Jonathan "J.R." Read

Chief Executive Officer

A proven leader and CEO with experience running global business operations, J.R. has extensive expertise in M&A, financing, public company management, and licensing. He has served as Chairman and/or CEO of ECOtality, TeraForge Ventures, Quadratum 1, and Shakey’s International among others and presently serves as a Director for TeraForge. Mr. Read attended Claremont McKenna College.

Lutz P. Henckels

Lutz P. Henckels

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director

Dr. Henckels has served as a member of the Company’s Board since 2011 and will continue to serve on the Company’s Board. Dr. Henckels is a Managing Member of Alara Capital AVI II (formerly the Company’s largest shareholder) and has over 20 years’ experience serving as Chief Executive Officer of the private and public technology companies HiQ Solar, SyntheSys Research (acquired by Tektronix/Danaher), LeCroy Corporation (LCRY), and HHB Systems (HHBX). Dr. Henckels is the recipient of the first John Fluke Sr. Memorial Award, along with David Packard, Joe Keithley, and Alex D’Arbeloff. The John Fluke Sr. Memorial Award was established in 1986 to honor executives who have led their companies with innovative engineering or business management. Dr. Henckels holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and PhD in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He graduated Eta Kappa Nu and Tau Beta Pi, and is also a graduate of the OMP program of Harvard Business School. Dr. Henckels has also been a director of multiple publicly traded companies, including Ikos, Inframetrics, and LeCroy.

Armand Pantalone

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Pantalone joined Giga-tronics in July 2016 as the Director of RADAR & EW Test Solutions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pantalone worked at Raytheon’s Integrated Defense Systems Division. In his 20 years at Raytheon, he held a variety of technical and leadership positions associated with RADAR and missile defense programs. Previous experience includes 10 years at Northrop Grumman/Nordeen Systems as an RF & Microwave engineer specializing in the design of RADAR systems including system integration and flight testing. Armand is a 1987 graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY with a dual degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Sean P. Lyle

Chief Development Officer

Sean has over 20 years of management experience in technical industries including Software, Energy and Agribusiness and most recently served as President & CEO of PowerGrow, Inc. and of Energy Surety Partners. He has held senior development roles with Solon, Siemens and Statera, and he is a LEED AP and member of BENS (Business Executives for National Security). Sean earned a BS in Business Administration from the University of Wyoming.