings. He manages the schedule for the meeting rooms, and is also the Commander of Bob Basker Post 315, who’s members do community service activities throughout the year.