• Leaded R&D in areas of autonomous aerial vehicle design, incl. mechanical design, aerodynamics and flight dynamics, applied AI, control, SIL, HIL.• Successful managed various teams and projects • Raised funds• PhD in Physics and Mathematics• Over 10 years of professional and research experience • Analytical skills in AI, optimization, identification, data fusion techniques, control, aerodynamics, flight dynamics• Productive independent researcher with excellent communication & team skills• Advanced written and oral communication skills, awarded fellowships for written grant proposals and presented results at journals and international conferences