QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group Appoints Former DARPA Program Manager to Head R&D
Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics NewsAugust 28, 2008
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ — QinetiQ North America, a global
developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today
announced that its Technology Solutions Group (TSG) has appointed Dr.
Gregory Duckworth as its first Director of Advanced Research and
Development. Dr. Duckworth will be responsible for identifying critical
user needs and developing the technologies, industry partnerships, and
business opportunities to address them.
Dr. Duckworth joined TSG’s Foster-Miller, Inc. subsidiary in February
2007 after four years as Program Manager at DARPA in the Special Projects
and Strategic Technologies Offices. At DARPA, Dr. Duckworth was responsible
for programs addressing hidden and hardened underground facilities,
developing specialized geolocation, navigation, and communications systems,
and technologies for use in difficult RF and GPS-denied environments.
“Dr. Duckworth’s experience at DARPA with a wide range of technologies,
users, and technology providers make him the ideal candidate for this
demanding new position,” said Dr. William Ribich, President of the
Technology Solutions Group. “He will work closely with all QinetiQ North
America technical groups to develop the superior technical solutions our
customers have come to expect from QinetiQ North America.”
Dr. Duckworth received his Sc.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in
Electrical Engineering and Oceanographic Engineering; E.E. and S.M. degrees
from the department of Electrical Engineering at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and his BSEE from Rice University.
About QinetiQ North America
QinetiQ (pronounced “kinetic”) North America Operations LLC provides
world-class technology and responsive solutions to U.S. government
customers. With more than 6,000 engineers, scientists and professionals
working in partnership with customers, QNA develops innovative technology
solutions to meet the challenges of national defense, homeland security and
information access. QinetiQ North America is part of QinetiQ Group plc, one
of the world’s leading defense and security technology companies. For more
information, please visit http://www.QinetiQ-NA.com.
About QinetiQ North America Technology Solutions Group
QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group, headquartered in
Waltham, MA, includes the businesses of Foster-Miller, Inc., and its
subsidiaries Planning Systems Incorporated, Automatika, Applied Perception,
Spectro, Inc., and the research and development activities of Apogen
Technologies, Inc. It is a technology and product development group with an
international reputation for delivering innovative products and systems
that perform under the most demanding conditions.
SOURCE QinetiQ North America Operations LLC
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