PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

A retired Army Officer with over 20 years experience in military management, research and development. Assignments included Project Officer, MASSTER; Armor Center Liaison to the TRADOC Combined Arms Test Activity; Chief of Force Development Test and Evaluation Branch and later Executive Officer of the Directorate of Combat Developments, Fort Knox, Kentucky; Special Assignment for the development of the Army Requirement for the Mobil Protected Gun System (MPGS-AGS), and USJUSMATT- Turkey. Founded Genesis Consultants Ltd., Inc. (QSI) and now Q-Systems International, Inc. Designed, directed and reported testing for the Joint Technical Coordinating Group (Joint Live Fire Program-US Weapons versus Soviet Armor). Directed the DARPA Armor-Anti-armor (A3) Phase I program at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Mr. Hodges has extensive experience in Program and Test management, Test Planning, Combat Battle Damage Assessment, Lethality and Vulnerability Analysis. Mr. Hodges has also directed an 18 month effort to develop ultra light armor materials for use in body armor, armored cars, light armored vehicles and personally designed an explosive mitigating luggage container system for commercial airline applications which is patented. Mr. Hodges is a Vietnam Veteran with decorations for valor and served two years as a security assistance officer in the Republic of Turkey prior to his retirement in 1985. He was selected for inclusion in WHO'S WHO in American Industry and Finance in 1989 and was selected for WHO'S WHO in U.S. Executives in 1990.

Mr. Hodges is a licensed private investigator in the state of Texas with 4 years of experience in all types of investigations from fraud and loss prevention to industrial counter-intelligence. He has also graduated from the Armed Protection Officers Academy in Fort Worth Texas.

EDUCATION

BA-EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, 1964
US ARMY INFANTRY OFFICER BASIC, 1964
BASIC PARACHUTE, 1964
US ARMOR OFFICER ADVANCE COURSE, 1967
US ARMY SPECIAL WARFARE SCHOOL, 1967
US ARMY SYSTEM ANALYSIS SCHOOL, 1971
US ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, 1980
DEFENSE SECURITY ASSISTANCE SCHOOL, 1983
US ARMY COUNTER TERRORIST SCHOOL, 1983
DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, 1983
ARMED PROTECTION OFFICERS COURSE, 2000

SPECIALTIES

Management
Test and Evaluation Concept/Planning/Support/Reporting
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Data Collection, Reduction, Entry and Reporting
Test Methodology
Instrumentation Planning, Development and Maintenance
On-Site Battle Damage Assessment
Ultra light Armor Concept, Design and Applications
Private Investigations, Armed Protection Officer
Fraud Investigations
Criminal Investigations
Industrial Counter-Intelligence

PUBLICATIONS

Mr. Hodges has written or co-authored over 150 professional articles, reports and technical publications.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES

American Consultants League
American Defense Preparedness Association
American Friends of Turkey
Texas State Troopers Association
Masonic Lodge
Texas Association of Licensed Investigators
National Association of Licensed Investigators
Investigators of America

SECURITY CLEARANCE

Formerly Held: U.S. TOP SECRET FINAL (SBI)

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Air Medal w/V (2)
Defense Service Medal
Armed forces Service Medal w/OLC
Combat Infantry Badge
Parachute badge
Vietnames Cross of Gallantry w palm
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry w silver Star
Vietnames Honor Medal
Vietnam campaign ribbon with 4 stars
Vietnam service medal
DoD Meritorous service medal
Army Commendation Medal w/OLC
Vietmamese Armored Combat Badge