In 1989 Mr. Kirkpatrick saw a niche in the defense industry for smaller, more competitive companies. He founded ICE in 1990, a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing the industry’s highest quality simulation, instrumentation and test equipment.

Charles has accumulated more than fifty years in the aerospace defense industry working for General Dynamics, Rockwell International, Northrop, Lockheed and North American Aviation/Rocketdyne on programs such as F16, B1, F5, OH56, F100, Gemini, Apollo, and Saturn 5, as well as miscellaneous “Black” programs. Prior to forming ICE, Charles worked at McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company where he had the responsibility for directing the instrumentation department for flight test, ordinance test, the structures lab and the advanced instrumentation development center. As a guest lecturer, Mr. Kirkpatrick has written and delivered several papers including “Onboard 1553 Mux Bus Recording Techniques” and “Rotating PCM for Helicopter Flight Data Acquisition”. Mr. Kirkpatrick’s membership in numerous associations included the International Telemetry Conference (ITC) where he served as XVII Session Chairman.

 

• BS, Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University
• Electrical Engineer, McDonnell Douglas
• Electrical Engineer, Texas Instruments

Shawn Kirkpatrick has served as Executive VP of Operations and Finance since 1999, and has overseen an expansion that now encompasses a worldwide customer base. Shawn's efforts have been instrumental in the creation and implementation of multiple strategic business systems for both the financial and manufacturing organizations. Previously, Shawn spent six years as the program manager for ground systems and led the development and production of simulation and instrumentation equipment. Prior to ICE, Shawn acted as a Systems/Test Engineer for various companies including Hughes Helicopters, Texas Instruments and McDonnell Douglas Corporation. In that capacity, he was responsible for development of test equipment, instrumentation, software, and system designs that provided a unique insight into the development and manufacturing of quality products and systems.

 

• BS, Electrical Engineering, Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa University
• Engineer, Science Applications
• Member, Technical Staff-Electrical Engineering, McDonnell Douglas

Evan Mussemann is one of the founders of ICE and became Executive VP of Engineering in 1999. He studied at the Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa University, and Wichita State University. Evan possesses a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airframe Certificate, a FCC Second Class License (with Radar endorsement) and a Private Pilots License. He worked as a Flight Test Instrumentation Engineer for the McDonnell Douglas Corporation and a Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS) Project Engineer for SAIC, Inc. Evan plays a critical role in new product development, and has been instrumental in the successful development of the Launcher Instrumentation and Data Acquisition System (LIDAS) for the Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS). Evan provides leadership to an ever-increasing staff of engineers involved in circuit board design, electrical/electronic systems, mechanical systems and software development.

• BS, Industrial Technology, Texas A&M University
• Instrumentation Program Manager, Computer Sciences Corp.
• Instrumentation Program Manager, Planning Research Corp.
• 20 years, Commissioned Officer and Aviator, U.S. Army

Mike Fritsche retired from the US Army in July 1987 serving 20 years as a commissioned officer. Notable service included one year as a helicopter pilot for the 4th Division in the Republic of Vietnam; commander of aviation elements; and the Instrumentation Project Manager for Operational Tests conducted by the Combat Development Experimentation Command (CDEC). Noteworthy tests were the Army Helicopter Improvement Program (OH-58D) and Sergeant York Operational Test. After retiring, Mike worked for Planning Research Corporation (PRC) and Computer Science Corporation (CSC) as an Instrumentation Project Manager. Noteworthy tests were Pedestal Mounted Stinger (PMS Avenger), Line of Sight Forward Heavy and the Longbow Operational Test. Mike joined ICE in 1995 as a Project Engineer.  During the past years, he has progressed through the ranks as a Project Manager, Program Manager, Director of Program and currently the Vice President of Programs.  Mike is overall responsible for the design, development and manufacturing programs contracted to ICE. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University.

