Allen Tillerson, Electronics Senior Engineer, NSWC Crane

Bio: Mr. Tillerson is a 1991 Graduate of the University of Louisville's Speed Scientific School with a Bachelor of Engineering Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. Allen began his Navy career through the cooperative internship program in 1989, and accepted a position as an RF engineer at the Naval Ordnance Station in Louisville, KY upon graduation. During his employment at Naval Ordnance Station, Allen performed responsibilities including test system design, software programming, production engineering support and fleet support.

Allen joined the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division in May 1994 and began responsibilities as an Antenna engineer.  From 1994 to 1998, Allen was the antenna range lead engineer, where he implemented a small compact range, Radar Cross-Section range and a 6200' outdoor far-field range in support of numerous shipboard, airborne, ground radar and electronic warfare systems. Allen was tasked with the design and implementation of a motion control system and data collection system for a portable near-field scanner.  He co-authored papers for the Antenna Measurement and Techniques Association (AMTA) and American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) and Society of Radar Engineers. 

Allen's next assignment was to establish the shipboard training in-service engineering agent (ISEA) capability for the Battle Force Tactical Trainer's (BFTT) / Trainer, Stimulation/Simulation Systems (TSSS).  Allen oversaw the design, development, test, production and installation of the TSSS aboard US Naval Ships from 1998 through 2002. 

From 2002 to the 2015, Allen served in various leadership positions such as technical project manager, branch manager and division manager within NSWC Crane Division.  Allen was responsible for the successful execution of workload for design, development, and systems engineering functions over the entire lifecycle, as well as Acquisition Engineering Agent, Design Agent, and In-Service Engineering Agent roles on a variety of Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Army Systems.  In 2013, Allen completed his Master of Science in Management, specializing in Strategic Management from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Allen joined the Flight Systems Division in 2015 and was assigned as the lead for 2016 NDAA Mandated Study of field failures involving counterfeit electronic parts, and is currently a trusted electronics senior engineer.

Allen is DAWIA Level III Certified in the ENG Career field, is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and has completed Green Belt training.