Company Background
NAVSYS is a growing, respected firm providing high-quality technical products and services in GPS hardware design, systems engineering, systems analysis, and software design. NAVSYS has a standing commitment to provide high-quality products and services to both governmental and commercial customers. The company provides specialized GPS products and services for customers by leveraging core technologies, unique technical expertise, innovative engineering approaches, a strong work ethic, and high standards of excellence. Founded in 1986 by Dr. Alison Brown, NAVSYS is dedicated to promoting the use of GPS in a wide variety of commercial and military applications.
NAVSYS offers services in three primary areas: Global Positioning Systems, Inertial Navigation Systems, and Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Systems. The company actively participates with a number of organizations in the design and development of GPS-related product lines. The success of NAVSYS can be attributed directly to the highly-skilled engineering staff utilized on each project. This highly-qualified technical team possesses experience in a variety of areas. Dr. Alison Brown, the company president, has over 25 years of experience with GPS and INS applications. Other senior staff members possess similar qualifications.
In addition to our headquarters in Colorado Springs, NAVSYS has a second location in downtown Salida, Colorado, in the historic Twitchell Building, which also hosts the Salida Business incubator promoting high tech development and stimulating interest in STEM careers in rural Colorado.
GPS Innovations
NAVSYS’ area of technological expertise is described as "PNT innovations" – the use of advanced technology and novel system architectures to improve on conventional GPS equipment and methods for specific market applications and for assuring precision PNT operation in the event that GPS is unavailable. The technology that has been developed is broad and is protected by both patents and trade secrets. NAVSYS is leveraging its technology base through a combination of product sales, service operations, and licensing.
Corporate Structure
The company is organized into two internal divisions: the R&D Division maintains corporate responsibility and is focused on continued research activities; the Product Division is responsible for promoting product sales based on prior research activities.
Management
Alison K. Brown, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer
David Hollenbach, Vice President of Business Development
Azhar Zuberi, Vice President of Software and IT
Amy Rines, Chief Financial Officer
Board of Directors
Alison Brown, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board
Dr. Brown is the founder of NAVSYS and has been the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since 1986. Previously, Dr. Brown worked at Litton Industries. Dr. Brown is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).
James Armor, Director
Maj. Gen. Jim Armor, USAF (Ret), is the founder and CEO of The Armor Group, LLC, providing consulting support to strategy, development, and operations of space systems. He served 34 years in a variety of command and staff positions on Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) space programs, including Director of the GPS Program and Director of Acquisition and Operations for Signals Intelligence. He also served as the Director of the National Security Space Office before retiring in January 2008.
Jim Dalrymple, Ph.D., Director
Following a 20-year U.S. Air Force computer scientist career, Dr. Dalrymple was employed by Oracle Corporation and TKC Technology Solutions as a Technical Director and Program Director providing IT consulting services. He previously served as NAVSYS Vice President for Programs and Engineering and Senior Program Manager at ITT Exelis.
Ted Wright, Director
Mr. Wright is the CEO of NAVISTAR DEFENCE, LLC, focused on delivering innovative vehicles and solutions that protect and support military, law enforcement, diplomatic, and humanitarian missions. He has over 30 years of experience in the aerospace and defense business. Mr. Wright served the United States as a 30-year Air Force active duty and reserve officer.
Dr. Gene McCall, Director
Dr. McCall rejoined the NAVSYS board in 2020. He is the former Chief Scientist of Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. He retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2003 as a Laboratory Fellow. He is the author of approximately 100 scientific papers and holds four patents.
Jay Jesse, Director
Mr. Jesse has over 35 years of experience in the defense industry. He was the founder of Intelligent Software Solutions, a software company developing complex data tools for the Department of Defense and the US intelligence community. In 2016, he helped form Polaris Alpha where he served as President and a key member of the board of directors. Polaris Alpha focused on Space, Cyber and C4ISR, areas in tremendous demand by our federal government and was later acquired by the Parsons company.
April Buchanan, Corporate Secretary
Ms. Buchanan has been associated with NAVSYS for over two years and is to be appointed Corporate Secretary by the Board in June 2024. We would like to thank Debbie Westra, our long term prior Corporate Secretary, for her many years of outstanding service and wish her well in her retirement.
Awards and Recognition
2016 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award
2010 USWCC Innovation & Performance Award
2008 AFEI Excellence in Enterprise Integration Award
2007 Tibbetts Award Winner
2006 Most Successful Colorado Company Resulting From a SBIR
2005 Celebrate Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
