Dr. Jewel B. Barlow, PhD
Chairman of the Board of Directors
In addition to his duties with UTS, Dr. Barlow serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of URF and Associate Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland and Director of the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel (GLMWT). The GLMWT conducts aerodynamic and hydrodynamic research, development, and testing; and has assisted many small and start-up companies through Maryland Industrial Partnership (MIPS) projects. Dr. Barlow’s leadership has enabled GLMWT to maintain a sterling reputation with a continuing focus on technical excellence, continual evolution of measurement processes, increasing efficiency in data systems, and attention to user needs. In addition to other publications, Dr. Barlow is the primary author of Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing (3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1999), the recognized standard text and reference in the area. Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association (SATA) Executive Committee member. 40+ year member of Society of Automotive Engineering active in Road Vehicle Aerodynamics and Truck and Bus Fuel Economy committees. Chaired Aerodynamics sessions at the SAE World Congress for more than twenty years. Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
David Architzel
Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired), CEO/COO
UTS Board Member Vice Admiral David Architzel also serves as President of the University Research Foundation (URF), a non-profit research group devoted to research into areas of shared interest with UTS, cutting edge technologies in aeronautical design and telecommunications with a particular emphasis on providing America’s Warfighters with the latest tools. After graduating from the US Naval Academy, VAdm Architzel became a Naval Aviator and later a USN Test Pilot, accumulating over 5,000 flight hours. His sea service includes tours as Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Guam (LPH-9). His last Flag assignment was as commander, Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Md. Immediately prior, he served as principal military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. Prior flag assignments include commander of Operational Test and Evaluation Force, Norfolk; commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic; commander, Naval Safety Center, Norfolk; commander, Iceland Defense Force; and commander, Fleet Air Keflavik.
Bud Heidhausen
President of Applied Research and Engineering Division (ARED)
Bud Heidhausen serves as the president of the University Technical Services Applied Research and Engineering Division (ARED). The division advances new commercial and DoD technical solutions to better enable new products. ARED product innovation focus areas are image processing, algorithm development, RF systems, and flight avionics. Once a projects readiness level has met an initial test success, ARED engages in the business development, value engineering and testing needed to create commercial and DoD systems.
His current programs include, the implementation of multistatic RF positioning techniques to provide centimeter accuracy localized position information that is used to provide GPS integrity monitoring or replace localized denied or degraded GPS information. This technical approach supports a portfolio of thirteen commercial and DoD applications under development. He has patented worked on automated gunfire/ordnance detection, location and classification systems. Bud leads the Maryland MidAtlantic Urban Air Mobility Laboratory. He managed efforts that included gunfire detection support for the Washington DC sniper hunt, gigabit per second narrow beam airborne mobile networking, and he was a test/safety pilot for enhanced flight vision technology development and augmented reality racetrack avionics for the Rocket Racing League.
He is a retired Marine fighter pilot and Naval Academy Graduate. Aside from his time in the cockpit, he led a multi-national operational intelligence group on 5th generation fighter aircraft and weapons, supported the USN foreign material acquisition and exploitation program, and he provide intelligence-based compromise assessments for the Navy/USMC. He served on the F/A-18 Hornet steering committee, the Navy’s Air to Air missile advisory board, and the USMC electronic warfare advisory Board.
Bud is also the Vice President of the University Research Foundation (URF) - www.urf.com, and he serves as an advisor to Boat School Ventures - www.boatschoolventures.com.
Dr. Mehmet Can Ertem
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Ertem has been with UTS since it was established. He has also been with University Research Foundation (the non-profit that spun off UTS) since 1995. His objective is to primarily perform and lead all phases of applied research, from first conception of an idea to prototypes; including field & flight tests and sea trials; advanced development of new technologies for transition to deployed system prototypes. As a former academic (and still an occasional adjunct faculty) he also likes to to guide and mentor graduate students. Dr. Ertem's personal research areas are: Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT); Inertial, Multistatic, and GPS-denied Navigation and Geolocation; Directional Airborne Networks, Active and Passive Millimeter Wave Systems; Infrared / Electro-Optic / Visible / Acoustic Sensors and Payloads; Avionics and Navionics; ADS-B; UAV/UAS Payloads and Guidance; Urban Air Mobility & Vertical Flight; Algorithms for Image and Video Processing; Automatic Target Detection and Recognition; Superresolution; Target Tracking; Motion Control and Stabilization; Pointing, Acquisition and Tracking; Shipboard, Airborne and Field Testing; Enhanced and Synthetic Flight Vision; Sensor Data Fusion; Reconfigurable Coprocessors; Maritime Monitoring.
Melissa Allen
CFO, Treasurer
Melissa Allen began her career as a staff accountant with MJM Associates accounting firm doing individual and corporate tax returns. She then moved on to Stemmy, Tidler and Morris CPA, LLC in Greenbelt, Maryland as a senior staff accountant for the firm for several years before accepting the Chief Accountant position at University Research Foundation, Inc. in December 1989. Her primary focus was DCAA auditing and Compliance as well as overseeing the Overhead and Fringe Rate Financial Management and Maintaining compliance with FARS and DFARS for Government contracting. Since then Melissa has maintained successful compliance year after year regarding DCAA audits and advanced to Director of Finance for University Research Foundation, Inc.
When University Technical Services, Inc. was formed in 2008, Melissa was key in setting up the Company Policies and Procedures as well as setting up and obtaining a "government approved" Accounting System through DCAA for Government contracting and customers. She was elected as a Board member of University Technical Services, Inc. in 2017 and now serves as Treasurer of the Board for both University Technical Services, Inc and University Research Foundation, Inc. She runs the financial aspect of UTS and oversees the financial department so that revenues and expenses are in compliance with not only DCAA regulations but Internal Revenue Service as well.
Ms. Allen was instrumental in creating the shareholders agreement for the stockholders of University Technical Services, Inc. in which she is also a shareholder.
Melissa Allen was the youngest member to serve on the Prince George's County Board of Trade.