Bret Given, Developer of constructive and virtual wargaming in support of S&T

Mr. Bret R. Given, Vice President, Technical Services Division, InfoSciTex Corporation (IST), a fast track research, development, and engineering firm, has over 25 years experience in software engineering and project management for aeronautical weapon systems.  He holds a MS and BS in Computer Engineering from Wright State University and received his Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification in 2003.  He has led a number of hardware/software development programs and Human System integration teams for various DoD customers in the Dayton area.  He has served as a programmer analyst for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, the Air Force Aeronautical System Center, and provides support to analyses associated with constructive and virtual simulation of air and space vehicle technologies.  Mr. Givens has extensive experience with Distributed Interactive Simulation and the High Level Architectures and has served as the chair of various societies and user’s groups.  He has been a leader of the Dayton IEEE Computer Society and propagates the adoption of CMM compliant practices within InfoSciTex.  Mr. Givens was an officer of the Research, Development and Engineering (RDE) Forum for the Simulation Interoperability (SISO) Workshop for five years as well as a Conference Committee Chairman.  He has hosted the Simulation Developer’s Working Group for seven years and has supported MORS, the Military Operations Research Society with presentations on human-machine interfacing, creating machine behaviors, computer decision making, and automated command and control.  He recently was awarded the MORS Outstanding Support Award for contributions to Education and Professional Development, and the coveted Society MCAP for his efforts in sponsoring the 79th MORS Symposium Wargame.

The Technical Services Division provides research, development, analysis and advocacy support to acquisition and research laboratory customers.  The Division’s capabilities include: Biodynamic testing, modeling, and simulation; Anthropometric measurement and human-machine interfacing; Biometric modeling and simulation for remote human identification; Data management including database development and data mining technology; Air Vehicle control research, UAV mission modeling, operations research, military utility analysis, software tool development, virtual analytic environment development, threat analysis, mission analysis, and analysis of alternatives.

(Last Updated 28 July 2011.)

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