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Dr. Robert Yates is the Chief Executive Officer of Gleason Research Associates. In 1995, Dr. Yates joined Gleason Research Associates, Inc., as the Vice President of Huntsville Operations. In the restructuring of Gleason Research in 2006, Dr. Yates became the Chief Executive Officer, where he currently resides as an experienced and well-respected leader.

Prior to joining GRA, Dr. Yates redesigned the lateral autopilot for the F111 aircraft, and designed the autopilot for the Saturn IV B space booster. He was extensively involved in acquisition system planning, serving as a consultant to the MICOM Commander, Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Project Managers (PMs) and Department of Army staff personnel. He consulted Congressional members and their staff on a variety of Army programs. As a member of the Source Selection Advisory Council for the IEW/UAV, Dr. Yates re-wrote the RFP and changed the acquisition strategy to allow the Army to avoid purchase of a non-functioning, non-developmental item system.

Dr. Yates led the development of the first instrumentation system for testing of semiactive laser (SAL) seekers. He conceived and managed the development of the Battlefield Environments Weapons System Simulation (BEWSS) program and he had extensive experience in the design of a variety of guidance systems.

Dr. Yates served as a Signal Company Commander, Battalion Operations Officer, Battalion Executive Officer, Signal Battalion Commander, and Signal Brigade Operations Officer. He filled an individual mobilization augmentee position at Headquarters, TRADOC, and retired from the Army Reserve as a Colonel.

Dr. Yates was selected by the Department of the Army to lead Army Red Team investigations of the Aquila, SINCGARS, and AFATDS Programs. The results of these investigations resulted in significant program changes and Dr. Yates was awarded a presidential level SES performance approval with stipend based on his last year of Government service.

Dr. Yates is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Yates earned his Electrical Engineering Ph.D. from the University of Houston. He received his Military education through Command and General Staff College.

Dr. Yates has been the recipient of multiple patents over the years and has been widely published in the areas of linear control systems and missile design. He has approximately 40 Government publications in the various aspects of missile system design and more than 35 papers published in the open referred literature.