Management

Richard Martin
President and CEO, Defense Holdings, Inc.

In May 1994, Mr. Martin founded Defense Holdings, Inc., a small business dedicated to the creation, management and transition of high technology projects. Serving as the company's President, Mr. Martin and his highly experienced staff assist in the management of complex programs that provide advanced technologies to facilitate the critical missions assigned to the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Defense Holdings has also developed close working relationships with the University of Virginia and federal laboratories to enhance the rapid transition of advanced technologies.

One area of specialization for Defense Holdings is the development of photoluminescent technologies and applications. After the company was selected to install high performance photo-luminescent materials for emergency egress systems in the Pentagon's Renovation and Restoration Project—the largest project of its kinds covering 6.5 million square feet—Mr. Martin created AfterGlow^® to bring this expertise to the commercial sector.

Prior to founding Defense Holdings, Mr. Martin served in the United States Navy for more than 20 years. He served onboard three nuclear strategic ballistic missile submarines in both enlisted and commissioned assignments and worked as the Lead Project Engineer in the Navy's Submarine Hydrodynamics Branch and the Deputy Ship Design Manager for the SEAWOLF class submarine. As a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Program Manager, Mr. Martin managed a wide array of advanced technology and prototype programs. In this role, he interacted on daily basis with leading research institutions across the United States and fostered applications of new technologies.

Herbert Jones
Materials Engineer and Program Manager, Defense Holdings, Inc.

Herb Jones is a Marine Corps veteran with over 11 years of military service and 2 years of industry experience. After graduating from the Naval Academy with a B.S. in mechanical engineering, Mr. Jones went on to become Naval Aviator.  As the Operations Officer and Maintenance Officer for United States Marine Corps squadron HMT-301, he managed the squadron's flight hour program as well as the strict maintenance policy/guidelines regarding the 8 aircraft.  He was also responsible for the writing and implementation of the squadron's Standardization Manual.

After his time in the Marine Corps, Mr. Jones managed seven major international accounts for Constar International before coming to Defense Holdings, Inc. where he is the Principal Investigator for USMC SBIR N04-198, which seeks to replace radioactive Tritium in their weapons inventory with DHi's photoluminescent technology.

Joseph B. Jones
Integration Engineer

After receiving his B.S. from Syracuse University in 1973, Mr. Jones served in the United States Marine Corps for twenty-six years. Designated a Naval Aviator in 1974, he has flown several different type/model/series aircraft, Commanded Marine Attack Squadron 542 at Cherry Point North Carolina, attended the Marine Corps War College at Quantico VA, and served on several Joint and High Level Staff Billets. Mr. Jones has accumulated over 5000 hours of flight time and is still active in general and commercial aviation.

Upon retirement from the Marine Corps in 1999, Mr. Jones worked for the Avemco Insurance Company as the Vice President of Risk Analysis, Noesis Inc. as the Executive Assistant to the Vice Chief of Naval Research, and Defense Holdings Inc. as the Principal Investigator on two US Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs: NAVAIR SBIR N01-158 "Enhanced Propeller Visibility" and NAVAIR SBIR N03-007 E-2C Propeller De-Icing System Improvement.

In addition to the two SBIRs mentioned above, Mr. Jones also heads AfterGlow^® photoluminescent programs for General and Commercial Aviation and Marine applications.