FITEX Management Team
FITEX (FITECO and FITERAD together) have been steered in their development by a management team. Like the breath of the project, the educations and backgrounds of these team members cover wide ranges of technology, project planning, business and finance. The following table summarizes the Management Team's background [click on a name to view a manager's Curriculum Vitae.]:

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Robin Harrison

US Forest Service Aerial Firefighter and Aerial Assets Manager; Twenty Eight Years of USFS Experience in all Aspects of Firefighting Including Tactical and Strategic Firefight Planning; Engineer; FAA Designated Engineering Representative (DER); Lawyer; Aircraft Maintenance and Modification Engineer and Mechanic; Instrument Pilot
Jerry Chicoine

Business Lawyer and CPA; CFO then Chairman and CEO of $3Billion/yr Corporation; Board Member of over 22 companies: Financial Institutions, Insurance Companies, etc. Extensive experience in business planning, management and finance. Many years of experience in international business travel establishing marketing, sales, distribution and production facilities in many foreign lands and negotiating with heads of state and financiers to accomplish such business expansion worldwide.
Randy Graves

Aerodynamics Engineering: Computational Fluid Dynamics; Program Management and Planning; MBA; NASA Management: employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 27 years-- extensive experience in high-technology government program inception, planning and management.
Gary Batey

Business Planning and Management; Aircraft System Management and Modification; FAA Matters including Aircraft Certification and Designated Engineering Representative; Hardware and Software Engineering; Marketing. Extensive Experience with Air Cargo Business (FedEx).
Jack Hoffman

Aircraft Technology: Aerodynamics, Controls, Structures, and Simulation; Electronics and Software Engineering: Design, Programming and Support; Business and Project Planning and Management; Technical Sales and Marketing (Government Emphasis); IPO Support; Instrument Pilot
Michael M. Mull

Aircraft and Systems Engineering; Aircraft- Aerodynamics, Mechanical Systems, Structures: Design and Analysis; UAVs; Business, Project Management and Planning
Roger Cook

Project Management; Polymer Chemistry; Computer System Design; Instrumentation System Design; Laboratory Test System Design; Laboratory Management; Internet Research.
Ryan Barker

Senior Air Traffic Controller, Federal Aviation Administration, Southern California Traffic Control Center (SoCal); Instrument Pilot. Strong experience base in ATC operations under emergency conditions such as wildfires.
Gavin Noble

System Engineering; Quality Control and Assurance; ISO Conformance and Standards Specifications and Controls; Documentation and Configuration Control and Management.
Ron Kunkel

CEO and General Management; Marketing; Operational Management; Negotiation; Strategic, Tactical And Operational Planner; Regulatory Compliance.
Scott Kelley

Intellectual Property Attorney: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright Protection, Enforcement of Rights, Licensing (particularly Licensing Agreements). See http://www.klkpatentlaw.com/attorneys.html#scottwkelley for more information.