Ed Celiano Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

UAS RDT&E

Newark, NJ, US

Recruited as the Executive Director to advance the integration of Unmanned Aviation Systems (UAS) across all fields of use while assisting the Federal Aviation Administration with the resolution of issues pertaining to the integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). Leads all NJ UAS activities in support of the mission of the FAA.

Warminster, PA, US

Key responsibility for development of market segments for unmanned aerial systems & engineering support including the design, development and manufacturing of Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) suitable for aerial surveillance flight campaigns supporting complex academic research initiatives, battlefield intelligence & reconnaissance operations, as well.

Arlington, VA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

General Manager of the Drexel University Applied Communications and Information Networking Center. The ACIN Program is the largest Department of Defense RDT&E technology incubation and commercialization Center Of Excellence within the United States. Individually responsible for federal agency Program Management and Business Development exceeding $100M in.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Organizational management of the Drexel ACIN Camden Center. Develop new lines of business for partner companies within the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, the Federal Aviation Administration, DARPA, etc. Initiate and manage IDIQ contracts, management of government procurement process on behalf of partner companies, lead proposal review teams.

Promoted to General Manager from Vice President of Operations for this vertically integrated military electronics warfare and communications systems corporation. My operations and manufacturing facilities were comprised of 500,000 sq ft of combined military systems manufacturing, research and development, systems engineering, test, and product.

Jacksonville, FL, US

Leveraged extensive Federal client subject expertise while managing sophisticated software product lines and program management. Participated as a senior advisor to the Strategic Alliance Board and Senior Leadership Team by re-focusing core capabilities toward the expansion of D&B's Federal market segments.Responsible for Business Development for a highly.

Director of Quality - Directed a team of 35 Quality Engineers, In-Process Inspectors, Test Technicians, and Qualification Test Engineers while maintaining direct oversight for systems test and qualification activities. Responsible as the signature of authority for all contract deliverables including systems, data, failure analysis, and financial reports.

Director of Program Management, Integrated Program Management Teams - P&L responsibility multiple signals intelligence platforms for Naval Airborne LAMPS HAWKLINK, Over-the-horizon Secure Communications and Data Links, Airborne Threat Emulation Systems, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and Electronic Warfare (EW) programs. Efforts focused on GOTS/COTS.

P/L responsibility for the design and production of multiple high volume systems and PCB assembly product lines. Products supported were secure communications systems including military satellite systems, high data-rate satcom receivers, voice recognition systems and large-scale computing mainframes

Responsible for the re-development and qualification of commercial non-destructive structural health monitoring systems to surface ship Flight-Line Certified Test Systems for the US Navy. Managed the re-application of COTS test equipment including all qualification testing to meet complex shipboard flight-line RF requirements.Implemented a comprehensive.

Horsham, Pennsylvania, US

Management of highly complex Air Force and NAVAIR Programs utilizing airborne microwave systems including Integrated Frequency Modulators and Digital Frequency Discriminators, Airborne Electronic Warfare and Radar Warning systems

Program manager for the Strategic Air Command Defense Integration Network Program (SACDIN), Secure Telecommunications Equipment STU-2), Analog –to-Digital Voice Transceivers (ANDVT), and Sub-Surface Fiber-Optics Programs