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Mr. Fred Silverman  is an accomplished and results oriented executive with more than 30 years of progressively responsible success in both Development and Operational Management. He offers a track record of consistent achievement, improving operations, developing disruptive technology, and design for manufacturability. He is both strategic and analytical, which has produced results of corporate and operational levels for businesses in all life cycle phases, driving top and bottom line growth. He is a collaborative team player who works well with all employees to achieve common business objectives (Mr. Silverman’s professional experience).

 

 

About Us

 

  • Strategic Product Development

  • Market Analysis and Capture Plans

  • Thermodynamics, Reaction Kinetics and Stress Analysis

  • Design for Manufacturability

  • Design of Experiments

  • Reliability Analysis

  • Process Hazardous Material and Operational Analysis

  • Explosive Site Plan Development and Execution

  • AS9100 Quality Management System Compliance

  • NRA Distinguished Expert for Pistol Marksmanship

 

 

  • The GENCORP R.B. Young Technical Innovation Award

  •  U.S. Navy Sustained Performance Award

  •  U.S. Navy Superior Performance Award

  • Patent 8,763,531, dtd. 7/1/2014, “Pyrotechnic Electric Generator”

  • Patent Pending 13/456,318, dtd. 4/26/2012, “Reactive Bridge Electro-Explosive Device”

  •  Member of the U.S. Space Quality Improvement (SQIC) and Space Supplier Councils (SSC)

  • Member of the US Joint Program Office/Naval Surface Warfare Center CAD/PAD Committee

  • CA Dept. of Justice, Firearm Safety Certificate

  • CADPAD Workshop 2022, Session Chairman for Ordnance Testing

  • List of publications 

Scope of Mastery 
Awards, patents, associations, and list of publications

 

Argent Energetics Technology (AET) was formed in 2014 by Mr. Fred Silverman. AET is a

chemical /mechanical engineering firm specializing in energetic/ordnance product and process development, design for manufacturability, failure analysis, risk management, technical proposal creation, and training services.

 

 

 

Mr. William Price is a single subject expert in mechanical engineering design with over 24 years of experience in the aerospace/defense industry. He has a mastery in the following computer aided design and manufacturing programs (CAD/CAM): SolidWorks, Pro/Engineer, AutoCAD, and Mastercam. In addition he owned and operated a machine shop specializing in aircraft and missile components. He was awarded the GenCorp R.B. Young Innovation Award; and is an author of over a half a dozen technical papers, and his list of patents:

 

 

Sub-tier experts
  • Ceiling mounted MILES IED for the US Army (Patent Pending)

  • MILES Practice Grenade (Patent Pending)

  • ORLAT IED (Patent Pending)

  • MILES Apparel (Patent Pending)

  • Pneumatic MILES Small Arms Simulator (Patent Pending)

  • Vehicle Power Supply (Patent Pending)

  • MILES Claymore Mine (Patent Pending)

  • Blank Firing MILES Rifle (Patent Pending

  • Means to put MILES hardware into a 9mm Beretta (Patent Pending)

AET Business Model
AET Areas of expertise
  • Explosive train design

  • Energetic manufacturing

  • Cryogenic aerospace design and applications

  • Stress analysis (linear and non-linear finite element)

  • Ballistic modeling

  • Thermodynamic modeling

  • Reliability analysis

  • Safety Process Assessment

  • Cartridge actuated device (CAD) design and application

  • Propellant actuated device (PAD) design and application

  • Electro Explosive Devices (EED) design and application

  • Explosive train test protocols

  • Process hazard analysis (PHA) (BowTie analysis)

  • Explosive site plan (ESP) analysis IAW DoD 4145.26M

  • Technical writing

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