Mike DiFrancisco, Director of the Engineering, Test and Evaluation Division at VT-ARC

Mike DiFrancisco is the director of the engineering, test and evaluation division of Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, a university-affiliated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. VT-ARC specializes in conducting tailored analysis, research and engineering work aimed at addressing problems of national and global importance. DiFrancisco’s role is focused on applied research and testing of wireless technologies as […]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Robert Johnson

Yevgenia Pinelis, Director of Test and Evaluation at the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center

Yevgenia Pinelis is the chief of test and evaluation at the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. Her professional specialties include statistics, applied statistics, statistical consulting, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, machine translation, observational studies, design of experiments, quasi-experiments, and operational testing and evaluation. Pinelis is the inaugural T&E chief of JAIC, helping […]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Michael Hill

Michael Brewer, Executive Director of Test and Evaluation at TSA

Michael Brewer has been serving as the Transportation Security Administration’s executive director for test and evaluation since July 2020. Brewer delivers developmental, certification, qualification and operational test and evaluation support to TSA and other components of the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, he acts as the primary liaison to DHS Headquarters on all T&E matters, […]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

David Gleaton, Branch Chief of Test, Evaluation and Assessment at BAE Systems

Dave Gleaton is the branch chief for test, evaluation and assessment of Air Force solutions at BAE Systems. He leads TE&A activities in support of the Air Force Nuclear Weapon Center, which synchronizes all aspects of nuclear materiel management for the Air Force Materiel Command. Previously, Gleaton had a one-year stint as a test engineering […]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

Joe Cozza, Director of Test and Evaluation at the Boeing Company

Joe Cozza is the director of satellite systems testing and evaluation at the Boeing Company, working out of El Segundo, California. He has over 25 years of experience in engineering and operations, project and program management, technical risk management, and financial management associated with the production of satellite systems. During his over two decades with […]

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Michael Hill

Vince Stammetti, SVP of the Maritime Business Unit at Serco

Vince Stammetti serves as senior vice president of Serco’s maritime engineering, technology and sustainment business unit. He assumed the position in August 2019 as part of Serco’s acquisition of the unit from Alion. He is responsible for growing a business focused on naval procurement and contract support, naval architecture and engineering and naval modernization and […]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Robert Johnson

Ryan Reed, President of Fleet Modernization Solutions at VTG

Ryan Reed is the president of fleet modernization solutions at VTG, a provider of force modernization and digital transformation solutions. Reed is in charge of a business unit that integrates advanced command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems into afloat and ashore naval platforms. He was promoted to his current role […]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Adrian Rosenberg

Jack Noel, Director of Naval Programs at TDSI

Jack Noel is the director of naval programs at Thales Defense and Security. He has over two decades of military leadership experience in shipboard operations, missile defense, acquisition program management and foreign military sales. Noel has held his current position since June 2015. In this capacity, he manages the capture process for all naval combat […]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Lawrence Carter

Ryan Smith, President and CEO of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America

Ryan Smith is the president and chief executive officer of Fincantieri Marine Systems North America, working out of Atlantic Beach, Florida. He has been the head of the Fincantieri Group’s American operations for less than two years, pursuing turnkey projects with the U.S. Department of Defense, according to his LinkedIn profile. Upon joining the company […]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Michael Hill

Peter Legnos, Founder and President of LBI

Peter Legnos is the founder and president of LBI, working out of Gorton, Connecticut. During his over 50-year career, he has taken part in the development of some of the U.S. Navy’s more notable technologies, including acoustically accurate simulators of enemy seas mines, which are now being used to detect and neutralize live mines. Legnos […]

Posted on November 2, 2021 by Michael Hill

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