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Brian retired from the U.S. Navy in 2009 after 20 years of service. We appreciate his service to our great country and the fact that he brings with him the same level of dedication and passion to serve our clients. While sailing the seven seas, he gained a breadth of experience in project management and quality assurance fundamentals. Along the way, he earned a Master of Science degree in Industrial Management from the University of Central Missouri where his research on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award was published in the Journal of Technology, Management, and Innovation. In his free time, he enjoys taking his family to amusement parks to ride the biggest roller coasters he can find. He also enjoys music and tries to add to his guitar collection when his wife “lets” him.

Alan graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design and has been in the design and prototyping industries for the last several years. He is very experienced with RTV molds, urethane castings, SLA builds, painting and finishing techniques as well as industrial design and CAD projects. Alan is the reigning champion of the Realize Interoffice Ping Pong Tournament, but has been accused, by some, of using performance enhancing substances on his road to victory. When not at the office, Alan enjoys playing golf, biking, basketball and music.

Tonya received her Bachelor of Science in Business Accounting from Indiana University and is a licensed CPA in Indiana. In addition to possessing over 15 years of public and corporate accounting experience, Tonya has spent many years in the prototyping industry and is a founding owner of Realize, Inc. She enjoys keeping the guys in line at the office and likes to create geeky spreadsheets with accounting data.