Mr. Holder has over 35 years experience in DoD research and development programs. Prior to founding Torch Technologies, he managed large R&D contracts for CAS Inc. and CSC/Nichols Research Corporation as a Corporate Vice President. Mr. Holder was responsible for directing the CSC/Nichols Army Simulation Programs Business Unit and leading modeling and simulation (M&S) initiatives across several business sectors. In this capacity, Mr. Holder was responsible for the technical and business management of a $3OM/year operation. His management resulted in meeting all technical, cost, and schedule requirements.



Before joining NRC, Mr. Holder worked for the US Army Missile Command, working on several research projects. He served as the Technical Director of MICOM�s Fiber Optics Technology Demonstration program. He also served as the manager of several Army Tactical systems simulation and analysis efforts.



Mr. Holder earned an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Jacksonville State University.