Fri, Aug 29, 2008
Technology Solutions Group Will Be Run By Dr. Gregory
Duckworth
Global defense technology developer
QinetiQ North America, announced Thursday its Technology Solutions
Group (TSG) has appointed Dr. Gregory Duckworth as its first
Director of Advanced Research and Development. 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."
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.
QinetiQ (pronounced "kinetic") North America Operations LLC
provides technology and responsive solutions to US government
customers. With more than 6,000 employees, QinetiQ North America is
part of QinetiQ Group plc, one of the world's leading defense and
security technology companies.
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