(HUNTSVILLE, AL)– Dale Moore was unanimously elected by the Davidson Board of Directors to the position of President, effective January 1, 2024. Moore previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer, and has a history with the company dating back almost 2 decades. Davidson CEO, MG John W. Holly (USA, Ret.) was elected by the board to another term as Chairman of the Board.
Moore recently sat down with Creative Services Director, David Wood, for an interview where he talks the past, present, and architecting Davidson’s future success and legacy.
In the bustling corridors of Davidson Technologies’ new global headquarters, filled with crews and contractors, there’s a palpable sense of momentum – a company on the cusp of a transformative era. Dale Moore, the newly-elected President of Davidson, embodies this spirit of change and continuity. With a history going back more than two decades with the company, Moore’s ascension to the presidency marks not just a career milestone, but a pivotal moment in Davidson’s evolution.
Reflecting on the Journey
DW: Dale, before we get into the present and the future, I wanted to go back for a second to give people some context about your background with the company.
This is one of those proverbial full circle moments for you because you’ve got a history with Davidson.
You returned as COO and have now assumed the role of President.
Tell us what it’s meant to move into this role.
Moore: “Yeah, I think it’s a great starting point, David.
23 years ago I met Dr. Julian Davidson in his office for the first time, I had never met him, talking about an opportunity at this really small company he had created.
He was looking for young engineers to help continue to build on the things that he was focused on.
And Julian was a very mission focused individual.
He really cared about this country and the national security programs he was supporting at the time.
And in particular, his passion was missile defense.
We were a part of the initial standup of the Boeing LSI on the GMD contract, in which Davidson played a role.
He offered me my first real opportunity in this town to grow as an engineer and become a part of this community.
I was new to Huntsville at the time, and I owe everything in my career to the opportunity that Dr. Davidson gave me 20 plus years ago.”
“And I spent the first 5 foundational years of my career here at Davidson.
That springboarded me to the opportunities that presented themselves in the future.
Fast forward 15 years later, and I got the opportunity to come back to Davidson as Chief Operating Officer and now President and it’s just an exciting opportunity for me just to see how this company has become what it is now versus where we were more than 20 years ago.”
“From a 30 to 40 person company at the time that I joined it to over 250 employees now, still doing the great work that Dr. Davidson focused on and really imprinted into his legacy and what he wanted to see Davidson become.
Not only are we moving in that direction, but there’s a lot more to come.
And I think it’s really going to be a great representation of his legacy – Dorothy’s legacy.
And I have a significant opportunity to help make sure that legacy is sustained; the longevity of the name and what it means to both this community and obviously the employees at here at Davidson.”
“It is exciting time to be a part of what Davidson is doing, and again, it really is about the name on the wall behind me and what that means to both the community, our national security programs and the Davidson family.”
A New Era Unfolds
DW: The new global headquarters we’re sitting in represents much more than brand new fixtures and finishes and a nice place for employees to operate.
Share with us the ways in which this facility represents a new era for Davidson because of the ways it will facilitate new and expanded capabilities and work scopes.
Moore: “It is a new era for Davidson.
It’s an exciting time to be a part of the future of Davidson.
We have done a number of things over the last 20 years, primarily being a high-quality, performance excellence focused engineering services company.
That has been a great pedigree for where Davidson was and who we are today.
It’s a foundation for the company and that’s not going to change.
What we are focused on moving forward is being a mission-driven provider of critical software applications underpinned by artificial intelligence, machine learning and by advancing quantum technology in the national security space; leveraging those capabilities to provide differentiated products and solutions for our customers.”
