Kevin Williams is responsible for the overall
Systems Engineering Team technical direction, process, and product to ensure AV
LMS products close customer capability gaps with reliable, cost-effective, and
lethal domain dominance.
Based
in Huntsville, Alabama, Kevin brings to AV over 20 years of Defense industry
leadership experience in all areas of a program life cycle for both tactical
and strategic systems to include concepts and architectures, requirements
definition, system development, system modularity and interoperability, system integration
and test, and risk and opportunity management for the operational usage of
space, airborne, and missile systems. Kevin has led multi-disciplinary teams as
a Chief Engineer for programs ranging from early conceptual tactical missile developments
to strategic deterrent EMD programs. He has managed multi-supplier integrated
product teams with joint service US customers.
Prior
to joining AV, Kevin held many technical leadership roles including Systems
Integration Lead on Lockheed Martin Space’s Next Generation Interceptor (NGI)
Program responsible for overall AUR Integration to the Ground-based Midcourse
Defense (GMD) Weapon System, and as the Chief Engineer for Northrop Grumman on
the Ground Based Strategic Deterrence program on the Command and Launch Team
responsible for the technical execution and development of the Operational
Command and Control Element. For the predominance of his career, Kevin has
supported early development and prototyping of air-launch munitions for the
USAF, USN, and DARPA. He has held leadership
roles across the weapon development portfolio including Chief Engineer, Deputy
Chief Engineer, Deputy Program Manager, SEIT Lead, and new business capture.
Kevin
holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Electrical
Engineering from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, with graduate
research completed in the fields of electromagnetics, RF Systems, Antennas, and
high-temperature dielectric materials.