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Leadership
CEO Freddie “Chick” Garcia, Jr. is the founder of QTSI. A Vietnam, flight combat veteran in the USAF, Mr. Garcia earned his M.S. Degree in Engineering Physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology. Before retiring from the Air Force in 1985, he was assigned to the Air Force Technical Applications Center supporting the Treaty Monitoring and Advanced Technology directorates.
President Dr. Mark Tinker joined QTSI in 1998. Dr. Tinker earned his doctorate in Geophysics from the University of Arizona. Under his leadership, QTSI has established itself as a significant player in several key areas. These include data centers for real time processing, analysis of technical signatures, applied geophysical research, and development on global, regional, and local scales.
QTSI’s Advisory Board convenes 3 times a year and consists of technical leaders in industry, government, and academia as well as business leaders. The Advisory Board brings its broad experience with technical scientific signatures and rapidly growing businesses to bear on company strategic issues and opportunities.
Supporting QTSI’s corporate operations are the Business Office, headed by Mr. Chris Bailey, VP of Business Operations, and the Project Office, led by Dr. Ken Ports, Director of Strategic Operations and Mr. Paul Richards, Corporate Principal Engineer.