Specializing in Aviation/ Aerospace & Technology risks, Kelly operates with an expertise arising from a substantial background in the aviation world. He is third generation Air Force, graduating from the United States Air Force Academy and gaining extensive leadership skills while serving for 16 years as a Major in the United States Air Force. He started out as a maintenance officer working on the McDonald-Douglas F-15 Eagle and then transitioned into flying the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. In the military Kelly held the positions of Chief of Current Operations, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, and Chief of Scheduling, which have provided management and training experience and encompassed a broad spectrum of operational duties such as analysis, problem identification, quality control, and operations programming and scheduling. Kelly is currently still in the Air Force Reserves, helps recruit high school students to the Air Force Academy, and still has an active secret security clearance.Specialties: Kelly flew both corporate and Boeing 737s for Southwest Airlines. He holds an Airline Transportation Pilot (ATP) rating, Airplane Single Engine Land (ASEL), Airplane Multiengine Land (MEL), B-737 with Commercial Privileges. Kelly is a current member of the FAA / AST Commercial Space Transportation (COMSTAC) Risk Management Working Group.