INNOVATION STARTS WITH PEOPLE
This series is designed for you to meet the individuals behind the incredible technology and innovation here in Cummings Research Park. Learn about interesting perspectives that are seen in the featured employee’s field, gain a deeper understanding of what the different companies in The Park actually do, and find out more about each of their unique experiences in Huntsville. We hope you enjoy this opportunity to meet the fantastic employees of the Park!

Meet The People

AJ Singhal, CFD Research
Group Leader of Drug Discovery Group Meet AJ Singhal! AJ Singhal is the Group Leader of the Drug Discovery Group at CFD Research. After starting the bio-based program, AJ decided […]

Ben Shea, Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Systems Engineer Meet Ben Shea! Ben Shea is a systems engineer for Raytheon Missiles & Defense. His time at Raytheon has been nothing short of exciting, as his classified work […]

Alison Varner, Aerojet Rocketdyne
Electrical Engineer Meet Alison Varner! Alison Varner is an electrical engineer for Aerojet Rocketdyne and is currently doing work on the NASA Space Launch System (SLS). Alison grew up in […]

Rayann Hampson, Lockheed Martin
Security Rep Meet Rayann Hampson! Rayann is a Security Rep at Lockheed Martin. She started her career in security at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Originally from […]

Jennifer Shah, Teledyne Brown Engineering
Director of Medical, Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis Meet Jennifer Shah! Jennifer is the Director of Medical, Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis at Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. This type of work […]

Legacy Series, Cummings Research Park
Creation of CRP Zoning Ordinance A Different Kind of R&D Legal research helped develop Cummings Research Park By Wendy Reeves, Contributing Writer As Huntsville’s footprint races toward becoming the largest […]

Laura Upton, Sigmatech
Help Desk Technician Meet Laura Upton! Laura is in her first year as a Help Desk Technician for Sigmatech, Inc. As a double-major from the University of Alabama in […]

Dan Crishon, Teledyne Brown Engineering
Production Lead Meet Dan Crishon! Dan is the Production Lead for the Shallow Water Combat Submersible at Teledyne Brown Engineering. Day-to-day he oversees all of the production aspects of the […]

Tanya Belanger, Columbia High School
Principal Meet Tanya Belanger! Tanya is the new Principal of Columbia High School, the only public high school in CRP. Originally from Maine, her career took her from a sixth […]

Bill Marx and Mary Scott Hunter
Bill Marx, Chief Technology Advisor, INTUITIVE Research Mary Scott Hunter, Corporate Advisor, INTUITIVE Research Get to know two employees from INTUITIVE Research and Technology Corporation, Chief Technology Officer, Bill Marx, […]

Danny Windham
Chief Operating Officer, HudsonAlpha Institute For Biotechnology Danny is the Chief Operating Officer at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and has been employed with HudsonAlpha for a year and a […]

Rachel Walstead
Computational Biologist, HudsonAlpha Institute For Biotechnology I’m a recent transplant to the Huntsville area. I earned my B.S. in Bioinformatics from Virginia Commonwealth University and my Ph.D. in Bioinformatics & […]

Matthew Fredrickson
Director of Open Source Software Development, Sangoma I’m a mostly-native of the Huntsville area, having grown up in Decatur but moved in at a young age from Seattle. My […]

Gabriel Xu
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) I am an associate professor here in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. At UAH […]

Justin Black
Mechanical Engineer, LSINC Corporation, Graduate of Mississippi State University LSINC takes product concepts from idea to reality by talking with customers helping them solidify their ideas, designing and delivering an […]

LeJuan George
Senior Business Development Officer, Redstone Federal Credit Union LeJuan George, originally from Birmingham, AL, however resided in Huntsville, AL my entire life. I received a Marketing degree from Alabama A&M […]

Maribeth Morgan
Web Content Developer and Team ADTRAN Committee Lead, ADTRAN, Inc. ADTRAN was founded 34 years ago right here in Huntsville and has grown up in the heart of Cummings Research […]