Sagetech Avionics, Inc.
Rudy Johnson's work experience begins in 2003 at ACSS, where they held the role of Principal Systems Engineer until 2014. Rudy then transitioned to the role of Strategic Development Manager at ACSS, a position they held until 2020.
In 2021, Rudy joined Thales as a UTM Surveillance Engineer from February to June. Following that, they worked at Cirrus Aircraft as the Avionics Engineering Lead from June to September.
Currently, Rudy is employed at Sagetech Avionics, Inc. as the Director of Technical Business Development, starting in September 2021.
Rudy Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Systems and Industrial Engineering from the University of Arizona in 2002.
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Sagetech Avionics, Inc.
Sagetech Corporation provides the world’s smallest aviation surveillance equipment. Their products dominate the sUAS market and are standard or optional equipment on most production sUAS. Sagetech has been a disruptive innovator in miniature surveillance avionics since 1998. Early accomplishments include the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle autopilotdesign and several DARPA UAV seedling projects. In 2005 they began delivering Mode C transponders for Marine Corps ScanEagles. This transponder was a first in transponder miniaturization, providing a feature setting ScanEagle apart in the UAS market: the ability to be seen by ATC radar. 2011 saw the introduction of the XP transponder family, which included a Mode S variant with ADS-B Out – the latter a key underpinning of NextGen. Additionally, Sagetech provides manufacturing and refurbishment services, notably for ScanEagle and RQ-21A Blackjack/Integrator UAS. Today, Sagetech employs 55 people distributed between two facilities. They continue to push the state-of-the-art in miniaturization, developing the MX family including TSO-certified avionics for collision avoidance in national airspace and DoD AIMS-certified micro-IFF transponders for military UAS.