Who We Are
We are committed to turning complex problems into reality.
Our systems are used by all branches of the U.S. Government’s Armed Forces and some of the world’s largest and most respected defense contractors. We have a stellar track record of engineering and manufacturing hardware that is tested and proven to operate without fail on the battlefield and in extreme situations.
Milestones
1999- 2000
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1999
Incorporated in
San Marcos, CA
2000
Designed and developed first Combat Training Hardware
2001
AN/TPQ-49 VI Production begins
2002
Delivered First LO Driver Amplifier for Wedgetail
2003
AN/TPQ-48 V2 (LCMR) Radar System Production Begins
2004
Introduced first production – GaN SSPA’s delivered in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
2005
ASDE-X SMRi Radar Transmitter Delivered
2006
Began delivering P5 CTS Transmit / Receive modules
2007
Built new 50,000 ft² Facility
2008
Delivered first F-35 Combat Training Data Link
2009
AN/TPQ-50 Radar Production begins
2010
Full rate production of AN/VLQ-12 secondary unit begins
2011
Received AS:9100 accreditation
2012
Developed first and only 1.0 GHz bandwidth digital predistortion linearizer
2013
>300,000 high power GaN amplifiers delivered
2014
SSPA’s deployed on missiles
2015
First patent issued
2016
CVRJ
2017
Received AS:9100 Rev D accreditation
2018
Installed solar panels on top of facility
2019
Space Qualified high power X Band SSPA launched
Our Mission
Aethercomm’s mission is to continue serving our country by protecting the war fighter.
It’s why we exist. The enemy wakes up every day wanting to cause harm to us. We are here to provide hardware that ultimately saves the lives of those who honorably protect our families and serve our country.
Team
Todd Thornton
President/Chief Executive Officer
Terri Thornton
VP Corporate
Richard Martinez
Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy J. Barr
Chief Operations Officer
David Burgess
Chief Technology Officer
Michael Wetherford
VP of Operations
Tom Lookabill
VP of Engineering
Brian Camp
Sr. Director of Design Engineering
Freddie Chavez
SVP Business Development
Marquice Taylor
VP Business Development
Joel Placito
Principal Mechanical Engineer
James Wolstenholm
Director of Administration & Technology
Michael Weeks
Technical SME – Digital & Power
Scott Andrews, PhD
Technical SME – RF
Richard Posner, PhD
Technical Consultant
Mark Bahu
Chief Engineer
Galen Ko
Engineering Manager
Glen Holland
VP of Quality
Jonathan Shumaker
Director of Product Development
Julie Ngo
Human Resources Generalist