HUNTSVILLE – Starting his career as an intern at a major defense contractor, Kenton Brazelle continues to climb the corporate ladder.
His most recent step is vice president, digital engineering for Minerva Defense, a Huntsville-based small business defense contractor. Brazelle will be responsible for leading the strategic development, management and technical oversight of all government and commercial DE programs for the company.
“Joining a team like what Minerva has assembled is exactly what I had envisioned for the next step in my career,” Brazelle said. “Going to work with highly capable and supportive teammates that truly care about making a difference in the community and for the warfighter is what gets me out of bed in the morning. I’m thrilled to bring my skillsets to better serve our customers and industry partners and look forward to being part of the future growth of technology development in a critical area such as digital engineering.
“I’ve always thrived on new challenges, and I look forward to meeting these head on as I get started with the team at Minerva.”
Brazelle started his career as an intern with Northrop Grumman and has gone on to rise through the ranks and gain valuable operational and technical experience at some well-known and respected companies in the Huntsville community.
“I couldn’t be more excited about Kenton joining our team,” said Minerva President Bill Bailey III. “He is energetic, experienced, incredibly talented, and brings a wealth of deep and very relevant technical expertise.
“This is a huge level up for us.”
Brazelle’s expertise includes cybersecurity, missile systems, space projects, T&E, aviation systems, intelligence programs, radar technologies, algorithm development and processing, modeling and simulation, blockchain applications, hardware and software prototyping, supply chain and risk management.
“We are very pleased to bring Kenton into Minerva and look forward to working with him to support our current customers and grow our capabilities and customer base in the digital engineering market,” said CEO Joseph Summers. “He’s the type of talented professional we are excited about building the company around.”
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