Ki Ho Kang, President

Ki Ho Kang, a veteran of the United States Air Force, founded KIHOMAC, Inc. in 2003. As an Air Force officer, Kang participated in a variety of complex aerospace weapon system acquisition programs as systems engineer, flight test engineer, and program manager. He served as an avionics systems engineer for A-10 and QF-100 aircraft, flight test engineer for A-10, and managed a number of technology programs in support of various Department of Defense agencies. As a weapons program manager at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Kang oversaw the cruise missile penetrator, Hard Target Smart Fuse, and Advanced Unitary Penetrator programs, and as a program manager at the Central MASINT Technology Coordination Office, Kang oversaw MASINT technology investment programs. After 11 years of active duty service in the Air Force, he joined the Air Force Reserve in 2000 and currently serves as a military assistant to the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.

Ki Ho Kang focused the company’s competency towards sustainment of complex aerospace systems, encompassing the entire spectrum of sustainment functions — analysis, design, build, test, field, and service aerospace capabilities. The company has grown steadily at an annualized growth rate of over 130%, starting in 2004 with $156K in revenue and ending 2009 with $10.9M in revenue. Recently, the company opened a 12,500 square feet Prototype Engineering and Fabrication Center (PEFC) in Layton, Utah to address aerospace customer manufacturing needs that require high engineering content and specialty machining.

Ki Ho Kang received a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1989. He then received a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1994. He is a member of the Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers.

Steve Brown, Vice President, Chief Technical Officer

Mr. Steven W. Brown joined KIHOMAC, Inc., as Vice President, in 2008. Prior to joining KIHOMAC, Mr. Brown was a program manager at Science and Technology Associates, Inc., a Director at ENSCO, Inc., and a United States Air Force Officer for 25 years.

Mr. Brown was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force through ROTC. Following completion of undergraduate pilot training, Mr. Brown was assigned to fly air refueling tanker aircraft. He flew the KC-135Q in support of the SR-71 reconnaissance mission and the KC-10A. Mr. Brown completed the Experimental Test Pilot Course at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School and conducted aircraft systems testing in the T-39, T-37, C-5, and C-29. Mr. Brown became an acquisition program manager on the C-20H and AC-130U programs, and he was subsequently assigned to the Headquarters Air Force acquisition staff in the Pentagon. Mr. Brown was then assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) where he led a team of scientists, engineers, and military operators developing technologies to counter weapons of mass destruction (WMD). At DTRA, Mr. Brown responsibilities included the Counterproliferation Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration and the Hard Target Defeat program. Mr. Brown completed his military career at the Reconnaissance Systems Program Office (SPO) where he led International Programs Division in the delivery of imagery and signals intelligence aircraft systems to Foreign Military Sales customers. As a defense contractor at ENSCO, Inc., Mr. Brown started support for DTRA’s $30M Find, Characterize and Assess (FCA) program. Mr. Brown then joined Science and Technology Associates, Inc. where he led support for Defense Information System’s Agency’s Network Enabled Command Capability (NECC) program.

Mr. Brown received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1977 and a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1978 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also received a Master’s Degree in National Resource Management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1995. Mr. Brown is a graduate of the Program Management Course at the Defense System Management College and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Ronald Jones, Vice President, Aerospace Sustainment Division

Ron Joined KIHOMAC Inc in Aug 2009 as the Utah site Director, and became a Vice President in Feb 2010. Ron has 30 years total of government service, 25 years in government contracting, five years working government supply chain, and also 12 years management in private industry.

Ron started with the Government in contracting in 1984 as a GS- 5 buyer; he worked in various areas including aircraft, trainers, munitions, wheels and brakes, and missiles. During his early years in contracting he took various training classes including cost and pricing, contract law, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and government contracting. During Ron’s career he became level III certified in acquisition, and obtained a professional designation in contracting. Ron retired in July 2009 as an YC03, (GS-15 equivalent).

While in trainers he helped develop a model contract used for contractor logistic support (CLS), which became the contract vehicle used for CLS to support various trainer and simulator systems across the Air Force. This model contract helped create a more efficient and flexible contract helping to keep the simulator and training more concurrent with the aircraft.

As a supervisor in Aircraft, Ron was instrumental in awarding the first Falcon 20/20 contract for engineering support for the F-16. This contract provides engineering support for modifications, upgrades, and sustainment for all U.S. and FMS F-16 aircraft. While in Aircraft he also was involved in awarding the first Design Engineering Support Program (DESP) contract.

While the chief of operational contracting Ron headed up a team responsible to provide contracting support for military security for the 2002 winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Utah. The winter Olympics were held five months after 9-11, which resulted in the security requirements quadrupling over the original plan. This required significant effort and planning to put all the infrastructure and support contracts in place and up and running in time for the Olympic Games. Ron and his team were recognized and received meritorious achievement awards from the commanding General responsible for Olympic security, he stated, “security for the games wouldn’t had happened if it wasn’t for Ron and his folks at Hill Air Force base”. While chief of Operational contracting Ron also set up the original AEF training and deployment program for Contacting at HAFB.

Ron has held the position of Chief of contracting for three different Wings at Hill AFB, the 75th Air base Wing, the 526th ICBM Wing, and the 84th Combat Sustainment Wing. During this period Ron was awarded the PK Supervisor of the year, Federal manager of the year, and Secretary of the Air Force AFMC Contracting Supervisor of the year. Ron retired while serving as chief of the Policy and Pricing Division, PK Directorate, OO-ALC, HAFB Utah.

Ron has a Bachelor degree in Business Management from Weber State University, and a Masters of Business Management (MBA) degree from Embry Riddle University, graduating with honors.