Fueling Innovation with Passion and Precision.

“For groundbreaking engineering design, integration, partnering, and testing achievements while serving the Adaptive Persistent Awareness Systems Program’s Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Team at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division. The team surpassed all obstacles and expectations in the evaluation of commercial Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems technologies while simultaneously delivering a Navy-built, multi-mode system-of-systems counter-drone capability. Their ability to deliver relevant solutions to deter and defeat the nations adversaries greatly impact both the Navy and Transportation Security Administration’s missions to keep the nation safe.”

“Went above and beyond on tight deadlines to perform and confirm root-cause analysis of ADS-C logs to develop a plan of action to restore nominal data collection. Working overnight and on scheduled off-days to deliver valuable data to make informed decisions. This is exemplary work and a testament to Dan’s work ethic.”

“Dan, this Ascend Award is provided in recognition of your dedication to the Data Comm Mission and your significant technical and leadership contributions, which were key in the FAA’s ability to reach operational acceptance of the En Route Data Comm service and achieve Key Site IOC. Your continued Above and Beyond work ethic and innovative creativity are key to this challenging program’s success.”