Tim King traces the beginning of his engineering career to 1985, when he worked as a graduate research assistant in The University of Alabama’s Robotics and Computer Graphics Lab. Today, as the executive vice president of Modern Technology Solutions Inc., King is a stalwart in the engineering field.
Upon graduating from UA, he joined Texas Instruments’ Control Systems Technology Center. There, he contributed to multiple Department of Defense systems, many of which remain in service today.
In 1992, King returned to his hometown of Huntsville to support the growing missile defense industry, advancing through leadership roles at several technology firms. In 2006, he became a senior vice president at QinetiQ North America before joining MTSI in 2008 as general manager of its Huntsville office. Under his leadership, the office was named to the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber’s Best Places to Work Hall of Fame after winning the distinction for 14 consecutive years. King was promoted to vice president in 2014 and assumed his current executive position in 2017. In this role, King leads MTSI’s Army and Missile Defense Division and serves as the site lead in Huntsville, Alabama, where he oversees business operations and aligned customer markets across six states.
An active leader in civic and professional organizations, King serves on the Huntsville/Madison County Chamber board of directors, the Huntsville Committee of 100, and as a trustee for Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He is also a longtime member of the Capstone Engineering Society, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi.
King earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from The University of Alabama. Recognized as a Department of Mechanical Engineering Fellow in 2016, he remains engaged as an active member of the department’s industrial advisory board. He also holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University and is a graduate of the Leadership Greater Huntsville Management Academy.
King and his wife, Kathy, have been married for 39 years and reside in Huntsville. They are proud parents of two sons and grandparents to three grandchildren.