ASI Technical Fellows Program Recognizes Employee Contributions to Aerospace & Defense Community
Huntsville, AL – December 5, 2008 – Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI) today announced creation of the ASI Technical Fellows Program and introduced five employees as charter inductees. The program recognizes outstanding employees who demonstrate technical leadership and mentorship in their fields of expertise. Fellows serve a unique role within ASI and the aerospace and defense community.
“ASI’s Technical Fellows Program recognizes outstanding technical and professional achievements of select employees. Their dedication to excellence in engineering, technology and science is highly commendable and brings innovative solutions to our customers,” said ASI President Cynthia Achorn. “It is an honor to recognize the technical and professional accomplishments of this select group.” Chosen as ASI’s first Distinguished Fellow and a charter member, Dr. William C. Stone is the former president and founder of Stone Engineering, a company ASI acquired in 2006. Dr. Stone founded the company in 1984 to continue support previously provided by the Rohm and Haas Company to the U.S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) Propulsion Laboratory. Considered one of Huntsville’s and the nation’s true “rocket scientists,” Dr. Stone led a rare breed of engineers and scientists who have been at the forefront of solid, liquid and hybrid propulsion technology. Stone Engineering employees have been highly regarded in areas of rocket propulsion and structures, with many involved in this important technology since 1959 and others supporting the Research and Development Laboratories of the Army Missile Command from its inception. For more than 40 years, Dr. Stone’s contributions in the design, development and testing of rocket motors, and his engagement in the knowledge transfer of all aspects of rocket propulsion have helped the Huntsville community retain a skill set critical to national security.
Designated as a Senior Fellow, ASI senior scientist Dr. Michael J. Guthrie leads ASI’s work in radiation hardening. Dr. Guthrie has helped posture ASI as a nationally recognized company in radiation hardening tool development and analysis by enhancing capabilities of military and civilian agencies that develop systems to operate in natural and man-made radiation environments. With more than 31 years of professional and academic experience, Dr. Guthrie has been published five times and holds patents on high velocity gun and explosive charge designs. He has more than 31 years of military service in the Field Artillery and Corps of Engineers with the Tennessee National Guard, and has extensive experience in both rocket and cannon operations and fire control systems.
Selected as a Senior Fellow, ASI senior scientist Dr. Thomas C. Powell is an expert in many areas of physics and engineering, including space trajectories, attitude dynamics, space propulsion and numerical analysis. Dr. Powell’s contributions in the area of debris analysis were instrumental in ASI being selected for a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research award to help the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) more accurately predict and model debris from a missile intercept. As a previous faculty member at the University of Tennessee Space Institute, Dr. Powell has taught graduate students in courses ranging from astrophysics to nuclear engineering. Dr. Powell is a Fellow in the British Interplanetary Society and a member of Sigma XI, a scientific research society. He has published 18 articles and is writing three graduate level textbooks on the subjects of dynamics of space flight, numerical computation and nuclear rockets.
Retired Army Col. William Guinn, chosen as a Senior Fellow, is director of LEAN Enterprises for ASI. He is a nationally recognized expert in Lean Six Sigma implementation and former commander of Letterkenny Army Depot. During his command, Letterkenny Army Depot returned over $20 million dollars in savings to Department of Defense customers, and revenues increased from $150 million to over $450 million. Since coming to ASI, Guinn has worked with the Army Science Board and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to document his approach to lean savings. The University of North Carolina currently uses his approach as a case study for teaching. Guinn is a guest lecturer for industry groups, companies and universities.
Ramesh Ramasamy, a senior software engineer and subject matter expert in technology applications and hardware and software, was named an ASI Fellow. Working with ASI for more than 13 years, Ramasamy’s contributions to tool development supporting both radiation hardening and foreign military sales initiatives have been instrumental to ASI’s technology capability. Published papers include “A Comparison Study of Mobile and Stationary Wireless Ad Hoc Network” and “Simulation Study of a Wireless Sensor Network.”
While Fellows programs are common in large companies, Achorn says it’s unique for a smaller company such as ASI to implement a fellows initiative. ASI Fellows push innovative ideas, research and development that are aligned with the company’s business strategy, and may assist with development of intellectual property that helps distinguish the company’s abilities. Employees must demonstrate an outstanding record of achievement and contribution in their respective disciplines to qualify as a Fellow.
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Analytical Services, Inc. Background Information
Analytical Services, Inc. (ASI) is a nationally recognized company providing technical and management solutions in the aerospace and defense marketplace. ASI, a subsidiary of ASRC Federal Holding Co., is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., and has offices in Arlington, Va.; Dayton, Ohio; and Montgomery, Ala. For more information, please visit www.asi-hsv.com
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