Dan Edwards

Chief Technology Officer at Platform Aerospace

Dan Edwards serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Platform Aerospace Inc. since September 2019, overseeing engineering departments and leading the technical development of the Vanilla UAV, significantly enhancing its operational endurance. Prior to this role, Dan Edwards spent over 15 years at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, advancing from a coop student to Chief Scientist in the Vehicle Research Section, where several unmanned platforms and technologies were developed for various defense and industry partners. Earlier experience includes a role as an Aerospace Engineer at NASA, contributing to the development of autonomous soaring algorithms for the CloudSwift UAV. Dan Edwards holds a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University, obtained in 2010.

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Platform Aerospace

Platform Aerospace is the industry leader in rapid aircraft modification through our world-class engineering, design, analysis and fabrication teams. We take your project from the laboratory to fully functional in the aircraft, in aggressively quick turnarounds. We are dedicated to excellence and our clients mission success while dramaticallyreducing risk through our 23 years of experience and training.