Richard Threlkeld

Richard Threlkeld has extensive experience in the fields of technology, engineering, and military defense. Richard holds several positions as a senior manager, director, and researcher in various companies and institutions such as Axiom AI, Fulcra Robotics, Applied Research Institute, Missouri University of Science and Technology, GE Research, Lockheed Martin, and Georgia Tech Research Institute. Richard has developed and managed projects involving artificial intelligence, systems engineering, aerospace, and counter-weapons of mass destruction. Additionally, they served in various roles in the United States Army and Army Reserve, including serving as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear officer and Platoon Leader.

Richard Threlkeld has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, which they obtained from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2012. In 2016, they earned a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from Webster University. Threlkeld obtained their Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification in February 2017 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Richard pursued further education by completing a Professional Master's degree in Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology between 2018 and 2020. Starting in 2020, they are pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Systems Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Threlkeld's latest certification is SysML Model User, which they obtained from OMG in November 2022. Richard also holds a HAZMAT OPS certification, although the details about when and where they obtained it are unknown.