Brett McWilliams

Brett McWilliams is a seasoned professional in the field of physics, currently serving as a Physics Subject Matter Expert (SME) at IGNITE since April 2025. Prior to this role, Brett held key positions at Reliant Technologies, Inc. from October 2015 to April 2025, including Chief Technology Officer and Senior Physicist, where responsibilities included responding to RFIs, writing SBIR proposals, and acting as a space environments and effects SME in the GBI Assessment program. Brett also contributed as a Senior Physicist at SAIC from March 2012 to September 2015, overseeing a project focused on hardware integration and software development for real-time tracking of mobile entities alongside biometric monitoring. Brett earned a Master of Science in Physics from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.