Leadership Team

About

The Leadership Team at AeroVironment is responsible for setting strategic direction and overseeing the execution of company initiatives across various divisions, including energy systems, electric vehicle technologies, and unmanned aerial vehicles. Composed of senior executives from diverse functional areas such as business development, finance, engineering, and operations, this team collaborates to drive innovation, ensure compliance, and enhance operational effectiveness, ultimately positioning the company for sustainable growth in a competitive market.


Team members

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Aaron Wypyszynski

Chief Engineer, Huntsville Inn...

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Adam Ruggieri

Principal Financial Analyst

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Alex Blyskun

Autonomy Systems Engineer, Pri...

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Allan Matthew

Product Line Chief Engineer, M...

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Andres Ortiz

Chief Engineer

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Andy Blatchford

Chief Engineer

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Armen Ohanian

Principal Software Engineer

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Bill Donovan

Chief Engineer

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Bill Hagerman

Vice President Internal Audit

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Bill Nicoloff

Chief Architect And Principal ...

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Bill Parks

Principal Engineer

Brad Truesdell

SVP of Global Sales, Business ...

Brett Hush

SVP & General Manager, Loiteri...

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Brian Danowsky

Aeromechanical Engineer, Princ...

Charlie Dean

VP, International Business Dev...

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Chase Ashton

Production Chief Engineer

Colin Walker

VP, Fulfillment

Cris Sapera

VP of Engineering, Uncrewed Sy...

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Dave Royer

Principal GNC Engineer

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David Thompson

Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Erik Smythe

Principal Engineer

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Farzad J. Behboodi

Principal Airworthiness And Sa...

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Jarmin Blanton

Vice President Of Business Dev...

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Jason Mukherjee

Principal Flight Controls Engi...

Jeff Rodrian

SVP & GM, MacCready Works

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Joe Dinius

Principal Autonomy Software En...

JB

Joseph Beaudoin

MUAS Chief Standards Operator

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Joseph Mohos

Vice President & Technical Fel...

Kevin McDonnell

SVP & CFO

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Kevin Williams

Chief Engineer

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Kirk P.

Vice President Of Operations, ...

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Kristy Benson

Vice President & Treasurer

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Lars Cremean

Chief Engineer

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Matt England

Vice President, Strategic Grow...

Melissa Brown

SVP, General Counsel & Chief C...

Michael Cross

VP & Product Line General Mana...

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Michael Schollmeyer

Principal Software Engineer

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Ming Bai

Principal Software Engineer

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Phil Tokumaru

Vice President And Technical F...

Rene Bardorf

VP of Marketing & Communicatio...

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Roger Schuck

Chief Engineer

Scott Newbern

VP & CTO

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Sean A.

Principal Cybersecurity Engine...

Sean Woodward

VP, Global Operations Finance

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Shane Hastings

VP & General Manager, MUAS

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Stan Fisher

Principal Engineer

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Tiziano Fiorenzani

Chief Engineer

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Tom Tomlinson

Principal Systems Engineer

Trace Stevenson

VP, Emerging Business & Deputy...

Wahid Nawabi

President & CEO

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