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Michael L. Heil

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ohio Aerospace Institute  http://www.oai.org

Distinguished Military Officer and Project Manager

Michael was appointed to the position of President and CEO of the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) in January, 2007. Previous to OAI, Michael had a long and distinguished military career in the United States Air Force, retiring at the rank of Colonel in July 2005. From 2005 to 2007, he served on the Air Force Institute of Technology faculty as Director, Center for Space Studies and Research. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Propulsion Directorate with responsibilities for propulsion and power research facilities both at Wright-Patterson and Edwards Air Force Bases. He oversaw facilities valued at more than $2.1 billion, while leading the efforts of more than 1,000 scientists, engineers and staff. His responsibilities included ensuring the directorate’s $300 million annual budget produced cutting edge technology results for the Air Force and the nation.

A distinguished engineering graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy, class of 1975, Michael was commissioned and immediately pursued his master’s degree in flight structures at Columbia University on a Guggenheim Fellowship. He received a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1986. His service to the nation includes engineering duties on the F-15 and program management on the C-17 and Advanced Cruise Missile. Michael held the positions of Deputy Director of the Astronautics Laboratory, Commander of the Phillips Laboratory and Arnold Engineering Development Center, Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology, and Special Assistant to the Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory. He has served in two Air Force acquisition centers, four defense laboratories, a test center, a major command staff, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the faculties of the Air Force Academy and Air Force Institute of Technology.

Source: OAI

08/12/2008

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