A retired Naval Aviator and Aerospace Engineer, Troy brings experience in Systems Engineering, Mission Assurance, Test & Evaluation, and Strategic Leadership from his work on numerous airborne and spaceborne systems acquisitions. After graduation from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he accumulated more than 1300 flight hours during five deployments as an EA-6B Prowler Electronic Counter-Measures Officer before returning to academia to pursue his master's degree. He holds an MS in Astronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School where his thesis research was on applications of nanotechnology in ion-electric propulsion for small satellites. Troy redesignated to Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer, then served in two program offices at the National Reconnaissance Office. From NRO, he was selected as Deputy Program Manager and Program Test Director for an assignment with the Office of Naval Research. His next role was at the Pentagon where he served on the staff of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition. He concluded his military career by returning to the NRO, first as a Deputy Program Manager, and finally as the Chief Engineer for the Advanced Systems & Technology directorate.Following military retirement, Troy is proud to continue his service to the NRO's mission as a senior advisor.