GaN Corporation

GaN Corporation was incorporated in the state of Alabama on April 16, 2004, and was enrolled in the 8(a) program in May 2005. According to Inc. 500, GaN ranks as the 59th fastest growing Government contractor in the US. GaN also ranks as the 2nd fastest growing Alabama company providing Government services, with a growth of 467%. GaN stands for "Geeks and Nerds", and as aptly named, the company focus is on high-technology applications.

The letter "A" in the GaN logo consists of the Chinese character meaning people and the red eyeglasses symbolizing innovation. Together, the concepts of high-tech innovation and caring about people represent the GaN culture and our commitment to provide excellence in serving our customers, including soldiers, scientists, engineers and all those who strive to create a better world.

GaN headquarters is in Huntsville, AL and we have offices in Las Cruces, NM, Ft. Hood, TX, Colorado Spring, CO, and Ft. Huachuca, AZ.

The MaN Behind GaN

Jonn Kim has over 20 years of experience in engineering and management for federal government, commercial industries, and academia.

His career path includes NASA, Vanderbilt University, Teledyne Brown Engineering, Time Domain, and Nichols/CSC. Prior to the inception of GaN Corporation, Dr. Kim held the following management responsibilities:

Huntsville Operations Manager

Program Manager

Senior Engineering Manager

System Engineering Manager

Dr. Kim's technical responsibilities included Research Scientist, Adjunct Professor, Senior Member of Technical Staff, and Electrical Engineer.

His technical background includes test & evaluation (T&E), modeling & simulation (M&S), communications theory, signal and image processing, ultra-wide band radar, human behavioral representation, robotics, and electronics.

Dr. Kim received a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Vanderbilt University. He holds multiple patents and publishes numerous papers at conferences for IEEE, ITEA, and SIW. He is a member of Vanderbilt University Industry Advisory Committee, IEEE, NDIA, and ITEA.