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TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

ATT Metrology has an excellent staff of experienced measurement personnel and management. The following is a brief synopsis of the experience of our key staff. ATT also has a large pool of contract employees that also support ATT projects and have extensive measurement backgrounds in many industries.

STEVE IHLENFELDT - C.E.O.

Steve has worked in the aircraft industry for 26 years specializing in the design, fabrication, and inspection of aerospace tools and components using advanced 3-D measurement systems. During that time he has been involved in many aspects of the development, implementation and standardization of Computer Aided Theodolites, Laser Tracker, Videogrammetry, Photogrammetry, PCMM's and Laser Scanning Technologies.

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Steve worked with several companies to develop standard industry practices and user guidelines for 3-D measurement systems including Computer Aided Theodolites, Laser Trackers, Videogrammetry and Photogrammetry, and Laser Scanners. He also managed teams that were responsible for developing Software and Hardware standards as well as, training, user guidelines and quality assurance acceptance criteria for these systems.

Steve's project experience is very diverse and includes B-1B, B-2, C-17, 737/747/757/767/777, BAe-146 and G-4 aircraft programs.

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DR. EDWARD A. INGHAM - Consultant

General Background/Experience

After retiring from the US Air Force, Dr. Ingham worked for two years as a defense contractor with Research Associates of Syracuse and is currently a Boeing 727 First Officer with Federal Express.

2004-2006 - Research Associates of Syracuse

At RAS, Dr Ingham was contracted to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome New York, as a technical advisor in the Measurements and Signatures Intelligence branch. Specific subject areas included: advanced synthetic aperture radar imaging, LASER processing and exploitation, high power microwave weapons exploitation, concealed weapons detection, and through the wall radar sensing. He also worked directly with RAS on the Horizontal Fusion Initiative in an effort to maximize tactical aircraft effectiveness in the modern battlefield.

1984-2004 - US Air Force

Dr. Ingham completed is career by commanding the USAF Aggressors; an elite squadron dedicated to assuring readiness for US and Allied combat air forces. He supervised over 25 pilots, air weapons directors, and ground personnel specially trained to replicate air and ground threat operations and assess US and Allied performance. As an Aggressor, he coordinated and led all adversary air and ground threats during Red and Maple Flag exercises involving training missions with over 80 combat aircraft. Additionally, his unit was identified by the Air Force Chief of Staff as the dedicated adversary air for F/A-22 testing, validation, and initial cadre pilot training.

Dr. Ingham also served as the Director of Operations for Red Flag. He was directly responsible for maximizing the training opportunities and safe conduct of Red Flag missions routinely conducted twice a day over a two-week period. Each Red Flag mission required detailed coordination with the Nellis Combined Air and Space Operations Center, the Nevada Test and Training Range, the Nellis Air Combat Training System, and Nellis AFB airfield support facilities.

In 2000, Dr. Ingham was the Operations Officer of the 310th Fighter Squadron, the USAF's primary Night Systems and Forward Air Control F-16 training squadron. He supervised over 30 Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night, Forward Air Control, and Night Vision Goggle F-16 Instructor Pilots.

In 1998, Dr. Ingham was an action officer for the Barry M Goldwater Range in Southern Arizona. He was instrumental in integrating an FAA operated Air Route Surveillance Radar with military operations and acquiring electromagnetic and infrared threat replication systems for advanced combat training.

Education

Air Force Institute of Technology
Air Force Institute of Technology
United States Air Force Academy

PhD, l996
MSSE, 1993
BSES, l984

Publications

E. A. Ingham, J. D. Scofield, and M. Pachter, Improved Linear Prediction for Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy Analysis, Journal of Applied Physics, 1996.

BOB CLEMENT - Sales & Marketing / Photogrammetry Specialist

ATT is pleased to announce that Bob Clement has joined the company as Sales & Marketing/Photogrammetry Specialist as of October 2006. Bob's primary role will be to market equipment leasing and contract inspection services and to develop the market and processes for ATT's newly acquired photogrammetry systems. He will also be involved in the development of strategic partnerships with various software and hardware metrology companies. Bob's overall focus will not only be to grow ATT's photogrammetry business, but also to expand ATT's overall presence in the metrology service providers' marketplace.

Bob will be based in Greenville, South Carolina, which will provide ATT a much wider base from which to meet our customers' needs.

Bob has been involved in automotive metrology with BMW for the past 12 years. He has been involved in the production launch of every US built BMW to date. In his job, he pioneered the introduction of photogrammetry to the automotive world, which has led to new applications and software capabilities. His success with new technologies led to BMW relying on his knowledge and abilities as an "out of the box" thinker to come up with reliable technologies to solve complicated metrology problems. Bob also has been a strong and committed supporter of the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference and can be largely credited for his leadership contributions to the current success of the organization.

ATT feels strongly that Bob's experience and successful track record will prove very useful to ATT's customers. If you would like to contact Bob, either to discuss measurement issues, or to inquire about a specific project, he can be reached through one of the following methods: (425) 867-5356 or bobc@attinc.com.