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Zach A.

Zach A.

Flight Instructor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    CEO & Co-Founder Pitch Aeronautics

  • Education

    • Purdue University

      2014 - 2016
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering

      ●Dissertation: "Development of Advanced Blade Pitching Kinematics forCyclorotors and Cycloturbines"●National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG) Fellow●Air Force Office of Scientific Research Summer Faculty Fellowship Program

    • Purdue University

      2013 - 2014
      Master's degree Mechanical Engineering

    • United States Air Force Academy

      2009 - 2013
      Bachelor of Science - BS Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: USAF Powered Flying Team, USAFA Scholars Program ●Top Aeronautical Engineering Graduate (Ranked 1/56)●Distinguished Graduate (Ranked 9/1044 ) ●Aviation Week’s Laureate Award for Tomorrow’s Leaders ●USAF Academy Aeronautical Engineering Award for Excellence in Basic Research● Lt Col Kent Crenshaw Flight Test Award for Excellence in Flight Test Techniques

  • Experience

    • Purdue University

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2015
      Flight Instructor

      Continuing flight experience while completing doctorate

    • Pitch Aeronautics

      Jan 2015 - now
      CEO & Co-Founder

      Oversee engineering and provide strategic direction for UAV startup.

    • United States Air Force

      Jul 2016 - Sept 2022

      Pilots F-15E Strike Eagle. Concurrently oversee security and mission planning in fighter squadron. Transition, air-to-air, and air-to-ground employment training in the F-15E Strike Eagle. Introductory course to air-to-air and air-to-ground employment techniques in T-38C trainer. Nato jet pilot training in the T-6A Texan II turboprop and T-38C supersonic jet trainer.

      • F-15E Fighter Pilot - Flight Lead

        Nov 2018 - Sept 2022

      • F-15E Formal Training Unit

        Feb 2018 - Nov 2018

      • Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals

        Sept 2017 - Feb 2018

      • Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training

        Jul 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Flight Instructor

      Federal Aviation Administration
      Jul 2013

    • Commercial Pilot

      Federal Aviation Administration
      Jul 2013

    • Open Water Diver

      PADI
      Dec 2012

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Zach A.
      National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellow Department of Defense Apr 2013