Technical Services

HS-Micro, acoustic hailing device, anchor innovation

Technical Services Department

Anchor Innovation, Inc. was established to support U.S. Government and Service organizations enabling them to optimize programs, achieve assigned objectives, and improve readiness. We provide organizational and operational analysis using established industry methodologies. Our analysis identifies program gaps and seams, assesses risk, and develops/refines requirements and mitigation strategies.

Anchor analysis methodologies are customized to consider the operator's perspective. Our staff captures analytic data using an extensive set of tools to establish a comprehensive understanding of the current state.

  • Operational Risk Assessments

  • Integrated Vulnerability Assessments

  • DOTMLPF Analysis

  • Operational Program Assessments and Reviews

  • Training and Operational Exercise Analysis

Anchor onsite personnel engrain themselves as integral parts of the customer team. We actively participate in developing innovative solutions to standing or emerging challenges to achieve organizational objectives. Our technical and analytic support services span from Echelon I to V commands supporting critical fleet and installation programs and missions. Services include:

  • Requirements. Effects-based concept and requirements analysis that considers employment concepts, gap and seam analysis, emerging technology, and personnel.

  • Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Development. CONOPS provides the foundation for emerging operational employment concepts. They provide detailed revision to warfare doctrine for the integration of new technology and systems, or an emerging construct for meeting mission objectives.

  • Analysis of Alternatives. Anchor leverages decades of operational experience and expertise to develop analysis-based assessment of various organizational decisions. Focused on supporting decisions based on operational impact, analysis also provides succinct summaries that consider return on investment, risk, and total cost. 

  • Operational Assessment. Assessments are the foundation of process and program improvement. Anchor develops measures of effectiveness and performance to capture and measure current capability in context of existing and proposed operating concepts.

  • Doctrine, Policy, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. Anchor provides experience and expertise to align strategy to task-level procedures to ensure achievement of mission objectives.

Chris Powell
President
Chris Powell, Anchor's President, brings over 20 years of US Navy tactical flight operations, maintenance, and leadership experience as a Navy FA-18 pilot and squadron Commanding Officer. He has significant expertise in TACAIR community issues, and with a MS in Space Systems, provides a strong analytical and technical background. In his final Navy tour, Chris served at U.S. Fleet Forces Command as the Operations Officer in the Antiterrorism Directorate for Programs, Systems, Policy and Assessments.