On February 10, Draper announced the recent appointment of David Hiltz as director of operations analysis (OA). In this role, Hiltz will lead Draper’s threat-informed analysis capability to better anticipate our clients’ mission needs and requirements.
“In the U.S. military, operations analysis refers to the use of studies, analyses, and assessments to inform military decisions on required capabilities, mission plans, tactics, etc., that identify the technologies developed and incorporated in the suite of warfighter tools. This is done through reusable, common, and interoperable modeling and simulation-enabled capabilities to develop new methods and techniques to solve problems. In turn, these models inform decisions on investments to advance military missions to maximize effectiveness and minimize potential loss,” said Anthony Kourepenis, vice president of engineering at Draper.
“Doc Draper embodied the concept that advancement is made by working solutions for real world problems. This means delivering capability that is relevant, not in a lab environment but in the harshest environments where our nation’s advisories actively counter us with threats across all domains,” said Marjorie Quant, chief operating officer at Draper. “To best serve our customers we must design and validate our solutions while considering the threat informed environment. This is where David shines – he has decades of experience understanding threat informed environments. This experience will help Draper elevate its modeling and simulations expertise and design efforts to yield informed investment decisions.”
Hiltz has 35 years of experience in leadership roles developing new weapon systems. Prior to joining Draper, Hiltz held several director positions at BAE Systems in the areas of autonomy, mission planning, and electronic warfare. Before that, he served in the Air Force for 28 years where he led the Air Force Red Team and the Family of Systems Architecture Team at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He also commanded a flight test squadron and was a flight test engineer on the F-22, B-2 and F-117 aircraft.
Source: Draper
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By Loren Blinde
February 12, 2025
