He has over 20 years of experience in modeling and simulation and operational test. He is a member of a development team creating a MATLAB model of the Airborne Laser called the ABL Performance Assessment Toolkit (ABLPAT), working as a verification, validation, and accreditation agent for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) supporting the ABL program. He is also developing a C++ based computer simulation trainer for the Active Denial System (ADS) directed energy weapon. He has a Computer Engineering degree from the University of New Mexico, and can be reached at ckief@aegistg.com.