UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 National Technical Systems Incorporated (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) (CUSIP Number) 638104109 Hernandez, Luis Antonio 3069 MISTY HARBOUR LAS VEGAS NV 89117 SUBJECT COMPANY: 	COMPANY DATA: 	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS INC /CA/ 		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:0000110536 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-TESTING LABORATORIES [8734] 		IRS NUMBER:	954134955 		STATE OF INCORPORATION:CA 		FISCAL YEAR END:0131 	FILING VALUES: 		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D 		SEC ACT:		1934 Act 		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-17533 		FILM NUMBER:		08971456 	BUSINESS ADDRESS: 		STREET 1:		24007 VENTURA BLVD 		CITY:			CALABASAS 		STATE:			CA 		ZIP:			91302 		BUSINESS PHONE:		8185910776 	MAIL ADDRESS: 		STREET 1:		24007 VENTURA BLVD 		CITY:			CALABASAS 		STATE:			CA 		ZIP:			91302 	FORMER COMPANY: 		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS /DE/ 		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880218 	FORMER COMPANY: 		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICES INC 		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19810712 	FORMER COMPANY: 		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LINCOLN FUND INC 		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19760315 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Luis Antonio Hernandez I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY) - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [] (b) [] - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER(NUMBER OF SHARES) 619,350 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 619,350 SHARES - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 9. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.6% - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- 10. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON INDIVIDUAL - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Item 1. Security and Issuer - - ---------------------------- This Schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of National Technical Systems, Inc., a California corporation(the "Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the issuer is 24007 Ventura Blvd. Calabasas, CA 91302-1458 - - ---------------------------------------------------------------- Item 2. Purpose of Transaction - - ------------------------------- The purpose of the acquisition of the Common Stock is for investment, and the acquisitions of the Common Stock were made in the ordinary course of business and were not made for the purpose of acquiring control of the Issuer. Although no Reporting Person has any specific plan or proposal to acquire or dispose of the Common Stock, consistent with its investment purpose, each Reporting Person at any time and from time to time may acquire additional Common Stock or dispose of any or all of its Common Stock depending upon an ongoing evaluation of the investment in the Common Stock, prevailing market conditions, other investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of the Reporting Persons and/or other investment considerations. Also, consistent with the investment purpose, the Reporting Persons may engage in communications with one or more shareholders of the issuer, one or more officers of the Issuer and/or one or more members of the board of directors of the Issuer and/or one or more representatives of the Issuer regarding the Issuer,including but not limited to its operations. The Reporting Persons may discuss ideas that, if effected may result in any of the following: the acquisition by persons of additional Common Stock of the Issuer, an extraordinary corporate transaction involving the Issuer, and/or changes in the board of directors or management of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their position and/or change their purpose and/or formulate plans or proposals with respect thereto. Item 3. Interest in Securities of the Issuer - - --------------------------------------------- (a), (b) According to the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2009, there were 9,370,015 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Based on such information, the Reporting persons report beneficial ownership of the following shares of Common stock: (i) 619,350 shares of Common Stock held by Luis A. Hernandez. This represents 6.6% of the outstanding shares. By: Luis A. Hernandez - - ----------------------------- Luis Antonio Hernandez