Overview
Overview
Founded in 1999, Artis provides innovative systems and solutions for defense, security, safety and other technology-intensive markets.
We specialize in solving complex challenges, especially in areas of motion measurement, sensors and detection.
We are committed to engineering and design excellence, helping to forge new ideas and turning them into reality. From active protection systems to digital armor to safety sensor networks to simulation and modeling, our government and industry customers have come to depend upon our ability to meet deadlines and to exceed expectations.
Artis is a 100 percent American-owned small business.

Founded in 1999, Artis provides innovative systems and solutions for defense, security, safety and other technology-intensive markets.
We specialize in solving complex challenges, especially in areas of motion measurement, sensors and detection.
We are committed to engineering and design excellence, helping to forge new ideas and turning them into reality. From active protection systems to digital armor to safety sensor networks to simulation and modeling, our government and industry customers have come to depend upon our ability to meet deadlines and to exceed expectations.
Artis is a 100 percent American-owned small business.

LOCATIONS
LOCATIONS

Artis Headquarters
480 Springpark Place
Suite 1000
Herndon, VA 20170
Tel: 703 964 0420
Fax: 703 435 2199

Artis Laboratories
4246 South Riverboat Road
Suite 450
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Tel: 801 328 1385

Artis Tech Lab
259 Sunset Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170

Artis Live Fire Test Range
West Virginia

Artis Headquarters
480 Springpark Place
Suite 1000
Herndon, VA 20170
Tel: 703 964 0420
Fax: 703 435 2199

Artis Laboratories
4246 South Riverboat Road
Suite 450
Salt Lake City, UT 84123
Tel: 801 328 1385

Artis Tech Lab
259 Sunset Park Drive
Herndon, VA 20170

Artis Live Fire Test Range
West Virginia
SENIOR STAFF
SENIOR STAFF
The Artis staff consists of highly experienced professionals in technical disciplines required to design, build and test advanced, real-time information systems. Projects are completed by a team of seasoned and knowledgeable scientists, engineers, programmers and technical managers using the latest, state-of-the-art tools and equipment. We can take your project from an idea or specification to a fully functioning prototype ready for manufacturing.

The Artis staff consists of highly experienced professionals in technical disciplines required to design, build and test advanced, real-time information systems. Projects are completed by a team of seasoned and knowledgeable scientists, engineers, programmers and technical managers using the latest, state-of-the-art tools and equipment. We can take your project from an idea or specification to a fully functioning prototype ready for manufacturing.


Keith Brendley, President and CEO
Mr. Brendley founded Artis in 1999, and serves as its president and as chair of the company’s board of directors. He is a leading authority on active protection systems designed to defeat a wide range of threats to warfighters, and has particular expertise in high-speed computer processing and safety systems.

Brian R. Detter, Executive Vice President
Mr. Detter serves as executive vice president, and currently handles marketing and public affairs. From August 2009-August 2012, he was deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, working on acquisition and R&D programs.

Timothy Schimkus, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Schimkus serves as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years of experience as a certified public accountant. He has been with Artis since its inception, and his expertise includes tax planning and preparation, financial analysis, Federal Acquisition Regulation and government contracting, and financial reviews for mergers and acquisitions.

Jon Fairgrieve, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Fairgrieve serves as chief operating officer, and leads the company’s engineering and building operations. He joined the company in 2004 after a brief stint as a business and technology analyst where he worked to help commercialize dual-use DoD technologies.

Dr. David Cole, Special Assistant and Vice President
Dr. Cole serves as special assistant and vice president for compliance (contracting, quality control, ITAR, ATF, DOT, OPSEC, and system safety engineering). He has a unique 43-year blend of military, consulting, scholastic and industrial experience, with more substantial experience focused on electronic fuzing and integrated ordnance.

Mike Bohnet, Chief Scientist
Dr. Bohnet serves as chief scientist and as technical lead for countermunition development and threat interaction. He is responsible for the design, testing and integration of all explosives-related components for the company, for data analysis pertaining to threat interaction, for safety protocols, and for maintaining the company’s live-fire database.

Darren Corey, Lead Software Engineer
Mr. Corey serves as lead software engineer and is responsible for all software development, and manages Artis’ Salt Lake office. Within Artis, he has been the primary software engineer for the Compact Active Protection System (CAPS) and Smart Armor R&D programs. He has also designed software components and manages software development for the AWARE highway safety program.

Andrew Taylor, Lead Mechanical Engineer
Mr. Taylor serves as the lead mechanical engineer and is responsible for managing the mechanical designs, development, analysis, testing and production of hardware for all efforts at Artis. His areas of expertise include accelerated hardware development, rapid production of prototype hardware, process development, system vehicle integration, explosive device design and testing, and logistics.

Brian Barbarits, Lead Electrical Engineer
Mr. Barbarits is responsible for the company’s electrical engineering systems, with focus on new sensor systems. Before joining Artis in November 2019, he worked at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, as part of a team that advanced state-of-the-art extracellular electrophysiology.

Lynn Barth, Director of Human Resources
Ms. Barth serves as director of Human Resources. Previously she served as vice president, handling human resources, business operations, security, IT and purchasing.

