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JT3 Leadership

  • Alan Hunter, JT3 President

    After more than 30 years with EG&G, Alan Hunter joined JT3 as its leader in 2006. However, he was no stranger to J-Tech, having led the URS and Raytheon Joint Venture team that formed JT3 to successfully bid on the joint range management contract in 1999/2000. In fact, Alan has marketed, led, won, and phased in multiple technical services operations in California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas with the Air Force, Army, and Navy.

    Alan earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physics from UNLV and returned to earn his Master of Business Administration. He also proudly served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

    He is a member of the International Test and Evaluation Association, the Air Force Association, the Association of the United States Army, the Navy League, the Association of Old Crows, and the National Defense Industrial Association. He also serves on advisory boards for the Nevada Test Site and UNLV's College of Engineering.

  • Dan Wild, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    Dan Wild is the chief financial officer and senior vice president for JT3 LLC. Dan oversees the finances, accounting, and treasury of the company. Since he joined the company, he has drastically improved customer satisfaction in cost management. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in information systems management from the University of San Francisco and an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Claremont Graduate School. His background includes controller at Raytheon and program business manager at Hughes Aircraft Company.

  • Ralph Decker, Vice President and Range Manager (NTTR)

    Ralph Decker oversees support of test and training operations at Nellis AFB and the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). Ralph has been working on the Nellis Range since 1983 when he transferred from Holloman Air Force Base to Nellis as part of an Air Force Systems Command test team. In 1986, he started his life as a video technician with Arcata Associates. In 1991, Ralph took over as the supervisor of the video department and in 1993 became Arcata's director of operations. In 1998, he became the program manager for one of J-Tech's legacy contracts, Arcata's technical and engineering support services contract at Nellis. Under that contract, Ralph and his team achieved the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

    Ralph attained project management professional (PMP) certification and holds master's degrees in human resources management and information systems management, a bachelor's degree in business administration, and an associate's degree in electronics engineering.

  • Matt Densmore, Vice President and Range Manager (ECR)

    Matt Densmore began his career at the Navy's Echo Range at China Lake in 1985, serving as a radar technician for JT3 parent company Raytheon. He worked his way up through the organization, securing roles as radar branch chief and engineering branch chief. In 2006, while working for JT3 teammate L3, Matt was promoted to range manager. Prior to his work at ECR, Matt served for six years as a Navy fire control technician. He also holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management from Almeda University.

  • Reynaldo "Rey" Garza, Vice President and Range Manager (AFFTC)

    With more than 30 years of experience in the defense world, Rey Garza leads JT3's efforts at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB. He began his JT3 career as the range operations, maintenance and engineering department manager where he led the successful transition to the J-Tech contract with no mission or task impacts. He also improved the company's efficiency and effectiveness by developing the Test Range Applications Information Capture System (TRAICS), which provides the range with real-time mission support information and makes mission support changes easier and faster.

    In 2006, Rey was promoted to oversee the Technical Operations Department and serve as the deputy range manager. In this capacity, Rey was routinely assigned to conduct performance assessments throughout Annex 1 and provide management with recommendations for improvement.

    Rey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology from Southern Illinois University. He also earned a project management certificate from the California Institute of Technology.

  • Paul "PK" Krause, Vice President and Range Manager (UTTR)

    After more than 20 years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force, PK Krause joined JT3 in 2005 to manage the company's operations and engineering department at the Utah Test and Training Range. In 2007, he was tapped to lead the team as Annex 3 range manager.

    After earning his bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Virginia, PK was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. During his service, he attended Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training and flew more than 45 different aircraft, including the F-4 Phantom and the F-16C. He also served as flight commander following Operation Desert Storm. His last Air Force assignment was as squadron commander, where he was responsible for standing up a brand-new flight-test squadron. He is a distinguished graduate of both the USAF Test Pilot School and the Air Force Institute of Technology, and he earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.

  • Jarrett “Dirk” Jordan, Vice President

    After 27 years of active duty with the U.S. Air Force, Dirk joined JT3 in 2007 as a Vice President of Operations. He is responsible for streamlining operations and maximizing efficiencies for the J-Tech contract.

    After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy, Dirk was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and earned his pilot wings at Reese AFB in Lubbock, Texas. During his service, Dirk flew many different aircraft including the F-15A/B/C/D, F-16C/D and the F/A-18A/B (as an Exchange Officer to the Royal Australian Air Force). He is a distinguished graduate of the USAF F-15C Fighter Weapons School, the USAF Air Command and Staff College and the National War College. While on active duty, Dirk enjoyed assignments in combat aviation, tactics development, test, training and acquisition. His final assignment with the Air Force was as the Commander of the 414th Combat Training Squadron (Red Flag) at Nellis AFB, Nevada.

  • Ray Sommer, Vice President and Chief Engineer

    Ray Sommer brings more than 25 years of technical, engineering and management experience to his role as JT3’s chief engineer. Prior to his current position, Ray served the company in other roles including, chief of technical operations, chief engineer at AFFTC, and department manager for the development and electronic warfare activities at AFFTC.

    Ray is a proud retired U.S. Air Force officer and former senior systems engineer and project manager for TYBRIN with advanced communications and radar technology knowledge. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology.

    In addition to his regular duties, Ray leads JT3’s engineering education efforts, including its engineer training program, engineering internship program, and the selection committee for the company’s engineering scholarship for UNLV students.

    Ray is an active member of the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Association of Old Crows.

  • Robert Donovan, Vice President Human Resources

    With more than 40 years of senior management experience, Bob Donovan provides strategic and tactical human resources leadership to JT3 LLC. His previous positions included director of human resources for Computer Sciences Raytheon; corporate director compensation and benefits for Ferro Corp; managing director for GTE OSI, and vice president of International human resources for GTE Products Corporation. In addition, he taught HR courses as an adjunct professor at Webster University, University of New Hampshire, and Boston University. He received his MBA degree from Rivier College and his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the University of Connecticut.

  • Mary Ely, Contracts Manager

    Mary Ely came to JT3 in late 2010 from URS (formerly EG&G), where she had worked in various capacities for 27 years, including purchasing, proposal development, and contract administration. She has administered up to 18 contracts and 12 subcontracts while continuing to help with proposals.

    Mary earned her master's certificate in government contracting from George Washington University School of Business and Public Management.



 
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