Phillip Pickens has been named vice president of quality and mission assurance at BlueHalo, an Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, he announced on LinkedIn Wednesday.
He joined the Arlington, Virginia company from Leidos subsidiary Dynetics, where he worked as quality manager.
BlueHalo specializes in delivering technology services with a focus on modern warfare. It covers various mission areas such as cyberspace, unmanned systems, missile defense, intelligence, autonomy and healthcare.
In November, BlueHalo acquired Ipsolon Research, a provider of high-performance, ultra-small form factor software defined radios. The move is aligned with BlueHalo’s objective to support current strategic and technological priorities by accelerating rapid prototyping and product delivery and promoting quality within its supply chain.