David Whelan

Cubic Corp. is a technology provider of integrated solutions. The company designs, integrates and operates systems, products and services focused in the transportation, defense C4ISR and training markets. It operates through the following segments: Cubic Transportation Systems, Cubic Mission Solutions, and Cubic Global Defense Systems. The Cubic Transportation Systems segment designs, produces, installs, and services electronics revenue collection systems for mass transit projects, including railways and buses. The Cubic Mission Solutions segment provides C4ISR capabilities for defense, intelligence, security and commercial missions. The Cubic Global Defense Systems segment consists of customized military range instrumentation; laser based training systems, and virtual simulation systems. The company was founded by Walter J. Zable in 1951 and headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The private company is based in Washington.

AOSense, Inc. designs and builds innovative gravity and inertial sensors based on atom optics techniques. Its atom optic devices are used for precision navigation, gravity measurement and timekeeping. The firm’s capabilities include gyroscopes, accelerometers, inertial measurement units (IMUs), gravimeters, gravity gradiometers and atomic frequency standards. The company was founded by Brent Young, Mark Kasevich and James J. Spilker in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.