Providing Safe Solutions.
Established in 1990 and based in Huntsville, Alabama, A-P-T Research, Inc. (APT) is a specialty engineering services provider dedicated to safety and mission assurance (SMA). It delivers technical expertise in system safety, reliability, maintainability, quality assurance, software system safety, range safety, and explosives safety to government and defense sectors. Operating with a presence across Alabama, Florida, and Texas, it provides independent analysis, risk assessment, and training services to verify and validate complex aerospace and defense systems.
ISO 9001:2015 · GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) for Professional Services · SeaPort-NxG Contract · OASIS SB Contract
Tom PfitzerFounder & Chairman of the Board
George GafkaChief Executive Officer (CEO)
Saralyn DwyerExecutive VP, Chief of Staff (COS)
Melissa EmeryVP, Director of Safety Engineering & Analysis Center (SEAC)
Provides full lifecycle analytical evaluations, hazard identification, and risk assessments integrated with model-based and agile systems engineering processes.
Delivers expert evaluations, flight safety modeling, explosives site planning, and airworthiness determinations for energetic systems.
Conducts engineering assessments and probabilistic risk evaluations to optimize system supportability and lifespan.
Supports hardware, systems, and software validation across the development lifecycle.
Performs critical software validation, independent verification and validation, custom tool development, and artificial intelligence safety evaluations.
Defines experimental and verification plans, test documents, and quantitative risk assessments to satisfy performance criteria.
Delivers accredited public and on-site instructional programs covering safety, risk, and reliability disciplines.
Aerospace · Space · Defense · Federal · Government · Intelligence & National Security · Industrial · Manufacturing
Greenbelt, MD · Aerospace · Client: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
A-P-T Research, Inc. participates as a member of the ARES Team delivering comprehensive safety and mission assurance support services.
Kennedy Space Center, FL · Space · Client: NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Provision of safety and mission assurance support services for NASA's Kennedy Space Center operations under a multi-million dollar prime contract.
Huntsville, AL · Defense · Client: US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (USAESCH)
Delivering ordnance and explosives safety engineering support under the OASIS SB BPA program.