Metron has appointed technology leader Robert Zarnich as the autonomy software provider’s first chief engineer and promoted Dominick Vincent, a U.S. Navy veteran, to vice president of advanced mathematics applications, or AMA, division.
Metron said Thursday Zarnich will help accelerate the transition of high-priority technology innovations from the research phase to operational capabilities.
Vincent, who succeeds Zarnich, will be responsible for the AMA division’s decision superiority and sensor perception, fusion and target custody portfolio, which includes mission planning and execution, electronic warfare, acoustic intelligence, advanced sonar and radio processing and statistical signal and information processing.
Robert Zarnich’s Professional Background
The newly appointed chief engineer most recently served as VP of AMA division at Metron.
He has a doctorate in IT from George Mason University and over four decades of experience in statistical signal and information processing, tracking, artificial intelligence and machine learning and data fusion for national security systems.
Before joining Metron in 2007, Zarnich was the director of advanced development and chief scientist for undersea warfare within Naval Sea Systems Command’s Program Executive Office for Integrated Warfare Systems.
He also led the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare technical community, advancing the deployment of ASW systems through advanced processing builds.
J. Van Gurley, president and CEO of Metron, said the creation of the chief engineer position seeks to accelerate the company’s operational transition of its inventions to warfighters.
“At Metron and in his earlier career with the Navy, Dr. Zarnich established an unmatched record for pulling new innovative technologies out of R&D and fast-tracking them into operations through multiple programs of record. In his new role, Dr. Zarnich will work to accelerate transitions across the entire Metron portfolio,” Van Gurley added.
Dominick Vincent’s Career History
Vincent has held research and development leadership positions since his move to Metron in 2019. He led the development of operational risk management decision-support systems and helped transition such technologies to the U.S. Navy.
His more than 25-year career in the Navy included time holding leadership roles within Naval Oceanography, where he provided risk management support across applied warfare areas.
The former naval officer has a doctorate in meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School.
“In his 5 years at Metron, Nick has generated significant growth in our mission planning and Decision Superiority technology areas, making them our largest project areas today,” Van Gurley stated. “He is ideally suited to take over leadership of our largest division delivering next-generation DoD mission planning ecosystems, advanced signal processing, sensor perception & fusion, target custody, and advanced undersea and electronic warfare capabilities.”
