• Kent Lowder President, Founding Limited Partner
    R. Kent Lowder leads Mustangs' staff of recognized engineers and scientists with expertise in diverse technologies and applications. He promotes a culture of innovation by encouraging creative freedom, recognizing innovative achievements, and removing barriers and bureaucracy. Mr. Lowder spent more than 20 years at Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group, leading development of advanced missile systems as a department and program manager. To date he has led the successful execution of more than $100M in advanced DoD programs.
  • Michael Stephens Vice President of Systems & Technology, Limited Partner
    Michael Stephens is experienced in systems engineering, analysis, requirements definition, RF system design, multi-mode missile seekers, pulse-Doppler radar, anti-radiation homing (ARH) missile seekers, phased array radar systems, digital signal processing, algorithm design, and simulation of various weapon systems. He is responsible for overseeing all technical aspects of Mustang's programs and new business opportunities. In prior positions he provided technical direction for an organization that developed concepts for next generation weapon systems; directed requirements definition, mode design, analysis, simulation and test activities for multiple demonstration programs; and taught classes in advanced radar signal processing.
  • John Wright Strategic Advisor, Limited Partner
    John Wright, responsible for the Mustang corporate growth strategy, has a proven record of success in DoD advanced programs. Prior to joining Mustang, Mr. Wright was vice president of Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group's Advanced Programs Division, a $250M business entity. He was also Vice President of Raytheon Centers of Excellence and Emerging Business.
  • Dr. Charles Turner Distinguished Fellow, Limited Partner
    Dr. Charles Turner is a nationally-recognized expert in advanced missile systems and seekers. He was a Senior Principal Fellow with Raytheon and a Fellow with Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group and was a key contributor to Paveway, Shrike, HARM, HTS and many other fielded weapon systems. Dr. Turner served as a member of the 2001 Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, addressing difficult electronic targets.
  • Dr. Wade Dyer Distinguished Fellow
    Dr. Wade Dyer developed the first all-digital guidance and control implementation for a tactical missile (HARM 1974) and designed the guidance systems for HARM, Paveway, JSOW, JAVELIN, ERGM, XM982, Seek-Spinner and Tacit Rainbow. He also developed and implemented guidance algorithms and performed system integration for the GBU-15 All Weather Upgrade, achieving the first successful flight in less than 45 days from program launch. Dr. Dyer was a Senior Principal Fellow with Raytheon and a Fellow with Texas Instruments Defense Systems and Electronics Group and is a recognized expert in body-fixed guidance, error-tolerant radar guidance algorithms, nonlinear guidance and autopilot design.
  • Merrill Habbe Distinguished Fellow
    Merrill Habbe is a nationally-recognized radar systems engineer with nearly 40 years of experience in the design and development of coherent, airborne, multi-mode radars. Due to significant technical contributions, he was elected Fellow at Texas Instruments in 1989. Merrill has continued to stay active in the field after retiring from TI’s Defense Systems and Electronics Group (DSEG) in 1997. His expertise includes the design of phased array radar systems; algorithm development and signal processing for air-to-ground modes; multi-target, moving target tracking; and synthetic aperture radar precision targeting. He is currently supporting a wide range of programs at Mustang Technology Group.