News & Events

APT is now accepting resumes for the MiDAESS QSMA contract. Click here to view the latest employment opportunities. Send resumes to MiDAESS@apt-research.com.


08/24/2010: APT has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America for the third time! More info....


06/14/2010: APT has been selected by the Huntsville Beautification Board to receive a Beautification Award for the year of 2010-2011!


06/09/2010: APT is celebrating 20 years of providing safe solutions! Click here to view photos of our anniversary picnic, held June 5th! And click here to view photos of our anniversary reception, held June 8th!


[+] 05/19/2010: The International Expert Workshop to Harmonize Public Safety Risk of Space Missions was held at the APT SEAC May 17-18 in conjunction with the 4th IAASS Conference. More info...


[+] 01/29/2010: Congratulations to Tom Webber on his selection to receive a 2009 Space and Missile Defense Technical Achievement Award! More info...


[+] 01/22/2010: Congratulations to Brad Monk who has won a Silver Addy Award for his design of the APT MiDAESS QSMA logo! More info...


[+] 01/21/2010: The APT MiDAESS QSMA Team has won the MiDAESS contract! More info...


01/21/2010: Tornado hits Huntsville. Click here to see a photo taken by an APT employee. For info about Site Assessment of Tornado Threat (SATT) Software offered by APT, click here.

01/20/2010: APT is pleased to announce internationally recognized explosives effects expert, Mike Swisdak, has joined our staff. Mike is a part-time employee working out of the Washington DC area supporting the Explosives Event Modeling and Testing Group with John Tatom.  Click here for Mike’s resume.


01/01/2010: Congratulations to Rhonda Barnes on her recent promotion as APT Vice President of Business Development!


12/15/09: SMAEC Opportunity.
APT is pleased to announce its intention to offer services on the JSC Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract. Interested companies on our MDA team are encouraged to communicate to us via our MDA portal. Other interested companies or individuals may contact Rhonda Barnes, rbarnes@apt-research.com.


12/08/09: The APT Annual Awards Banquet was held at the Ledges in Huntsville, AL on December 8, 2009. Click here to see photos from the event.


12/02/09: APT has been awarded the General Explosives Systems Safety Engineering and Analysis Support Contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division!


[+] 09/04/09: Congratulations to Meredith Hardwick! She has received recognition from NATO HQ for her outstanding support to NATO AC/258/Risk Analysis Working Group and AC/326/Sub-Group 6.


[+] 08/19/09: APT made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America, again! More info...


[+] 08/07/09: Congratulations to Saralyn Dwyer, who won the International System Safety Society’s 2009 Professional Development Award for her contributions to expanding the System Safety discipline and her work with the Society!


07/14/09: We are pleased to announce that APT has been selected by the Huntsville Beautification Board to receive a Beautification Award for the year of 2009-2010!


05/07/09: "New Methods to Measure the Safety of Military Equipment." APT is pleased to have participated in the development of the ATP TF System Safety Metrics Method (SSMM) tool. To download the model, click here.


[+] The MiDAESS Proposal Kick-off Meeting was held April 9, 2009, at APT. More info...


[+] 12/04/08: APT Awards Banquet was held at the Ledges. Click here to see photos of the event!


[+] 08/28/08: Mr. Tom Pfitzer, President A-P-T Research, Inc. was awarded the Professional Development Award and the President's Award at the International System Safety Society Conference in Vancouver, Canada. More info...


[+] Current Employment Opportunities.


07/17/08: APT was awarded an extension to our Professional Engineering Support Services Contract at the Yuma Proving Ground.


06/06/08: APT was awarded the Prime Seaport Contract!


[+] APT is pleased to announce its intent to submit a proposal as the Prime for the Quality, Safety & Mission Assurance function of the MiDAESS contract in support of MDA, March 2008. More info...


[+] APT attended and exhibited at the IEEE Conference, April 3-5, and at the AUVSI Pathfinder Conference, April 22-24, 2008.


The AMCOM Safety Office Hazard Classification Seminar, 21-22 October 2008 has been postponed to early 2009.


[+] 02/08: Congratulations to Saralyn Dwyer, who has been elected Vice President of the System Safety Society! More info...


[+] 02/23/08: Congratulations to Heather French for winning a Bronze Addy Award! More info...


[+] 02/12/08: The Safety Engineering and Analysis Center has announced its initiatives for 2008. More info...


Web-Based Risk Assessment Tool Workshop, 25-26 March 2008.


[+] 12/11/07: APT Awards Banquet was held at the Huntsville Museum of Art. Click here to see photos of the event!


[+] 08/29/07: APT made the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America! More info...


[+] 09/27/07: A-P-T Research, Inc. was awarded an FAA Contract! More info...


[+] 06/07: Congratulations to Susan Cantrell who has been named "2007 Engineer of the Year" and Bob Baker who has been named "2007 Educator of the Year" by the Huntsville chapter of the System Safety Society.


[+] Institute of Makers of Explosives Safety Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR), a probabilistic risk assessment tool used to calculate risk to personnel from explosives facilities, is available now. More info...


[+] 12/21/06: APT acquires RTI International's Center for Aerospace Technology (CAST) operations in Cocoa Beach, Florida. More info...


[+] 06/06: Tom Pfitzer recognized as Chairman of the IAASS Launch Range Safety Committee. More info...


[+] 09/16/05: Mayor Loretta Spencer proclaimed Huntsville, Alabama to be the International Center of Excellence in System Safety Engineering. More info...