Summary
Robert Rankin is a Principal Engineer and seasoned acquisition leader with more than three decades of Air Force and civilian experience, combining hands-on systems engineering with program management of ACAT I/II weapon systems. He has directed teams from small IPTs to organizations of 145, managing multi-million dollar modernization efforts across airborne, ground, space, and cyberspace domains for AFMC, AFLCMC, AFRL and operational commands. A retired Air Force officer, he brings deep expertise in R&D, testing, fielding and sustainment of complex DoD IT and mission systems, and holds DAWIA Level III certification. Robert’s career includes leadership of high-visibility programs such as the B-52 Radar Modernization and B-2 defensive systems, and operational support roles for ACC, AMC, NASIC and PACAF. Based in Dayton, Ohio, he blends technical breadth (computer science and an MA in Computer Resources & Information Management) with pragmatic acquisition execution. Colleagues describe him as a systems integrator who navigates both technical detail and organizational complexity—aptly summarized on GitHub as a “cybernetic ninja made from atoms.”
10 years of coding experience
M.A., Computer Resources and Information Management, M.A., Computer Resources and Information Management at Webster University
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Spanish