 

• BS, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Ohio State University
• MS, Business Administration, Arizona State University
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Greg Lundberg has over 27 years of Manufacturing, Engineering, Materials, and Procurement experience in the defense, commercial and semiconductor sectors. Highlights of his career include General Manager, Program Manager, Director of Operations, Materials Manager, and Advanced Engineering Manager for a number of international corporations such as Cincinnati Electronics, Inc. (GEC Marconi Ltd.), BOC Edwards (The BOC Group), Praxair Electronics (Praxair, Inc.), and Quadri Electronics (Argo-Tech). Greg was responsible for Profit & Loss, ISO 9001 and ISO 14000 efforts, participated in Mergers and Acquisitions, developed Product Roadmaps, and led Lean Manufacturing implementation efforts. Greg is focusing his efforts at ICE on Lean Manufacturing, ISO Certification, Enterprise Resource Planning, Design-to-Cost, Design-for-Manufacturing, and introduction of 6-Sigma tool kits. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio State University; a Master of Science in Business Administration from Arizona State University; and a 6-Sigma Green Belt from Praxair Electronics.

• B.S. Aviation Technology
• M.S. International Relations
• M.S. International Security
• U.S. Navy War College

Winn Noyes retired from the U. S. Army in August 2000 after 28 years of service, specializing in Armor and Aviation. Career highlights include assignments as: Director, U.S. Army Digital Force Coordination Center, Ft. Hood Texas; Commander 21st Cavalry Brigade, Ft. Hood Texas; Director Joint Special Technical Operations Center, Washington D.C.; Senior Brigade Observer/Controller, Hohenfels, Germany; Commander 4th Squadron 11 Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fulda Germany; and Commander 4th Squadron 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Bliss Texas.

Winn joined ICE in August of 2000 and originally served as the Director, and finally, VP of Business Development until April of 2008.  Winn helped the company grow by providing planning, forecasting, budgeting, marketing, and synchronization. Winn is responsible to identify, analyze, and recommend new business opportunities; and provide oversight and direction for new business proposals – both sole source and competitive. His leadership includes developing plans for Company proposed activities to include investment capital, operating budgets, organization, and personnel plans.

Winn returned to ICE in April of 2011, after a three-year special project in Afghanistan. Winn lead the effort supporting the NATO Training Mission–Afghanistan (NTMA) with a 117-man mentor team of retired, senior military officers, developing and implementing the managerial systems required to establish the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior (MoI). Winn personally worked with and advised three Ministers of the Interior and their deputy ministers on a daily basis. Winn coordinated and synchronized efforts with the International Military Staff responsible for support and development of the Afghan National Security Force, and served on the personal staff of the Assistant Commanding General for Police Development.

Communicate directly with Winn at wnoyes@inter-coastal.net

 

• B.S. General Studies, United States Military Academy, West Point
• M.A. National Security and Strategic Studies, United States Naval War College

Mark McKearn retired from the U. S. Army in May 2011 after 30 years of service as an Army Aviator. Career highlights include assignments as: Commander 12th Aviation Brigade, Giebelstadt Germany; Executive Officer to the Deputy Commanding General USAREUR, Heidelberg Germany; Commander 3rd Battalion 158th Aviation Regiment, and 5th Battalion 158th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt Germany; Operations Officer and Executive Officer, 4th Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood Texas; and Test Officer, Test and Experimentation Center (TEC), Fort Hunter Liggett, CA.  Mark led platoon through brigade level aviation units and has been deployed around the world to include: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo.  As a Test Officer, Mark worked on the Mini Eye-Safe Laser Infrared Optical Set (MELIOS), Multi-Spectral Close Combat Decoy (MCCD), Javelin AT Missile, and Longbow Apache testing.  Mark was also the Aviation Brigade Operations Officer (S3) for the Task Force XXI, Advanced Warfighting Experiments at Fort Hood Texas, and NTC rotation 97-06.   

Mark is responsible to identify, analyze, and recommend new business opportunities, and provide oversight and direction for new business proposals – both sole source and competitive. His leadership includes developing plans for Company proposed activities to include investment capital, operating budgets, organization, and personnel plans.