Keith Brendley, President and CEO
Mr. Brendley founded Artis in 1999, and serves as its president and as chair of the company’s board of directors. He is a leading authority on active protection systems designed to defeat a wide range of threats to warfighters, and has particular expertise in high-speed computer processing and safety systems.

Brian R. Detter, Executive Vice President
Mr. Detter serves as executive vice president, and currently handles marketing and public affairs. From August 2009-August 2012, he was deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, working on acquisition and R&D programs.

Timothy Schimkus, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Schimkus serves as chief financial officer and brings more than 30 years of experience as a certified public accountant. He has been with Artis since its inception, and his expertise includes tax planning and preparation, financial analysis, Federal Acquisition Regulation and government contracting, and financial reviews for mergers and acquisitions.

Jon Fairgrieve, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Fairgrieve serves as chief operating officer, and leads the company’s engineering and building operations. He joined the company in 2004 after a brief stint as a business and technology analyst where he worked to help commercialize dual-use DoD technologies.

Dr. David Cole, Special Assistant and Vice President
Dr. Cole serves as special assistant and vice president for compliance (contracting, quality control, ITAR, ATF, DOT, OPSEC, and system safety engineering). He has a unique 43-year blend of military, consulting, scholastic and industrial experience, with more substantial experience focused on electronic fuzing and integrated ordnance.

Mike Bohnet, Chief Scientist
Dr. Bohnet serves as chief scientist and as technical lead for countermunition development and threat interaction. He is responsible for the design, testing and integration of all explosives-related components for the company, for data analysis pertaining to threat interaction, for safety protocols, and for maintaining the company’s live-fire database.

Darren Corey, Lead Software Engineer
Mr. Corey serves as lead software engineer and is responsible for all software development, and manages Artis’ Salt Lake office. Within Artis, he has been the primary software engineer for the Compact Active Protection System (CAPS) and Smart Armor R&D programs. He has also designed software components and manages software development for the AWARE highway safety program.

Andrew Taylor, Lead Mechanical Engineer
Mr. Taylor serves as the lead mechanical engineer and is responsible for managing the mechanical designs, development, analysis, testing and production of hardware for all efforts at Artis. His areas of expertise include accelerated hardware development, rapid production of prototype hardware, process development, system vehicle integration, explosive device design and testing, and logistics.

Brian Barbarits, Lead Electrical Engineer
Mr. Barbarits is responsible for the company’s electrical engineering systems, with focus on new sensor systems. Before joining Artis in November 2019, he worked at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, as part of a team that advanced state-of-the-art extracellular electrophysiology.

Lynn Barth, Director of Human Resources
Ms. Barth serves as director of Human Resources. Previously she served as vice president, handling human resources, business operations, security, IT and purchasing.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Keith Brendley, President, Founder and Managing Partner
Mr. Brendley is co-founder and president of Artis. He is expert in the areas of active protection systems and military systems analysis. During his career, he has successfully managed numerous projects and programs, including development of Iron Curtain, an active protection system designed to protect against attacks from shoulder-launched missiles such as rocket-propelled grenades.

Lieutenant General George Flynn, USMC (Ret.)
Lieutenant General Flynn is a sought-after speaker on leadership issues and serves on the board of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a defense think tank based in Arlington, VA. Previously, he held numerous command assignments during his distinguished 38-year career in the Marine Corps, including establishing the Joint Force Development Directorate at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, managing more than 2,000 people and a $1 billion organization that developed operational doctrine and training.

Hy Hetherington
Mr. Hetherington is CEO and managing partner of HLP Integration, a litigation support consulting and services company he created in 2007. Previously, he served in multiple executive positions within SuperiorGlacier, a regional litigation support company with offices in New York and Washington.

General Walter “Skip” Sharp, USA (Ret.)
General Sharp is a strategic advisor to several U.S. and overseas companies. He serves of the board of directors for NEXEO Solutions and the Korea Society, and advises several DC-area think tanks. Previously, he held numerous command assignments during his distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Army.

Keith Brendley, President, Founder and Managing Partner
Mr. Brendley is co-founder and president of Artis. He is expert in the areas of active protection systems and military systems analysis. During his career, he has successfully managed numerous projects and programs, including development of Iron Curtain, an active protection system designed to protect against attacks from shoulder-launched missiles such as rocket-propelled grenades.

Lieutenant General George Flynn, USMC (Ret.)
Lieutenant General Flynn is a sought-after speaker on leadership issues and serves on the board of the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, a defense think tank based in Arlington, VA. Previously, he held numerous command assignments during his distinguished 38-year career in the Marine Corps, including establishing the Joint Force Development Directorate at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, managing more than 2,000 people and a $1 billion organization that developed operational doctrine and training.

Hy Hetherington
Mr. Hetherington is CEO and managing partner of HLP Integration, a litigation support consulting and services company he created in 2007. Previously, he served in multiple executive positions within SuperiorGlacier, a regional litigation support company with offices in New York and Washington.

General Walter “Skip” Sharp, USA (Ret.)
General Sharp is a strategic advisor to several U.S. and overseas companies. He serves of the board of directors for NEXEO Solutions and the Korea Society, and advises several DC-area think tanks. Previously, he held numerous command assignments during his distinguished 37-year career in the U.S. Army.