nationally recognized as an unmanned air systems (UAS) and AAM leader, consultant, and engineer with over 15 years of experience in aviation. He served as UAS Program Manager for NCDOT where he helped build an award winning program which enabled the first routine medical package delivery operations in the nation. VP of Hovecon Consulting, which provides subject matter expertise and program development for emerging aviation technologies. appointee to NASA’s Aeronautics Research and Technology Roundtable, the mission is to define and explore critical issues related to the nation’s aeronautics research agenda including UAS, eVTOL technology and Urban Air Mobility.