With over 20 years of experience in the aerospace industry, Ryan’s primary duties are focused on driving the companies various projects forward as well as various administrative duties. His specialties lie in vehicle design, structural design and mechanical design.
Prior to starting Mace Aviation, he worked as an Aerospace Engineer at NAVAIR at NAS Patuxent River, MD, a Conceptual Design Engineer at the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, CA, a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Orbital Sciences in Chandler, AZ and a Design Engineer at Scaled Composites in Mojave, CA.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He is a licensed pilot for both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.
Throughout his career, Ryan has been involved in the development of a wide range of aircraft, from small hand-launched UAVs to the massive 385-foot wingspan Stratolaunch ROC mothership designed for air-launching rockets and payloads to space. He has worked on several manned X-planes, the Mach 3+ SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital spaceplane, and orbital-class rockets. Ryan has held various engineering positions, including Design Engineer, Conceptual Design Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, and Project Engineer.
In his free time, Ryan enjoys flying, flying remote-controlled aircraft, drawing, and car design.