QTEC - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CEO
- President
- in 2013 As Director of Business Development
Ms. Daniel (Carol) joined QTEC Aerospace in 2013 as Director of Business Development (BD) and manager for the QTEC Aerospace Missile Defense sector. While in this role, she led QTEC's successful completion of the Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency Northrop Grumman Mentor Protégé Program, receiving the distinguished Nunn Perry Award. In 2018, Carol was appointed President and led the company to be recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of the country's most successful, fastest-growing private companies. At the retirement of Kathryn Broad in January 2022, Carol was named CEO.
As CEO/President, Carol is responsible for managing QTEC Aerospace as a Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) compliant Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). Her professional responsibilities include corporate oversight of financial and fiscal management, strategic planning, business development, operations, contracts, subcontracts, procurement, marketing, communications, human resources, payroll, quality, security, and safety. Carol is dedicated to ensuring QTEC Aerospace commitments are met with the highest level of integrity and embody the company's core values.
A native of North Alabama, Carol is a proud graduate of Auburn University. A Systems Engineer with over 32 years of experience in the Missile Defense domain, Carol is widely recognized in the industry as an integrator of methods and artifacts across the engineering and development lifecycle. Her work history includes numerous programmatic and technical leadership roles at Nichols Research and Schafer Corporation.
In 1985, Ms. Daniel joined a team of engineers working on what was to become the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Program. This team developed an early simulation that was used to prove President Reagan's Star Wars vision could become a reality. Carol participated in early study programs which defined and demonstrated the application of Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes and techniques to information-intensive, distributed missile defense systems. In this initial stage of what would later become Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Program, she established herself as a leader in the practical application of MBSE methods to system engineering and development.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Registered Professional Engineer
Mr. Beveridge (Jim) was born in Illinois, where he grew up. He is an Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineer with over 40 years of experience in a variety of domains. In Illinois, he worked in the transportation and heavy equipment manufacturing domains.
He moved to Huntsville in 1983 to support the Space Program, working with New Technology, Inc. This included supporting development of command and control and crew training systems for programs such as Shuttle, Spacelab, and Space Station. He founded QTEC in 1998.
Mr. Beveridge has held increasingly responsible management positions in the Department of Transportation, Fiat-Allis North America, New Technology, and at QTEC, where he is the former President and CEO. Currently, he provides subject matter expertise in systems engineering, specialty engineering, and programmatic support to civil space, military, and commercial customers.
Mr. Beveridge has received several professional awards and recognitions to include the 2015 MSFC Directors Commendation Honor Award. He has been providing engineering support to MSFC for more than 30 years. He is a former technical chair and long-standing member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and belongs to the National Society of Professional Engineers.
He is married to Connie, the father of three (daughters), and the grandfather of six.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founder and Chair of Board of Directors
While Kathy retired as CEO in January 2022, she remains as Chair of the QTEC Aerospace Board of Directors. She is the mother of two (daughters) and the grandmother of three.
Ms. Broad (Kathy) was born in Mississippi and grew up in many places around the world as a military dependent to her father, who served in the United States Air Force. She is a business administration professional with over 40 years of experience in the military defense and civil space domains.
As founder and previous CEO of QTEC, Kathy received several professional awards and recognitions to include the 2015 Women in Defense (WID), Tennessee Valley Chapter (TVC), and Professional of The Year award hosted by the Huntsville Association of Technical Societies (HATS). She is a past president of Women In Defense (WID), Tennessee Valley Chapter (TVC) and continues to support this organization as a past president.