FWD personnel have over 30 years of experience in aerospace manufacturing and cost analysis including18 years of custom software development for the Air Force Research Lab and aircraft engine companies. We have experience designing software applications on a variety of Windows and Linux-based platforms and in languages including C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, Ruby, PHP, SQL, Java, Javascript, Fortran, and Python. We have an extensive background utilizing simulation tools such as Arena, Matlab, and ExtendSim, and graphic and 3D design experience for developing state of the art user interfaces and designs.