Shauna Piedrahita

Applied Research Associates, Inc. engages in the provision of science and engineering research to solve problems of national importance. The firm delivers products and solutions for national defense, homeland security, aerospace, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing. It also offers technical expertise in defense technologies, civil engineering, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, biomedical engineering, environmental technologies, and blast testing and measurement. The company was founded by Neil Higgins, Harry Auld and Jimmie Bratton in 1979 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.