Mr. Leonard currently retired, was the Patriot Interoperability Test Lead at the Software Engineering Directorate at Redstone Arsenal where he received various citations for his work. He has over 35 years experience in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, and Verification and Validation (V&V) as a Project Lead, Systems Engineer, Real-time Software Development Lead, Modeling & Simulation Lead, and Process Engineer primarily involving Air Missile Defense, Ground Combat Systems, and Space Shuttle Main Engine Controller V&V.

Academically, Mr. Leonard has a Master’s Degree in Operations Research (University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1991) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (University of Alabama, 1981). Further, he has received certifications from the Defense Acquisition University in both Systems Planning, Research, Development and Engineering (SPRDE) Level III with a Systems Engineering emphasis and Test and Evaluation Level III.

Mr. Leonard is a past President of the Huntsville Regional Chapter of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), where he presided over a professional society of approximately 200 Systems Engineers. He has received a patent for a software engineering product and has given several presentations at technical conferences resulting in published papers, including one in Informatica, an international technical journal. Mr. Leonard is an Expert Systems Engineering Professional (ESEP) as designated by INCOSE, one of only seven in the State of Alabama and ~300 worldwide. He currently resides in Harvest, AL with his wife and is actively involved with his family, church, and fellowship.