Jay Snyder

Jay Snyder – Chief Technology Officer, is a Systems Engineer Professional with 20+ years of experience as a Defense Contractor, 14 years’ experience as a Fighter Pilot/Mission Commander, and 2 years at the Pentagon laying out the next 35-40 years of the Air Force. He has been a key visionary for some of the biggest DoD Systems of Systems efforts, such as Air Force Revolutionary Planning, Air Force Long Range Planning, Coast Guard Deepwater Program, and the Army Future Combat Systems Program.

Jay has developed a multitude of Revolutionary Concepts and designed several unmanned and manned vehicle systems. He has broad experience in the unmanned technology arena. He has experience with several research organizations such as DARPA, ONR, AFRL, AATD, NAVAIR, and JIEDDO. He earned his BS in Astronautical engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Jay is a graduate of the Air Force Weapons School. He has extensive speaking experience and vast knowledge of the U.S. governments contracting process.

Jay has held positions that include the Systems Architect for Aviation and was responsible for the overall Vision/Strategy/New Concept development for the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Project; the UAV manned fixed wing architecture and asset design, as well as C4ISR system design for the Coast Guard through 2042.