Communicate directly with Mark at  mmckearn@inter-coastal.net

• BS, Computer Science, University of Nebraska
• Six Sigma Green Belt Training
• Vice President of Marketing, Siebe
• Director of Business Development, Saab Training USA
• Director of Industry Marketing, Honeywell

John Olson has over 30 years of Business Development, Marketing, and Engineering experience in the Defense and commercial sectors.  Highlights of his career include Vice President of Marketing, Vice President and General Manager, Director of Business Development, Director of Marketing, Director of Marketing and Sales, and Head of Engineering for a number of international corporations such as Teledyne, Texas Instruments, Honeywell, Siebe, and Saab.  John was responsible for profit and loss, corporate planning, customer relationships, organic growth, engineering, research and development planning, strategic marketing, product management, and led or participated in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. John is responsible for all Business Development activities at ICE.

Communicate directly with John at  jolson@inter-coastal.net

• Principal Engineer of Systems Integration, Inter-Coastal Electronics (ICE)
• Vice President, Director of Engineering Live and Virtual Training, SAIC
• Quality Engineering-Software, The Boeing Company 
• Test Engineering, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
• Software Engineering, University of Advancing Computer Technologies
• Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (ASU)

Matthew Hitchon has been in the Aerospace and Defense industry for 17 years, with the past 14 years focused on Live and Virtual Training Systems.  Matthew was the lead proposal and system engineer on numerous Live and Virtual Aviation training programs including: RC-12x Cockpit Procedural Trainer (CPT), Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH), Light Utility Helicopter (LUH), RAH-66 Comanche, and AH-64 A/D Helicopters.  As the Senior Systems and Test Engineer for several United Kingdom programs, Matthew’s experience includes the WAH-64 Training System, AWES Training Range at Salisbury Plains, and the Lynx helicopter training system.  Matthew also was the Chief Engineer on multiple PEO STRI programs, including the Exportable Training Capabilities Instrumentation System (ETC-IS), Longbow Apache Integration (LBA-I) to the MCTCs, and the 3rd Armed Forces Combat Training Center (AFCTC-3) for the Egyptian Army. While at SAIC, Matthew managed over 60 engineers and technicians in the area of Systems, Software, and Design Engineering, as well as the Technical Publications and Configuration Management groups.  

Matthew is currently the Principle Engineer of Systems Integration at ICE, working directly with PEO STRI and industry partners in Orlando, Florida. Matthew began his career at ICE in June 2001 as a lead Software Test Engineer. Matthew’s efforts in developing test procedures exceeded industry standards and assisted ICE to pass its first Software Quality Assurance (SQA) audit and Formal Qualification Test (FQT).  These Software Development Processes are currently in use at ICE today. 

• MA, Human Factors, California State University, Northridge
• BA, Social Science, State University of New York, Binghamton
• Senior Manager, Supplier Management, The Boeing Company
• Director of Operations, Bell Helicopter

Nora Mazur joined the ICE team June 2007. Nora has over 24 years experience in the aerospace industry and has held various positions including Director of Business Operations, Senior Manager Supplier Management, Program Manager, Senior Manager Commercial and Military Contracts, and Senior Finance Manager. Nora has worked for major aerospace companies such as Bell Helicopter, The Boeing Company and Northrop. Nora’s focus on customer requirements and communications led to significant cost reductions while she was the Senior Manager for Supplier Management at The Boeing Company. Nora assisted in the implementation of a hybrid earned value system for IR&D programs while at Bell Helicopter, and has been instrumental in structuring both commercial and international business transactions requiring financing arrangements, power by the hour programs, leasing, and offset. Nora received a Masters of Arts in Human Factors from California State University, Northridge and a Bachelors of Arts from State University of New York, Binghamton.

• Business Management, Mesa Community College, AZ
• The Complete Manager, Cornell University
• ISO Auditor/Lead Auditor Certification
• Purchasing Manager, Inter-Coastal Electronics Inc.
• Supply Chain Management, Master Planning of Resources, Planning and Scheduling,  APICS CPIM

Jeff Regester has been with ICE since 1998 starting in Purchasing then taking over the Materials group and now leading the Logistics organization.  Jeff has over 20 years of personnel management experience in Logistics, Materials, Purchasing, Inventory and Operations.  Over the last 12 years, he has been closely involved with every product that ICE has designed, manufactured and delivered including support of Logistics requirements.  The extent of this involvement, experience and education make him uniquely qualified to effectively manage the Logistics, Technical Publications and Materials groups.