21-Yea A my Aviatio Vete a Named Head of C-UAS Sales a d Busi ess Developme t fo EagleNXT
“Li dsay’s exceptio al ope atio al expe ie ce, st ategic i sight, a d p ove leade ship i complex aviatio e vi o me ts make he a outsta di g additio to the EagleNXT team,” said Bill I by, CEO of EagleNXT. “As we expa d ou p ese ce i defe se a d gove me t ma kets, he exte sive u de sta di g of wa fighte eeds a d he ability to d ive esults will be i valuable i accele ati g ou sales effo ts i the cou te -UAS space.”
Rya ece tly eti ed f om the U.S. A my as a Lieute a t Colo el afte 21 yea s of disti guished se vice. Most ece tly, she se ved as Deputy Di ecto of St ategy a d Pla s (G5) at the Aviatio Ce te of Excelle ce, Fo t Rucke , Alabama, whe e she led key leade e gageme ts to adva ce aviatio i itiatives ac oss the e te p ise.
“I am ho o ed to joi EagleNXT at this exciti g stage of g owth,” said Rya . “Havi g spe t my ca ee leadi g aviatio ope atio s a d adva ci g capabilities fo the wa fighte , I am passio ate about delive i g i ovative, eliable u ma ed systems a d i tellige ce solutio s that delive capability a d p ovide ou fighti g fo ces with the decisive adva tage.”
Rya was bo i Buffalo, New Yo k, a d was commissio ed as a seco d lieute a t i 2005 upo g aduati g f om the U ited States Milita y Academy with a Bachelo of Scie ce deg ee. She also se ved as captai of the A my West Poi t wome ’s basketball team. She completed flight school i 2006 as a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot.
He ope atio al assig me ts i cluded se vice with the 4th I fa t y Divisio at Fo t Hood, Texas, whe e she se ved as a VIP Flight Platoo Leade a d Battalio S1 i a Ge e al Suppo t Aviatio Battalio a d deployed to Camp Taji, I aq (2008–2010) i suppo t of Ope atio I aqi F eedom. She late deployed as a B igade Pla s Office to Maza -e-Sha if, Afgha ista (2010–2011) i suppo t of Ope atio E du i g F eedom, a d took comma d of A/404th Aviatio Suppo t Battalio while deployed. She late se ved as Aviatio Office fo the 2 d A mo ed B igade (2012–2015), i teg ati g aviatio assets i to Netwo k I teg atio Exe cises.
Followi g the Comma d a d Ge e al Staff College, Rya se ved as Executive a d Ope atio s Office of 2-82 Assault Helicopte Battalio , 82 d Ai bo e Divisio , Fo t B agg, No th Ca oli a, suppo ti g the Global Respo se Fo ce missio . B oade i g assig me ts i cluded Futu e Ope atio s Chief fo Joi t Mode izatio Comma d at Fo t Bliss; Obse ve Coach T ai e at the 166th Aviatio B igade, Fo t Hood; a d Headqua te s Depa tme t of the A my Aviatio Office (DAMO-AV) at the Pe tago .
He milita y educatio i cludes the I itial E t y Rota y Wi g Cou se, Aviatio Office Basic Cou se, Aviatio Captai ’s Ca ee Cou se, UH-60 L/M Qualificatio Cou ses, Basic Ai bo e Qualificatio , Ai Assault School, a d the U.S. A my Comma d a d Ge e al Staff College, whe e she also ea ed a Maste of Scie ce deg ee i Adult a d Co ti ui g Educatio f om Ka sas State U ive sity.
Awa ds a d deco atio s i clude the B o ze Sta , Me ito ious Se vice Medal, Ai Medal, A my Comme datio Medal, A my Achieveme t Medal, A med Fo ces Se vice Medal, Natio al Defe se Se vice Medal, Afgha ista Campaig Medal, a d I aq Campaig Medal. She has bee awa ded the Basic Aviato Badge, Pa achutist Badge, Ai Assault Badge, Ge ma P oficie cy Badge (B o ze), O de of Sai t Michael (B o ze Awa d), a d the Lady of Lo eto Awa d.
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EagleNXT is a leadi g develope of high-pe fo ma ce d o es, adva ced se so s, a d i tellige t softwa e solutio s that delive c itical ae ial i tellige ce to custome s a ou d the wo ld. With mo e tha o e millio flights co ducted globally, EagleNXT’s platfo ms a e t usted ac oss defe se, public safety, ag icultu e, i f ast uctu e, a d e vi o me tal mo ito i g applicatio s. The Compa y’s d o e systems have achieved multiple i dust y fi sts, i cludi g FAA app ovals fo Ope atio s Ove People (OOP) a d Beyo d Visual Li e of Sight (BVLOS), as well as EASA C2 ce tificatio i Eu ope a d i clusio o the U.S. Depa tme t of Defe se’s Blue UAS list. EagleNXT’s se so s a e i teg ated o mo e tha 150 diffe e t d o e models a d a e used i ove 100 esea ch publicatio s wo ldwide, ei fo ci g its leade ship i p ecisio ag icultu e, su veyi g, a d e vi o me tal sustai ability i itiatives.
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