Ballistics & armor development
Advisory support for hard armor and composite protection programs across personnel and aviation applications — from early concept and material direction through design maturity and qualification planning.
Northeastern Nevada · Ballistics & Program Management
Technical experience.
Clear direction.
Independent consulting for ballistic protection, armor development, and complex defense and commercial programs.
- 01Composite armor
- 02Aviation protection
- 03Program leadership
01Expertise
Focused support where protection engineering and program delivery meet.
Aviation & platform protection
Experience supporting survivability solutions for aviation and ground vehicle platforms, helping coordinate the cross-functional engineering work that turns requirements into integrated protection.
Program management
Proposal development, contract coordination, schedules, budgets, staffing, and technical delivery for commercial and defense programs that need steady, accountable leadership.
Profile · NE Nevada
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Tyrone Minton
Owner & President
02About
Tyrone Minton
Owner & President
Tyrone Minton brings more than 15 years of engineering, product development, and program management experience to Summit Ballistic Research. His work has centered on composite armor, aviation protection, and survivability systems.
He held a series of leadership roles at The Protective Group, following earlier engineering experience at BAE Systems. Today, from Northeastern Nevada, he pairs technical insight with the practical discipline it takes to deliver complex programs.
03Selected experience
A career built inside protection programs.
Summit Ballistic Research
2025 — Present
- President2025 —
The Protective Group
2010 — 2025
- Senior Director, Product Development & Engineering2022 — 2025
- Engineering Manager, Aviation Protection2020 — 2022
- Program Manager2014 — 2020
- Engineering Project Manager2010 — 2014
BAE Systems
2009 — 2010
- Engineering Technician2009 — 2010
04Contact
Bring clarity to your next project.
Share your goals, technical challenges, and program needs. We'll start with a focused conversation about where support can make the biggest difference.
Northeastern Nevada, USA