Michael J. Garrity

Mike Garrity is responsible for securing transition opportunities for Aptima’s research and development portfolio. He has more than a decade of experience developing and applying training and assessment methods and technologies in support of US and NATO organizations. This work has included detailed front-end analyses and validation, as well as the development of metrics for assessing the effectiveness of current simulation-based training. These efforts span a variety of domains, ranging from Fifth Generation Fighters and Unmanned Systems to operators and Senior Leaders within Air Operations Centers.

Prior to joining Aptima, Mike worked with industry partners to develop models of accident causation and to apply these models to improve safety programs and procedures for the nuclear power industry.

Mike holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and an M.S. in Applied Psychology from Clemson University, and a B.S. in Psychology from Appalachian State University. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Management, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.