• Lead Gen 6 Autonomous eVTOL Systems and Operations Integration activities spanning Aircraft, Autonomy, Airspace, Infrastructure/Vertiport, and Ground/Flight Operations.

• Oversee L0 Engineering and Operational specifications and validation plans and ensure alignment across Gen 6 Engineering, Safety, Certification, and Airline organizations.

• Execute Airspace and Infrastructure Operational Integration plans in coordination with FAA/NASA, EASA/SESAR, and other international jurisdictions and stakeholders.

• Drive Airspace Modernization and Testing roadmaps for the adoption of emerging Automated Flight Rules (AFR) in conjunction with Boeing/SkyGrid and key industry, standards and regulatory partners.

• Lead Concept of Operations and Airspace Integration engineering and integration teams.

• Established Airspace Operational Validation strategy (in coordination with FAA/NASA).

• Spearheaded Automated Flight Rules (AFR) regulatory, industry, and standards maturation in coordination with Boeing and Skygrid.

• Assessed international trends and opportunities for the adoption of autonomous flight.

• Defined autonomous eVTOL aircraft design and operational requirements (MR&O/L0) and Entry-Into-Service ConOps

• Established Operations, Human Factors, Infrastructure, and Market Intelligence teams.

• Monitored market innovation trends and opportunities in the urban air mobility space.

• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams on design trades and system analysis.

Developed AI Predictive Maintenance SaaS applications to enhance asset safety, reliability, operational efficiency, and risk management. Deployments included:

• USAF engagement resulting in $95M DoD contract award (F-35, F-16, C-5M, and E-3).

• Electric Utility Asset Management solution focused on 19K transformer and breaker assets.

• Power Generation and O&G real-time AI enhanced asset condition and monitoring solutions.

Led data driven analysis efforts focused on:

• Risk/safety analysis and determination of optimum replacement schedules of ageing assets.

• Maintenance policy assessment to support transition towards condition/risk based decisions.

• Assessment of industry developments, technology solutions, and pilot opportunities.