Summary
Ronald Stroup is a systems engineer and research strategist with over three decades shaping resilience and systems integration for the U.S. National Airspace System, currently leading aviation safety research strategy at the FAA. He blends deep technical pedigree in avionics, software assurance, and enterprise systems engineering with foresight-driven roadmapping to accelerate certification and safe adoption of emerging iNAS capabilities. Ronald has a rare mix of hands-on engineering, policy guidance, and mentorship experience—from aircraft certification to national-level systems optimization—informing pragmatic solutions for critical aviation infrastructure. Trained in avionics and information management, he also brings applied data and ML fluency (NLP, time series, econometrics) to anticipate and model operational risk in complex aerospace systems.
9 years of coding experience
35 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Information Management, Masters, Information Management at Syracuse University
Bachelors, Avionics Engineering, Bachelors, Avionics Engineering at Parks College of Saint Louis University
Certificate, Information Management, Certificate, Information Management at DOD - Advanced Management Program