Chesapeake Testing

Specialties

Chesapeake Testing offers the following services:

Ballistic testing, ammunition and firearm testing, barrel scanning, industrial x-​ray CT scanning system, sports equipment testing, building materials testing, federal railroad testing, environmental simulation, blunt impact testing, forced entry testing.

History

Established in 2006.

Established in 2006, Chesapeake Testing has become an industry leader worldwide in ballistic and armor protection testing. A NVLAP certified, A2LA ISO/​IEC 17 025:2005 accredited laboratory, Chesapeake Testing is certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to perform personal body armor testing to NIJ Standard-0101.06 and NIJ Standard-0115.00 Stab Resistance of personal body armor. Chesapeake’s growth has been exponential over the past several years, thanks to experienced personnel, state-​of-​the-​art equipment and a degree of testing integrity second to none.

Meet the Business Owner

Jim F.

Business Owner

Jim has an extensive history of performing engineering support services that has led to the founding of Chesapeake Testing. He supported the Ballistic Research Lab at APG with aircraft vulnerability and survivability challenges, while helping to establish survivability as a formal engineering discipline. His work led him to Sikorsky and later SAIC, but in 1981, Jim and his wife Nancy founded the SURVICE Engineering Company in the basement of their Bel Air home. Their first hire was their newly graduated engineer son Jeff. Jim’s true passion started when he addressed the military’s urgent need to test, certify, and field body armor, helmets and other protective equipment for combat personnel. This desire spawned Chesapeake Testing. Under his leadership and direction, Chesapeake Testing continues to grow in capability and reputation.