QED ANALYTICS - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• President
• Company 's Founder
• Members of First Baptist Church

Emily founded QED Analytics, Inc. as a Woman-Owned Small Business in 2012 to provide high-quality, reliable business and analytical services to government and industry clients. She has experience in organizational development, process improvement, and higher education. A prior employee of The Boeing Company's Leadership Center, she developed and deployed executive educational courses, consulted for internal leadership, and assisted Boeing executives in preparing for international development experiences. She has also designed and presented briefings and off-site seminars to the senior management of Boeing's 777 programs, the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and at a Presidential Leadership Conference hosted by the Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta, Georgia. Recently, she also prepared a history of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. In 2017 she produced a history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' efforts supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Emily Cook, the company's founder, works part-time as a lecturer in history for the University of Alabama in Huntsville at Jemison High School's College Academy.

Job Titles:

• Vice President
• Company 's Vice President

Will has over twenty years of experience in aerospace and defense. He flew the P-3C for the U.S. Navy in worldwide operations and later served as an instructor pilot. Following active duty, he attended graduate school and then joined The Boeing Company, where he worked in machine fabrication, aircraft assembly, materials management, and business process improvement until 2005. He has since worked with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) in financial management, acquisition, engineering, program management, and supply chain risk assessment and mitigation. In 2021, he was named MDA's Contractor of the Year for Core Engineering. Will holds a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a CFA® charter holder, Program Management Professional (PMP), and certified Six Sigma Green Belt. He is pursuing a doctorate in Business Administration from the University of South Florida. Will serves on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Chapter of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and volunteers as a Naval Academy admissions ambassador. Other Activities An avid triathlete, he completed the Louisville Ironman in 2011. He and Emily are dedicated members of First Baptist Church, Huntsville, where they participate in numerous domestic and international mission initiatives.