ABOUT

ARA Chief Technology Officer and SI2 General Manager

Dr. Joseph Kunze is ARA’s Chief Technology Officer & SI2’s General Manager. Dr. Kunze has led the company’s growth to include in-house RF, microwave and milimeter design, manufacture and testing which is the basis of SI2’s signal management and antenna systems business. Prior to starting SI2, Dr. Kunze was Vice President and Business Unit Leader at Triton Systems, Inc. in Chelmsford, MA. Dr. Kunze’s prior experience includes positions at 3M Company in Mendota Heights, MN. Throughout his career, Dr. Kunze has worked with a number of Government organizations and agencies, as well as other businesses, both large and small. He is very familiar with the organizational, financial and contractual issues associated with a small business successfully doing business in the defense and aerospace markets. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA), and his M.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA). He is an active member in several leading professional societies and organizations including Vistage International (world’s largest Chief Executive Organization), the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA).

Vice President, People Development

Janis Schelfhaudt is Vice President of People Development. She is in charge of managing SI2’s talent acquisition and brand management. In this role, Schelfhaudt serves as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor to leadership team and also manages the company’s safety program. She is well versed in building innovative talent strategies and effective talent management programs that accelerate the company’s priorities of inclusion and innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Prior to joining the SI2 team, Schelfhaudt was Lead Human Resource Business Partner for the MITRE Corporation. In that role, she served as a strategic partner and advisor to executive leadership and their teams and translated business strategy into people and organizational priorities. She also worked as MITRE Corporation’s technical recruiter and human resources business partner and was responsible for execution of talent acquisition strategies to meet business needs and hiring goals for assigned groups.

Schelfhaudt is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and holds a certificate in Human Resources Management from Northeastern University. In addition, she is a certified Clifton Strengths Coach (Gallup Corporation); an Energy Leadership Coach (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching – iPEC); a Leadership Development & Succession Strategist (Human Capital Institute) and is certified in AIRS SearchLab.